Trends And Targets

#Brent_Crude #Dax Fuel prices in the UK continue to explore new highs, a fact brought sharply home when filling a couple of cans of diesel for our little tractor. The thing has a spiteful fuel tank, pretending to run out of fuel when below 5 ltrs. This only happens when cutting the lawn from left to right, otherwise it’s fine heading up and down. The lawn, you see, slopes and few things are more irritating than spluttering to a halt with a fuel gauge reading 1/4 full. Maybe this winter will be the one when I remember to reposition the fuel valve…

The price to fill the two diesel cans was nearly 15 quid. When I last filled the cans earlier this year, I remember handing over a 10 pound note and a single 1 pound coin! It’s annoying to report I probably bought fuel for the tractor (grudgingly, surely the last cut of the year) at the lowest and highest prices of 2021. This suspicion is due to the price of Brent Crude. We keep calculating the $86 level as a potential point of hesitation on the current rising cycle. Visually, this is also borne out by the high back in 2018 as there are few things the market likes more than invent a reason for hesitation in price movements. As the chart below highlights, Brent Crude now has every excuse to experience some hesitation, regardless of Big Picture growth characteristics. In the event the product discovers a reason to drip below $77, all bets are off for the longer term.

Barclays Plc (LSE:BARC) As for Barclays, when we reviewed the share 3 weeks ago, we gave criteria for a climb to 198.7p. The share closed Friday at 198.86p, so this ambition can be successfully crossed off. The important detail, from a software perspective, is our initial target was exceeded, creating a set of circumstances where some optimism for the future is possible. Now above 202p looks important, calculating with an initial target level at 216p next. If exceeded, our longer term secondary works out at 222p.

Despite it being true the “Big Picture” now demands we admit a longer term 240p should be regarded as the driving hope, our inclination is for caution, simply due to the retail banks dreadful performance in the last 7 years. Our real problem surfaces, if we concede the share is entering a true recovery cycle, thanks to the Big Picture also giving a target above 240p as an astounding leap to 407p.

If Barclays opts to explore reasons to destroy hope, the share price needs move below 161p. Ideally, the share should now only need infinite patience, world peace, universal health, and competent UK governments. Perhaps ‘infinite patience’ shall be a realistic hope.

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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
9:19:53PM	BRENT	85	83.3	83	82.24	84.5	85.28	85.61	86.38	83.4	‘cess
9:22:11PM	GOLD	1793.32									Success
9:23:59PM	FTSE	7215.41									Success
9:26:19PM	FRANCE	6748									Success
9:29:19PM	GERMANY	15548	15488	15484	15440	15544	15618	15648	15688	15550	‘cess
9:32:20PM	US500	4545.22									‘cess
9:35:34PM	DOW	35675									Success
9:38:19PM	NASDAQ	15356									Success
9:43:28PM	JAPAN	28686									‘cess

22/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7204 points. Change of 0.19%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,669,794,204 a change of -12.27%

21/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7190 points. Change of -0.46%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,323,076,986 a change of 2.72%

20/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7223 points. Change of 0.08%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,182,365,180 a change of -1.88%

19/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7217 points. Change of 0.19%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,281,678,962 a change of 1.68%

18/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7203 points. Change of -0.43%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,194,650,270 a change of -14.83%

15/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7234 points. Change of 0.37%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,099,387,832 a change of 10.37%

14/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7207 points. Change of 0.92%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,526,155,922 a change of -16.32%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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LSE:ASC Asos. Close Mid-Price: 2773 Percentage Change: + 2.14% Day High: 2782 Day Low: 2699

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LSE:BARC Barclays. Close Mid-Price: 198.86 Percentage Change: + 1.00% Day High: 201.1 Day Low: 196.66

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LSE:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY Close Mid-Price: 257.2 Percentage Change: -0.16% Day High: 258.8 Day Low: 256.6

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LSE:DGE Diageo. Close Mid-Price: 3639.5 Percentage Change: + 0.92% Day High: 3660.5 Day Low: 3603.5

