Trends And Targets

#Gold #SP500 Northern Ireland gold producer, #Galantas, appears to be enjoying the favour of the markets currently. The share price, cheerfully ignoring the current hiatus which seems to be infecting gold values, recently enjoyed a series of fairly positive sessions, making us wonder if something is brewing for the future. Historically Galantas share price suffered from enhanced speculation for the future but now, the company are actually mining underground, boasting of a 2km underground development.

Hopefully future price movements shall be based on production numbers, rather than ‘enhanced speculation’ among internet chatrooms.

A visit to the corporate website proved suitably impressive, a large mining area very reminiscent visually of operations shown on telly’s ‘Gold Rush’ documentary series, one of our guilty secrets every Friday evening on the Discovery Channel. Hopefully the mine doesn’t the weather extremes of Alaska and Canada.

 

Presently trading around 34p, it appears the share need only exceed 35.5p to suggest some happy days ahead. Share price movements, since the 10:1 split last year, generally prove quite reliable, and the situation now appears to be of movement above 35.5p being capable of triggering some strong movement to an initial 49p with secondary, if exceeded, working out at a longer term 63p. These are obviously fairly large jumps but appear made possible by the strength of historical declines, each time the share reached an unsustainable high. However, we would prefer the price actually closes a session above the Blue downtrend on the chart, just to make ongoing upward travel difficult to derail.

For panic to raise its ugly head, the share price currently would need slump below RED on the chart as the reversal consequences look pretty extreme.

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
11:49:17PM	BRENT	80.75									‘cess
11:51:55PM	GOLD	1802.15	1790	1780	1763	1803	1803	1806	1814	1790	‘cess
11:54:18PM	FTSE	7478.8
11:56:36PM	FRANCE	7159.5									‘cess
12:00:06AM	GERMANY	15881.49									‘cess
12:09:45AM	US500	4677.87	4630	4579	4500	4688	4685	4693	4731	4631	Success
12:12:53AM	DOW	36088									‘cess
12:15:53AM	NASDAQ	15650									Success

 

10/01/2022 FTSE Closed at 7445 points. Change of -0.53%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,844,878,564 a change of 25.04%

7/01/2022 FTSE Closed at 7485 points. Change of 0.47%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,474,069,038 a change of -10.83%

6/01/2022 FTSE Closed at 7450 points. Change of -0.88%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,138,809,460 a change of 26.57%

5/01/2022 FTSE Closed at 7516 points. Change of 0.15%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,850,064,854 a change of -31.07%

4/01/2022 FTSE Closed at 7505 points. Change of 1.64%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,036,052,579 a change of 378.45%

31/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7384 points. Change of -0.26%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 1,470,600,972 a change of -36.25%

30/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7403 points. Change of -100%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 2,306,886,388 a change of 0%

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:AFC AFC Energy Close Mid-Price: 42.35 Percentage Change: -3.64% Day High: 45.5 Day Low: 41.4

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LSE:AV. Aviva. Close Mid-Price: 433.9 Percentage Change: + 0.42% Day High: 436 Day Low: 431.1

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LSE:AVCT Avacta Close Mid-Price: 77 Percentage Change: -33.62% Day High: 98 Day Low: 77.5

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LSE:BARC Barclays. Close Mid-Price: 207.9 Percentage Change: + 1.29% Day High: 209.8 Day Low: 205.05

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LSE:BDEV Barrett Devs Close Mid-Price: 699.6 Percentage Change: -4.87% Day High: 727.4 Day Low: 696.6

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LSE:BP. BP PLC. Close Mid-Price: 363.05 Percentage Change: + 0.14% Day High: 369.3 Day Low: 361.85

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LSE:CAR Carclo Close Mid-Price: 34.75 Percentage Change: -7.33% Day High: 36.1 Day Low: 33.5

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LSE:DDDD 4D Pharma Close Mid-Price: 45.35 Percentage Change: -3.51% Day High: 47.95 Day Low: 44.55

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LSE:DGE Diageo Close Mid-Price: 3848.5 Percentage Change: -0.67% Day High: 3880 Day Low: 3839.5

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LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G. Close Mid-Price: 22.5 Percentage Change: + 7.14% Day High: 22.5 Day Low: 20.95

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LSE:EZJ EasyJet. Close Mid-Price: 633.8 Percentage Change: + 1.93% Day High: 647.4 Day Low: 627.4

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LSE:FRES Fresnillo Close Mid-Price: 803.8 Percentage Change: -1.95% Day High: 828.2 Day Low: 798.2

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LSE:HSBA HSBC. Close Mid-Price: 492 Percentage Change: + 2.01% Day High: 493.55 Day Low: 483.4

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LSE:IGG IG Group. Close Mid-Price: 829.5 Percentage Change: + 0.24% Day High: 841.5 Day Low: 824.5

