Trends And Targets

Firstly, Happy Christmas. Today is a short one on the markets, made worse by nothing of consequence usually happening until 12.20 or so, then all the planned movements happening in the final 10 minutes of play. It used to drive us crazy but after last nights events, it become clear a rather relaxed attitude is possible. Perhaps even essential.

The problem was a Murder!

My wife had bought a ridiculously complex Murder Mystery role playing game and insisted, just this once, I participate with our grand-daughters, after dinner. This is the point when an escape to the office was usually desired but “ho hum”, it was only a game. 2 and 1/2 hours later, the lead detective (the 14 year old) successfully presented her case against the killer and the game was over. Then, of course, it was time for Charades. And of course, this provoked a desert of self propelled Karaoke, those who could play an instrument required to provide the music for each tune.

Our impromptu party was a success, neither one of the children being glued to their smartphones as until the end, when they tried to find how “Money Money Money” could be played on guitar or mandolin. Suddenly, it was 2am and a choice awaited, go to the office and do some work or head to bed. This was not a difficult decision, knowing how painful Christmas Eve could be for the market place.

Thus, todays subject is fairly straightforward. It’s the UK Aim and the visuals very strongly imply, if the UK’s junior market manages to close a session above Green at just 800 points, we should anticipate recovery to an initial 845 with secondary, if bettered, at 907 points. Until such time the UK index actually closes above 907 points, we shall be cautious about pointing to happy days ahead with a future 1181 calculating as viable.

And thus, until closure above 907 points is achieved, it will probably be more satisfying spending time with your family or frients.

Best wishes.

 

 

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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
11:47:11PM	BRENT	6191.4	6128	6096	6060	6180	6206	6221	6252	6170
11:16:38PM	GOLD	4504.68	4430	4411	4377	4480	4510	4526	4558	4474
11:21:31PM	FTSE	6191.4	9871	9861	9847	9887	9903	9925	9957	9870
11:28:25PM	STOX50	5746.3	5742	5738	5733	5751	5755	5765	5778	5740
11:31:26PM	GERMANY	24318	24253	24225	24179	24329	24356	24368	24424	24326
11:55:30PM	US500	6905.7	6860	6841	6818	6882	6910	6934	7006	6862
11:59:18PM	DOW	48420.8	48208	48120	47984	48355	48440	48762	49084	48268

 

23/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9889 points. Change of 0.24%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,498,839,426 a change of -17.8%

22/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9865 points. Change of -0.32%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,472,807,622 a change of -68.77%

19/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9897 points. Change of 0.61%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 17,521,574,490 a change of 151.82%

18/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9837 points. Change of 0.64%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,957,992,172 a change of -2.38%

17/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9774 points. Change of 0.93%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,127,448,786 a change of 18.41%

16/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9684 points. Change of -0.69%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,019,317,961 a change of 4.57%

15/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9751 points. Change of 1.06%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,756,132,548 a change of -4.78%

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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LSE:BARC Barclays. Close Mid-Price: 471.6 Percentage Change: + 0.78% Day High: 473.1 Day Low: 465.85

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LSE:CCL Carnival Close Mid-Price: 2343 Percentage Change: -0.64% Day High: 2426 Day Low: 2338

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LSE:EMG MAN. Close Mid-Price: 226.2 Percentage Change: + 0.71% Day High: 227.2 Day Low: 222.2

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LSE:FRES Fresnillo Close Mid-Price: 3246 Percentage Change: -0.43% Day High: 3288 Day Low: 3208

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LSE:HSBA HSBC. Close Mid-Price: 1175.2 Percentage Change: + 0.69% Day High: 1178.4 Day Low: 1162.4

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LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.. Close Mid-Price: 97.52 Percentage Change: + 0.45% Day High: 97.92 Day Low: 96.36

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LSE:OPG OPG Power Ventures Close Mid-Price: 5.4 Percentage Change: -0.74% Day High: 5.9 Day Low: 5.3

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LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc. Close Mid-Price: 397 Percentage Change: + 2.72% Day High: 396 Day Low: 384.5

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LSE:SMT Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust. Close Mid-Price: 1187 Percentage Change: + 0.59% Day High: 1189.5 Day Low: 1178.5

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LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 1806.5 Percentage Change: + 0.67% Day High: 1811.5 Day Low: 1790

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#Gold #Nasdaq For years, the stock market penguin has been exploring the pleasures of taxidermy, essentially royally stuffed but after a 10 year hiatus, is showing the potential of a surprise Lazarus effect! Back in January of this year (or sometime last week as this has been a fast 12 months). The share price has managed to close above our 84p on 7 occasions, giving considerable hope for the future and allowing us to delve into the realms of fantasy for what the future may hold!