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LSE:EMG MAN. Close Mid-Price: 236.3 Percentage Change: + 1.37% Day High: 236.3 Day Low: 232.9

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LSE:FRES Fresnillo. Close Mid-Price: 916.6 Percentage Change: + 1.98% Day High: 920 Day Low: 897.6

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LSE:IGAS Igas Energy Close Mid-Price: 15.35 Percentage Change: -6.97% Day High: 16 Day Low: 15.35

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LSE:POG Petrop etc. Close Mid-Price: 25.1 Percentage Change: + 3.04% Day High: 25.28 Day Low: 24.4

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LSE:TLW Tullow Close Mid-Price: 48.84 Percentage Change: -3.06% Day High: 50.7 Day Low: 48.25

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LSE:ZOL Zoldav. Close Mid-Price: 30 Percentage Change: + 15.38% Day High: 30.5 Day Low: 26.5

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#FTSE #GOLD A probably unhealthy addiction to Google statistics continues, primarily driven by the fact the 2nd greatest number of visitors to our website in the last week apparently came from China. Each visitor remained for less than a second! Whereas folk from the UK average 47 minutes on site, Singapore 31 minutes, and even the Maldives taking 12 minutes on average browsing, per visitor. Thankfully, the nice folk from Reunion Island remain on our list of international visitors.

The China puzzle is a real head scratcher as Google doesn’t count ‘bots’. Perhaps our negative mention of China Evergrande a few weeks merited attention but we note trading in the company shares has now been suspended, probably one of the least surprising market movements recently. Obviously, there is a risk of this impacting the markets again.

 

This week on the FTSE could be fairly described as boring, the market comprehensively failing to show direction with a trading range of around 50 points. It almost feels like the market has been in shock at achieving a new high since the pandemic plunge of March last year. We’d hoped the “surge” to 7244 a week ago would be significant, inspiring confidence in the marketplace. But unfortunately, the last 4 sessions were utterly lame and lacking in any commitment.

If we opt to fear the worst, the FTSE needs fall below 7156 points to justify some slight near term concern. We can calculate the potential of this triggering reversals to an initial 7116 points with secondary, if broken, at a painful looking 7048 points. If triggered, the tightest stop loss level looks like a tempting 7186 points, almost too tight to be trusted given the reversal potentials.

More likely, we suspect movements above 7216 points should prove interesting, calculating with a fairly useless potential of 7232 points. If bettered, our secondary is a more alluring 7275 points and yet another high for the period since last years pandemic drop.

Have a good weekend. Here in Scotland, we’ve had the first snow of winter, along with the first frosts!

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FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
10:11:30PM	BRENT	84.25	82.8	82.095		83.65	84.82	85		84.06	Success
10:13:13PM	GOLD	1783.24	1774	1770		1786	1789	1798		1778
10:15:24PM	FTSE	7200.16	7179	7158		7211	7212	7220		7184	‘cess
10:17:27PM	FRANCE	6715.5	6655	6647		6689	6715	6738		6675
10:19:50PM	GERMANY	15482	15455	15443		15490	15533	15563		15480	Success
10:22:13PM	US500	4540	4521	4515		4531	4552	4558		4537	‘cess
10:23:54PM	DOW	35614	35442	35377.5		35575	35657	35682		35460
10:25:52PM	NASDAQ	15400	15380	15364		15463	15499	15530		15409	Shambles
10:28:34PM	JAPAN	28521	28403	28341		28696	28844	28943.5		28619	Success

 

21/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7190 points. Change of -0.46%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,323,076,986 a change of 2.72%

20/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7223 points. Change of 0.08%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,182,365,180 a change of -1.88%

19/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7217 points. Change of 0.19%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,281,678,962 a change of 1.68%

18/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7203 points. Change of -0.43%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,194,650,270 a change of -14.83%

15/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7234 points. Change of 0.37%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,099,387,832 a change of 10.37%

14/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7207 points. Change of 0.92%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,526,155,922 a change of -16.32%