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LSE:ITM ITM Power Close Mid-Price: 347.6 Percentage Change: -4.66% Day High: 370 Day Low: 346.8

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LSE:MKS Marks and Spencer Close Mid-Price: 253.7 Percentage Change: -1.13% Day High: 263 Day Low: 253.2

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LSE:NWG Natwest. Close Mid-Price: 247 Percentage Change: + 0.20% Day High: 249.6 Day Low: 246.4

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LSE:OCDO Ocado Plc Close Mid-Price: 1547.5 Percentage Change: -0.80% Day High: 1565.5 Day Low: 1523

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LSE:ODX Omega Diags Close Mid-Price: 20.75 Percentage Change: -2.35% Day High: 22 Day Low: 19

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LSE:RR. Rolls Royce. Close Mid-Price: 127.66 Percentage Change: + 0.41% Day High: 129.62 Day Low: 126.22

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LSE:SRP Serco Close Mid-Price: 138 Percentage Change: -0.50% Day High: 138.5 Day Low: 134.6

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LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 492.5 Percentage Change: + 1.13% Day High: 495.6 Day Low: 490

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LSE:TERN Tern Plc. Close Mid-Price: 12.5 Percentage Change: + 4.17% Day High: 12.75 Day Low: 11.75

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#Brent #Dax When we previously reviewed Barclays just over a month ago, we wound up our report by mentioning we believe the share price intended a visit to 217p. However, in a month quite a lot can change. Though perhaps quite a little, rather than quite a lot, when discussing the UK’s retail banking sector!

However, a glance at the Banks Index part of the FTSE, memorably named as the FTSE:NMX301010, actually gives reasonable cause for hope. The sector has accelerated through the Blue downtrend since 2018 and is now illustrating a series of highs. As a result, the immediate situation is encouraging as movement above 3,308 points now allows for further recovery to 3,426 points with secondary, if bettered, at 3,673 points. This secondary clashes quite neatly with the pre-covid high in February 2020 and we suspect, if attained, represents a level at which we should expect some hesitation in the banking sector. Things only become interesting for the longer term with CLOSURE above 3,673 points as a strong argument can be made for ongoing travel to 4,448 points.

What has this to do with Barclays Plc?

 

Essentially, when the banking sector as a whole develops some slight angst around the 3,400 level, whatever price level Barclays finds itself languishing is also doubtless going to prove itself capable of some hesitation. In the case of Barclays, we’re a little conflicted thanks to a couple of variable arguments.

Near term, above 207.5p should now make an attempt at 218p next. We’re already pretty certain the bank share price intends a visit to this level. Closure above 218p should prove interesting, allowing a visit to a future 240p. It’s the 240p level we suspect shall prove capable of some grief, probably matching our ambition of 3,673 or so for the Banking Sector.

Visually, Barclays share price has quite a lot going for it currently, already trading higher than the pre-pandemic high and now painting a series of “higher highs” on the chart below.

If things intend go pear shaped, the bank currently needs trade below 175p to generate a serious level of concern. Our inclination is to remain viewing Barclays favourably, at least until 240p makes an appearance. Goodness knows how long it may take!

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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
8:06:41PM	BRENT	81.57	81.2	80.76	80.08	81.9	82.8	83.2	84.28	79.4	‘cess
8:08:50PM	GOLD	1796.07	1792								‘cess
8:11:01PM	FTSE	7490.66	7428
8:13:03PM	FRANCE	7228.2	7172								‘cess
9:01:57PM	GERMANY	15951.77	15856	15799	15635	15971	16063	16133	16224	15925	Success
9:04:01PM	US500	4690.12	4661
9:06:19PM	DOW	36344.8	36104								‘cess
9:09:00PM	NASDAQ	15646	15517
9:12:15PM	JAPAN	28402	28376								Success

 

7/01/2022 FTSE Closed at 7485 points. Change of 0.47%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,474,069,038 a change of -10.83%

6/01/2022 FTSE Closed at 7450 points. Change of -0.88%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,138,809,460 a change of 26.57%

5/01/2022 FTSE Closed at 7516 points. Change of 0.15%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,850,064,854 a change of -31.07%

4/01/2022 FTSE Closed at 7505 points. Change of 1.64%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,036,052,579 a change of 378.45%

31/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7384 points. Change of -0.26%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 1,470,600,972 a change of -36.25%

30/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7403 points. Change of -100%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 2,306,886,388 a change of 0%

29/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7420 points. Change of 0%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 3,844,071,499 a change of 0%

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:AV. Aviva. Close Mid-Price: 432.1 Percentage Change: + 1.46% Day High: 432.2 Day Low: 425.8

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LSE:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY Close Mid-Price: 270.2 Percentage Change: -1.10% Day High: 279.6 Day Low: 268.4

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LSE:BP. BP PLC. Close Mid-Price: 362.55 Percentage Change: + 2.08% Day High: 362.45 Day Low: 356.45