Don’t get us wrong, we expect to be right with our calculations but ALWAYS suffer an extreme version of the collywobbles as timeframes are never a strong point. But Rockhopper has closed above our target level an even more impressive 12 times, so we absolutely must mix the tea leaves and attempt to figure out a future.

Unfortunately, for Rockhopper, things are now a bit weird. We’ve not checked the current news stream for Rockhopper as previous experience  Anyone remembering Desire Petroleum) has taught to deal with Falklands oilers with a degree of caution, relying on the numbers and avoiding market hype which can be rather inflammatory.  Or not, due to Desire mistakenly identifying water as oil, an easy mistake…

However, for Rockhopper, the immediate situation demands CLOSURE above 86p to justify some considerable hope, apparently opening the doors to a medium term ambition at 119p with our secondary, if beater, at 158p and the need to re-run the numbers, should the market sneak above such a level. Presently at 76p, it is one heck of an ambition.#

From a close near term perspective, there are some potentials.

Allegedly, above just 77p should bring a boost to an initial 80.3p with our secondary, if bettered, at 87.5p. This should give the market the opportunity to decide whether to close above 86p and kick open the door to a Big Picture perspective. Who knows, perhaps this shall prove to be a “Santa Thing” for 2025.

 

 

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Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
11:07:48PM	BRENT	6152.9									Success
11:15:45PM	GOLD	4463.64	4406	4380	4351	4430	4467	4619	4861	4406	Success
11:19:42PM	FTSE	9863.9									‘cess
11:22:52PM	STOX50	5748.3									Success
11:20:21PM	GERMANY	24319.7									‘cess
11:23:26PM	US500	6880.2									Success
11:28:19PM	DOW	48364.2									‘cess
11:31:46PM	NASDAQ	25492.2	25397	25370	25308	25495	25558	25688	25837	25400
11:34:19PM	JAPAN	50436

22/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9865 points. Change of -0.32%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,472,807,622 a change of -68.77%

19/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9897 points. Change of 0.61%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 17,521,574,490 a change of 151.82%

18/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9837 points. Change of 0.64%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,957,992,172 a change of -2.38%

17/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9774 points. Change of 0.93%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,127,448,786 a change of 18.41%

16/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9684 points. Change of -0.69%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,019,317,961 a change of 4.57%

15/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9751 points. Change of 1.06%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,756,132,548 a change of -4.78%

12/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9649 points. Change of -0.56%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,045,049,250 a change of 2.55%

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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LSE:CCL Carnival. Close Mid-Price: 2358 Percentage Change: + 1.95% Day High: 2367 Day Low: 2272

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LSE:FRES Fresnillo. Close Mid-Price: 3260 Percentage Change: + 2.84% Day High: 3284 Day Low: 3200

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LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra. Close Mid-Price: 389.95 Percentage Change: + 0.10% Day High: 398.8 Day Low: 388.35

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LSE:HSBA HSBC. Close Mid-Price: 1167.2 Percentage Change: + 0.02% Day High: 1171.8 Day Low: 1159.2

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LSE:IHG Intercontinental Hotels Group Close Mid-Price: 10570 Percentage Change: -0.14% Day High: 10685 Day Low: 10445

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LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc. Close Mid-Price: 386.5 Percentage Change: + 1.44% Day High: 389 Day Low: 375

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LSE:SDY Speedyhire. Close Mid-Price: 25.25 Percentage Change: + 2.23% Day High: 25.1 Day Low: 22.9

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LSE:SRP Serco. Close Mid-Price: 278.6 Percentage Change: + 0.22% Day High: 280 Day Low: 276

