Trends And Targets

#Gold #Nasdaq Our decision to ditch Satellite TV, along with the BBC TV Licence, has led to ongoing discussion about a Raspberry Pi. Using a 52 inch TV as a big computer monitor in the lounge is a bit silly, the screen never needing the functionality of a modern computer to power it. To simplify things, we knocked together some software which holds the gateways to certain streaming services, along with links to favoured YouTube channels. Of course, the advantage of using a PC also allows Advert zapping software to run in the background but thankfully this need is decreasing. Plus, if one were so inclined, using a Windows PC (from behind a VPN) gives access to a few websites with reputations of being bang up to date with the latest Movies and TV shows.

A few VPN services include effective Advert stifling capability, theoretically removing the need for a Windows application to make the viewing experience tolerable.

With us about to buy all the components for a Raspberry Pi, there was a pause for thought at the vast changes seen by my own generation. For instance, a memory of my father grudgingly buying a colour TV in the 1970’s, finally accepting Black & White broadcasts had been improved upon. Of course, we’ve seen payphones vanish from our streets and reappear in gardens<?>, recently we ditched a landline completely, and now, the TV licence is being shown the door. This last initiative is completely due to the realisation BBC (and other terrestrial channels) only supply government approved news to the UK, the truth about what’s really going on often only available, if nestled comfortably behind a VPN and avoiding the dreaded “This content is not available in your region” message.

In summary, we suspect a someone will doubtless use the Raspberry Pi concept to create an useful internet TV receiver, hopefully supplied with a remote rather than our current plan to use a wireless thumb-drive mouse as the interface!

 

Raspberry share price is currently a bit interesting, showing the potential for some immediate decline  At present, below 353 allows weakness to an initial 335 with our secondary, if broken, at an eventual new all time low of 285p. However, it feels very possible the share has perhaps closed sufficiently on our drop target but failed to reach it, due to some underlying strength. There’s obviously quite a lot of supposition in this thinking but price movements since the low of 353 look a little questionable.

If we’re correct, above just 368p should allegedly trigger recovery to an initial 381p with our secondary, if bettered, at 393p. This would certainly imply a coming challenge against the ruling Blue downtrend on the chart below but equally, open the doors for argument toward a future 414p with the price visually stalling while it meets a prior series of highs at an imaginary glass ceiling of 427p, a price level this price needs close above to indicate happier times ahead.

Our suspicion is this shall be worth watching for a surprise bounce, anytime soon.

FUTURES

---

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
9:59:47PM	BRENT	6316									Success
10:06:30PM	GOLD	4097.81	4011	3966	3827	4090	4158	4230	4305	4102
10:11:21PM	FTSE	9509.2									‘cess
10:16:09PM	STOX50	5632.6
10:21:59PM	GERMANY	24125.8									Success
10:44:20PM	US500	6700.3									Success
11:03:34PM	DOW	46524.8									‘cess
11:09:02PM	NASDAQ	24869	24648	24622	24429	24873	24920	24996	25112	24760	Success
11:12:34PM	JAPAN	48709									Success

22/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9515 points. Change of 0.94%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,332,238,538 a change of 33.6%

21/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9426 points. Change of 0.24%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,488,291,268 a change of 12.47%

20/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9403 points. Change of 0.52%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,879,963,453 a change of -30.6%

17/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9354 points. Change of -0.87%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,031,145,247 a change of 41.83%

16/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9436 points. Change of 0.13%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,957,299,333 a change of -9.18%

15/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9424 points. Change of -0.3%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,458,430,377 a change of -17.04%

14/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9452 points. Change of 0.11%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,579,322,985 a change of -18.86%

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.

We can be contacted at info@trendsandtargets.com. Spam filters set to maximum so only legit emails get through…

---

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

Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:AFC AFC Energy** **LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G** **LSE:EMG MAN** **LSE:FOXT Foxtons** **LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra** **LSE:IHG Intercontinental Hotels Group** **LSE:NG. National Glib** **LSE:SBRY Sainsbury** **LSE:SRP Serco** **

********

Updated charts published on : AFC Energy, Centrica, ECO (Atlantic) O & G, MAN, Foxtons, Glencore Xstra, Intercontinental Hotels Group, National Glib, Sainsbury, Serco,