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LSE:DDDD 4D Pharma Close Mid-Price: 47 Percentage Change: -6.37% Day High: 50.1 Day Low: 46.25

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LSE:DGE Diageo Close Mid-Price: 3874.5 Percentage Change: -2.61% Day High: 3958 Day Low: 3860.5

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LSE:FRES Fresnillo Close Mid-Price: 819.8 Percentage Change: -0.10% Day High: 827.2 Day Low: 805

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LSE:HIK Hikma. Close Mid-Price: 2134 Percentage Change: + 0.42% Day High: 2129 Day Low: 2087

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LSE:HSBA HSBC. Close Mid-Price: 482.3 Percentage Change: + 0.85% Day High: 482.6 Day Low: 475.8

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LSE:ITM ITM Power. Close Mid-Price: 364.6 Percentage Change: + 0.44% Day High: 375.6 Day Low: 357.6

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LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.. Close Mid-Price: 52.84 Percentage Change: + 1.62% Day High: 53.18 Day Low: 52.11

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LSE:MKS Marks and Spencer. Close Mid-Price: 256.6 Percentage Change: + 2.27% Day High: 258.9 Day Low: 251.4

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LSE:NWG Natwest. Close Mid-Price: 246.5 Percentage Change: + 1.19% Day High: 247.3 Day Low: 241.6

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LSE:POLY Polymetal Close Mid-Price: 1194 Percentage Change: -0.54% Day High: 1205 Day Low: 1184.5

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LSE:PPC President Energy Close Mid-Price: 1.8 Percentage Change: -6.49% Day High: 1.94 Day Low: 1.8

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LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 487 Percentage Change: + 2.03% Day High: 488 Day Low: 476.9

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LSE:VOG VICTORIA. Close Mid-Price: 4.5 Percentage Change: + 20.00% Day High: 4.85 Day Low: 3.75

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It’s quite curious how both the FTSE, along with Wall St, each managed to attain pretty important target levels at the start of 2022. These levels had been calculated as viable since the lows of March 2020 and we were inclined to anticipate some hesitation across the markets, if they made an appearance.

What really surprises us is the coincidence of each market reaching similar milestones at the same time, despite the trading patterns on the FTSE and Wall St being utterly different. If there were any true similarity between the two index’, the FTSE would currently be trading around 9,600 points, rather than the 7450 level. Alternately, if Wall St were exhibiting similar lack of strength to the FTSE, that particular index would presently be trading around 28,000 points rather than 36,000. Yet, for some mysterious reason, both markets reached a level we regard (from a Big Picture perspective) as pretty important, perhaps explaining the currently case of volatility.

For Wall St, the immediate situation sounds serious as weakness next below 36,200 calculates with a reversal potential toward 36,542 points. We’ve a pretty strong argument hoping for a bounce at such a level, ideally just above this target. But if 36,542 breaks, we can work out a “bottom” potential down at 34,900 points or so. It’s amazing to note such a “bottom” also virtually coincides with the Red uptrend since March 2020, again providing an argument for some sort of bounce.

However, despite these slightly gloomy potentials, it’s worth remembering until such time Red breaks on the Wall St chart, the market has marginally exceeded our Big Picture target level and this tends imply the index is in an uptrend. If this is indeed the case, anything next above 36,955 shall be regarded with impressive potentials, allowing growth to an initial 37,880 with secondary, if bettered, now at 40,080 points sometime in the future. We do expect a degree of hysterics and volatility, if the 40,000 level makes an appearance.

As for the FTSE, the recent visit to 7,530 was fascinating, taking the index into an important region where the Big Picture demanded the index close a session above 7,518 points to promise a future of wine and roses. Alas, on the day, the best the FTSE could offer was closing at 7,516 points on Wednesday with Thursday providing a logical slight reversal. We take considerable hope from Wednesdays high of 7,530. Movement now above such a level (or closure above 7,518 points) now confirms a Big Picture potential of future movement to 7,696 points. If exceeded, our longer term secondary comes in at 8,080 points.

Even from an immediate stance, above just 7,496 points apparently should attempt near term growth to 7,536 points. Obviously, such a target again exceeds Wednesdays high, also giving London a fair chance to close a session above 7,518 and triggering the foregoing Big Picture expectations.

It’s almost difficult to pour misery on the FTSE’s future chances but, of course, we’ll take a stab at it. Currently, below 7,395 looks like it shall prove capable of triggering some reversals down to 7,314 points. Should the market opt to break such a level, our secondary works out at 7,240 points and a hopeful bounce.

 

Finally, we didn’t anticipate starting the year with such a statement but we suspect this particular analysis shall prove worth printing out and sticking on the wall. From our perspective, quite a few of the foregoing numbers look pretty important for 2022.

