Trends And Targets

#FTSE #Nasdaq Despite the nation being notorious cheats (at sport) Australia, boasts a stock market which pretty well plays by the rules. Unfortunately, the last few days saw the market climb to 6850 derailed, probably just delayed, as the rest of the world decided something had spooked the markets. We’re not entirely confident the gates of hell actually have opened.

At times, things felt like; “the Saudi Oil Panic didn’t work, let’s try something else to slow things down!” This, of course, would be utterly ridiculous, would it not?

In the case of Australia and its ASX200 index, the market need only exceed 6555 points (6502 at time of writing) to give the first suggestion of bottom being “in”. Such a miracle allows a surprise recovery cycle to an initial 6697 points. If exceeded, secondary is at 6800 but, the big picture almost demands the market top out at 6850 points.

This is why we like Australia, thanks to the usual integrity of movements. If the index ever closes above 6850 points, a Big Picture cycle is expected to commence toward a long term 8825 points!

For now, we shall not be entirely aghast if it finds an excuse to bottom around the 6443 point.

FTSE for FRIDAY Closing the session at 7078 points, we shall be quite interested if the UK index manages above 7128 on Friday. This is liable to be significant, allowing recovery toward an initial 7184 points with secondary, if bettered, at 7214 points.

Our emergency commentary in our previous report proved worthwhile, if somewhat weird. We’d suggested the market would probably bottom at 7027. For those willing to cross their fingers and enter at such a level with a Long, we’d proposed a stop down at 6982 points. The market hit our target, bounced a little, dropped below target, bounced and again reversed to target. Then bounced properly to 7100 points. All it now needs is above 7128 and we’ll start to suspect bottom have been achieved – for now.

Remember, of course, the UK has a secret volatile weapon called Boris, capable of havoc.

Below 6982 points risks reversal in the near term down to 6950 points. If broken, secondary is at 6900 but to be realistic, it could drop further to a “must bounce” bottom at 6750 points.

On the chart, we’ve painted a Red uptrend. In honesty, we doubt uptrends or downtrends for the near term hold any real meaning at present.

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
10:05:01PM	BRENT	57.54									‘cess
10:08:17PM	GOLD	1505.77									Success
10:14:33PM	FTSE	7125.08	7003	6979.5	6929	7099	7130	7156	7207	7060	‘cess
10:17:28PM	FRANCE	5466.5									Shambles
10:19:37PM	GERMANY	11980.2									Shambles
10:23:00PM	US500	2913.02									‘cess
10:26:55PM	DOW	26216.2									‘cess
10:51:36PM	NASDAQ	7646.62	7459	7430	7358	7576	7650	7658.5	7687	7569	‘cess
10:53:55PM	JAPAN	21353									Success

 

3/10/2019 FTSE Closed at 7077 points. Change of -0.63%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,404,760,567 a change of -16.8%

#DOW #BRENT ‘Pennyworth’, an absurd TV ’60’s drama, remains “on point”, their fictional English Queen asking how to remove the PM the same week it was reported the real Queen was doing the same. Following the Brexit vote and Boris’s leave campaign, the FTSE dropped by 550 points. Unlike 2nd Oct, that particular movement was quite artificial as the action happened in the opening seconds of the day with share prices lowered to provide attractive entry points.

This time, the FTSE feels like more relaxation’s ahead. After all, the volatility was “only” 240 points and matched sessions in both Feb & Dec last year.

The immediate bottom line is of weakness below 7119 suggesting coming travel down to an initial 7053 points. If broken, secondary is at 7027 points and a level where the index almost must rebound. If chasing a bounce from this target level, the tightest stop calculates at 6982 points, so ensure clean underwear is available!

There’s a very real problem if 6982 breaks. The market will achieve a series of “lower lows” and stumble into territory with a, hopefully, ultimate bottom intention at 6730 points. We can, of course, calculate lower but have considerable trouble reaching below 6600 points. Just for a giggle, we drew the uptrend since the market crash of 2009 and guess what, it intersects with the 6,600 ambition anytime soon. Hopefully this shall just prove coincidence.