---

LSE:AFC AFC Energy Close Mid-Price: 8.79 Percentage Change: -0.45% Day High: 9 Day Low: 8.71

Weakness on AFC Energy below 8.71 will invariably lead to 7.7 with our se ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous AFC Energy & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:CNA Centrica. Close Mid-Price: 174.8 Percentage Change: + 0.66% Day High: 176.45 Day Low: 174.45

Target met. In the event of Centrica enjoying further trades beyond 177p, ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Centrica & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G. Close Mid-Price: 7.1 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 7.1 Day Low: 7.02

Target met. If ECO (Atlantic) O & G experiences continued weakness below ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous ECO (Atlantic) O & G & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:EMG MAN Close Mid-Price: 202.6 Percentage Change: -0.59% Day High: 205 Day Low: 201.2

In the event of MAN enjoying further trades beyond 205, the share should ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous MAN & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:FOXT Foxtons. Close Mid-Price: 56.4 Percentage Change: + 2.36% Day High: 56.5 Day Low: 54.8

Target met. Continued trades against FOXT with a mid-price ABOVE 57p shou ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Foxtons & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra Close Mid-Price: 340.2 Percentage Change: -1.22% Day High: 349.65 Day Low: 339.8

If Glencore Xstra experiences continued weakness below 339p, it will inva ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Glencore Xstra & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:IHG Intercontinental Hotels Group. Close Mid-Price: 9336 Percentage Change: + 3.41% Day High: 9358 Day Low: 9010

In the event of Intercontinental Hotels Group enjoying further trades bey ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Intercontinental Hotels Group & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:NG. National Glib. Close Mid-Price: 1145 Percentage Change: + 0.53% Day High: 1150.5 Day Low: 1141.5

In the event of National Glib enjoying further trades beyond 1150.5, the ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous National Glib & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:SBRY Sainsbury. Close Mid-Price: 342.8 Percentage Change: + 1.42% Day High: 344 Day Low: 338.4

In the event of Sainsbury enjoying further trades beyond 344, the share s ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Sainsbury & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:SRP Serco. Close Mid-Price: 249.2 Percentage Change: + 0.81% Day High: 251.6 Day Low: 248

Target met. In the event of Serco enjoying further trades beyond 252p, th ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Serco & Big Picture ***

---

*** End of “Updated Today” comments on shares

#FTSE #STOXX For us, Tuesday was to be a day for good news. For Tullow Oil, perhaps less so! Last weeks disaster with the Flu vaccine had caused some concern at “the unit”, the bunch of folk who monitor my bloodwork due to an unfortunate bout of an incurable but non fatal brand of leukaemia. Quite a protracted length of time was involved on Tuesday as they did tests which presumably involved more than dipping a strip of litmus paper in the red goo. Eventually, my smiley consultant (he always smiles) appeared, asking for a private natter…

Long story short, “the unit” feel I can come off daily chemotherapy and its associated side effects in 16 weeks time. This was seriously good news, offering the chance of life returning to what passes for normal for a few years until the illness next flares up. The prognosis is for a two year holiday but the real the hope is for anything up to 5 years before chemo is required again. And so, my wife and I went out for dinner, an escape from leukaemia treatment being more than welcome, even allowing us to consider planning a holiday sometime in 2026. Of course, with our preferences, the choice will probably be a dog friendly island somewhere in Argyll, one with a few restaurants, bars, and cafes. Or in plain English, the isle of Mull toward the end of May. Then again, we may sail the wonderful Caledonian Canal, always a bit of an adventure.

 

As for Tullow, our hope is the share price is exhibiting the final part of its death rattle downwards. The immediate situation now suggests below 8p risks a visit to 6.6p with our “longer term” secondary, if broken, coming along at an ultimate bottom just above 5.5p. To be fair, it would be ideal if the share price experienced a proper bounce at the 6.6p level as this would exhibit (finally) the potential of some hidden strengths.

However, there’s another major issue for the share price and we’ve painted it at 29p. Tullow Oil needs close a session above the 29p before we dare assign the word “recovery” to any price movements. Until such a point, it’s going to be difficult for any upward signals to be taken seriously.

If we pretend a positive stance, allegedly above 10.5p should trigger movement to an initial 14.5p. Our longer term secondary calculates at 20.7p, a country mile below our breakout level. But there is a good chance share price closure above 20.7p shall change the way the market regards Tullow.