 

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
9:28:24PM	BRENT	81.76	81.33	80.915		82.1	82.58	82.8		81.4	‘cess
9:31:05PM	GOLD	1788.14	1786	1782		1801	1808	1811		1793	Success
9:33:20PM	FTSE	7451.46	7425	7395		7480	7497	7509		7444	‘cess
9:36:13PM	FRANCE	7250	7235	7205		7271	7302	7317		7267	Success
9:39:58PM	GERMANY	16037.99	15982	15930		16058	16152	16208		16050
9:42:22PM	US500	4699	4670	4652		4718	4724	4733		4693	‘cess
9:45:08PM	DOW	36271.7	36198	36113		36376	36538	36585		36335	‘cess
9:47:47PM	NASDAQ	15798	15607	15502.5		15808	15899	15923		15723	‘cess
9:55:57PM	JAPAN	28712	28473	28432		28723	28929	29025		28678	Success

6/01/2022 FTSE Closed at 7450 points. Change of -0.88%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,138,809,460 a change of 26.57%

5/01/2022 FTSE Closed at 7516 points. Change of 0.15%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,850,064,854 a change of -31.07%

4/01/2022 FTSE Closed at 7505 points. Change of 1.64%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,036,052,579 a change of 378.45%

31/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7384 points. Change of -0.26%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 1,470,600,972 a change of -36.25%

30/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7403 points. Change of -100%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 2,306,886,388 a change of 0%

29/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7420 points. Change of 0%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 3,844,071,499 a change of 0%

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:AVCT Avacta. Close Mid-Price: 115.6 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 115 Day Low: 111.5

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LSE:BARC Barclays. Close Mid-Price: 200.45 Percentage Change: + 1.28% Day High: 201.05 Day Low: 195.8

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LSE:CASP Caspian Close Mid-Price: 3.5 Percentage Change: -15.66% Day High: 4.15 Day Low: 3.45

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LSE:DDDD 4D Pharma Close Mid-Price: 50.2 Percentage Change: -3.09% Day High: 52.6 Day Low: 49

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LSE:EZJ EasyJet. Close Mid-Price: 624.2 Percentage Change: + 1.23% Day High: 635 Day Low: 599.6

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LSE:FGP Firstgroup Close Mid-Price: 100.6 Percentage Change: -1.85% Day High: 102.7 Day Low: 97

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LSE:FRES Fresnillo Close Mid-Price: 820.6 Percentage Change: -4.09% Day High: 845.4 Day Low: 820.6

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LSE:HIK Hikma Close Mid-Price: 2125 Percentage Change: -3.01% Day High: 2191 Day Low: 2129

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LSE:HSBA HSBC. Close Mid-Price: 478.25 Percentage Change: + 2.12% Day High: 479.45 Day Low: 463.95

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LSE:IAG British Airways. Close Mid-Price: 161.58 Percentage Change: + 0.47% Day High: 167.2 Day Low: 155.54

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LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.. Close Mid-Price: 52 Percentage Change: + 2.60% Day High: 51.95 Day Low: 49.82

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LSE:MKS Marks and Spencer. Close Mid-Price: 250.9 Percentage Change: + 0.48% Day High: 256.7 Day Low: 245.9

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LSE:NWG Natwest. Close Mid-Price: 243.6 Percentage Change: + 2.61% Day High: 243.3 Day Low: 234.2

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LSE:POLY Polymetal Close Mid-Price: 1200.5 Percentage Change: -3.88% Day High: 1237.5 Day Low: 1198.5

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LSE:PPC President Energy Close Mid-Price: 1.92 Percentage Change: -0.77% Day High: 1.94 Day Low: 1.85

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LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 477.3 Percentage Change: + 3.72% Day High: 479.1 Day Low: 455.4

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LSE:ZOO Zoo Digital. Close Mid-Price: 136 Percentage Change: + 2.64% Day High: 133.5 Day Low: 129

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#US500 #DAX Our previous review of Argo Blockchain was perfect in every respect. Except one. There was no triggering event to promote a price rise, itself not an issue, but worse, the potential drop level was only shown on our chart. The share price managed to immolate itself to our illustrated 86p drop target level, completely without any analysis! We had, rather arrogantly, assumed the price intended head upward, thus feeling there was not need to give a “panic” trigger!

We’re curious if the current state of Bitcoin shall now negatively impact Argo Blockchain share price. When we previously looked at Bitcoin last November, we’d given an initial drop target around $47,000 with secondary, if broken, around $38,000. Given Bitcoin is presently trading at $43,000, we’re inclined to anticipate ongoing reversals to somewhere around our $38,000 level. We should mention an unpleasant risk if the $38k level breaks as it risks promoting ongoing reversal down to a hopeful bottom of $29,000. Bitcoin currently needs above $52,500 to dig itself out of this mess.