13/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7141 points. Change of 0.15%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,604,225,806 a change of 15.2%

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

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

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

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

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

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

Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:ASC Asos** **LSE:BLOE Block Energy PLC** **LSE:CAR Carclo** **LSE:CEY Centamin** **LSE:EZJ EasyJet** **LSE:ITM ITM Power** **LSE:QFI Quadrise** **LSE:TLW Tullow** **

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Updated charts published on : Asos, Block Energy PLC, Carclo, Centamin, EasyJet, ITM Power, Quadrise, Tullow,

LSE:ASC Asos. Close Mid-Price: 2715 Percentage Change: + 2.03% Day High: 2741 Day Low: 2620

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LSE:BLOE Block Energy PLC Close Mid-Price: 1.57 Percentage Change: -1.56% Day High: 1.6 Day Low: 1.52

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LSE:CAR Carclo. Close Mid-Price: 38 Percentage Change: + 5.56% Day High: 40.1 Day Low: 36.5

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LSE:CEY Centamin Close Mid-Price: 96.68 Percentage Change: -2.17% Day High: 98.28 Day Low: 96.56

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LSE:EZJ EasyJet. Close Mid-Price: 599.8 Percentage Change: + 1.45% Day High: 606.2 Day Low: 576

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LSE:ITM ITM Power. Close Mid-Price: 479.8 Percentage Change: + 8.40% Day High: 481.8 Day Low: 437.8

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LSE:QFI Quadrise Close Mid-Price: 3.56 Percentage Change: -1.25% Day High: 3.5 Day Low: 3.5

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LSE:TLW Tullow Close Mid-Price: 50.38 Percentage Change: -3.85% Day High: 52.12 Day Low: 49.91

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

#Gold #Nasdaq

Our previous report on ITM in November 2019 has proven quite extraordinary. We’d the courage to show some future targets on the illustrative charts but opted to “bottle it” in the text. To be honest, the only thing which permitted movement from 80p to 248p was a calculation, rather than any specific chart logic. Not only did the price reach 248p, it was gapped above this level in 2020 and somehow made its way to 724p eventually!

 

We had been impressed at the company technological Hydrogen Cell base and it certainly appears the market was equally fascinated. However, on the chart below, we’ve circled something which bothers us a little. Since March 2020, there has been a pretty solidly defined uptrend and earlier this month, the share price briefly spiked below the uptrend. As we’ve mentioned previously, this sort of one session event can often be taken as a warning signal, the market essentially broadcasting the uptrend cannot be trusted.

If this is indeed the case, weakness next below 356p risks promoting trouble, allowing reversal to an initial 231p with secondary, if broken, calculating at a bottom of 155p. Visually, there are plenty of arguments favouring a bounce at the 231p level.

 

Perhaps we’re being too negative, reading too much into whatever happened on October 6th!

 

Presently trading around 442p, the share price now needs exceed 479p as this, allegedly, should trigger price recovery to 580p. If playing safe, waiting until the share price closes above Blue (currently 504p), should make some sense. Our longer term secondary, should 580p be exceeded, works out at 676p. The chart visuals suggest some hesitation at such a level.

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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
9:42:46PM	BRENT	85.39									‘cess
9:44:52PM	GOLD	1781.78	1769	1767	1760	1781	1789	1794	1803	1773	‘cess
9:46:41PM	FTSE	7216.08
9:48:27PM	FRANCE	6707.5									Success
9:50:55PM	GERMANY	15507.82									‘cess
9:54:35PM	US500	4533.87
9:56:29PM	DOW	35564									Success
9:58:20PM	NASDAQ	15373.72	15332	15293	15238	15400	15462	15488	15540	15378
10:00:49PM	JAPAN	29241

20/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7223 points. Change of 0.08%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,182,365,180 a change of -1.88%

19/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7217 points. Change of 0.19%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,281,678,962 a change of 1.68%

18/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7203 points. Change of -0.43%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,194,650,270 a change of -14.83%