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#BrentCrude #GermanyDax It seems, since the start of November this year, quite a lot has been happening for Lloyds share price.  Firstly, it has closed above the Green line on the chart, a “horizontal trend” around 89p, which dates confidently back to November 26th 2009. This was when the bank did their magical “placing”, giving existing share holders the chance to buy additional shares at a discount. Unlike with a Rights Issue, this was a decision taken by each shareholder and while the share value changed the next day, it couldn’t be an “across the board” thing as many shareholders chose not to take advantage of the opportunity, seeing the market gapped down to 56p the next morning without the dubious benefit of the enter historical value being changed, because it wasn’t. Folk who’d bought before the market placing could still proudly proclaim they’d bought at 89p plus, despite the market gapping everything down to 56p.

It was a complex scenario, one which denied Lloyds the opportunity of a vertical line on their chart highlighting the event and adjusting the historic share price, along with a drastic logical change in the shares worth. Instead, Lloyds were forced to “enjoy” a gap down from 87 to 56p, a value which reflected both the discounted shares on sale, along with the percentage of share holders who were sufficiently gullible to trap their hard earned shareholding below the purchase price for the next 15 years. However, on November 25th this year, the share price was gapped up above this green Horizontal Trend and finally looks like the share price may be recovering!

Now, we can move onto the immediate picture for Lloyds share price, especially as it just achieved another “higher high” since piercing our Green Horizontal Line since 2009.

The immediate situation suggests movement above 97.74 should promote gains in the direction of a confident sounding 99.5 with our secondary, if bettered, now at 101.7p and some hesitation. While “betting on the banking sector” is a bit like betting on the timing of temporary traffic lights, movement to our eventual 104 level looks comfortable. Here in our bit of Argyll with effectively no traffic lights, every time workmen chuck up a set of temporary lights, it becomes a game and after a couple of days, locals learn to treat them as advisory if the sensors don’t work as they should. It’s rare there’s ever an accident, especially as local police cars usually participate in the “been Red for too long” game. Thankfully, with winter, we also have the advantage of oncoming headlights to warn if a dreadful mistake has been made.

There is another detail, worthy of mention, and it’s akin to playing with temporary traffic lights in Argyll… Once Lloyds share price manages to actually close a session above our 104p level, long term recovery to around 201p shall be seen as commencing. Hopefully, should this be the case, we don’t see the lights on an oncoming idiot getting ready to spoil the transit upward.

And finally, remaining on the subject of oncoming headlights, the issue is becoming serious due to folk with LED lamps legally lighting up the road before them. The issue stems back to outdated UK regulations, where Dip headlights had to be 45w and main beam 55w. Makers of car headlamps were thus able to use this as a rule of thumb, giving electric vehicles and 8 watt dip and a 10 watt main beam, remaining fully within regulations while the rest of us are blinded by oncoming traffic. Locally, the safest idea has been to slow down before triggering our own Tungsten directional headlights from a near standstill. It’s a bit of an “Empire Fights Back” thing which doubtless has a few electric vehicle victims scurrying to their garage to ask for their headlights to be aligned safely, in addition to legally. Our ridiculously cheap VW EOS, designed to be top of the VW range and a firm favourite for our dogs, continues to surprise with the features fitted as standard. Aside from the unpleasant detail it needs a new automatic gearbox, the thing is great…

The table below gives the equivalent Halogen Light Wattage, along with potential equivalents fitted by manufacturers awaiting UK Law clarification. Those very few of us with Tungsten lamps will probably be ignored, bulb replacement being more than the value of the vehicle!