When we superimpose Bitcoin movements over the last 6 months with Argo Blockchain, there seems to be some sort of link with Bitcoin trend influences. As a result, weakness now below 88p risks triggering reversal to 80p next with secondary, if broken, down at 49p and hopefully a bounce. Importantly, we should mention we cannot calculate below 49p, thanks to target levels suddenly being prefaced by minus signs.

 

Presently trading around 91p, the share price needs exceed 109p to give a reasonable early warning for coming recovery as this calculates with the potential of an initial 124p with secondary, if exceeded, working out at 153p and almost certain hesitation.

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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
9:50:18PM	BRENT	79.92	79.7	79.495	Subscribe	80.5	81.31	81.55	for more	80.1	‘cess
9:51:53PM	GOLD	1810.4	1808	1803	Subscribe	1817	1830	1834	for more	1814	Success
9:54:00PM	FTSE	7460.9	7445	7425	Subscribe	7499	7530	7550	for more	7480
9:56:14PM	FRANCE	7321	7295	7272		7345	7369	7388		7330
9:58:20PM	GERMANY	16097	16077	15972		16203	16196	16236		16110
10:01:01PM	US500	4700.57	4697	4691		4738	4739	4744		4712	Success
10:03:55PM	DOW	36433	36395	36321		36605	36630	36661		36450	Shambles
10:07:12PM	NASDAQ	15764	15752	15631		15885	15933	15956		15822	Success
10:14:32PM	JAPAN	29017	28987	28906		29130	29155	29198		28993

 

5/01/2022 FTSE Closed at 7516 points. Change of 0.15%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,850,064,854 a change of -31.07%

4/01/2022 FTSE Closed at 7505 points. Change of 1.64%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,036,052,579 a change of 378.45%

31/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7384 points. Change of -0.26%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 1,470,600,972 a change of -36.25%

30/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7403 points. Change of -100%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 2,306,886,388 a change of 0%

29/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7420 points. Change of 0%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 3,844,071,499 a change of 0%

 

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:BARC Barclays. Close Mid-Price: 197.92 Percentage Change: + 0.64% Day High: 199.2 Day Low: 196.34

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LSE:BP. BP PLC. Close Mid-Price: 354.8 Percentage Change: + 1.08% Day High: 358.25 Day Low: 351.35

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LSE:EME Empyrean Close Mid-Price: 6 Percentage Change: -1.64% Day High: 6.1 Day Low: 5.8

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LSE:EZJ EasyJet. Close Mid-Price: 616.6 Percentage Change: + 1.51% Day High: 627.4 Day Low: 602.4

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LSE:FRES Fresnillo. Close Mid-Price: 855.6 Percentage Change: + 0.35% Day High: 861.8 Day Low: 843.2

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LSE:GKP Gulf Keystone. Close Mid-Price: 203.5 Percentage Change: + 3.19% Day High: 207 Day Low: 196

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LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.. Close Mid-Price: 50.68 Percentage Change: + 1.54% Day High: 51.24 Day Low: 50.09

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LSE:MKS Marks and Spencer. Close Mid-Price: 249.7 Percentage Change: + 4.70% Day High: 250.4 Day Low: 240.8

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LSE:NWG Natwest. Close Mid-Price: 237.4 Percentage Change: + 1.06% Day High: 239.2 Day Low: 233.5

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LSE:POG Petrop etc Close Mid-Price: 17.99 Percentage Change: -5.22% Day High: 18.96 Day Low: 17.92

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LSE:RBD Reabold Resources PLC. Close Mid-Price: 0.19 Percentage Change: + 5.56% Day High: 0.2 Day Low: 0.18

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LSE:RMG Royal Mail. Close Mid-Price: 526.8 Percentage Change: + 0.73% Day High: 531.4 Day Low: 523

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LSE:TSCO Tesco. Close Mid-Price: 296.7 Percentage Change: + 0.94% Day High: 297.4 Day Low: 292.4

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LSE:ZOO Zoo Digital. Close Mid-Price: 132.5 Percentage Change: + 2.32% Day High: 132.5 Day Low: 129.5

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#FTSE #Gold Our three weekly look at Natwest has surprised us a little. The share appears to be starting 2022 in optimistic territory, the price somehow discovering an ability to close the 4th of January at 234.9p! By a miniscule 0.6p, the share price has closed at a higher high, since the Blue downtrend was conclusively broken last year. Apparently, it’s now time for party poppers…

While we’re a little “tongue in cheek” with optimism, there is a harsh reality and it’s that the markets rarely send this sort of signal without it actually proving realistic. Perhaps importantly, the bank share price is also trading above it’s pre-pandemic level and if experience with other markets worldwide is to be accepted, this should also provide a significant clue as to the future for the share price. Thanks to this overload of optimistic signals, we’re inclined to take a step back and review the share price potentials from a Big Picture perspective.