15/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7234 points. Change of 0.37%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,099,387,832 a change of 10.37%

14/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7207 points. Change of 0.92%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,526,155,922 a change of -16.32%

13/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7141 points. Change of 0.15%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,604,225,806 a change of 15.2%

12/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7130 points. Change of -0.22%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,733,075,032 a change of 19.23%

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

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

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

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

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

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

Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:ASC Asos** **LSE:CAR Carclo** **LSE:CBX Cellular Goods** **LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G** **LSE:EZJ EasyJet** **LSE:FRES Fresnillo** **LSE:HUR Hurrican Energy** **LSE:IAG British Airways** **LSE:IQE IQE** **LSE:OXIG Oxford Instruments** **

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LSE:CAR Carclo. Close Mid-Price: 36 Percentage Change: + 10.09% Day High: 35.5 Day Low: 32.1

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LSE:CBX Cellular Goods Close Mid-Price: 6.8 Percentage Change: -1.45% Day High: 6.85 Day Low: 6.72

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LSE:CNA Centrica. Close Mid-Price: 60.22 Percentage Change: + 2.94% Day High: 61.1 Day Low: 58.78

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LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G. Close Mid-Price: 33.2 Percentage Change: + 9.57% Day High: 34.25 Day Low: 30.5

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LSE:EZJ EasyJet Close Mid-Price: 591.2 Percentage Change: -3.59% Day High: 614.8 Day Low: 581.8

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LSE:FRES Fresnillo. Close Mid-Price: 897.4 Percentage Change: + 1.10% Day High: 899.8 Day Low: 883

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LSE:HUR Hurrican Energy. Close Mid-Price: 4.8 Percentage Change: + 10.34% Day High: 4.7 Day Low: 4.2

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LSE:IAG British Airways Close Mid-Price: 157.5 Percentage Change: -4.87% Day High: 165.78 Day Low: 156.04

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LSE:IQE IQE Close Mid-Price: 44 Percentage Change: -1.01% Day High: 45.6 Day Low: 44.05

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LSE:OXIG Oxford Instruments Close Mid-Price: 2340 Percentage Change: -2.50% Day High: 2455 Day Low: 2360

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

BT Group (LSE:BT.A)

When we reviewed BT in April, we gave criteria for movement toward the 200p level. This was a pretty concise success but we forgot our promise to recalculate should such a level make an appearance. The period since has been dire, the share price opting to mimic their customer service, coming completely unwound. There’s now an issue making itself known, probably not helped by the latest news of their policy of overcharging customers which has resulted in a class action.

 

From our perspective, it’s all about the 134p share price level. Given the share is presently trading around 137p, very little work is required to hit our next reversal trigger, one with some interesting (but with potentially useful) consequences.

Below 134p now threatens reversal to an initial 111p. Our secondary, if the initial target breaks, is a fascinating 100p. The secondary rates special interest, thanks to the presence of the Red line on the chart. This level dates back to the market crash of 2009, a trend which the market has proven extremely shy of breaking below. Even last year, with all the pandemic trauma, despite a flurry of intraday movements nodding below Red, the stock market was extremely careful to ensure the share price closed on the line, never below. We’ve shown this extraordinary period below as it gives considerable hope should our secondary target of 100p make an appearance anytime soon.

Essentially, reaching 100p comes with a reasonable chance a bounce can be expected. If opting to try a Long position, a stop loss could be emplaced just below last years low of 94p though, we must point out we’re nowhere near a position where we can speculate how high any rebound may extend. At present, the share price needs better 139p to give the potential of movement to an initial 146p with secondary, if bettered, a longer term 156p. Unfortunately, the current visuals suggest the market expects BT.A shares to fall a bit further and this is why we point out the 100p level may be worth keeping an eye on.

