FTSE for Friday for 27/09/2019

#DAX #Nasdaq Rarely have we been so glad to welcome the weekend. This week really sucked on the #FTSE, a hysteria of panic uncontrolled movements, strangely reminiscent of our elected MP’s at Westminster. Calling them “leaders” would be akin to describing a housefly as a genius because it can fly. In fact, Westminster appears infested by politicians who can’t do politics! At least a housefly can fly…

 In Scotland, we became used to this calibre of MP for decades until they were swept away by Scotland’s largest party. Sorry if giving the impression of little respect for the current crop of incompetents.

There’s little doubt the antics of politicians are again effecting the market, the FTSE proving more irrational than other markets and generally providing a confused week. Allegedly, the situation now is of movement above 7395 apparently being capable of triggering growth to an initial 7445 points. If exceeded, secondary calculates at 7485 points.

We have doubts and would recommend a tight stop, if the scenario triggers. Unfortunately, the tightest available is quite wide presently at 7333 points!

The reason for this is fairly simple. Below 7351 risks triggering reversal to an initial 7333 points. Below 7333 and continued weakness to 7280 calculates as possible, perhaps even 7247 if negatives news manages to power a grotty Friday. Visually, a down day on the market will make some sense as despite Thursday achieving a “higher high”, the speed of reversal thereafter was noteworthy and we’ve a suspicion the UK index intends remain within its tight September trend, at least until the end of the month.

FUTURES

Time Issued

Market

Price At Issue

Short Entry

Fast Exit

Slow Exit

Stop

Long Entry

Fast Exit

Slow Exit

Stop

Prior

10:42:30PM

BRENT

61.68

60.61

60.11

   

61.98

62.29

 

60.96

Sorry

10:44:26PM

GOLD

1503.72

1500

1497

   

1513

1516.5

 

1502

Success

10:47:53PM

FTSE

7380.1

7345

7328.5

   

7391

7416

 

7345

Success

10:50:42PM

FRANCE

5637.7

5530

5528.5

   

5641

5657.5

 

5585

‘cess

10:52:56PM

GERMANY

12328

12192

12157.5

   

12344

12367.5

 

12268

‘cess

10:55:46PM

US500

2979.07

2963

2958.5

   

2987

2994.5

 

2969

10:58:03PM

DOW

26915

26754

26672.5

   

26985

27013

 

26870

Shambles

10:59:44PM

NASDAQ

7769.82

7717

7689

   

7823

7842

 

7734

11:05:58PM

JAPAN

21969

21945

21885

   

22127

22166

 

22038

‘cess

 

26/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7351 points. Change of 0.85%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,536,751,448 a change of 42.18%

25/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7289 points. Change of -0.03%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,597,482,306 a change of -12.72%

24/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7291 points. Change of -0.48%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,267,350,098 a change of -41.38%

23/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7326 points. Change of -0.25%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,986,324,808 a change of -29.08%

20/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7344 points. Change of -0.16%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 12,670,572,411 a change of 125.4%

19/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7356 points. Change of 0.57%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,621,323,285 a change of 3.9%

18/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7314 points. Change of -0.08%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,410,113,434 a change of -11.15%

SUCCESS above means both FAST & SLOW targets were met. ‘CESS means just the FAST target met and probably the next time it is exceeded, movement to the SLOW target shall commence.

Our commentary is in two sections. Immediately below are today’s updated comments. If our commentary remains valid, the share can be found in the bottom section which has a RED heading. Hopefully, this will mean you no longer need to flip back through previous reports. HYPERLINKS DISABLED IN THIS VERSION

Please remember, all prices are mid-price (halfway between the Buy and Sell). When we refer to a price CLOSING above a specific level, we are viewing the point where we can regard a trend as changing. Otherwise, we are simply speculating on near term trading targets. Our website is www.trendsandtargets.com.

UPDATE. We often give an initial and a secondary price. If the initial is exceeded, we still expect it to fall back but the next time the initial is bettered, the price should continue to the secondary. The converse it true with price drops.

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Section One – Outlook Updated Today. Click here for Section Two – Outlook Remains Valid shares

The Arrow icons refer to expected Big Picture direction. No Arrow, No clue!