Apparently we are now supposed to accept Natwest share price has entered a longer term cycle to an initial 316p. Closure around this level shall prove important, thanks to a perfectly obvious glass ceiling at the 300p level. Our long term secondary, in the event 316p is exceed – or the price closes above 300p – works out at a visually pleasing 369p, a price level at which we expect some hesitation.

 

For things to horribly wrong for Natwest, the share price currently needs reverse below Blue on the chart, presently 207p. Such a movement would quite strongly suggest investing in running shoes but for now, this particular retail bank provides some hope for the future.

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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
11:07:13PM	BRENT	80.02	78.48	78.09		79.56	80.46	80.9		79.41
11:09:01PM	GOLD	1814.01	1798	1792		1810	1817	1819		1811
11:10:51PM	FTSE	7493	7421	7410		7463	7521	7540		7481
11:14:13PM	FRANCE	7308	7246	7237		7484	7333	7387		7195
11:16:36PM	GERMANY	16147	16008	15945		16077	16206	16310		16032
11:18:24PM	US500	4790	4773	4763		4796	4816	4824		4790
11:20:40PM	DOW	36766	36610	36520		36726	36929	37030		36731
11:22:33PM	NASDAQ	16249	16222	16156		16333	Nothing	making	sense

 

4/01/2022 FTSE Closed at 7505 points. Change of 1.64%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 7,036,052,579 a change of 378.45%

31/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7384 points. Change of -0.26%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 1,470,600,972 a change of -36.25%

30/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7403 points. Change of -0.23%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 2,306,886,388 a change of -39.99%

29/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7420 points. Change of -100%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 3,844,071,499 a change of 0%

23/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7373 points. Change of 0%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 3,429,761,214 a change of 0%

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:AV. Aviva. Close Mid-Price: 428.9 Percentage Change: + 4.51% Day High: 429.3 Day Low: 414.9

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LSE:AVCT Avacta Close Mid-Price: 119 Percentage Change: -4.42% Day High: 130.35 Day Low: 115

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LSE:BARC Barclays. Close Mid-Price: 196.66 Percentage Change: + 5.17% Day High: 197.5 Day Low: 190.3

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LSE:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY. Close Mid-Price: 271.2 Percentage Change: + 3.51% Day High: 273.4 Day Low: 267

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LSE:BDEV Barrett Devs. Close Mid-Price: 760 Percentage Change: + 1.60% Day High: 765 Day Low: 754.2

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LSE:BP. BP PLC. Close Mid-Price: 351 Percentage Change: + 6.20% Day High: 352.4 Day Low: 339.15

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LSE:CCL Carnival. Close Mid-Price: 1472.2 Percentage Change: + 6.40% Day High: 1510 Day Low: 1455.8

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LSE:CNA Centrica. Close Mid-Price: 73.82 Percentage Change: + 3.24% Day High: 74.4 Day Low: 71.86

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LSE:DGE Diageo. Close Mid-Price: 4103.5 Percentage Change: + 1.67% Day High: 4110 Day Low: 4044

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LSE:EZJ EasyJet. Close Mid-Price: 607.4 Percentage Change: + 9.24% Day High: 624 Day Low: 589.8

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LSE:HSBA HSBC. Close Mid-Price: 471.5 Percentage Change: + 5.09% Day High: 472.6 Day Low: 455

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LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.. Close Mid-Price: 49.91 Percentage Change: + 4.41% Day High: 50 Day Low: 48.6

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LSE:NWG Natwest. Close Mid-Price: 234.9 Percentage Change: + 4.08% Day High: 235.5 Day Low: 226

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LSE:RKH Rockhopper. Close Mid-Price: 9.5 Percentage Change: + 14.46% Day High: 10.02 Day Low: 8.3

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LSE:RMG Royal Mail. Close Mid-Price: 523 Percentage Change: + 3.36% Day High: 526.4 Day Low: 514.4

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LSE:RR. Rolls Royce. Close Mid-Price: 127.08 Percentage Change: + 3.42% Day High: 128.28 Day Low: 126.14

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LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 462.8 Percentage Change: + 3.21% Day High: 467 Day Low: 452.4

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LSE:TSCO Tesco. Close Mid-Price: 293.95 Percentage Change: + 1.40% Day High: 294.15 Day Low: 292.05

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LSE:TW. Taylor Wimpey. Close Mid-Price: 178 Percentage Change: + 1.42% Day High: 179.7 Day Low: 175

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Thursday, the last full day on the markets before New Year dawns, managed to pass virtually un-noticed. We shouldn’t really have been surprised thanks to volumes being lower than public expectations of politicians. The media appear to be enjoying a feeding frenzy, telling anyone who’ll listen Covid-19 cases are at record numbers, but thankfully the stock market appears to be taking a sceptical stance.

Obviously, we hope the situation continues but the harsh reality is of a market requiring above 7459 to trigger some useful recovery, now pointing at the potential of movement to an initial 7554 points with secondary, if bettered, recalculating at 7634 points.