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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
9:38:20PM	BRENT	84.57									Sorry
9:40:22PM	GOLD	1769.33									Success
9:42:28PM	FTSE	7230.42
9:44:48PM	FRANCE	6659	6640	6625	6602	6673	6685	6697.5	6714	6648
9:52:23PM	GERMANY	15517
9:54:53PM	US500	4525.12									‘cess
9:56:59PM	DOW	35487									‘cess
9:59:46PM	NASDAQ	15428.47									Success
10:02:03PM	JAPAN	29329	28987	28922.5	28769	29236	29391	29430	29628	29192	Success

19/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7217 points. Change of 0.19%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,281,678,962 a change of 1.68%

18/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7203 points. Change of -0.43%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,194,650,270 a change of -14.83%

15/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7234 points. Change of 0.37%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,099,387,832 a change of 10.37%

14/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7207 points. Change of 0.92%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,526,155,922 a change of -16.32%

13/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7141 points. Change of 0.15%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,604,225,806 a change of 15.2%

12/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7130 points. Change of -0.22%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,733,075,032 a change of 19.23%

11/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7146 points. Change of 0.72%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,808,445,394 a change of -16.31%

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

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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:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY Close Mid-Price: 262.6 Percentage Change: -0.53% Day High: 264.8 Day Low: 257.8

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LSE:BT.A British Telecom Close Mid-Price: 137 Percentage Change: -0.33% Day High: 138.55 Day Low: 136.4

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LSE:CEG Challenger Energy (aka Bahamas Pet) Close Mid-Price: 1.12 Percentage Change: -2.17% Day High: 1.2 Day Low: 1.12

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LSE:FRES Fresnillo. Close Mid-Price: 887.6 Percentage Change: + 2.85% Day High: 888.6 Day Low: 872.2

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LSE:GENL Genel. Close Mid-Price: 158.6 Percentage Change: + 1.28% Day High: 160.6 Day Low: 156

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LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra Close Mid-Price: 380.7 Percentage Change: -2.99% Day High: 397.8 Day Low: 376.4

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LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.. Close Mid-Price: 49.4 Percentage Change: + 0.25% Day High: 49.48 Day Low: 49

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LSE:POG Petrop etc. Close Mid-Price: 24.82 Percentage Change: + 1.22% Day High: 25.12 Day Low: 24.36

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LSE:SBRY Sainsbury. Close Mid-Price: 296.8 Percentage Change: + 0.71% Day High: 297.9 Day Low: 293.1

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LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 494.3 Percentage Change: + 0.22% Day High: 495.6 Day Low: 491.1

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#Gold #WallSt With considerable disappointment, we came to realise The Hut Group have absolutely nothing to do with garden huts. As we’re currently building a new garden hut, it would have been nice to discover a real synergy with the subject of our report. A visit to their Wikipedia page quickly reveals THG to be a truly impressive organisation, based in Manchester but with sales predominantly outwith our shores.

 

Floated on the LSE just a year ago, the company were excluded from membership of the FTSE 100 due to certain areas of corporate governance. A recent effort to unveil their future strategy to investors saw the market celebrate by plunging their share price from 457p down to 248p over just a couple of sessions. It was not a pretty site but, from our perspective, the drop was incredibly precise from an arithmetic viewpoint, especially as we couldn’t produce any target level below 248p. This, it appeared, was to be regarded as “ultimate bottom” at that time. In the period since, an announcement of a change to their CEO’s so called “golden share”, is regarded as an attempt to regain the confidence of the city and allow the company to apply to join the FTSE100 next year.

If this is indeed the case, we need examine criteria which should justify further price recovery.

Presently trading around 348p, the price need only exceed 370p to promote further movement to an initial 401p. If bettered, we can calculate a secondary at 448p. While the secondary effectively matches the share price highs in the days prior to their fateful fall, any expectation of some hesitation will doubtless prove justified but there’s an important detail worthy of consideration. In the even the share actually closes a session an iota above 448p, a new cycle becomes possible with the potential of 489p in the future, perhaps even an astounding 687p. We shall need revisit price movements, if it ever successfully closes above 448p, just to confirm these numbers.

After all, they’re almost too good.

