Trends And Targets

#Gold #WallSt With the worst time of the year getting underway here in Argyll, the start of March is deemed as the time to start servicing garden machinery. Our chainsaws, strimmer, motor mower, and the little tractor will all have developed mystery faults, due to inactivity for 4 months. But a new tool revolutionised the start of the week, something everyone else knows about but I’ve never used.

This secret weapon is called “Braces”, a device known for holding trousers up!

The issue with servicing machinery comes from wearing a style of trousers known as “Cargo” pants. Spoiling the wearer with a plentiful supply of pockets, they’ve always been an issue with a proclivity to fall down due to the weight of things being carted around. Obviously, a mobile phone and cordless headset, a Gerber multitool, Mole grips, and a few long screwdrivers which double as emergency levers. And a multi-meter along with a bunch of copper wire. This is all because I’m lazy and detest taking multiple tool boxes from shed to shed, especially as if it rains, one inevitably is left outside. After a day tinkering around, not a single engine has been started yet, but oils and filters have all been changed where required.

 

What has this to do with Plus500?

 

They appear to be the “Cargo pants” of trading, offering something for everyone from everywhere. Their share is listed on the main London Stock Exchange, their Head Office is listed as being in Haifa, and their office address is given as being in the Seychelles. Obviously a company who prefer the sunny side of life but, all joking aside, their website proved quite refreshing with a glance at their Demo Account facility offering decent charts along with what will be a bewildering range of trading options for those new to the game.

We’re reviewing their share price due to a couple of folk dropping us emails recently, asking our thoughts for the future as they’re being recommended by some folk as a Strong Buy allegedly.

Some doubts exist about such a sentiment. Obviously the share price could go up but from behaviour this year, we’re a bit cautious, suspecting the price intends some fairly slight reversals. Trading around 1726p at time of writing, it need only slip below 1690p to probably trigger some reversal down to an initial 1573p with secondary, if broken, an eventual bottom hopefully above 1350p as this would tend protect the honour of the Red line on the chart.

If things intend turn positive, above 1865p looks capable of a lift to an initial 1952p and a break above the Blue downtrend since 2018. This potentially shall open the door for our secondary, especially if the share price closes a session above the Blue trend. As a result, it opens the doors for a visit to 2182p and perhaps beyond.

 

 

 

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FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
9:55:37PM	BRENT	8264.9
9:59:10PM	GOLD	2114.55	2079	2064	2045	2093	2121	2127	2148	2108	‘cess
10:01:49PM	FTSE	7638.3
10:09:38PM	STOX50	4907.6
10:12:48PM	GERMANY	17687.3
10:14:46PM	US500	5126.1									‘cess
10:22:10PM	DOW	38949	38865	38774	38657	39029	39061	39152	39248	39011
10:25:07PM	NASDAQ	18205
10:27:37PM	JAPAN	40054

 

4/03/2024 FTSE Closed at 7640 points. Change of -0.55%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,830,824,809 a change of -4.21%

1/03/2024 FTSE Closed at 7682 points. Change of 0.68%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,087,264,861 a change of -41.68%

29/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7630 points. Change of 0.08%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 10,436,888,007 a change of 63.71%

28/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7624 points. Change of -0.77%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,375,065,167 a change of 28.06%

27/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7683 points. Change of -0.01%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,978,135,688 a change of -13%

26/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7684 points. Change of -0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,722,289,036 a change of 8.14%

23/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7706 points. Change of 0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,291,710,334 a change of -10.94%

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…

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Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:AML Aston Martin** **LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:NWG Natwest** **LSE:OCDO Ocado Plc** **LSE:RR. Rolls Royce** **LSE:TSCO Tesco** **

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LSE:AML Aston Martin Close Mid-Price: 165 Percentage Change: -6.62% Day High: 174.9 Day Low: 158.5

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LSE:CNA Centrica Close Mid-Price: 125.35 Percentage Change: -0.87% Day High: 127.65 Day Low: 123.9