 

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Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop
3:25:20AM	BRENT	6034.7	5858	5817	5556	6058	6048	6079	6102	6003
3:33:14AM	GOLD	4338.43
10:59:20PM	FTSE	9871.8
11:02:47PM	STOX50	5753.3
11:05:01PM	GERMANY	24313	24124	24016	23908	24193	24340	24356	24407	24255
11:09:20PM	US500	6850.1
11:12:15PM	DOW	48210.3
11:15:06PM	NASDAQ	25399.2
11:17:40PM	JAPAN	50328

 

19/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9897 points. Change of 0.61%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 17,521,574,490 a change of 151.82%

18/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9837 points. Change of 0.64%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,957,992,172 a change of -2.38%

17/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9774 points. Change of 0.93%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,127,448,786 a change of 18.41%

16/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9684 points. Change of -0.69%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,019,317,961 a change of 4.57%

15/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9751 points. Change of 1.06%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,756,132,548 a change of -4.78%

12/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9649 points. Change of -0.56%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,045,049,250 a change of 2.55%

11/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9703 points. Change of 0.5%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,894,528,793 a change of -21.51%

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

Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:BARC Barclays** **LSE:CCL Carnival** **LSE:EMG MAN** **LSE:FRES Fresnillo** **LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra** **LSE:HSBA HSBC** **LSE:IGG IG Group** **LSE:IHG Intercontinental Hotels Group** **LSE:NWG Natwest** **LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc** **LSE:SMT Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust** **LSE:SRP Serco** **LSE:STAN Standard Chartered** **LSE:STAR Star Energy** **

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LSE:BARC Barclays. Close Mid-Price: 468.95 Percentage Change: + 1.22% Day High: 470.15 Day Low: 464.85

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LSE:CCL Carnival. Close Mid-Price: 2313 Percentage Change: + 16.64% Day High: 2326 Day Low: 1886

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LSE:EMG MAN. Close Mid-Price: 223.2 Percentage Change: + 0.09% Day High: 226.2 Day Low: 220.8

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LSE:FRES Fresnillo. Close Mid-Price: 3170 Percentage Change: + 2.86% Day High: 3154 Day Low: 3036

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LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra. Close Mid-Price: 389.55 Percentage Change: + 0.71% Day High: 393 Day Low: 384.55

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LSE:HSBA HSBC. Close Mid-Price: 1167 Percentage Change: + 1.44% Day High: 1166.6 Day Low: 1147

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LSE:IGG IG Group Close Mid-Price: 1302 Percentage Change: -0.53% Day High: 1315 Day Low: 1297

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LSE:IHG Intercontinental Hotels Group. Close Mid-Price: 10585 Percentage Change: + 1.24% Day High: 10635 Day Low: 10440

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LSE:NWG Natwest. Close Mid-Price: 644.8 Percentage Change: + 0.62% Day High: 648.6 Day Low: 638

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LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc. Close Mid-Price: 381 Percentage Change: + 3.11% Day High: 385 Day Low: 368.5

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LSE:SMT Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust. Close Mid-Price: 1177 Percentage Change: + 0.47% Day High: 1187.5 Day Low: 1167

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LSE:SRP Serco. Close Mid-Price: 278 Percentage Change: + 1.24% Day High: 276.8 Day Low: 272

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LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 1788.5 Percentage Change: + 0.85% Day High: 1808.5 Day Low: 1779

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LSE:STAR Star Energy. Close Mid-Price: 9.26 Percentage Change: + 2.89% Day High: 9.5 Day Low: 9

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#FTSE #SANTA Christmas has a dreadful way of sneaking up, spending months approaching slowly and suddenly, like a predator switching from “stalking mode” to “attack”, it’s here. And as usual, a degree of panic ensues. As one of the lucky folk with only 4 people to buy for (wife, daughter, grand-daughters), the realisation only one present has been purchased is causing some flutters. Friday shall be spent on the mainland, raiding a row of boutique shops which seem to be flourishing due to a change in road layout. My sole justification comes from my wife slowing down every time we drive the route, glancing at every shop window. While such behaviour is usually due to a bloke checking out his cars reflection, my wife is capable of taking inventory of window contents and discussing shoes / woollens / craft jewellery while we’re on the ferry.

Heading to the mainland goes against the grain, when buying Christmas presents. But locally in our part of Argyll, it feels like the shops have conspired to avoid carrying any seasonal stock. Deciding to keep quiet on my conclusion as I knew my wife would ridicule me, she came to exactly the same conclusion when doing her usual “stocking fillers” run, giving me a list of stocking filler ‘junk’ to buy. Being told to use my initiative, when buying socks, may prove to be dangerous.