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FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
10:15:08PM	BRENT	83.7									Success
10:17:12PM	GOLD	1765.12	1759	1747	1729	1771	1777	1780	1783	1765
10:20:34PM	FTSE	7202.9									‘cess
10:22:48PM	FRANCE	6675									Success
10:26:00PM	GERMANY	15484									‘cess
10:27:58PM	US500	4486.47									‘cess
10:30:25PM	DOW	35257	35137	35053.5	34966	35228	35326	35458	35600	35202
10:32:45PM	NASDAQ	15299									Success
10:34:33PM	JAPAN	29054									Shambles

18/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7203 points. Change of -0.43%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,194,650,270 a change of -14.83%

15/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7234 points. Change of 0.37%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,099,387,832 a change of 10.37%

14/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7207 points. Change of 0.92%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,526,155,922 a change of -16.32%

13/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7141 points. Change of 0.15%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,604,225,806 a change of 15.2%

12/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7130 points. Change of -0.22%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,733,075,032 a change of 19.23%

11/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7146 points. Change of 0.72%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,808,445,394 a change of -16.31%

9/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7095 points. Change of 0%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,745,415,827 a change of -6.11%

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: 199.46 Percentage Change: + 0.83% Day High: 200.3 Day Low: 197.36

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LSE:BP. BP PLC Close Mid-Price: 361.45 Percentage Change: -0.59% Day High: 366.4 Day Low: 361

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LSE:BT.A British Telecom Close Mid-Price: 137.45 Percentage Change: -2.24% Day High: 141 Day Low: 137.3

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LSE:EMG MAN. Close Mid-Price: 229.2 Percentage Change: + 0.92% Day High: 233 Day Low: 227

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LSE:FRES Fresnillo. Close Mid-Price: 863 Percentage Change: + 2.06% Day High: 874.4 Day Low: 845.6

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LSE:GENL Genel Close Mid-Price: 156.6 Percentage Change: -0.76% Day High: 160 Day Low: 155

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LSE:GKP Gulf Keystone. Close Mid-Price: 220 Percentage Change: + 1.38% Day High: 224.5 Day Low: 219

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LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra. Close Mid-Price: 392.45 Percentage Change: + 0.49% Day High: 397.55 Day Low: 391.35

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LSE:ITM ITM Power. Close Mid-Price: 463.2 Percentage Change: + 2.66% Day High: 474.4 Day Low: 436.8

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LSE:RKH Rockhopper. Close Mid-Price: 6.9 Percentage Change: + 6.15% Day High: 6.9 Day Low: 6.28

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#Brent #Dax “Why don’t you just buy a classic British motorcycle?” said my wife. We were discussing weight loss and she had a vivid memory of my fitness levels improving, along with sharp loss of weight. Unfortunately, the machine in question was a 1949 AJS 500, a sod of a machine which usually broke down, needing pushed home when I ventured out.

Needless to say, I loved it, even the day I fractured my neck (and still had to push the damaged bike home). Years later, an X-ray revealed the historical damage but I still recall the bang when my helmet touched down first. Perhaps this is a strange way to start writing this weeks banking article and, while it’s tempting to draw analogies with banging ones head off a brick wall, the truth is stranger. Someone emailed asking if we’d take a look at an Australian company called “BSA”. Immediately remembering another British machine which needed pushed, often (A BSA Bantam), any assumption the Australian BSA were a reincarnation of the UK company proved incorrect. They’re a technical services contracting company and their share price is pretty boring at 0.28 AUD. Only if it wanders above 0.4AUD shall it risk becoming useful.

 

Bank of America, unlike BSA, already looks capable of some useful movement. Around a year ago, Warren Buffet bought BoA share price at somewhere around the $24US mark, almost doubling his $2bn investment value while the rest of the world coughs politely in the background. With US earnings season announcements proving positive, we shall be fascinated if the share price wanders above $47. Presently, the share is trading around $46.4, so this isn’t one of these vaguely distant potentials.  Above the trigger calculates with the potential of further growth toward an initial 49.1 with secondary, if bettered, at $51.8 sometime in the future.

