Trends And Targets

A surprising number of folk agreed with our whimsical humour of moving UK politicians to Rwanda, giving them the luxury of a private gated community and no internet access as a thanks for their excellent service to the UK, and their bank accounts. But somehow, the Bank of England managed a surprise movement on Thursday by choosing to leave Interest Rates alone, despite the US managing a clearly political increase the previous day. It was all very strange, leaving a suspicious hint some of the folks in the BoE Monetary Committee may be practicing the lost art of “thinking” for themselves.

The FTSE 100 appeared to appreciate the approach from the BoE, managing to gain a substantial 111 points as the day commenced, closing the session exactly 100 points above the point at which the Bank of England embraced common sense with their rates announcement. It was all quite unsettling, leaving us the only thing to complain about being the weather here in Argyll.

We allowed ourselves a laugh at the announcement England needed 9 months of rain to fully alleviate the effects of the drought. Essentially, this was a longer range weather forecast for our part of the world, autumn looking like it was over and done with during the last week, leaves which had quickly turned brown suddenly blowing off trees, creating a soggy mass like seaweed abandoned by the tide. Oh, we can also complain about the lack of a Formula1 race this weekend.

But more importantly, we’d reached that time of September, when those who took an extended August holiday are now starting back at work. To be blunt, the grown ups should now be back from holiday and the stock markets should start exhibiting a real interest in life. Currently for the FTSE, movement exceeding 10,824 points should attain an initial 10,873 points with our secondary, if bettered, at 10,897 points. If triggered, the tightest stop loss level looks tight at 10,810 points though 10,774 would make a lot more sense.

Should things intend go wrong, below 10,780 risks triggering reversals to an initial 10,746 with our secondary, if broken, a less likely 10,697 points.

Have a good weekend.

Hopefully we’re about to see the FTSE inveigle itself into closing a day above 10,910 as this should indicate the market breaking upward from its recent period of tedium.

FUTURES

---

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
9:42:26PM	BRENT	10123.6	9949	9879		10045	10197	10333		10084	‘cess
9:52:16PM	GOLD	4342.6	4234	4201		4317	4383	4420		4340
10:10:48PM	FTSE	10802	10700	10653		10752	10834	10882		10794	Success
10:13:49PM	STOX50	6307	6284	6261		6306	6326	6340		6303	‘cess
10:17:54PM	GERMANY	25635.9	25591	25550		25676	25798	25819		25649	‘cess
10:22:33PM	US500	7632.2	7564	7553		7637	7652	7692		7617	‘cess
10:28:20PM	DOW	51760.5	51447	51131		51864	52136	52365		51844
10:31:26PM	NASDAQ	29412.1	29058	28925		29107	29489	29521		29394	‘cess
11:13:51PM	JAPAN	65005	63680	63177		64065	65200	65354		64940

 

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:BT.A British Telecom** **LSE:EMG MAN** **LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc** **LSE:STAN Standard Chartered** **

********

Updated charts published on : British Telecom, MAN, SAGA Plc, Standard Chartered,

---

LSE:BT.A British Telecom. Close Mid-Price: 208.2 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 209.3 Day Low: 205.9

If the price of British Telecom manages to move ABOVE 209.3, initial UP t ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous British Telecom & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:EMG MAN. Close Mid-Price: 336.8 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 336.8 Day Low: 325.6

Target met. Simply managing to get the share price above 336.8 is the nex ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous MAN & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc. Close Mid-Price: 618 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 630 Day Low: 576

In the event of SAGA share price managing to break below 576 (obviously, ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous SAGA Plc & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 2338 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 2342 Day Low: 2293

Simply managing to get the share price above 2342 is the next hurdle for ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Standard Chartered & Big Picture ***