If everything intends go wrong, below 7380 looks slightly troublesome, allowing weakness to an initial 7358 points with secondary, if broken, now working out at 7286 points. Such movement obviously risks undoing the recent upward trend break, effectively parking the index until such time the state of the nations health becomes clear.

 

This time of year is always fascinating, many pundits giving tips for shares and markets to watch next year. Scanning the US financial press currently reveals a bias toward coming growth in the financial sector and, somewhat humorously, the UK financial sector is mentioned as “one to watch” as it’s been underperforming for years. Who knows, maybe 2022 shall prove to be the year this prediction actually comes to fruition?

For now, our best wishes for the coming year. We’re not inclined to throwing “tips” at readers but do suspect, quite strongly, the travel industry and its associated components in aviation shall be one capable of disproportionate movements, should a belief in Covid-19 retreating gain credence. Shares such as Rolls Royce, IAG, even Easyjet, should accelerate pretty fast if things ever start to return to whatever passes as normal.

Hopefully Google celebrate the final Friday of 2021 by producing some really fascinating adverts for this page. We enjoy the coffee each visit buys.

Have a great New Year and long may ‘yer lum reek.

 

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
9:27:38PM	BRENT	79.02	78.14	77.575	76.74	79.69	80.1	80.3	80.93	78.85
9:33:07PM	GOLD	1817.31	1796	1789	1778	1804	1818	1821	1825	1810	Success
9:35:07PM	FTSE	7395	7381	7363	7331	7418	7438	7452	7471	7402	‘cess
9:38:00PM	FRANCE	7167	7151	7146	7132	7178	7190	7199	7212	7172
9:40:13PM	GERMANY	15860.99	15792	15757	15684	15885	15970	15997	16064	15858
9:47:28PM	US500	4780.87	4776	4771	4759	4786	4807	4814	4828	4777
10:06:41PM	DOW	36400	36368	36307	36179	36471	36599	36628	36715	36468
10:08:19PM	NASDAQ	16433	16411	16389	16329	16496	16569	16618	16685	16452
10:12:44PM	JAPAN	28872	28798	28756	28684	28916	28966	28978	29109	28901

 

30/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7403 points. Change of -0.23%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 2,306,886,388 a change of -39.99%

29/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7420 points. Change of 0.64%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 3,844,071,499 a change of 12.08%

23/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7373 points. Change of 0.44%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 3,429,761,214 a change of -22.36%

22/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7341 points. Change of 0.6%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,417,772,606 a change of -20.48%

21/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7297 points. Change of -100%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,555,401,277 a change of 0%

20/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7198 points. Change of 0%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,725,360,926 a change of 0%

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:BDEV Barrett Devs Close Mid-Price: 745 Percentage Change: -0.56% Day High: 752.4 Day Low: 746.8

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LSE:EXPN Experian Close Mid-Price: 3634 Percentage Change: -0.90% Day High: 3689 Day Low: 3644

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LSE:IGG IG Group. Close Mid-Price: 819 Percentage Change: + 0.06% Day High: 823.5 Day Low: 816.5

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LSE:OXIG Oxford Instruments Close Mid-Price: 2645 Percentage Change: -0.56% Day High: 2765 Day Low: 2620

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LSE:PPC President Energy Close Mid-Price: 2.02 Percentage Change: -19.00% Day High: 2.5 Day Low: 2.02

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LSE:RKH Rockhopper Close Mid-Price: 7.75 Percentage Change: -0.90% Day High: 8.53 Day Low: 7.04

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#FTSE #GOLD Despite us covering the FTSE, a more inspired title would be “Grand-daughters Revenge!”. Lucky enough to have a massive bath, our 8 & 10 y/old’s traditionally indulge with a huge bubble bath, the evening before returning to their cage in the zoo. Pouring such a deep bath takes some skill but this time around, the girls announced they were old enough to deal with it all by themselves. We shrugged and left them to it.

After 20 minutes or so, a child appeared to complain the water wasn’t getting deep and the bath wasn’t ready. After patiently explaining the need for a PLUG in the science of pouring a bath, neither girl was happy at being told it would be another hour before they could try again. Typically, this massive bath effectively requires 2 hot water tanks to fill and the children had just poured all the hot water down the plug-hole. Of course, in the ensuing blame game, it was all somehow my fault and worse, the bath is now also a mess of ‘bath bomb’ glitter clumps which refuse to wash away.

Festive grump aside, the FTSE looks capable of finishing the year in fairly useful territory as we head into the final full session. Already at a high, following the 2020 Covid plunge, the index need only exceed 7459 to suggest coming movement to 7484 points. If exceeded, our secondary calculates at an amazing (and less likely) level of 7558 points. Such an ambition matches, almost exactly, the pre-Covid-19 high of 7547 points in February 2020, and would provide a real cliff-hanger upon which to finish the year.