FUTURES

---

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
11:38:46PM	BRENT	6125.1
11:41:00PM	GOLD	4088.84									Shambles
11:43:19PM	FTSE	9413.6	9404	9391	9373	9426	9448	9501	9576	9417
11:49:29PM	STOX50	5659.5	5657	5649	5630	5680	5682	5691	5702	5670
11:53:06PM	GERMANY	24267
11:55:15PM	US500	6729.2
11:57:29PM	DOW	46898.8									‘cess
11:49:40PM	NASDAQ	25064.8
11:52:24PM	JAPAN	48683

 

21/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9426 points. Change of 0.24%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,488,291,268 a change of 12.47%

20/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9403 points. Change of 0.52%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,879,963,453 a change of -30.6%

17/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9354 points. Change of -0.87%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,031,145,247 a change of 41.83%

16/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9436 points. Change of 0.13%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,957,299,333 a change of -9.18%

15/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9424 points. Change of -0.3%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,458,430,377 a change of -17.04%

14/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9452 points. Change of 0.11%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,579,322,985 a change of -18.86%

13/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9442 points. Change of 0.16%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,108,848,236 a change of 21.17%

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.

We can be contacted at info@trendsandtargets.com. Spam filters set to maximum so only legit emails get through…

---

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

Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:EMG MAN** **LSE:FOXT Foxtons** **LSE:NG. National Glib** **LSE:TLW Tullow** **

********

Updated charts published on : MAN, Foxtons, National Glib, Tullow,

---

LSE:EMG MAN. Close Mid-Price: 203.8 Percentage Change: + 0.49% Day High: 203.8 Day Low: 201.2

Further movement against MAN ABOVE 203.8 should improve acceleration towa ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous MAN & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:FOXT Foxtons. Close Mid-Price: 55.1 Percentage Change: + 0.73% Day High: 55.1 Day Low: 54.7

Above 55.5 suggests a coming change of direction, allowing for an initial ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Foxtons & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:NG. National Glib. Close Mid-Price: 1139 Percentage Change: + 0.62% Day High: 1146 Day Low: 1132

All National Glib needs are mid-price trades ABOVE 1146 to improve accele ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous National Glib & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:TLW Tullow Close Mid-Price: 8.3 Percentage Change: -10.17% Day High: 9.78 Day Low: 8

Target met. In the event Tullow experiences weakness below 8 it calculate ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Tullow & Big Picture ***

---

*** End of “Updated Today” comments on shares.

#Gold #SP500 The schoolboy humour within always wonders if Wizz Air give out free Tena Lady or Tena Men to their clients, just in case anyone misconstrues the company name. Back in olden days, taking an internal Aeroflot flight in the Soviet Union often came with a passenger cabin smelling like the worst sort of public bar, the scent of cheap booze mixed in with the odour of their toilets which probably couldn’t be emptied, because the airline had been awaiting a replacement valve or seal for weeks. A quite spirited flight into Togliatti to visit the Lada factory once provided my one and only experience with communist era aviation, the return to Moscow thankfully accomplished by driving a luxurious and glacial smooth Lada Niva, fresh from the production line… This was still in the days, when the British Airways flight back to Gatwick would announce the aircraft leaving Soviet airspace, a ripple of applause heard around the cabin.

 

One of our favourite recent headlines is below;

While we’re less than confident about their proposed “fully qualified in 3 years” ambition, the underlying astounding suggestion being of a massive expansion in the airlines operations which they expect to be able to fund by 2028. Unless, perhaps, they really intend a game show type of training process, where a prospective pilot who lands on the M25 rather than Heathrow is immediately disqualified and bumped from the program. And hopefully, applicants who employ a plurality of pronouns are equally discarded, rather than being given some sort of career advantage such as currently occurs with media, charities, and local councils in the UK.

 

Due to their potential hiring ambition (okay, we all know it is utter nonsense, given out as a press release to distract attention from something else), if we examine near term potentials, above 1,220p should be capable of triggering movement to an initial 1,337p. This initial hope challenges the downtrend since 2022 and shall doubtless provoke some hesitation. However, with closure above this Blue downtrend, we’re calculating a longer term 1,701p as a viable aspiration for some point in the future, almost certainly providing stutters while the share price level challenges the prior highs of 2025.