We cannot calculate above this level presently as it implies a new high for the price. However, we suspect some hesitation, should $51.8 make itself known. The share price needs diminish below $38 to justify panic.

Lloyds Bank. Lloyds, yet again did something useful following our previous update. Presently trading around 49.1p, the share price met our recovery scenario and moved, pretty precisely, to our target levels. Now, the situation exists where we can advance another set of circumstances, this time presenting some rather more useful target levels.

Above just 49.3p currently looks perfectly capable of triggering a nod in the direction of 51.9p. Our secondary, if such a target level exceeded, calculates at 54.7p, pretty close to the pre-pandemic high. Should the share price follow the footsteps of BoA above, some reversal is probable at this level, hopefully short lived. It would be especially nice if Lloyds followed a similar upward trajectory but we’re not inclined to hold our breath!

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
6:47:58PM	BRENT	84.49	83.77	83.37	82.92	84.5	84.69	84.835	85.19	84
6:51:41PM	GOLD	1767.75									Success
7:08:15PM	FTSE	7428.13									‘cess
7:12:28PM	FRANCE	6737									‘cess
7:15:24PM	GERMANY	15611	15462	15417	15352	15537	15612	15655	15727	15569
7:47:29PM	US500	4471.77									‘cess
8:39:23PM	DOW	35299.2									Success
8:41:09PM	NASDAQ	15144
8:43:53PM	JAPAN	29169									Success

 

15/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7234 points. Change of 0.37%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,099,387,832 a change of 10.37%

14/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7207 points. Change of 0.92%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,526,155,922 a change of -16.32%

13/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7141 points. Change of 0.15%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,604,225,806 a change of 15.2%

12/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7130 points. Change of -0.22%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,733,075,032 a change of 19.23%

11/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7146 points. Change of 0.72%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,808,445,394 a change of -16.31%

9/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7095 points. Change of 0%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,745,415,827 a change of -6.11%

8/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7095 points. Change of 0.24%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,119,595,465 a change of 8.49%

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:BP. BP PLC. Close Mid-Price: 363.6 Percentage Change: + 1.65% Day High: 365.2 Day Low: 360.6

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LSE:BT.A British Telecom Close Mid-Price: 140.6 Percentage Change: -0.21% Day High: 141.75 Day Low: 138.85

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LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra. Close Mid-Price: 390.55 Percentage Change: + 1.49% Day High: 392.3 Day Low: 387.5

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LSE:HIK Hikma Close Mid-Price: 2343 Percentage Change: -1.35% Day High: 2383 Day Low: 2330

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LSE:NWG Natwest. Close Mid-Price: 233.9 Percentage Change: + 1.92% Day High: 234.1 Day Low: 230.3

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LSE:RKH Rockhopper. Close Mid-Price: 6.5 Percentage Change: + 4.84% Day High: 6.8 Day Low: 5.9

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LSE:VOD Vodafone Close Mid-Price: 110.44 Percentage Change: -0.61% Day High: 111.28 Day Low: 109.64

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#FTSE #GOLD

There are early signs the market(s) are poised for further recovery/growth. Wall St, the Dow Jones, is a case in point, the index managing to clear the immediate downtrend. If we’re honest, reversals through September felt similar to one of these ridiculous “it has to go down, before it goes up” moments.

The funny thing is, the primary US market has been essentially flatlining since May this year, albeit a flatline with a 1,000 point variance. However, traders were not short of complaints regarding the lack of interesting market activity. The big question we need ask is fairly important; Are there sufficient forces in play to take the market above the flatline? Will we see new all time highs?

The immediate situation suggests near term traffic above 34930 points allows recovery to an initial 35078 points. If bettered, our secondary calculates at a healthy sounding 35401 points. While the visuals indicate the potential of some hesitation at our secondary level, we’re not entirely sold on the idea thanks to how well defined the immediate Blue downtrend has been. Instead, we suspect our secondary shall be exceeded, allowing a Big Picture potential of further growth to a new all time high level of 36130, maybe even higher.