If things intend go wrong, the earliest indication feels like movement below 7385. Such a trigger risks promoting reversal to an initial 7332 with secondary, if broken, at 7291 points. However, as the inset on the chart highlights, the UK index has finally managed to close a session above Blue, a downtrend which dates back to the high of last year. This, we hope, shall prove significant and capable of kickstarting 2022.

Many thanks to the nice folk who keep us in coffee, just by finding fascinating adverts to visit on this page.

Our best wishes for 2022

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop
10:52:21PM	BRENT	79.2	78.11	77.34	76.44	79.13	80.1	80.38	81.62	78.9
10:53:44PM	GOLD	1804.62	1794	1787	1776	1805	1808	1813	1821	1799
10:55:27PM	FTSE	7423	7400	7387	7363	7438	7460	7485	7561	7400
10:56:51PM	FRANCE	7167.8	7133	7125	7099	7164	7203	7218	7246	7160
10:58:37PM	GERMANY	15860	15799	15760	15690	15907	15970	15982	16113	15833
11:00:38PM	NASDAQ	16490.35	16391	16353	16249	16530	16572	16629	16709	16455
11:02:08PM	DOW	36510	36375	36304	36212	36470	36579	36607	36705	36416
11:03:16PM	US500	4792.87	4777	4767	4755	4790	4803	4810	4821	4790
11:05:16PM	JAPAN	28847	28716	28618	28589	28853	28935	29001	29094	28794

 

29/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7420 points. Change of 0.64%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 3,844,071,499 a change of 12.08%

23/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7373 points. Change of 0.44%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 3,429,761,214 a change of -22.36%

22/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7341 points. Change of 0.6%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,417,772,606 a change of -20.48%

21/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7297 points. Change of 1.38%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,555,401,277 a change of -2.97%

20/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7198 points. Change of -100%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,725,360,926 a change of 0%

17/12/2021 FTSE Closed at 7269 points. Change of 0%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 1,205,733,107 a change of 0%

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:AV. Aviva** **LSE:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY** **LSE:BDEV Barrett Devs** **LSE:CBX Cellular Goods** **LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:DARK Darktrace Plc** **LSE:DGE Diageo** **LSE:EXPN Experian** **LSE:HSBA HSBC** **LSE:IGG IG Group** **LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.** **LSE:NG. National Glib** **LSE:RMG Royal Mail** **LSE:RR. Rolls Royce** **LSE:STAN Standard Chartered** **LSE:TSCO Tesco** **LSE:TW. Taylor Wimpey** **

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LSE:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY. Close Mid-Price: 266.6 Percentage Change: + 1.37% Day High: 268 Day Low: 263.2

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LSE:BDEV Barrett Devs. Close Mid-Price: 749.2 Percentage Change: + 1.44% Day High: 751.8 Day Low: 743.4

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LSE:CBX Cellular Goods. Close Mid-Price: 6.8 Percentage Change: + 8.80% Day High: 7.25 Day Low: 6.2

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LSE:CNA Centrica. Close Mid-Price: 71 Percentage Change: + 2.93% Day High: 71.06 Day Low: 69.26

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LSE:DARK Darktrace Plc. Close Mid-Price: 415 Percentage Change: + 0.92% Day High: 441.6 Day Low: 414

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LSE:DGE Diageo. Close Mid-Price: 4094.5 Percentage Change: + 1.98% Day High: 4097 Day Low: 4050.5

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LSE:EXPN Experian. Close Mid-Price: 3667 Percentage Change: + 2.66% Day High: 3680 Day Low: 3608

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LSE:HSBA HSBC. Close Mid-Price: 449.4 Percentage Change: + 0.38% Day High: 453 Day Low: 448.3

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LSE:IGG IG Group. Close Mid-Price: 818.5 Percentage Change: + 2.18% Day High: 822 Day Low: 802

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LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.. Close Mid-Price: 48 Percentage Change: + 1.18% Day High: 48.73 Day Low: 47.73

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LSE:NG. National Glib. Close Mid-Price: 1090 Percentage Change: + 0.74% Day High: 1093.4 Day Low: 1084.8

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LSE:RMG Royal Mail. Close Mid-Price: 521.4 Percentage Change: + 2.84% Day High: 523 Day Low: 510.2

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LSE:RR. Rolls Royce. Close Mid-Price: 121.88 Percentage Change: + 0.21% Day High: 125.72 Day Low: 121.78

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LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 447 Percentage Change: + 1.29% Day High: 448.1 Day Low: 442.2

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LSE:TSCO Tesco. Close Mid-Price: 291.05 Percentage Change: + 1.09% Day High: 292.3 Day Low: 287.95

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LSE:TW. Taylor Wimpey. Close Mid-Price: 176.75 Percentage Change: + 0.88% Day High: 178.4 Day Low: 175.5

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