Of course, while toiling away 5 miles across the sea at the shops, there’s a chance I shall miss an event which – if life were a Hollywood movie – is almost certain. The UK index is within sniffing distance of extending itself to join the elite ranks of stock markets with 5 figure index numbers. All kidding aside, once index’ get into the 5 figure zone, stop loss levels become very difficult, often to the point of becoming absurd. This tends make large surges upward an expensive bet to make, demanding strict logic to remain safe when chasing a trade.

Currently, the UK market suggests movement above just 9860 points should trigger a little journey to an initial 9976 points. Visually, there is a suggestion of hesitation at such a level, the fact the target is above the markets previous all time high injects some hope an effort shall be made to achieve our secondary which calculates at 10,060 points. This would certainly justify a party popper or two, especially as a massive number of traders will open short positions expecting sharp reversals from their perceived “top” at the 10 thousand level. Such a series of open goals for the Spread Bet industry should be possible, because we can provide a third level target providing a long term attraction from 10,230 points, sufficiently above any logical Stop Loss positions to ensure any profit generated by the rise is returned to the industry which is never generous.

Or so our theory goes. If triggered, our tightest stop is massive at 9750 points.

If real trouble is planned, below 9640 has the potential of triggering reversals down to an initial 9531 points with our secondary, if broken, working out at 9424 points.

For now, it looks like Santa has arrived and we suspect a visit to 10,060 should be expected before the end of the year.

 

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Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
11:16:53PM	BRENT	5953.7	5930	5909		5993	6017	6045		5977
11:20:17PM	GOLD	4334.87	4308	4296		4329	4374	4383		4322	Success
11:22:47PM	FTSE	9802.8	9745	9704		9807	9853	9889		9796
11:25:54PM	STOX50	5717.6	5718	5710		5729	5749	5755		5713	Success
11:34:12PM	GERMANY	24125.4	24052	23992		24142	24227	24282		24124	Success
11:40:08PM	US500	6769.1	6747	6720		6795	6817	6844		6770	Success
11:42:40PM	DOW	47886	47849	47736		48102	48374	48624		48040	Success
11:45:39PM	NASDAQ	24985	24831	24708		25101	25166	25304		24981	Success
11:48:19PM	JAPAN	49361	49114	48981		49266	49542	49980		49260

 

18/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9837 points. Change of 0.64%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,957,992,172 a change of -2.38%

17/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9774 points. Change of 0.93%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,127,448,786 a change of 18.41%

16/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9684 points. Change of -0.69%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,019,317,961 a change of 4.57%

15/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9751 points. Change of 1.06%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,756,132,548 a change of -4.78%

12/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9649 points. Change of -0.56%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,045,049,250 a change of 2.55%

11/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9703 points. Change of 0.5%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,894,528,793 a change of -21.51%

10/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9655 points. Change of 0.13%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,510,310,269 a change of 17.31%

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:VOD Vodafone. Close Mid-Price: 96.48 Percentage Change: + 0.86% Day High: 97.04 Day Low: 95.48

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#GOLD #WallSt We reviewed M&S back in mid-September, giving one of our very rare “no-brainer” price movement predictions. Within days, it fulfilled the requirements detailed in our scenario, achieving our 393p target and even, somewhat hesitantly, taking the first step on a path to 428p. But alas, doubtless due to their rubbish clichéd Christmas telly advert,  the share price has now managed to cancel out serious Big Picture optimism by closing below 330p. From our perspective, numerically this is a hanging offence, perhaps due to an advertising agency relying on a 40 year old tune and a TV star whose career has aged unlike a 25 year old whisky, matching when she was last on TV as an actress. Okay, to be honest, you really need to be cruel to criticise Dawn French as in the opinion of this writer, she’s brilliant. But the Vicar of Dribbled was interred 25 years ago, given an occasional heartbeat with 45 second clips on YouTube shorts.!

Now, the situation with M&S demands the price close above 342p to escape its visual doom as it feels like trouble is ahead for 2026. At present, it looks like weakness below 315 shall trigger reversals down to an initial 294 with our secondary, if broken, calculating at ideally a bounce before 256p. We should mention, closure below 256 implies a future bottom awaits at 224p but our suspicion is the market shall declare an “oops” moment before our secondary target of 294 being broken.