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LSE:NWG Natwest. Close Mid-Price: 248.3 Percentage Change: + 0.61% Day High: 248.8 Day Low: 245.7

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LSE:OCDO Ocado Plc Close Mid-Price: 445 Percentage Change: -6.51% Day High: 471.1 Day Low: 433.6

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LSE:RR. Rolls Royce. Close Mid-Price: 376.4 Percentage Change: + 0.43% Day High: 380.3 Day Low: 372.7

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LSE:TSCO Tesco Close Mid-Price: 275.9 Percentage Change: -0.61% Day High: 277.1 Day Low: 273.6

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#BrentCrude #DAX News from the Department of Funny Stories. The Scottish Health Service had decided it was time they once again stuff a film crew up my nether regions.. On the fateful day, we arrived at the ferry terminal to be shocked by a massive unseasonal queue of vehicles. My wife was aghast and as a result, turned into Hyacinth Bouquet from the TV series One Foot In The Grave.

She got out of the car and shouted, across the parking lanes to the queue marshall; “My husband is going for a Colonoscopy. Will we get on the ferry?”. “Should do,” he shouted back.

We did get on the ferry, the lady collecting tickets giving a very sympathetic look.

My wife eventually stopped giggling; “I’ve no idea why I said that!”, she apologised. When they say “Give it 48 hours to let the sedative clear,” it transpires they were right. Thankfully it will be another 3 years before this happens again, ideally without my wife letting an entire ferry terminal know.

This sort of nonsense is, we feel, akin to daring to trade Retail Banking sector shares on the UK markets. Funny but only if it happens to someone else…

 

Three weeks ago, we finished our report with the words;

“Our suspicion is we’re about to see Natwest become useful.“

Almost unbelievably, this has become the case, but we’re not about to shout it across queues of traffic. The coming week expects the UK Government to make another attempt to derail the country with a Budget speech due, along with the inevitable plethora of leaks to attain headlines. And of course, the true nature of a UK Budget is never, ever, in the headline features but instead, tucked away in the small print in clauses not intended to be noticed until well after the headlines are printed. This sort of thing “Interest Rates to Fall” will be tempered with small print in subsection 113a, allowing a 1% reduction but only when it’s a leap year.

 

However, it certainly does look like Natwest indeed are becoming useful. Their share price has miraculously regained the Red uptrend since 2020, also bettering the Blue downtrend since 2007. It also it hovering at almost exactly the share value, prior to the pandemic hitting. The situation now suggests movement next above 247.5p should attempt a run up to 263.5p next and visually, some potential hesitation. Our longer term secondary, if such a level is exceeded, now works out at a future 294p.

Natwest share price now needs close below Red, currently 234p, to justify panic but for now, it’s looking more interesting than the weekends Grand Prix was. About an hour into the race, my wife came into the room and glanced at the screen.

“Are they only doing the pre-race Formation Lap?”

“Nope, only 10 laps to go until the end.” It was a shockingly boring return to racing and unless some motorsport actually occurs, I suspect this shall be the final year I waste time watching the charade.

 

 

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FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop
6:32:20PM	BRENT	8320.7	8284	8256	8200	8358	8375	8426	8564	8260
6:34:37PM	GOLD	2082.46
6:36:53PM	FTSE	7687
6:39:00PM	STOX50	4905.3
8:50:06PM	GERMANY	17747	17689	17642	17584	17762	17820	17834	17883	17727
8:52:23PM	US500	5130.6
8:54:40PM	DOW	39026.5
8:57:14PM	NASDAQ	18283.1
8:59:25PM	JAPAN	40169

 

1/03/2024 FTSE Closed at 7682 points. Change of 0.68%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,087,264,861 a change of -41.68%

29/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7630 points. Change of 0.08%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 10,436,888,007 a change of 63.71%

28/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7624 points. Change of -0.77%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,375,065,167 a change of 28.06%