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LSE:AFC AFC Energy Close Mid-Price: 4.68 Percentage Change: -3.90% Day High: 4.99 Day Low: 4.6

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LSE:AGM Applied Graph. Close Mid-Price: 19 Percentage Change: -5.00% Day High: 20 Day Low: 19

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LSE:ASC Asos Close Mid-Price: 2347 Percentage Change: -4.36% Day High: 2489 Day Low: 2367

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LSE:BLOE Block Energy PLC Close Mid-Price: 4.45 Percentage Change: -12.75% Day High: 4.9 Day Low: 4.4

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LSE:BPC Bahamas Pet Close Mid-Price: 1.95 Percentage Change: -7.14% Day High: 2.3 Day Low: 1.95

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LSE:CCL Carnival Close Mid-Price: 3389 Percentage Change: -7.20% Day High: 3705 Day Low: 3352

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LSE:HIKLSE:HIK Hikma. Close Mid-Price: 2187 Percentage Change: + 1.48% Day High: 2206 Day Low: 2143

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LSE:IQELSE:IQE IQE. Close Mid-Price: 63.65 Percentage Change: + 4.95% Day High: 63.9 Day Low: 58.3

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LSE:MKS Marks and Spencer Close Mid-Price: 180.25 Percentage Change: -0.96% Day High: 182.1 Day Low: 176.85

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LSE:NG.LSE:NG. National Glug. Close Mid-Price: 887 Percentage Change: + 2.75% Day High: 889.4 Day Low: 860.5

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LSE:PMG Parkmead Close Mid-Price: 36.5 Percentage Change: -3.31% Day High: 37.1 Day Low: 36.3

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LSE:SXX Sirius Mins Close Mid-Price: 3.71 Percentage Change: -8.97% Day High: 4.2 Day Low: 3.65

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Sainsbury for 26/09/2019

#Gold #WallSt With all this Brexit hullabaloo, we’ve a sneaking suspicion the markets anticipate the major supermarkets to do rather well in the event of any supplies crisis. After all, in times of shortage or disruptions, retailers price goods against “worst possible” scenario. Almost accidentally, they will generally do rather well out of a major issue as the need for “Special Offers” or price comparison vanishes.

Already, Sainsbury are poised at the starting gate for some reasonable share price movement.

Essentially, there looks like a trigger level of 225p which, if exceeded, allows price growth to an initial 238p. Better still, if exceeded, this allows ongoing travel toward a secondary calculation of 284p. Beyond 284p, we shall need re-examine the tea leaves (if we can afford them) as some quite extraordinary longer term movement becomes possible.

Of course, there’s a fly on the soufflé.

Regular readers will be aware of out historical hysteria over Gap Up / Gap Down movements on shares. On many occasions, they proved incredibly reliable indicators for serious trouble ahead and in the case of Sainsbury, it produced a couple of textbook warning gaps. We’ve circled them on the chart.

Unless Sainsbury actually makes an effort to close above 225p anytime soon, it’s trading in a region where below 192p risks reversal down to an initial 167p. Worse, if broken, our longer term secondary (and hopefully bottom) calculates down at 138p. We can go lower as ultimate bottom, the point we cannot calculate below, is at 100p. At present, nothing threatens such a calamity

FUTURES

Time Issued

Market

Price At Issue

Short Entry

Fast Exit

Slow Exit

Stop

Long Entry

Fast Exit

Slow Exit

Stop

Prior

9:51:24PM

BRENT

61.65

               

‘cess

9:53:13PM

GOLD

1503.86

1501

1497.5

1485

1508

1508

1509.5

1512.74

1502

Success

9:55:25PM

FTSE

7306.38

               

‘cess

10:00:14PM

FRANCE

5595.2

               

Success

10:02:19PM

GERMANY

12264

               

‘cess

10:04:50PM

US500

2984.97

               

‘cess

10:33:35PM

DOW

26984

26734

26618

26481

26915

27028

27078.5

27205

26884

10:37:02PM

NASDAQ

7805

               

Success

10:42:53PM

JAPAN

22030

               

25/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7289 points. Change of -0.03%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,597,482,306 a change of -12.72%

Metro Bank Plc for 25/09/2019

#FTSE #Japan Falling faster than Boris Johnston’s credibility, Metro Bank could not be ignored. A Bond Sale, coming in the same year they announce an ‘accounting issue’, failed to attract sufficient buyers and the initiative was cancelled. Their already spectacularly bad share price suffered – spectacularly!