Usually a hysterical fall such as experienced is matched by a rise the following day. Given the state of market futures this evening, we’re far from confident this shall be the case. The index closed the session at 7127 points, needing above 7154 to hint a rise may prove real. In such an event, our initial target is at 7194 points with secondary, if bettered, a more useful sounding 7238 points.

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
10:15:41PM	BRENT	57.54	57.16	56.68	54.23	59.6	59.44	60.235	61.26	58.2	‘cess
10:18:11PM	GOLD	1500.12									Success
10:31:23PM	FTSE	7106									Success
10:35:05PM	FRANCE	5421.2									Success
10:40:02PM	GERMANY	11916.4									Success
10:53:13PM	US500	2885.67									Success
10:58:02PM	DOW	26078	25960	25810	25652	26161	26236	26261.5	26362	26027	Success
11:01:04PM	NASDAQ	7545.27									Success
11:03:52PM	JAPAN	21374									Success

2/10/2019 FTSE Closed at 7122 points. Change of -3.23%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,496,135,228 a change of -7.41%

#France #Nasdaq We moan, every month, when trying to write something useful about the UK’s retail banks. Now, the discovery of something worse has brought a surprising level of cheer. When a key component to mans survival fails, a sharp reminder of what’s important in life is quickly delivered. In the interests of transparency, I’ve “form” with dishwashers, recently going through two replacements in a single year!

This time, the problem was rather more than simply sharing a house with the devils machine. Instead, an ill advised attempt to clean spray nozzles completed with a disaster of broken bits of plastic. Apparently a YouTube video with instructions for Electrolux did not mean a Bendix machine was the same. Between the kitchen and computer, I forgot the make of current washer. Thoughts on Lloyds Bank subsided while trying to glue and clamp a myriad of parts together again. Finding the manual, once I’d completed damaging the machine, proved the final humiliation. It even provided pictorial instructions.

Lloyds share price, alas, is something without pictorial instruction…

When we last reviewed Lloyds (link), we proposed a movement to 54p, something successfully achieved and even exceeded. Alas, the share price is treating this target level as something important, surfing above and below the 54p level while awaiting some sort of guideline for the future.

At this point, people increasingly write “Thanks, Boris” as explanation for confusion.

All joking aside, the share price has returned, miraculously, above the long term uptrend. In normal times of sanity, this is a “drop dead obvious” signal which points at real recovery but in this case, we’re not sold. Instead, there’s a very real danger of weakness now below 53.2p leading to an initial 51p. This returns the share below the trend, allowing a secondary of 48p but realistically, if powered by negative sentiment, Lloyds could now hit 43.4p in a blink.

For Lloyds to clamber out of trouble, it needs above 54.8 as this should power an initial 57.8p with secondary, a game changing (hopefully) 61p. Alas, at present we suspect it intends 48p next.

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	PriorFUTURES
10:19:47PM	BRENT	59.18									‘cess
10:22:52PM	GOLD	1479.75									‘cess
10:26:26PM	FTSE	7325.79									Success
10:41:46PM	FRANCE	5586	5578	5541.5	5487	5606	5620	5626.25	5633	5581	Shambles
10:50:51PM	GERMANY	12251									Success
10:52:55PM	US500	2942.47									Shambles
10:55:02PM	DOW	26588									Success
10:56:36PM	NASDAQ	7694.6	7673	7625	7559	7736	7742	7767.5	7799	7709	‘cess
10:59:02PM	JAPAN	21678									Success

 

1/10/2019 FTSE Closed at 7360 points. Change of -0.65%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,016,145,513 a change of 8.13%

#Gold #SP500 We’ve never experienced movement on the markets quite like those currently. It’s not just a UK Brexit thing, irrational and illogical appears the order of the day throughout Europe and the USA. We’re asked, almost daily, ‘are the markets about to suffer a correction?’. For quite a while, we were confident this was going to be the case but in the last few days, the FTSE managed to stagger above 7384 points. This is supposed to be a key signal of movement into relative safety.