27/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7683 points. Change of -0.01%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,978,135,688 a change of -13%

26/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7684 points. Change of -0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,722,289,036 a change of 8.14%

23/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7706 points. Change of 0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,291,710,334 a change of -10.94%

22/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7684 points. Change of 0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,941,569,029 a change of 3.14%

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…

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Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:BARC Barclays** **LSE:CAR Carclo** **LSE:EMG MAN** **LSE:FOXT Foxtons** **LSE:HL. Hargreaves Lansdown** **LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.** **LSE:NWG Natwest** **LSE:RR. Rolls Royce** **LSE:STAN Standard Chartered** **

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LSE:BARC Barclays. Close Mid-Price: 169.52 Percentage Change: + 3.08% Day High: 172.08 Day Low: 164.98

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LSE:CAR Carclo Close Mid-Price: 7.6 Percentage Change: -7.32% Day High: 7.98 Day Low: 7.4

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LSE:EMG MAN. Close Mid-Price: 245.6 Percentage Change: + 0.86% Day High: 246.4 Day Low: 234.8

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LSE:FOXT Foxtons. Close Mid-Price: 59.5 Percentage Change: + 1.02% Day High: 60 Day Low: 58.8

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LSE:HL. Hargreaves Lansdown. Close Mid-Price: 738.2 Percentage Change: + 1.35% Day High: 737.4 Day Low: 723.8

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LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.. Close Mid-Price: 47.37 Percentage Change: + 1.72% Day High: 47.75 Day Low: 47.02

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LSE:NWG Natwest. Close Mid-Price: 246.8 Percentage Change: + 3.22% Day High: 247.3 Day Low: 239.6

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LSE:RR. Rolls Royce. Close Mid-Price: 374.8 Percentage Change: + 1.54% Day High: 376.2 Day Low: 368.3

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LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 690.8 Percentage Change: + 3.48% Day High: 700.4 Day Low: 662.8

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#Gold The #FTSE remains a marketplace giving the rest of the world a masterclass in how to actually do nothing while pretending to work. We’ve all had work colleagues like this, folk capable of pretending to read a screen all day, only to burst into panicked action around 4pm then failing at their main task of the day which may have been to place an order or get a quote. If questioned the next day, the excuse is always the same, waiting for someone to call them back.

What’s worrying us about the FTSE is we “know” it must be approaching the panic action phase of performance as it’s effectively been treading water for a couple of years. Our suspicion is the market shall head upward and, as previously mentioned, a hope tempered by the salient detail many other world markets are at logical highs and facing potential reversals unless the index’s start being “gapped up”.  As if by magic, these surprise gaps are appearing on many major markets, leading us to conclude the intention is to keep the rises coming. For example, if we take the Nasdaq which closed Thursday at a new all time high, the party could very well continue until just over 18,600 points, a level at which it again should experience hesitation UNLESS the market once again gaps it up.

Of course, the FTSE has missed out on this manipulation, remaining following its own confident but unfathomable path.

Near term, FTSE movement below just 7620 looks capable of promoting reversal to an initial 7576 points and a very possible bounce. Our secondary, should such a level break, calculates down at a less likely 7539 points, one of these numbers which is arithmetically possible but visually failing to make much sense. If triggered, our tightest stop loss in this scenario works out at 7678 points.

Alternately, if the FTSE does the unthinkable and opts to follow other markets, above 7651 should trigger near term recovery to an initial 7678 with our secondary, if bettered, at 7716 points, a level at which some hesitation makes visual sense. On a brighter note, the Grand Prix is actually this weekend and hopefully it provides some entertainment. Have a good weekend.