If things intend go wrong, below 1,000p risks catastrophe as it calculates with the risk of reversal to an initial 788p with  our secondary, if broken, at 543p and ideally a bottom level which shall provide sufficient reason for a bounce.

However, we do enjoy a suspicion the market holds a cunning plan for the share price. When we see a price following a trend line from afar, such as occurring right now with Wizz, it’s often the case any upward movement proves sudden and quite sharp, so this shall perhaps prove worth keeping an eye on.

FUTURES

---

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
10:05:13PM	BRENT	6077.5
10:08:52PM	GOLD	4364	4336	4328	4310	4355	4382	4426	4506	4336	‘cess
10:45:55PM	FTSE	9432.3									‘cess
10:51:05PM	STOX50	5694.4									Success
10:54:03PM	GERMANY	24335.9									Success
10:57:17PM	US500	6740	6657	6639	6604	6710	6745	6773	6853	6722	Success
11:02:18PM	DOW	46738.3									‘cess
11:06:33PM	NASDAQ	25163.4
11:10:00PM	JAPAN	49620									Success

 

20/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9403 points. Change of 0.52%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,879,963,453 a change of -30.6%

17/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9354 points. Change of -0.87%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,031,145,247 a change of 41.83%

16/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9436 points. Change of 0.13%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,957,299,333 a change of -9.18%

15/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9424 points. Change of -0.3%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,458,430,377 a change of -17.04%

14/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9452 points. Change of 0.11%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,579,322,985 a change of -18.86%

13/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9442 points. Change of 0.16%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,108,848,236 a change of 21.17%

10/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9427 points. Change of -0.86%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,691,897,297 a change of 2.92%

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.

We can be contacted at info@trendsandtargets.com. Spam filters set to maximum so only legit emails get through…

---

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

Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:BME B & M** **LSE:CAR Carclo** **LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G** **LSE:EMG MAN** **LSE:NG. National Glib** **LSE:SRP Serco** **

********

Updated charts published on : B & M, Carclo, ECO (Atlantic) O & G, MAN, National Glib, Serco,

---

LSE:BME B & M Close Mid-Price: 167.7 Percentage Change: -22.75% Day High: 191.05 Day Low: 162.05

Target met. In the event B & M experiences weakness below 162.05 it calcu ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous B & M & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:CAR Carclo. Close Mid-Price: 73 Percentage Change: + 12.31% Day High: 73 Day Low: 68

Target met. Further movement against Carclo ABOVE 73 should improve accel ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Carclo & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G Close Mid-Price: 7.1 Percentage Change: -2.74% Day High: 7.25 Day Low: 7.05

Continued weakness against ECO taking the price below 7.05 calculates as ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous ECO (Atlantic) O & G & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:EMG MAN. Close Mid-Price: 202.8 Percentage Change: + 1.45% Day High: 202.4 Day Low: 197.9

Continued trades against EMG with a mid-price ABOVE 202.4 should improve ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous MAN & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:NG. National Glib. Close Mid-Price: 1132 Percentage Change: + 0.18% Day High: 1136.5 Day Low: 1125.5

Continued trades against NG. with a mid-price ABOVE 1136.5 should improve ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous National Glib & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:SRP Serco. Close Mid-Price: 244.2 Percentage Change: + 0.16% Day High: 248.2 Day Low: 242.8

Target met. All Serco needs are mid-price trades ABOVE 248.2 to improve a ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Serco & Big Picture ***

---

*** End of “Updated Today” comments on shares

#Gold #DAX Sorry our Friday report was cancelled.

An unasked question, what would happen if a potentially fatal allergen was injected finally was answered on Thursday, a few hours after this years flu vaccine was administered. There has never been a personal need for an ‘epipen’ due to my egg allergy causing immediate burns to the skin, making it literally impossible to accidentally eat something like a Milky Way or whatever. But when my lips decided they wanted to “do a Mick Jagger” while my eye lids swelled up, the penny dropped and it was time to read the leaflet which was given after the nurse had provided her ritual stabbing. The news this years vaccine was incubated in egg, risking egg protein making it into the recipe, provoked a panic run into the bathroom to immediately take three “One A Day” antihistamine pills. It was easy to forget another detail, the fact my 10th(?) Covid-19 booster has been provided at the same time, so blaming what unpleasant side effect could be attributed to which vaccine became a game.