Usually with this sort of thing, when a price experiences a massive 36% reversal, we look hard to try an identify a logical bounce point. After all, it’s often quite possible to snag a 15% rebound, even if any bounce is deemed as to be of the “dead cat” variety. Instead, Metro presents us with quite a major issue, due to its proximity to the “dead parrot” side of trading. The companies share price movements, since their fanfare listing in 2016, proved to be utterly dreadful. At time of writing, it’s trading around the 175p level with the potential of weakness below this level driving the price further down to 103p.

At 103p, we would hope for a bounce, potentially a fairly useful one but the danger comes if 103p is broken on any initial downward surge. Our secondary is at 76p and this is a level we cannot calculate below. Obviously, we can but all the answers are prefaced with minus signs.

Before any bounce from current could be taken seriously, the share almost needs double in value as only above 315p dare we start to suspect the reversal has been a dreadful mistake and things are going to be okay for the future. When we review how the price was managed on the 24th Sept, even above 222p is supposed to bring 238p which, if bettered, gives a very slight hope bottom is already in. This being the case, our secondary calculates at an unlikely 338p.

We suspect this shall be worth watching, if it approaches the 76p level.

FUTURES

Time Issued

Market

Price At Issue

Short Entry

Fast Exit

Slow Exit

Stop

Long Entry

Fast Exit

Slow Exit

Stop

Prior

10:17:56PM

BRENT

61.6

               

10:21:59PM

GOLD

1532.08

               

Shambles

10:46:41PM

FTSE

7254.43

7243

7231

7183

7293

7304

7316.5

7341

7256

‘cess

10:50:22PM

FRANCE

5601.7

               

‘cess

10:53:04PM

GERMANY

12254

               

‘cess

10:56:05PM

US500

2969.57

               

‘cess

11:00:41PM

DOW

26840.7

               

Shambles

11:03:19PM

NASDAQ

7719.62

               

Success

11:05:06PM

JAPAN

21850

21806

21764

21636

21966

22009

22085.5

22178

21862

Success

 

24/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7291 points. Change of -0.48%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,267,350,098 a change of -41.38%

Sports Direct for 24/09/2019

#Gold #SP500 In the current market place, there are few shares presenting any real picture of optimism but for some reason, despite the word “sports” in the name, Sports Direct appear on the edge of becoming useful. The trigger level isn’t even that far away!

Above 285p exceeds the very obvious Blue downtrend since 2015 and appears very capable of launching the share in the direction of 307p next. Visually there’s plenty of reason to anticipate some sort of hesitation at the 307p, if only due to the share prices historic behaviour around this level. But in the event it actually closes a session above 307p, we’re able to calculate the potential of 342p making a future appearance. In fact, if driven by positive news flow, it could quickly surge to 423p in the future.

All it needs do is start going up!

For any indication it’s all starting to go wrong, the share price presently requires slip below 265p as reversal to an initial 240p seems possible. If broken, secondary calculates down at 203p and hopefully a bottom is feels capable of rebounding from. Given the companies immediate efforts to purchase “Goals Soccer” outright very soon, it will be interesting how the market reacts to any acquisition.

FUTURES

Time Issued

Market

Price At Issue

Short Entry

Fast Exit

Slow Exit

Stop

Long Entry

Fast Exit

Slow Exit

Stop

Prior

10:11:06PM

BRENT

63.7

               

10:12:47PM

GOLD

1522.92

1516

1511.5

1506

1525

1527

1532

1540

1516

‘cess

10:15:33PM

FTSE

7354

               

Shambles

10:22:43PM

FRANCE

5639

               

‘cess

10:29:50PM

GERMANY

12387

               

Success

10:31:33PM

US500

3000.07

2980

2970

2953

2998

3004

3007

3016

2990

10:34:45PM

DOW

27022.7

               

Shambles

10:36:37PM

NASDAQ

7852.37

               

10:39:12PM

JAPAN

21949

               

‘cess

 

23/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7326 points. Change of -0.25%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,986,324,808 a change of -29.08%

20/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7344 points. Change of -0.16%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 12,670,572,411 a change of 125.4%