 

 

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FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
9:47:24PM	BRENT	8185.6	8019	7893		8113	8272	8339		8139
9:50:44PM	GOLD	2043.21	2028	2022	2012	2039	2052	2062	2073	2042	Success
9:59:20PM	FTSE	7661.1	7618	7605	7580	7645	7681	7696	7722	7652	Success
10:01:54PM	STOX50	4891.2	4864	4853		4892	4905	4909		4885	‘cess
10:08:10PM	GERMANY	17732.9	17600	17534		17654	17761	17810		17701
10:11:22PM	US500	5091.4	5050	5029		5076	5101	5114		5073	Success
10:34:46PM	DOW	38967	38790	38686		38922	39072	39099		38905	‘cess
10:37:20PM	NASDAQ	18032	17928	17863		18010	18044	18082		17967	‘cess
10:40:11PM	JAPAN	39311	38999	38918		39183	39346	39449		39104	Shambles

 

29/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7630 points. Change of 0.08%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 10,436,888,007 a change of 63.71%

28/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7624 points. Change of -0.77%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,375,065,167 a change of 28.06%

27/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7683 points. Change of -0.01%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,978,135,688 a change of -13%

26/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7684 points. Change of -0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,722,289,036 a change of 8.14%

23/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7706 points. Change of 0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,291,710,334 a change of -10.94%

22/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7684 points. Change of 0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,941,569,029 a change of 3.14%

21/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7662 points. Change of -0.74%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,760,836,180 a change of 16.25%

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…

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Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:AVCT Avacta** **LSE:EMG MAN** **LSE:FRES Fresnillo** **LSE:HL. Hargreaves Lansdown** **LSE:QED Quadrise** **LSE:RBD Reabold Resources PLC** **LSE:SRP Serco** **LSE:STAN Standard Chartered** **LSE:STAR Star Energy** **LSE:ZOO Zoo Digital** **

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LSE:AVCT Avacta Close Mid-Price: 54.5 Percentage Change: -27.04% Day High: 61.5 Day Low: 51.5

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LSE:EMG MAN. Close Mid-Price: 243.5 Percentage Change: + 0.95% Day High: 262.3 Day Low: 242

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LSE:FRES Fresnillo. Close Mid-Price: 455.4 Percentage Change: + 0.84% Day High: 464.9 Day Low: 449.2

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LSE:HL. Hargreaves Lansdown Close Mid-Price: 728.4 Percentage Change: -3.63% Day High: 747 Day Low: 724.8

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LSE:QED Quadrise Close Mid-Price: 1.98 Percentage Change: -3.54% Day High: 2 Day Low: 1.8

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LSE:RBD Reabold Resources PLC Close Mid-Price: 0.08 Percentage Change: -6.25% Day High: 0.08 Day Low: 0.08

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LSE:SRP Serco. Close Mid-Price: 187.3 Percentage Change: + 4.52% Day High: 192.7 Day Low: 183.8

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LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 667.6 Percentage Change: + 2.83% Day High: 669.8 Day Low: 644.8

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LSE:STAR Star Energy. Close Mid-Price: 7.96 Percentage Change: + 3.18% Day High: 7.75 Day Low: 7.12

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LSE:ZOO Zoo Digital Close Mid-Price: 23.5 Percentage Change: -8.74% Day High: 25.5 Day Low: 22.25