Long story short, Thursday night was personally truly interesting, forcing the decision to ‘throw a sickie’ for the first time ever! As the bloke who creates the header article, along with providing market futures calculations, it was decided wandering around carrying a blue emergency bucket was probably safer than sitting down and trying to apply logic for Friday! Worse, not a single idea germinated as the subject for the header article, aside from fury at forgetting to ask “the egg question” while the nurse and I were chatting about our Golden Retrievers and favourite local dog walks. It is a genuinely small community here in our bit of Argyll, creating a mindset where it’s easy to forget the glaringly obvious. There was absolutely no way the nurse would have been aware of my funny allergy. By afternoon on Friday, there was a degree of guilt as all symptoms vanished, the only thing remaining to catch up on sleep and by Sunday, the idea of eating resurfaced…

On a happier note, did try and sing “Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones, and didn’t sound anything like Mick Jagger!

 

As for Lloyds, we reviewed them three weeks ago, the share price doing very little of interest in the period since. Thus far, it has failed to reach our initial 88p target, the rise stalling at 86.8 and now looking like some weakness risks making itself known. Currently, below 81.5 risks triggering reversal down to an initial 79.1 with our secondary, if broken, a probable bottom around 75.7p, once which shall hopefully provoke a rebound. From our perspective, Lloyds Bank now needs close a session below 73.4 to inspire a similar level of panic to the discovery of Egg in a Flu vaccine.

 

However, we remain with the suspicion the market is just messing around until BoE decide to assist the UK economy and reduce inflation rates by bringing our exorbitant interest rates down, a failed economic experiment which has been discredited in the majority of G9 nations, aside from the USA and UK.  Should the UK opt to be kind to interest rates on Nov 6th, it is now the case where above 86.8p should bring share price recovery to an initial confident 91.5p with our longer term secondary, if bettered, at 110p. We suspect, quite firmly, Lloyds share price intends head upward.

.

FUTURES

---

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop
5:34:28PM	BRENT	6118	6075	5975	5321	6294	6380	6532	6710	6172
5:43:35PM	GOLD
7:32:11PM	FTSE
7:53:43PM	STOX50
8:01:34PM	GERMANY	23970.9	23676	23610	23484	23821	23992	24090	24228	23872
8:04:29PM	US500
9:06:42PM	DOW
9:11:08PM	NASDAQ
9:15:56PM	JAPAN

 

17/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9354 points. Change of -0.87%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,031,145,247 a change of 41.83%

16/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9436 points. Change of 0.13%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,957,299,333 a change of -9.18%

15/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9424 points. Change of -0.3%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,458,430,377 a change of -17.04%

14/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9452 points. Change of 0.11%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,579,322,985 a change of -18.86%

13/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9442 points. Change of 0.16%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,108,848,236 a change of 21.17%

10/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9427 points. Change of -0.86%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,691,897,297 a change of 2.92%

9/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9509 points. Change of -0.41%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,502,012,274 a change of 0.62%

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.

We can be contacted at info@trendsandtargets.com. Spam filters set to maximum so only legit emails get through…

---

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

Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:BP. BP PLC** **LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G** **LSE:EMG MAN** **LSE:NG. National Glib** **LSE:SBRY Sainsbury** **LSE:SRP Serco** **LSE:TRN The Trainline** **

********

Updated charts published on : BP PLC, ECO (Atlantic) O & G, MAN, National Glib, Sainsbury, Serco, The Trainline,

---

LSE:BP. BP PLC Close Mid-Price: 411.05 Percentage Change: -0.48% Day High: 411.7 Day Low: 399.4

If BP PLC experiences continued weakness below 399.4, it will invariably ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous BP PLC & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G Close Mid-Price: 7.3 Percentage Change: -0.68% Day High: 7.35 Day Low: 7.16

Weakness on ECO (Atlantic) O & G below 7.16 will invariably lead to 7p wi ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous ECO (Atlantic) O & G & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:EMG MAN. Close Mid-Price: 199.9 Percentage Change: + 6.39% Day High: 201.2 Day Low: 184.3

All MAN needs are mid-price trades ABOVE 201.2 to improve acceleration to ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous MAN & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:NG. National Glib. Close Mid-Price: 1130 Percentage Change: + 0.67% Day High: 1132 Day Low: 1115