19/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7356 points. Change of 0.57%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,621,323,285 a change of 3.9%

18/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7314 points. Change of -0.08%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,410,113,434 a change of -11.15%

17/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7320 points. Change of -0.01%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,089,337,683 a change of 3.99%

16/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7321 points. Change of -0.62%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,855,486,633 a change of 3.71%

13/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7367 points. Change of 0.31%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,645,792,852 a change of -3.82%

Glencore for 23/09/2019

#BRENT #DAX Our July report (link) explained the chances of Glencore hitting 228p. It did but something funny happened. The price did not actually break 228p on the first surge downward. By normal rules, this is a good thing, suggesting we should not be terribly worried at the share pivoting above and below the 228 level in the weeks since.

We’ve been keeping a slightly mad eye on some of the major shares, looking for early warning signals the market is about to be trashed by the effect of Brexit. While the retail banks all appear to be wandering around ringing sad bells to keep the unwary clear, there are pretty mixed signals amongst many other shares. Some of the major miners (Fresnillo for instance) adopted a stance of utter defeat some time ago, others like Glencore are sending slightly different signals. Equally, amongst Oil shares, the situation is far from clear and overall we’re forced to conclude no-one has a clue what effect Brexit shall bring.

In-house, we suspect a dip before the actual Brexit day (whenever that is) followed by strong market recovery with the first piece of positive news. Our basis for this is fairly straightforward – sometimes things need a good shakeup.

As for Glencore, since hitting our 228p, the price has moved in a fairly predictable fashion with the result it need now only trade above 263p to become useful. Exceeding a trigger such as this should enter a cycle to an initial 270p with secondary, if bettered, a longer term 304p. Visually, we’d be quite enthusiastic to witness 304p against this as further confident growth looks extremely possible.

That’s the end of the good news. We’re basing a lot of optimism on 228p not breaking on the first downward surge. (It actually hit 227.95p but we’d inclined to believe this a callibration error)

Now below 218p and travel downhill to an initial 204p looks possible. If broken, secondary calculates at a bottom – hopefully – of 132p.

FUTURES

Time Issued

Market

Price At Issue

Short Entry

Fast Exit

Slow Exit

Stop

Long Entry

Fast Exit

Slow Exit

Stop

Prior

1:55:44PM

BRENT

63.92

62.82

60.86

57.64

64.6

64.87

65.53

66.56

63.3

1:57:57PM

GOLD

1517

               

‘cess

2:45:35PM

FTSE

7324

               

‘cess

2:48:12PM

FRANCE

5663.7

               

Success

2:52:36PM

GERMANY

12469

12392

12346.5

12292

12483

12492

12519

12592

12415

‘cess

2:56:15PM

US500

2987.42

               

‘cess

3:01:32PM

DOW

26908

               

‘cess

3:12:11PM

NASDAQ

7810.74

               

‘cess

3:24:30PM

JAPAN

21967

               

20/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7344 points. Change of -0.16%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 12,670,572,411 a change of 125.4%

FTSE & BRENT for 20/09/2019

#Nasdaq #France The big question; was Boris creeping around Saudi oilfields last weekend with a box of matches? A Monday without a Boris/Brexit panic was almost enjoyable as the heat was taken off the UK’s much admired leader for a couple of hours. It didn’t last, and oddly neither has the Saudi panic. Without doubt, BJ has provided more entertainment in a few weeks than Theresa May did during her entire tenure.

The Crude Oil price explosion hasn’t really happened. There was an absurd spike up to the 70’s when the Futures markets opened last Sunday night but as sanity prevailed in the light of day, nothing has happened (so far) to either justify nor sustain the upward surge. In fact, quite the opposite may prove true. At present, it’s trading around the 64 dollar mark and need only drip below 62.6 to give concern. A move such as this looks capable of triggering weakness to 60.39 initially. Worse, if our secondary calculates at 57.6 dollars and returns the price to the level it’s being languishing through July & August. This will also challenge the uptrend for 2019!

For any near term bounce of Brent to become interesting, allegedly above 64.50 should bring an initial 66.10 dollars. In itself, a pretty tame and useless movement but one we’d use to measure strength of sentiment. In the event 66.1 is exceeded, we’d expect a surge to 69 dollars next which will suggest some strength. Realistically, it needs above the previous high of 70.6 dollars before we’d dare feel we’re witnessed anything other than the panic reaction by a jittery market.