We’re not sold on the prospect of continued growth on the FTSE and equally, we’re now less convinced things are about to fall apart. When last reviewing Barclays, we postulated 157p as a target, along with a return to relative safety. On 13 September, it finally achieved our 157p, actually with a day high at 157.12p. Before becoming too excited at our target being bettered, the day high was achieved 14 minutes before the end of day bell. Worse, the share price rapidly receded as if scalded, spending the next few weeks just messing around messily. It results in the situation where we’re nervous. Our target was minimally exceeded and we’re not sold on the prospect of 0.12p being relevant.

The situation now is slightly interesting as above 154.5p is supposed to generate recovery to 161.6p next. If bettered, secondary calculates at 177p along with very probable hesitation. There is, however, another factor to consider.

As the chart insert shows, once Barclays hit out 157p, the price retreated and in the period since, assiduously remains below Blue on the chart, the ruling downtrend since 2018. This is not a great signal as the price remains solidly in a zone with 112p exerting attraction. Currently, below just 144p suggests weakness coming to 136p next. If broken, secondary is at 112p and “hopefully” a proper bounce.

We’re vague in drawing conclusions, simply because the markets are not giving a sense of true direction. Things could break upward, just as easily as the could break downward. An example of how ludicrous things are came from Gold. Last night we’d given a “slow” drop target at 1464, not really expecting it anytime soon. At present, Gold is supposed to be a useful contra indicator for the index’. As folk who follow Gold will note, it broke our 1490 trigger and bounced at 1464 on a day the index’ were mucking around doing nothing positive.

Go figure!

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
10:16:21PM	BRENT	59.38									‘cess
10:18:32PM	GOLD	1473.63	1464	1461	1436	1488	1475	1476.75	1481	1467	Success
10:20:21PM	FTSE	7423.91
10:27:44PM	FRANCE	5670									‘cess
10:29:44PM	GERMANY	12449									‘cess
10:31:41PM	US500	2983	2962	2948	2933	2979	2986	2994	3010	2963
10:33:26PM	DOW	26987
10:43:03PM	NASDAQ	7763.72
10:44:37PM	JAPAN	21863									Shambles

 

 

30/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7408 points. Change of -0.24%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,488,689,828 a change of 25.92%

Purple Bricks (LSE:PURP) A colour made fashionable by a dead pop star provides sufficient reason for distrust with Purple Bricks. Prince, with sufficient clout to do his own thing, often proved the axiom, “just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.” Anyone who’s suffered his extended album tracks will know the meaning of self indulgent. His legacy, as far as this writer was concerned, transpired to be distaste for any fad which prefers Purple.

Something has gone terribly wrong with Purple Bricks share price with the result extreme caution is now required, if it somehow manages CLOSE below 91p. Unfortunately, this looks likely as weakness now below 110p indicates coming travel to an initial 78p, almost matching the share price at the initial launch.

From our perspective, this shall prove an extremely dangerous situation as below 78p and we can calculate an initial 44p with secondary, if (when) broken at an ultimate bottom of 31p. This ultimate bottom certainly presents a level where our rules will suggest, rather firmly, the share price will bounce with some integrity. As to whether it ever attempts its historical highs above 5 quid in the future looks unlikely, unless some miracle occurs.

At present, Purple Bricks requires exceed 137 just to exceed the immediate downtrend and enter a cycle where our initial calculation suggests 148p with secondary, if bettered, a donk against 186p and the historical uptrend.

We’re not impressed with the ones performance but if the share indeed ever manages visit the 30’s, if should prove worth keeping an eye on.

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
12:41:24PM	BRENT	61.31	59.9	59.595	58.78	62	62.08	62.745	63.71	60.25	‘cess
12:43:36PM	GOLD	1497.49									Success
12:50:24PM	FTSE	7410									‘cess
1:43:53PM	FRANCE	5612
1:45:55PM	GERMANY	12349	12302	12267	12219	12386	12405	12446.25	12490	12312	‘cess
1:56:15PM	US500	2966.52									Success
1:59:21PM	DOW	26859									‘cess
2:33:32PM	NASDAQ	7696									Success
3:05:53PM	JAPAN	21745									Success

 

27/09/2019 FTSE Closed at 7426 points. Change of 1.02%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,153,175,724 a change of -21.17%

#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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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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