Target met. Further movement against National Glib ABOVE 1132 should impr ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous National Glib & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:SBRY Sainsbury. Close Mid-Price: 338 Percentage Change: + 0.12% Day High: 339 Day Low: 335.2

Further movement against Sainsbury ABOVE 339 should improve acceleration ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Sainsbury & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:SRP Serco. Close Mid-Price: 243.8 Percentage Change: + 0.99% Day High: 246.2 Day Low: 239.2

Target met. Continued trades against SRP with a mid-price ABOVE 246.2 sho ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Serco & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:TRN The Trainline Close Mid-Price: 254.8 Percentage Change: -1.24% Day High: 264.6 Day Low: 248.8

In the event The Trainline experiences weakness below 248.8 it calculates ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous The Trainline & Big Picture ***

---

*** End of “Updated Today” comments on shares

Sorry about the lack of a report today.

Had my Flu and Covid jags on Thursday, experiencing a bit of a negative reaction to the Flu one. By the time it hit hard, it was too late to get anyone else to write the header section and run futures.

 

On the bright side, did see what I would look like with Mick Jaggers lips. It was NOT a pretty picture…. This years Flu vaccine is incubated in Egg and some Egg protein got through. For most people, not an issue but for someone with a major Egg allergy, quite a horrible experience.

Alistair

 

A fascinating little detail about the worlds largest Advertising Agency, WPP Plc, comes from their humble roots, when their full name decorated a shed in Northampton. The company was founded as Wire & Plastic Products Plc and manufactured wire shopping baskets for supermarkets. After about 10 years of irritating shoppers with terrible handle design, the company decided to grow by acquisition of other companies and at the start of 1987, when they bought Scotlands largest Advertising Agency, their path was established into the media market. They now employ over 100,000 folk internationally.

Quite a lot is being made of their tie up with Google to use AI, aiming to accelerate the use of targeted advertising, doubtless slowing down the load speed of internet pages further…

We hold a major source of concern for WPP, especially due to the class action by shareholders due to the companies announcements between February and July of this year which allegedly cost investors a share value trip from the 8 quid level down to 4 pounds. This sort of thing tends challenge investors sense of humour, especially as they allege the company made inaccurate media releases. From our coldly logical perspective, this legal action and the danger it inflicts on the company share price value is a seriously big deal. Sometimes we discuss a thing called “ultimate bottoms” and the danger they represent.

Essentially, an ultimate bottom is a level below which we cannot calculate without prefacing targets with impossible minus signs and when a share price stars flirting with such a concept, recovery can become seriously difficult, often needing a game changing announcement by the company to sharply propel themselves upward. Maybe it’s the case where WPP already have a goose laying golden eggs tucked away somewhere, news of which would bring extremely fast and positive change. But for now, the share price is both fascinating and dangerous!

 

Our “ultimate bottom” for WPP Plc calculates at 310p and the recent dip to 330p and share price movement since tends suggest the market has also realised the company is trading in a dodgy area. We’ve shown an inset on the chart of closing prices, a picture when tends suggest the market has also noticed and reacted against the trouble which would be caused, if it shrinks lower than they are currently trading at. To emphasise, below 310p risks triggering a plunge to oblivion.

It is now the case where we need the share price to exceed the immediate Blue downtrend of 370p to hopefully signal a panic recovery for a zone where the price is teetering on the edge of oblivion. Our calculations reveal above 370p should prove capable of a lift to an initial 477p with our secondary, if beaten, at 537p which would undo the consequences of the Red trend break back in July. Should this occur – and we suspect it’s likely – it would suggest WPP has made an impressive return above an uptrend, something which usually has positive long term consequences. We’re not even teasing with our level three calculations as we’d feel more comfortable analysing the path taken for recovery, once it actually occurs. From our viewpoint, providing such just now would simply be clickbait, rather than a formula born consequence.

We think WPP shall be worth watching.

.