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Click Epic to jump to share:LSE:AAL Anglo American** **LSE:AFC AFC Energy** **LSE:AML Aston Martin** **LSE:ASC Asos** **LSE:AV. Aviva** **LSE:AZN Astrazeneca** **LSE:BARC Barclays** **LSE:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY** **LSE:BDEV Barrett Devs** **LSE:BLOE Block Energy PLC** **LSE:BLVN Bowleven** **LSE:BME B & M** **LSE:BP. BP PLC** **LSE:BT.A British Telecom** **LSE:CAR Carclo** **LSE:CASP Caspian** **LSE:CCL Carnival** **LSE:CEY Centamin** **LSE:CLAI Cellular Goods** **LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:CPI Capita** **LSE:DARK Darktrace Plc** **LSE:DGE Diageo** **LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G** **LSE:EME Empyrean** **LSE:EXPN Experian** **LSE:EZJ EasyJet** **LSE:FGP Firstgroup** **LSE:FOXT Foxtons** **LSE:GENL Genel** **LSE:GKP Gulf Keystone** **LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra** **LSE:GRG Greggs** **LSE:HIK Hikma** **LSE:HSBA HSBC** **LSE:IAG British Airways** **LSE:IDS International Distribution** **LSE:IGG IG Group** **LSE:IHG Intercontinental Hotels Group** **LSE:IPF International Personal Finance** **LSE:IQE IQE** **LSE:ITM ITM Power** **LSE:ITRK Intertek** **LSE:ITV ITV** **LSE:JET Just Eat** **LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.** **LSE:MKS Marks and Spencer** **LSE:MMAG Music Magpie** **LSE:NG. National Glib** **LSE:NWG Natwest** **LSE:OCDO Ocado Plc** **LSE:ODX Omega Diags** **LSE:OPG OPG Power Ventures** **LSE:OXIG Oxford Instruments** **LSE:PHP Primary Health** **LSE:PMG Parkmead** **LSE:RKH Rockhopper** **LSE:RR. Rolls Royce** **LSE:SBRY Sainsbury** **LSE:SCLP Scancell** **LSE:SDY Speedyhire** **LSE:SMT Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust** **LSE:SPT Spirent Comms** **LSE:SPX Spirax** **LSE:TERN Tern Plc** **LSE:TLW Tullow** **LSE:TRN The Trainline** **LSE:TSCO Tesco** **LSE:TW. Taylor Wimpey** **LSE:VOD Vodafone** **

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Buying, selling and investing in shares is not without risk. Market and company movement will affect your performance and you may get back less than you invest. Neither Trends and Targets Ltd, Shareprice, or Interactive Investor will be responsible for any losses that may be incurred as a result of following a trading idea.

We examined Direct Line in September last year, speculating on movement from 184p to 210p. All it took was a takeover approach from a Belgian company and a bunch of emails received to force us to issue an update. Perhaps naively, we’d always assumed the UK had the insurance market tied up, the cartel keeping things under control. However, Belgian company AGEAS made what sounds like a reasonable offer but Direct Line describe the offer in quite disparaging terms.

Whilst the cynic within suspects the Board were not being offered sufficient Belgian chocolate to line their own pockets, perhaps requiring better severance packages to reduce any uncertainty about their own futures. However, the share price soared quite usefully, smacking against out prior 210p target in a day with a near 24% rise. By a stunning 0.6p, the price event exceeded our target, opening the door for further movements in the future. Maybe it’s the case AGEAS are expected to provide a further offer and, if we’re blunt, be exceeding our initial target, now above 211p calculates with the potential of a lift to 240p next with secondary, if bettered, a pretty impressive looking 283p.

So, the question is, will Ageas offer sufficient packages of Belgian chocolate to provoke Direct Line share price managing to recover, perhaps even representing a reasonable result for the company shareholders.  From our perspective, share price closure above our current secondary of 283p shall prove significant, given the option of movement to 333p in the future, perhaps even an amazing 423p and a challenge against the prior all time high 9 years ago.

 

Of course, there is always the very, very, real risk of a company withdrawing interest, effectively causing inevitable sharp share price reduction. In such an instance, below 155p calculates with the potential of reversal to an initial 148p and maybe a bounce, given prior behaviour. Our secondary, with closure below such a level, works out at a silly looking 80p.