FTSE for FRIDAY The last 4 days managed to lack any real excitement. In fact, this week opened at 7367 points and closed Thursday at 7356 points, an 11 point difference. It’s not even worth pointing to what occurred in between as the 80 point range has been wholly artificial, created when the FTSE was marked down at the open on 2 days. The immediate situation tends mirror reality as movement now above 7373 should bring a surge to an utterly amazing 7384 points. If bettered, secondary is at 7411 points.  The tightest stop in such a scenario is at 7336 points.

It can be assumed we’re not terribly impressed with the immediate potentials. To get real, the UK index needs above 7444 points as a further 100 point ride is expected.

In the event of weakness below 7336, we’re look at reversal to an initial 7325 points. If broken, secondary calculates as a more useful 7292 points. Should the UK manage below such a level, it could easily fall sharply to 7228 before any form of real bounce is expected.

FUTURES

Time Issued

Market

Price At Issue

Short Entry

Fast Exit

Slow Exit

Stop

Long Entry

Fast Exit

Slow Exit

Stop

Prior

10:12:07PM

BRENT

64.02

               

‘cess

10:13:54PM

GOLD

1499.49

               

‘cess

10:19:56PM

FTSE

7322.25

               

‘cess

10:22:26PM

FRANCE

5647.7

5641

5631.175

5610.7

5654

5667

5675

5685

5636

Success

10:24:45PM

GERMANY

12425.68

               

‘cess

10:31:51PM

US500

3005.17

               

‘cess

10:34:58PM

DOW

27079

               

‘cess

10:38:28PM

NASDAQ

7896.37

7828

7808.5

7761

7917

7934

7959

8016

7856

‘cess

10:46:47PM

JAPAN

22094

               

Success

 

19/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7356 points. Change of 0.57%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,621,323,285 a change of 3.9%

Tesco for 19/09/2019

#DAX #JAPAN We’ve managed almost a year, since last covering Tesco. In December, we’d suggested it critical for the price to exceed 200p as it was teetering on the edge of an abyss. Somehow or other, the share started 2019 above this crucial level, doing okay in the period since. Just okay, not particularly brilliant.

At present it’s trading around the 235p level and once again, we’ll start with the dangers. Below 210p and reversal to an initial 193p looks probable. This will break the uptrend since 2016 and open the doors for a dangerous secondary at 182p. It’s dangerous, because it will represent a “lower low” below the trend with 150p presenting itself as a possible bottom for some time in the future.

For now, absolutely nothing justifies this gloomy outlook!

Instead, we’re able to calculate a trigger level at 244p. Closure above this point shall make upward travel to an initial 257p quite difficult to avoid. Better still, if exceeded our secondary calculates at 301p and a potential challenge against the long term downtrend which started 12 years ago!

Similar to many shares, Tesco is effectively marching on the spot at present, the market doubtless awaiting to see if Brexit comes with fangs or opportunities. In-house, our inclination is to watch for warning signs. As a result, we’ve circled a dip below RED at the end of December last year. This innocent little movement ‘proved’ the uptrend was not sacred and could be broken. Normally, this alone would make us suspect any excuse for negative market conditions will ensure a future break will suffer very sharp, very fast, reversals.

Unlike the experience of shopping in their stores, at present Tesco almost looks promising.

FUTURES

Time Issued

Market

Price At Issue

Short Entry

Fast Exit

Slow Exit

Stop

Long Entry

Fast Exit

Slow Exit

Stop

Prior

9:55:48PM

BRENT

63.12

               

9:57:42PM

GOLD

1493.71

               

Success

9:59:54PM

FTSE

7317.2

               

10:01:56PM

FRANCE

5633.8

               

‘cess

10:03:44PM

GERMANY

12418.11

12352

12326

12289

12419

12437

12443.5

12491

12352

10:05:33PM

US500

3006.77

               

Success

10:09:25PM

DOW

27158

               

‘cess

10:13:03PM

NASDAQ

7899.12

               

Success

10:14:59PM

JAPAN

22077

21909

21866.5

21792

22030

22090

22105.5

22171

21941

18/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7314 points. Change of -0.08%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,410,113,434 a change of -11.15%