FUTURES

---

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
11:12:20PM	BRENT	6229.1	6160	6114	6024	6214	6243	6298	6318	6216
11:16:01PM	GOLD	4207.66	4090	4049	3993	4150	4215	4230	4250	4176	Success
11:18:10PM	FTSE	9416.3	9375	9339	9288	9422	9445	9463	9492	9404
11:39:07PM	STOX50	5599	5557	5525	5487	5590	5639	5664	5690	5592	‘cess
11:42:14PM	GERMANY	24156.6	24101	24018	23903	24149	24174	24212	24281	24116	Success
11:45:07PM	US500	6678.9	6610	6584	6537	6657	6687	6712	6746	6653	Shambles
11:32:49PM	DOW	46329.7	46016	45945	45694	46340	46433	46565	46748	46229	‘cess
11:35:52PM	NASDAQ	24773.8	24492	24312	24104	24682	24818	24934	25083	24737	‘cess
11:39:06PM	JAPAN	48002	47554	47477	47228	47825	48056	48214	48431	47871	Success

 

15/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9424 points. Change of -0.3%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,458,430,377 a change of -17.04%

14/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9452 points. Change of 0.11%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,579,322,985 a change of -18.86%

13/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9442 points. Change of 0.16%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,108,848,236 a change of 21.17%

10/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9427 points. Change of -0.86%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,691,897,297 a change of 2.92%

9/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9509 points. Change of -0.41%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,502,012,274 a change of 0.62%

8/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9548 points. Change of 0.69%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,461,813,888 a change of 28.82%

7/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9483 points. Change of 10436.67%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,016,195,038 a change of -1.86%

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.

We can be contacted at info@trendsandtargets.com. Spam filters set to maximum so only legit emails get through…

---

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

Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY** **LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:EMG MAN** **LSE:FRES Fresnillo** **LSE:IQE IQE** **LSE:SRP Serco** **LSE:TRN The Trainline** **

********

Updated charts published on : BALFOUR BEATTY, Centrica, MAN, Fresnillo, IQE, Serco, The Trainline,

---

LSE:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY Close Mid-Price: 662 Percentage Change: -0.90% Day High: 670.5 Day Low: 663

All BALFOUR BEATTY needs are mid-price trades ABOVE 670.5 to improve acce ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous BALFOUR BEATTY & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:CNA Centrica Close Mid-Price: 170.1 Percentage Change: -1.68% Day High: 173.85 Day Low: 170.25

Continued trades against CNA with a mid-price ABOVE 173.85 should improve ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Centrica & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:EMG MAN. Close Mid-Price: 191.8 Percentage Change: + 0.42% Day High: 195 Day Low: 191

This might become fairly useful soon. Above 197.7 calculates with the pote ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous MAN & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:FRES Fresnillo. Close Mid-Price: 2616 Percentage Change: + 0.46% Day High: 2642 Day Low: 2564

All Fresnillo needs are mid-price trades ABOVE 2642 to improve accelerati ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Fresnillo & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:IQE IQE Close Mid-Price: 5.41 Percentage Change: -8.92% Day High: 6 Day Low: 5.41

Target met. Weakness on IQE below 5.41 will invariably lead to 4.8p with ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous IQE & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:SRP Serco. Close Mid-Price: 241.6 Percentage Change: + 0.17% Day High: 242.8 Day Low: 240

Further movement against Serco ABOVE 242.8 should improve acceleration to ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Serco & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:TRN The Trainline Close Mid-Price: 259.4 Percentage Change: -1.07% Day High: 264.4 Day Low: 255

Continued weakness against TRN taking the price below 255 calculates as l ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous The Trainline & Big Picture ***

---

*** End of “Updated Today” comments on shares.

#GOLD #Stoxx50 It looks like our commentary about Mitie back in April of this year has proven correct. With the company announcing they were buying back some of their issued shares, the implication is obviously of their petty cash box brimming over. Our comment; “The company, amongst many other things hold the accolade of being the largest provider of immigration centres in the UK, and we can speculate the market assume this contract as being a growth area due to the government seemingly throwing money at the issue” certainly appears prescient, the share price achieving our target levels earlier this year and is now deserving a new analysis, not least due to a happy 14.1% UP day.

There are a couple of important details about the flamboyant gain.

The share price exceeded and closed above the Blue downtrend since 2017. This “may” prove important but importantly, it neither closed higher than the movements back in June this year, nor did intraday movements exceed the highs of June. While we may be accused of being fussy in our demands for clear signals, we’re certainly a little nervous as to the share prices immediate ambitions as we really need it above 160p before we shall dare setting off a pound shop party popper.