 

 

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FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
9:57:11PM	BRENT	8180	8149	8098	8029	8202	8305	8340	8448	8237
10:00:22PM	GOLD	2034.49
10:58:17PM	FTSE	7604.2									Success
11:03:24PM	STOX50	4865.2
11:08:26PM	GERMANY	17587
11:11:14PM	US500	5062.9
11:14:03PM	DOW	38880	38739	38617	38395	38894	39000	39058	39165	38860
11:19:53PM	NASDAQ	17836									‘cess
11:24:09PM	JAPAN	38999									‘cess

 

28/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7624 points. Change of -0.77%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,375,065,167 a change of 28.06%

27/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7683 points. Change of -0.01%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,978,135,688 a change of -13%

26/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7684 points. Change of -0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,722,289,036 a change of 8.14%

23/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7706 points. Change of 0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,291,710,334 a change of -10.94%

22/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7684 points. Change of 0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,941,569,029 a change of 3.14%

21/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7662 points. Change of -0.74%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,760,836,180 a change of 16.25%

20/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7719 points. Change of -0.12%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,955,387,121 a change of 38.92%

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.

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LSE:OCDO Ocado Plc Close Mid-Price: 490.7 Percentage Change: -0.63% Day High: 496.4 Day Low: 470.5

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LSE:RR. Rolls Royce. Close Mid-Price: 370.5 Percentage Change: + 3.32% Day High: 372.4 Day Low: 360.1

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LSE:ZOO Zoo Digital Close Mid-Price: 25.75 Percentage Change: -2.83% Day High: 25.75 Day Low: 25.75

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#FTSE #SP500 We reviewed Bitcoin in December, giving a potential tongue in cheek target of $77,000, a seriously big number. “All” the crypto needed do was exceed the $45k level and now, with such a trigger being bettered, things seem to be happening. The reason for Bitcoin coming to life is probably due to the forthcoming event on April 20th called Bitcoin Halving. This process comes from the original invention of Bitcoin, a set of rules designed to stop new imaginary Bitcoins being issued by the year 2040.

The obvious question is; “Will Bitcoin increase in value as supply declines?”

The so called Bitcoin miners, essentially professional guessers of a code to release the supply of new Bitcoins, certainly face tougher times. Bitcoin miners sell their reward of new Bitcoins to finance their costs and of course, to make profit. With fewer Bitcoins being issued, things will become tighter with the potential of job losses among the drone computers guessing numbers. When Bitcoin first halved in 2012 with the miner reward going to 25 Bitcoins, the price experienced a modest surge. The next halving in 2016 (It happens every 4 years) reduced the miners reward to 12.5 and the third halving in 2020 obviously reduced the reward to 6.25 Bitcoin for a correct guess. In April, with the miners reward reducing to 3.125, it will be interesting to see if there is an effect on miner share prices.

As the chart below shows, historically any suggestion of “halving” producing a major immediate impact is fairly moot. Obviously there have been fantastic gains since 2020 but until recently, we’d regarded this as driven by hype rather than any supply issues.

 

If things intend go wrong for the phony currency, below 42000 dollars looks problematic, allowing reversal to an initial 34,500 with our secondary, if broken, at a potential bottom of 26700 dollars, a price level where the visuals suggest a bounce is possible.

Alternately, now above $57,700 should prove capable of now triggering growth to an initial $68,487 with our secondary, if bettered, calculating at a longer term $86,153. This would represent yet another all time high and probably also a point where some hesitation and volatility is expected.

 

 

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FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
10:21:19PM	BRENT	8226.7									‘cess
10:23:50PM	GOLD	2030.1									Shambles
10:25:57PM	FTSE	7684.3	7668	7656	7634	7688	7700	7703	7714	7682
10:27:45PM	STOX50	4883.8
10:32:38PM	GERMANY	17586.9									Success
10:35:58PM	US500	5079.2	5056	5033	5007	5079	5082	5089	5100	5070	‘cess
10:54:33PM	DOW	38958.5									Success
10:57:31PM	NASDAQ	17970.6
11:00:19PM	JAPAN	39335

 

27/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7683 points. Change of -0.01%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,978,135,688 a change of -13%

26/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7684 points. Change of -0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,722,289,036 a change of 8.14%

23/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7706 points. Change of 0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,291,710,334 a change of -10.94%

22/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7684 points. Change of 0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,941,569,029 a change of 3.14%

21/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7662 points. Change of -0.74%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,760,836,180 a change of 16.25%

20/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7719 points. Change of -0.12%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,955,387,121 a change of 38.92%

19/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7728 points. Change of 0.22%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 3,567,027,566 a change of -46.92%

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.