Of course, there’s always the risk M&S shall somehow find something positive to say about life in the UK, meaning above 342 should trigger an attempt at 366 with our secondary, if beaten, at a future 383p. With regret, about the best we can suggest is those who profited with our September gain scenario remain wearing their M&S running shoes as it looks like further dips are ahead.

Then again, perhaps the speculated BoE Interest Rate reduction today shall diminish the cost of taking a mortgage before experiencing M&S’s pricing policies, thus giving immediate hope for an improvement in their retail sales in the months ahead. We suspect the converse. And we also wonder, if they returned to their classic Lingerie adverts, would M&S share price improve. After all, Formula One managed to experience a decline in viewers, once they exterminated their Grid Girls in 2017, nowadays experiencing a resurgence in viewers with USA viewers demanding such  despicable pageantry to appeal to base male instincts.

While forgetting the vast majority of their worldwide audience is male and the ridiculous effort to appeal to future Asian tracks also provoked a drop in viewing audience from the likes of Abu Dhabi, Saudi, Bahrain, and Qatar. But on the plus side, Guardian readers and BBC controllers were happy. If only our local Argyll hero from Oban, Susie Wolff, had competed in F1 wearing a swimming costume, rather than taking the more difficult route of establishing The F1 Academy to give women another way of accessing the sport. (Susie Wolff, married to Toto Wolff, the Mercedes guy and ‘best friend’ of unemployable Christian Horner…)

Finally, as for 2026, we’ve heard some gossip Ferrari may actually be a “thing” for a change as there are enormous changes taking place. Not least being a requirement to speak English in an effort to establish a common language for the team. Who know’s? Ferrari are the only team known for having more reverse gear positions than forward gears, an Italian cliché once applied to their World War Two tanks.

 

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Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
11:12:25PM	BRENT	6051.5
11:18:07PM	GOLD	4337.25	4307	4296	4278	4324	4347	4348	4362	4328	‘cess
11:23:58PM	FTSE	9761.5									Success
11:26:22PM	STOX50	5673.1									‘cess
11:28:36PM	GERMANY	23903.7									‘cess
11:31:37PM	US500	6733									‘cess
11:35:38PM	DOW	47908.5	47864	47801	47606	48000	48100	48136	48226	47940	Shambles
11:39:23PM	NASDAQ	24747									Shambles
11:41:56PM	JAPAN	48960

 

17/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9774 points. Change of 0.93%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,127,448,786 a change of 18.41%

16/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9684 points. Change of -0.69%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,019,317,961 a change of 4.57%

15/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9751 points. Change of 1.06%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,756,132,548 a change of -4.78%

12/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9649 points. Change of -0.56%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,045,049,250 a change of 2.55%

11/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9703 points. Change of 0.5%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,894,528,793 a change of -21.51%

10/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9655 points. Change of 0.13%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,510,310,269 a change of 17.31%

9/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9642 points. Change of -0.03%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,402,100,858 a change of 23.04%

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:HSBA HSBC. Close Mid-Price: 1141.8 Percentage Change: + 2.70% Day High: 1159.6 Day Low: 1125.4

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LSE:IGG IG Group. Close Mid-Price: 1284 Percentage Change: + 1.50% Day High: 1296 Day Low: 1265

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LSE:NWG Natwest. Close Mid-Price: 637.8 Percentage Change: + 0.66% Day High: 646.4 Day Low: 636.2

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LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc. Close Mid-Price: 366 Percentage Change: + 3.10% Day High: 380 Day Low: 354.5

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Bitcoin US Dollar (COIN:BTCUSD)  Trading around 87,244 at time of writing.

“FTSE” “SP00” ‘We’ve a slightly complex relationship with crypto currencies as it usually seems like most people lost money on, in the instance of Bitcoin,  fantasy product which has climbed from below 2,000 dollars back in 2017 to a high of over 125,000 dollars this year. This represents a rise of roughly 6250%, fairly impressive. But unfortunately, the problem with Bitcoin is it has no definition of value. While it is easy to define the Moon as being 4,136,000 miles away or a UK Politician as being just a fake consultancy away, crypto currency provides no such hard and fast rules to give an idea of its real value.