However, from a Big Picture perspective, considerable hope is now justified, share price closure next above 160p calculating as capable of triggering movement to 206p next with our secondary, if bettered, an impressive but logical looking future 266p. Overall, should the price ever close above 200p, we shall view a far distant 367 as being a target price exerting an influence.

 

Should things intend go wrong, the share price needs slither below 135p to cause trouble, risking provoking travel downhill to an initial 113p and hopefully a bounce. In the event such a level breaks, our longer term secondary calculates at 67p.

But on the bright side, the coming Grand Prix from Austin, TX, is generally quite entertaining. Why don’t they open the event with an Austin A40 with bets on whether the horrible little British car could complete a single lap of the circuit without breaking down. Being able to learn to drive in “the compound” of my family motor trade business, the 1970’s meant being spoiled for choice of the range of derelicts which ran. Some had more than one gear, some had working breaks, and for this 7 year old, it was nirvana. But deciding a Ford Anglia (with no brakes) was better to drive than an Austin A40 (where everything worked ) spoke volumes about Austin, even though the Ford Anglia was also to become the first car I wrote off, running into the heavy compound gates which promptly fell backwards onto the car. Needless to say, my exploits with the junk cars were severely curtailed thereafter, unless someone was pretending to supervise my efforts at teaching myself to drive. Many years later, a friend bought an Austin A40 with the intention of restoring it. He was horrified, perhaps insulted, by my utter distaste for the awful vehicle. He eventually sold it, virtually untouched, as a “project” car.

 

FUTURES

---

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
10:50:38PM	BRENT	6212.6
10:56:48PM	GOLD	4141.74	4090	4069	4032	4137	4155	4172	4199	4125	Success
11:02:07PM	FTSE	9468.8
11:04:56PM	STOX50	5600	5542	5515	5484	5574	5608	5639	5690	5570	Success
11:08:19PM	GERMANY	24307.8									‘cess
11:13:06PM	US500	6653.2									Success
11:15:41PM	DOW	46300.7									Success
11:20:31PM	NASDAQ	24591.1									Success
11:24:00PM	JAPAN	46962

 

14/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9452 points. Change of 0.11%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,579,322,985 a change of -18.86%

13/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9442 points. Change of 0.16%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 8,108,848,236 a change of 21.17%

10/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9427 points. Change of -0.86%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,691,897,297 a change of 2.92%

9/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9509 points. Change of -0.41%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,502,012,274 a change of 0.62%

8/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9548 points. Change of 0.69%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,461,813,888 a change of 28.82%

7/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 9483 points. Change of 10436.67%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,016,195,038 a change of -1.86%

6/10/2025 FTSE Closed at 90 points. Change of -99.05%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,111,279,215 a change of -21.54%

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.

We can be contacted at info@trendsandtargets.com. Spam filters set to maximum so only legit emails get through…

---

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

Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:AFC AFC Energy** **LSE:BP. BP PLC** **LSE:FRES Fresnillo** **LSE:IQE IQE** **LSE:SPT Spirent Comms** **

********

Updated charts published on : AFC Energy, BP PLC, Fresnillo, IQE, Spirent Comms,

---

LSE:AFC AFC Energy Close Mid-Price: 8.91 Percentage Change: -1.55% Day High: 9.24 Day Low: 8.77

If AFC Energy experiences continued weakness below 8.77, it will invariab ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous AFC Energy & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:BP. BP PLC Close Mid-Price: 416.35 Percentage Change: -1.34% Day High: 418.15 Day Low: 410.5

Weakness on BP PLC below 410.5 will invariably lead to 365 and a probable ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous BP PLC & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:FRES Fresnillo. Close Mid-Price: 2604 Percentage Change: + 0.46% Day High: 2626 Day Low: 2524

Continued trades against FRES with a mid-price ABOVE 2626 should improve ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Fresnillo & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:IQE IQE Close Mid-Price: 5.94 Percentage Change: -8.47% Day High: 6.5 Day Low: 5.84

Target met. In the event IQE experiences weakness below 5.84 it calculate ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous IQE & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:SPT Spirent Comms. Close Mid-Price: 198.8 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 199 Day Low: 198.6

According to our rules, this is supposed to be heading to 290p but instead ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Spirent Comms & Big Picture ***

---

*** End of “Updated Today” comments on shares.