---

*** End of “Updated Today” comments on shares. Listed below are those where commentary remains valid.

Click Epic to jump to share:LSE:AAL Anglo American** **LSE:AML Aston Martin** **LSE:ASC Asos** **LSE:AV. Aviva** **LSE:AVCT Avacta** **LSE:AZN Astrazeneca** **LSE:BARC Barclays** **LSE:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY** **LSE:BLOE Block Energy PLC** **LSE:BME B & M** **LSE:BP. BP PLC** **LSE:CAR Carclo** **LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:CPI Capita** **LSE:DGE Diageo** **LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G** **LSE:EXPN Experian** **LSE:EZJ EasyJet** **LSE:FGP Firstgroup** **LSE:FOXT Foxtons** **LSE:FRES Fresnillo** **LSE:GENL Genel** **LSE:GKP Gulf Keystone** **LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra** **LSE:GRG Greggs** **LSE:HIK Hikma** **LSE:HSBA HSBC** **LSE:IAG British Airways** **LSE:IGG IG Group** **LSE:IQE IQE** **LSE:ITM ITM Power** **LSE:ITRK Intertek** **LSE:ITV ITV** **LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.** **LSE:MKS Marks and Spencer** **LSE:MRO Melrose** **LSE:NG. National Glib** **LSE:NWG Natwest** **LSE:OCDO Ocado Plc** **LSE:ONT Oxford Nanopore Tech** **LSE:OXIG Oxford Instruments** **LSE:PHP Primary Health** **LSE:PMG Parkmead** **LSE:QED Quadrise** **LSE:RKH Rockhopper** **LSE:RR. Rolls Royce** **LSE:SBRY Sainsbury** **LSE:SCLP Scancell** **LSE:SDY Speedyhire** **LSE:SFOR S4 Capital** **LSE:SMT Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust** **LSE:SPX Spirax** **LSE:SRP Serco** **LSE:STAR Star Energy** **LSE:TERN Tern Plc** **LSE:TLW Tullow** **LSE:TRN The Trainline** **LSE:TSCO Tesco** **LSE:TW. Taylor Wimpey** **LSE:VOD Vodafone** **LSE:ZOO Zoo Digital** **

Increasingly, we cannot help but wonder if a “Class Action” legal case could be taken against the folk who write headlines on the internet. The MSN homepage, on Microsoft Edge, is especially guilty of wasting time and a glance tonight revealed a couple of crackers; “Microscopic alien technology hidden in moon dust”  was a classic to avoid, as was “Surprise Monaco GP format change confirmed in new F1 announcement“. A 10 second speed read revealed NO Alien Tech is hidden in moon dust and also, the Monaco Formula1 race shall remain its usual boring processional self. Except they have padded the weekend out with an additional boring race with no overtakes. Of course, there are always the deceptive adverts which the Advertising Standards Authority used to regulate – unless they were on the Internet; “Homeowners PAID to upgrade their windows? Find out how.” was one such advert this evening, the discrete question mark giving them a “get out of jail” excuse for an advert where absolutely no home owner, anywhere, shall be paid to upgrade windows.

Of course, the Clickbait concept is nothing new. It was always the case with the printed media, where it was acknowledged any front page headline attracting a visit to inner pages was a lie, a practice which easily contributed to the death of the genre, the idea of a daily newspaper being important consigned to the minds of folk who work in the industry. Aside – mostly – from the Financial Times, the idea of picking up a free newspaper before boarding a BA flight to London has become an ancient memory.

Our own attitude toward Clickbait headlines tends be quite reserved. We do our stuff, report the numbers, make a polite cough when some targets are met, and move onto the next thing. It makes for an easier life, rather than joining those who lie for a living in a desperate attempt for Internet views. Our “thing has always been a preference for just being right.

But in a move which has attracted the attention of trading giants in the league of Buffet, the Mutual Funds, the Hedge Funds, a bloke who lives on Guernsey and another in Barcelona, our recent review of Kier Group has proven extremely successful. The share price, as predicted, hit our trigger and surged upwards, confidently achieving and beating our initial target!