For instance, had anyone bought a Range Rover with Bitcoin back in October for $125,000, the vehicle would now be viewed as worth less than $90,000 had it been used, though this is probably substantially above the real value of a Range Rover, notorious for their savage reliability and depreciation. Equally, anyone feeling smug about selling their McMansion for 10 Bitcoins back in October is probably walking funny, now realising their clever sale is worth roughly the same as a 2 bed terraced house in Hackney, complete with parking battles. But of course, anyone involved in either scenario risks exposure to a capricious government, eager to tax anything they can, regardless whether they understand what they are doing.

It is certainly a strange observation, the realisation crypto can never be safe until such time it enjoys an official way of measuring it. Gold, for instance, can be safely measured again the US Dollar, a regulated instrument which is exposed to the covetous behaviour of governments, eager to bloodsuck their perceived share of any transactions. It is a someone invidious position, knowing  crypto can only survive below the radar, if it remains free of regulatory interference but unfortunately, this lack of regulatory intrusion strongly contributes to the volatility of Bitcoin.

But of course, until such time we can define a Bitcoin as being worth 1 x Westminster MPs, 10 x City Councillors, a Range Rover, or a block of flats AND a shopping mall in Campbeltown, Argyll,  it effectively has no value other than that attributed by the market during a given trading period? Since the October high of 127,000, the recent trip down to 80,000 must be scaring punters silly as reversal of 37% is worth devoting some thought to. While visually the situation isn’t terribly bad at present, the product price is below the closing level uptrend since 2023 and thus, worthy of some frightening consideration. There is now a pretty big issue if the value of Bitcoin dribbles below 80,500 as reversal to an initial 73,900 looks possible with our secondary, if broken, down at 61,675 and a return to the price levels of 2024.

Visually, this scenario makes quite a bit of sense. The value of Bitcoin needs exceed 93,000 dollars to escape such a doom.

Then again, this is Bitcoin, the monster of illogical behaviour!  While reversals look inevitable, we shall not be aghast if it exhibits surprise gains, maybe caused by the UK changing interest rates to somehow allow expenditure on properties. How could this happen?

Form a “limited company” whose assets are a series of properties. Sell ownership of the company, along with its assets, and you neatly avoid ridiculous Stamp Duty, another government attempt to extract taxation from initiative. In fact, if the “limited company” is listed in places like the Isle of Man or Barbados, it’s pretty hard for “Rachel from Accounts” to fine you for initiative. A surprising number of accountancy firms are not only aware but also experienced in off-shore property dealing.

Should Bitcoin exceed 93,000 dollars, movement up to an initial 105k look possible with our secondary, if beaten, at a brand new all time high of 138,000 dollars. Which is pretty nice for a product which effectively is worth nothing!

 

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Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
11:29:46PM	BRENT	5872.3									‘cess
11:32:48PM	GOLD	4306.13
11:35:47PM	FTSE	9677.1	9654	9639	9595	9695	9710	9727	9751	9684
11:39:34PM	STOX50	5726.8									Success
11:44:25PM	GERMANY	24117.3									Success
11:47:56PM	US500	6795.6	6761	6732	6669	6817	6830	6859	6892	6801	Success
11:52:04PM	DOW	48089.5									Success
11:55:19PM	NASDAQ	25075.2
11:58:10PM	JAPAN	49572									‘cess

 

16/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9684 points. Change of -0.69%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,019,317,961 a change of 4.57%

15/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9751 points. Change of 1.06%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,756,132,548 a change of -4.78%

12/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9649 points. Change of -0.56%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,045,049,250 a change of 2.55%

11/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9703 points. Change of 0.5%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,894,528,793 a change of -21.51%

10/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9655 points. Change of 0.13%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,510,310,269 a change of 17.31%

9/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9642 points. Change of -0.03%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,402,100,858 a change of 23.04%

8/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9645 points. Change of -0.23%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,203,421,137 a change of 3.99%