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LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.. Close Mid-Price: 46.31 Percentage Change: + 0.86% Day High: 46.52 Day Low: 45.49

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#Gold #Nasdaq It wasn’t until an email flooded in we realised we’ve not seen a Wincanton truck for ages! The reason is simple, the legalised theft ferries across to Argyll can maybe take 3 HGV’s or a load of cars on each crossing. HGV operators avoid the experience, doubtless ditching their loads at “distribution centres” when the ubiquitous white van man takes over. It is possible to get here by road, sometimes. But the useless Scottish government ensure such an ambition is a hit ‘n’ miss process, even employing massive electronic signs to let folk know if the road is open or washed away. It’s quite a big deal, the wrong call adding several hundred miles to a trip.

Currently and probably the work of a politician with a runaway mouth, sheep are being blamed for the landslides. Or, being more accurate, a lack of sheep! The theory has sheep stomping around the surrounding mountains compressed the ground, stopping landslides. Who knows, maybe it’s true as sheep are no longer allowed to graze the slopes. It was once an exercise which made driving the route called “The Rest And Be Thankful”, a remorseless slope into the mountains, fraught with danger. It was perfectly possible to be exceeding the legal speed limit, come round a bend, and find a flock of sheep looking at your headlights with considerable interest. Quite a few folk found braking from 120mph could be an interesting experience. It was even rumoured the Scottish Police Force would test the ability of their trainee motorcyclists by timing them to prove they can actually cover 2 miles in just one minute. From personal experience, I’ve a suspicion this may be correct, once covering a particular stretch with marked police machinery both in front and behind, while we all were delighted by torrential rain.

Our little convoy certainly nudged above legal limits but when we reached the point where we’d to turn left to the ferry terminals, I indicated for a stop. “Why did you stop?” asked the leading guy. “I don’t think this pace is safe,” was my reply. He laughed, said “Well done, that’s the right answer and a pass.” With us slowing down to a crawl at 60mph for the rest of the journey, once on the ferry the rain stopped, the sun came out, and it all felt like a mistaken dream.

A funny thing about the sheep story are legendary Glencoe Sheep. The A82 through Glencoe can be quite fast but Glencoe Sheep are smart, hearing a car or motorcycle and opting to stand up and get to the side of the road. Whereas Glencoe deer are reared on stupid pills, one even flaunting a “Don’t Shoot Me” logo, sprayed on its rear. (A Circle with a red line, over a gun. Ghostbusters inspired)

 

Returning to Wincanton Plc, according to our email, a bidding war has kicked off for the share and their price is certainly showing some fascinating movements. Usually we’d be quite excited as it has shown a couple of classic GaGa (Gap Down/Gap Up) movements, ones which would traditionally suggest this is a share price capable of quite strong future movements. However, we feel the need to wave a cautionary finger. We often suspect the real driver in company takeovers isn’t the share price but instead, whatever behind the scenes deals for executive directors are on offer. Lets face it, there’s a very thin line between bribery and business incentive and when a Board decide to recommend an offer to shareholders, it’s often questionable just what has driven the BoD’s decision.

 

If we use our conventional GaGa logic, above just 505 should currently promote acceleration to an initial 585p with secondary, if bettered, at a longer term (or the next day) 644p. We cannot safely calculate above this level without making a Liz Truss face and mentioning an improbable 750p.

Their share price needs below 200p to cause serious panic. Our suspicion is to anticipate an eventual 585p.