This opens the door for a reasonable future. The situation NOW for Kier to move above 287p as this should apparently trigger a cycle of gains which should hesitate around 320p. If beaten, our longer term secondary now calculates at 360p. While the share price exhibits some amazing long, long, term potentials if this scenario starts to unfold, for now we suspect it shall prove safest to advocate for our moderate target levels,. rather than mention a distant attraction from 1051p,

And if things intend go wrong, below 214p would hammer a pretty unpleasant nail into their share price future. But we suspect they’d have to announce a new gated community in Rwanda for hard working UK politicians…

FUTURES

---

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
10:29:54PM	BRENT	10250.6									Success
10:33:56PM	GOLD	4262.11	4252	4231	4186	4276	4367	4418	4479	4337	Success
10:37:02PM	FTSE	10684.1									Success
10:50:21PM	STOX50	6265.5									‘cess
10:52:50PM	GERMANY	25527									‘cess
10:56:44PM	US500	7563									Success
11:00:02PM	DOW	51515									‘cess
11:02:33PM	NASDAQ	29019.3	28751	28643	28429	28969	29188	29368	29572	29092
11:05:37PM	JAPAN	64580									Success

 

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:AML Aston Martin** **LSE:BP. BP PLC** **LSE:ITRK Intertek** **LSE:TLW Tullow** **

********

Updated charts published on : Aston Martin, BP PLC, Intertek, Tullow,

---

LSE:AML Aston Martin. Close Mid-Price: 32.76 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 35.3 Day Low: 32.76

If Aston Martin experiences continued weakness below 32.76, it will invar ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Aston Martin & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:BP. BP PLC. Close Mid-Price: 566.8 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 582.5 Day Low: 562.2

In the event of BP PLC enjoying further trades beyond 582.5, the share sh ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous BP PLC & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:ITRK Intertek. Close Mid-Price: 5880 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 5880 Day Low: 5860

If the price of Intertek manages to move ABOVE 5,888, initial UP target b ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Intertek & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:TLW Tullow. Close Mid-Price: 23 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 25 Day Low: 22.85

Continued trades against TLW with a mid-price ABOVE 25 should improve the ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Tullow & Big Picture ***

---

*** End of “Updated Today” comments on shares. Listed below are those where commentary remains valid.

Click Epic to jump to share:LSE:AAL Anglo American** **LSE:ASC Asos** **LSE:AV. Aviva** **LSE:AVCT Avacta** **LSE:AZN Astrazeneca** **LSE:BARC Barclays** **LSE:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY** **LSE:BLOE Block Energy PLC** **LSE:BME B & M** **LSE:BT.A British Telecom** **LSE:CAR Carclo** **LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:CPI Capita** **LSE:DGE Diageo** **LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G** **LSE:EMG MAN** **LSE:EXPN Experian** **LSE:EZJ EasyJet** **LSE:FGP Firstgroup** **LSE:FOXT Foxtons** **LSE:FRES Fresnillo** **LSE:GENL Genel** **LSE:GKP Gulf Keystone** **LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra** **LSE:GRG Greggs** **LSE:HIK Hikma** **LSE:HSBA HSBC** **LSE:IAG British Airways** **LSE:IGG IG Group** **LSE:IQE IQE** **LSE:ITM ITM Power** **LSE:ITV ITV** **LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.** **LSE:MKS Marks and Spencer** **LSE:MRO Melrose** **LSE:NG. National Glib** **LSE:NWG Natwest** **LSE:OCDO Ocado Plc** **LSE:ONT Oxford Nanopore Tech** **LSE:OXIG Oxford Instruments** **LSE:PHP Primary Health** **LSE:PMG Parkmead** **LSE:QED Quadrise** **LSE:RKH Rockhopper** **LSE:RR. Rolls Royce** **LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc** **LSE:SBRY Sainsbury** **LSE:SCLP Scancell** **LSE:SDY Speedyhire** **LSE:SFOR S4 Capital** **LSE:SMT Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust** **LSE:SPX Spirax** **LSE:SRP Serco** **LSE:STAN Standard Chartered** **LSE:STAR Star Energy** **LSE:TERN Tern Plc** **LSE:TRN The Trainline** **LSE:TSCO Tesco** **LSE:TW. Taylor Wimpey** **LSE:VOD Vodafone** **LSE:ZOO Zoo Digital** **

********

---

Many thanks for taking the time to read this and good luck for today. Please feel free to mention us after something goes right!