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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#Gold #Nasdaq It’s interesting Chariot have moved into “wind” with a substantial Wind Power financing agreement. With reports of considerable problems in South Africa with their conventional electricity generation systems, it certainly appears more Wind Power shall be required immediately in the country, doubtless providing a reasonable income stream for the company. Here in Argyll, we’re have an opposite problem, local communities rebelling against plans to install a Wind Farm with 250 metre blades. It’s hard to disagree with their arguments as tourism is a major part of the economy as people come to enjoy the mountains, rather than have scenery obscured by massive windmills. Of course, electricity locally is generated by Hydro-electric plants which means there is no local need for wind farm power generation.

However, it’s sane to assume South Africa has plenty of room for big wind turbines, time spent driving through the country giving plenty of opportunity to become bored with the complete lack of scenery which could only be improved with the growth of wind generators. Hopefully Chariot Oil shall experience a profitable future with this initiative.

As for their share price, despite it enjoying a day in the sun with news of their new contracts, the share price failed to close in a zone where we’d be cheerfully promoting the idea of big things coming. But the chart extract below which shows the share closing the day at 1.58 highlights the problem, the price failing to achieve a “higher high” by closing just a little higher above 1.62p. While it is only 4/100ths of a penny, the visuals give plenty of reason for a degree of concern. We certainly hope the days ahead shall give the price the opportunity to close above 1.62p should be capable of triggering some reasonable price movement.

Such a scenario calculates with an initial target of 2p with our secondary, if bettered, at 2.45p.  Significantly, this would take the share price into a zone where the big picture trend from April 2022 intrudes and gives a third level long term target at an impressive 3.2p.

Of course, there’s always a converse scenario and in this instance, it requires Chariot to close below 1.40p as this risks a visit to an initial 1.2p and hopefully a bounce. Our secondary, if broken, works out at 0.8p and the risk of the share price finding itself trapped until there’s a material change in the company prospects. At present, there are absolutely no signals suggesting this shall be the case but it’s always worth remembering.

 

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Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
10:46:24PM	BRENT	6030.3
10:53:46PM	GOLD	4305.13	4285	4269	4241	4318	4351	4375	4405	4318
10:58:46PM	FTSE	9751.2									Success
11:05:32PM	STOX50	5749.9
11:47:10PM	GERMANY	24199.3
11:52:04PM	US500	6814.3
11:55:23PM	DOW	48423
11:29:25PM	NASDAQ	25039	25022	24955	24858	25108	25252	25346	25454	25102	‘cess
11:31:51PM	JAPAN	49956	49871	49709	49492	50090	50211	50341	50498	50025

 

15/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9751 points. Change of 1.06%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,756,132,548 a change of -4.78%

12/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9649 points. Change of -0.56%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,045,049,250 a change of 2.55%

11/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9703 points. Change of 0.5%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,894,528,793 a change of -21.51%

10/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9655 points. Change of 0.13%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,510,310,269 a change of 17.31%

9/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9642 points. Change of -0.03%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,402,100,858 a change of 23.04%

8/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9645 points. Change of -0.23%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,203,421,137 a change of 3.99%

5/12/2025 FTSE Closed at 9667 points. Change of -0.44%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,003,675,648 a change of -20.4%

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

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

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

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

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

Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:BARC Barclays** **LSE:HIK Hikma** **LSE:IGG IG Group** **LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc** **LSE:STAN Standard Chartered** **

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Updated charts published on : Barclays, Hikma, IG Group, SAGA Plc, Standard Chartered,

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LSE:BARC Barclays. Close Mid-Price: 454.25 Percentage Change: + 2.23% Day High: 456.95 Day Low: 448.15

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LSE:HIK Hikma Close Mid-Price: 1503 Percentage Change: -0.86% Day High: 1510 Day Low: 1482

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LSE:IGG IG Group. Close Mid-Price: 1166 Percentage Change: + 1.13% Day High: 1177 Day Low: 1155

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LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc. Close Mid-Price: 353.5 Percentage Change: + 4.90% Day High: 353.5 Day Low: 338

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LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 1760.5 Percentage Change: + 1.94% Day High: 1772 Day Low: 1741

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