 

 

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FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop
8:26:16PM	BRENT	8184.9								8140
8:29:51PM	GOLD	2032.7	2025	2021	2014	2035	2038	2041	2046	2031
8:32:21PM	FTSE	7686								7689
8:46:00PM	STOX50	4865.3								4740
8:53:44PM	GERMANY	17432								17407
8:56:42PM	US500	5072.9								5070
9:05:10PM	DOW	39069								39014
9:08:18PM	NASDAQ	17924	17815	17773	17666	17942	18016	18052	18111	17922
9:11:15PM	JAPAN	39339								39304

 

26/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7684 points. Change of -0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,722,289,036 a change of 8.14%

23/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7706 points. Change of 0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,291,710,334 a change of -10.94%

22/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7684 points. Change of 0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,941,569,029 a change of 3.14%

21/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7662 points. Change of -0.74%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,760,836,180 a change of 16.25%

20/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7719 points. Change of -0.12%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,955,387,121 a change of 38.92%

19/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7728 points. Change of 0.22%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 3,567,027,566 a change of -46.92%

16/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7711 points. Change of 1.5%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,719,822,861 a change of 59.53%

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:ITV ITV Close Mid-Price: 56.74 Percentage Change: -2.17% Day High: 57.88 Day Low: 56.68

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LSE:OCDO Ocado Plc Close Mid-Price: 491.5 Percentage Change: -6.98% Day High: 525.4 Day Low: 484.4

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#Brent #Dax The weekends Formula 1 race proved more boring than usual, principally because there wasn’t one. The F1 media had made a really big deal of the Bahrain track being open for “testing” on 22nd February and the logical assumption the race would follow the testing period proved utterly wrong. There is a one week gap between the two events but, to be honest, “testing” proved quite boring anyway with no surprises in car performance. So we’re not anxiously awaiting the weekends actual race and, who knows, Barclays may prove more interesting.

As the chart below shows, Barclays share price was gapped up above the downtrend since January 2023, creating the situation where movement next above 167p should prove capable of provoking ongoing recovery to an initial 172.7p with secondary, if beaten, now at an interesting looking 194p. This secondary is of special interest, perhaps even giving the share price an opportunity to close a session above the prior closing high of 189.5p and suggest happy days may be ahead for the share price.

In addition, there is something just a bit questionable about the decision to “gap” Barclays up, when the organisation released positive financial results. Not only was the share price gapped up above the downtrend since January 2023, it was also gapped above the downtrend which dates back to February 2007, a time when the share price almost reached 800p. We’ve shown this as a Green trend line on the chart and from our perspective, there’s a heck of a big question now making itself known. Essentially, should we view the influences on the price as coming from a period where 189p was the ruling high or, if 800p shall bear any influence against future movements. Hopefully share price movements in the coming weeks contribute toward an answer as it will make a change to our calculation potentials.

 

Of course, this could prove an enormous practical joke by a market, constantly keeping everyone “amused” by the way UK retail banks are treated. The share price needs below 139 to ring alarm bells, giving the option of reversal to 127 initially with secondary, if broken, a probable bottom at 112p.

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Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop
9:27:50PM	BRENT	8083.8	8103	7991	7879	8175	8288	8320	8404	8152
9:30:20PM	GOLD	2035.22
9:33:09PM	FTSE	7712
9:36:50PM	STOX50	4869.8
9:39:17PM	GERMANY	17411	17282	17225	17150	17393	17440	17899	18370	17285
9:41:21PM	US500	5082.8
9:53:20PM	DOW	39091
9:55:55PM	NASDAQ	17909.9
9:58:14PM	JAPAN	39417

 

23/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7706 points. Change of 0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,291,710,334 a change of -10.94%

22/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7684 points. Change of 0.29%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,941,569,029 a change of 3.14%

21/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7662 points. Change of -0.74%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,760,836,180 a change of 16.25%

20/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7719 points. Change of -0.12%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,955,387,121 a change of 38.92%

19/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7728 points. Change of 0.22%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 3,567,027,566 a change of -46.92%

16/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7711 points. Change of 1.5%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,719,822,861 a change of 59.53%

15/02/2024 FTSE Closed at 7597 points. Change of 0.38%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,212,176,049 a change of -10.97%

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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