 

Risk Warning & Notice to Investors

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

News of a town in middle England (Nottingham) opting to ban Baklava seems unfair. We once had a local deli where we’d routinely buy a whole tray of the wonderful Greek honey & nuts luxury, promising to make it last a week but aware it’d be a competition between my wife, daughter, and myself as we each were serious about getting our ‘share’. A personal diagnosis of Coeliac disease unfortunately made the tray of heaven a distant memory for my digestive system, Baklava suddenly missing from our household. Neither wife nor daughter liked to visit the deli, due to always finding themselves spending a small fortune on products which made joining Weight Watchers a necessary evil.

Unfortunately, the next time our local radio news broadcast covered the story, the word ‘Balaclava’ had replaced ‘Baklava’, destroying the mental image of Nottingham police greedily searching people at demonstrations in case they were carrying a Greek speciality! Knowing our local radio station, the initial miss-labelling was probably not a mistake, their sense of humour being notorious in their never ending search for plausible deniability!

Bizarrely, this story brings us neatly to M&S, my wife recently visiting to buy some gluten free products and also choosing an Assorted Baklava Selection for old times sake. Usually, she praises M&S products but in this instance, declared their Baklava to be a poor comparison with the trays of the stuff we used to buy. It was one of these “once you’ve eaten the real thing” moments but the dog really enjoyed her occasional mega treat over the next few days.

We’d an email about M&S as apparently an analyst somewhere has been sounding quite excited about their share price prospects. We’re not so sure confidence should be allowed for the immediate future as weakness next below 368p looks very capable of provoking reversal to an initial 360p. Our secondary, if such a level breaks, calculates down at a very probable 341p and hopefully a real bounce. If wanting to play with short positions, the tightest stop loss looks like 386p.

However, there is obviously a chance the analyst promoting Marks & Spencer may have spotted something useful. Should this be the case, above 386p should exhibit some surprise potentials, allowing for a visit to an initial 422p with our longer term secondary, if exceeded, working out at 434p. This sort of thing would be extremely significant, suggesting the share price is breaking from from the hiatus which has infected the share price since the start of 2025.

Perhaps M&S shall prove worth watching, though we suspect due to imminent reversal potentials.

FUTURES

---

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
10:31:20PM	BRENT	10578									Success
10:35:48PM	GOLD	4296.1
10:39:39PM	FTSE	10685.3	10643	10634	10616	10675	10689	10693.5	10700	10652	‘cess
10:43:11PM	STOX50	6249.8	6192	6178	6149	6242	6264	6290	6323	6234	‘cess
10:45:28PM	GERMANY	25455.7									‘cess
10:47:26PM	US500	7595.8									‘cess
10:49:50PM	DOW	52140.5									Success
10:52:40PM	NASDAQ	28979.8									Shambles
10:54:54PM	JAPAN	63710

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

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

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

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

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

---

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

Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:BP. BP PLC** **LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:NG. National Glib** **LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc** **LSE:VOD Vodafone** **

********

Updated charts published on : BP PLC, Centrica, National Glib, SAGA Plc, Vodafone,

---

LSE:BP. BP PLC. Close Mid-Price: 580.3 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 580.3 Day Low: 564.7

Further movement against BP PLC ABOVE 580.3 should improve acceleration t ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous BP PLC & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:CNA Centrica. Close Mid-Price: 148.65 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 148.65 Day Low: 145.8

Managing to get the share price BELOW 145.8 is the next problem level for ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Centrica & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:NG. National Glib. Close Mid-Price: 1110 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 1113.5 Day Low: 1096.5

If National Glib experiences continued weakness below 1096.5, it will inv ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous National Glib & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc. Close Mid-Price: 590 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 595 Day Low: 579

Weakness on SAGA Plc below 579 will invariably lead to 548p with secondar ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous SAGA Plc & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:VOD Vodafone. Close Mid-Price: 131.2 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 131.45 Day Low: 128.7

All Vodafone needs are mid-price trades ABOVE 131.45 to improve accelerat ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Vodafone & Big Picture ***