For everything to start going horribly wrong for The Dow, the index needs below 33800 points. At present, nothing threatens such reversal.

FTSE for FRIDAY The FTSE looks like some gains are possible but once again, we need point out our sense of time is ridiculous! It was to take almost a week until the market made it successfully to our target, achieving a high of 7216 points on Thursday.

This time around, we remain hopeful for the UK market, the immediate situation suggesting movement above 7216 points should aspire to an initial tame 7230 points. To be fair, we’re inclined to ignore this potential, instead preferring to treat 7230 as a proper trigger level. The tightest stop looks like 7187 points.

Above 7230 currently calculates with the potential of growth to 7262 points. If bettered, our secondary works out at 7330 points. In fact, we can even extrapolate a very possible third level at 7355 points. This third level is liable to become a bit of a problem, impacting the downtrend since 2018.

 

If things intend go wrong, the FTSE needs weaken below 7157 points as this works out with an initial reversal target of 7123. If broken, our secondary is a bit more traumatic at 7070 points and hopefully a bounce, the movement itself being viewed as an attempt to slow down a market which is heating up.

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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
9:09:03PM	BRENT	83.88	82.87	82.49		83.75	84.17	84.875		83	‘cess
9:11:02PM	GOLD	1796.95	1787	1782		1797	1800	1803.5		1793
9:13:31PM	FTSE	7220	7168	7146		7201	7221	7246		7171	Success
9:15:53PM	FRANCE	6695.7	6617	6609		6659	6698	6717		6638	Success
9:19:13PM	GERMANY	15500.79	15295	15213		15390	15505	15615		15300	Success
9:21:26PM	US500	4443.97	4399	4387		4412	4444	4464		4394	Success
9:24:02PM	DOW	34961	34458	34355		34606	34961	35001		34840	Success
9:26:17PM	NASDAQ	15082.6	14818	14781		14914	15084	15148.25		14903	Success
9:29:20PM	JAPAN	28766	28568	28521		28690	28782	28805		28644	Success

 

14/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7207 points. Change of 0.92%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,526,155,922 a change of -16.32%

13/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7141 points. Change of 0.15%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,604,225,806 a change of 15.2%

12/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7130 points. Change of -0.22%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,733,075,032 a change of 19.23%

11/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7146 points. Change of 0.72%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 4,808,445,394 a change of -16.31%

9/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7095 points. Change of 0%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,745,415,827 a change of -6.11%

8/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7095 points. Change of 0.24%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 6,119,595,465 a change of 8.49%

7/10/2021 FTSE Closed at 7078 points. Change of 1.19%. Total value traded through LSE was: £ 5,640,729,699 a change of -17.12%

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:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G Close Mid-Price: 30.25 Percentage Change: -3.97% Day High: 33.5 Day Low: 29.75

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LSE:EMG MAN. Close Mid-Price: 225.4 Percentage Change: + 3.30% Day High: 228.4 Day Low: 218.7

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LSE:GKP Gulf Keystone. Close Mid-Price: 217 Percentage Change: + 2.12% Day High: 221 Day Low: 214.5

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LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra. Close Mid-Price: 384.8 Percentage Change: + 3.37% Day High: 386.4 Day Low: 377.45

Target met. Continued trades against GLEN with a mid-price ABOVE 386.4 sh ……..

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LSE:ITM ITM Power. Close Mid-Price: 474.8 Percentage Change: + 5.18% Day High: 473.2 Day Low: 452.4

Further movement against ITM Power ABOVE 473.2 should improve acceleratio ……..

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LSE:RKH Rockhopper. Close Mid-Price: 6.2 Percentage Change: + 11.31% Day High: 6.5 Day Low: 6

Above 6.5 currently suggests the potential of movement to an initial 6.9p. ……..

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LSE:ZOL Zoldav Close Mid-Price: 24.5 Percentage Change: -5.77% Day High: 27 Day Low: 24.5

This is looking terrible as below 24 now signals reversal to 17 next. If b ……..

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