---

*** End of “Updated Today” comments on shares. Listed below are those where commentary remains valid.

Click Epic to jump to share:LSE:AAL Anglo American** **LSE:AML Aston Martin** **LSE:ASC Asos** **LSE:AV. Aviva** **LSE:AVCT Avacta** **LSE:AZN Astrazeneca** **LSE:BARC Barclays** **LSE:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY** **LSE:BLOE Block Energy PLC** **LSE:BME B & M** **LSE:BT.A British Telecom** **LSE:CAR Carclo** **LSE:CPI Capita** **LSE:DGE Diageo** **LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G** **LSE:EMG MAN** **LSE:EXPN Experian** **LSE:EZJ EasyJet** **LSE:FGP Firstgroup** **LSE:FOXT Foxtons** **LSE:FRES Fresnillo** **LSE:GENL Genel** **LSE:GKP Gulf Keystone** **LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra** **LSE:GRG Greggs** **LSE:HIK Hikma** **LSE:HSBA HSBC** **LSE:IAG British Airways** **LSE:IGG IG Group** **LSE:IQE IQE** **LSE:ITM ITM Power** **LSE:ITRK Intertek** **LSE:ITV ITV** **LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.** **LSE:MKS Marks and Spencer** **LSE:MRO Melrose** **LSE:NWG Natwest** **LSE:OCDO Ocado Plc** **LSE:ONT Oxford Nanopore Tech** **LSE:OXIG Oxford Instruments** **LSE:PHP Primary Health** **LSE:PMG Parkmead** **LSE:QED Quadrise** **LSE:RKH Rockhopper** **LSE:RR. Rolls Royce** **LSE:SBRY Sainsbury** **LSE:SCLP Scancell** **LSE:SDY Speedyhire** **LSE:SFOR S4 Capital** **LSE:SMT Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust** **LSE:SPX Spirax** **LSE:SRP Serco** **LSE:STAN Standard Chartered** **LSE:STAR Star Energy** **LSE:TERN Tern Plc** **LSE:TLW Tullow** **LSE:TRN The Trainline** **LSE:TSCO Tesco** **LSE:TW. Taylor Wimpey** **LSE:ZOO Zoo Digital** **

********

---

Many thanks for taking the time to read this and good luck for today. Please feel free to mention us after something goes right!

In full disclosure, we don’t really get Games Workshop. Its relentless focus on Warhammer and associated products has always left us rather cold. In fairness, people who develop a fascination with Dungeons & Dragons can sometimes seem as though they have arrived from another planet — in fact, they might — because the human capacity for becoming completely immersed in an imaginary environment is something this writer has never quite understood. Why spend hours in a world that doesn’t exist when there is perfectly good reality to deal with?

Over the years, we’ve come to accept that this is probably our failing rather than theirs. Perhaps some people simply have a greater appetite for immersion than we do. There is, after all, a certain similarity with the world of model railways: enthusiasts can spend extraordinary amounts of time constructing wonderfully detailed environments, faithfully reproducing landscapes and surroundings that are entirely comprehensible to the rest of us. Warhammer simply takes that concept somewhere considerably further, providing its devotees with a fully developed universe in which the basic framework already exists. All that remains is to paint it, populate it and, presumably, lose several hours of one’s life in the process.

Which brings us, rather unexpectedly, to audiobooks.

Audiobooks are an easy way of consuming literature — or science fiction — while allowing the mind to wander elsewhere. For this writer, listening through a single ear while getting on with something else works remarkably well. What doesn’t work, however, are the increasingly common “read by a full cast” productions offered by Audible.

The reason is simple. A conventional audiobook still leaves the listener’s imagination to do much of the work. The characters have voices, certainly, but the world itself remains largely yours to construct. A full-cast production changes that. Suddenly the voices, performances and sound effects begin supplying the interpretation for you. It can be entertaining, but it also removes something fundamental from the experience of reading: the freedom to imagine the world for yourself.

And perhaps that is where our earlier prejudice against Games Workshop begins to look rather less convincing.

The share price

We can, at least, award ourselves a modest pat on the back for our previous Games Workshop review. We proposed a target level just above £22, and the share price duly obliged.

Unfortunately, it failed to close above our 22,128p target, and has paid a fairly brutal price in the months since. The technical picture has consequently changed, and there is now a possibility that further trouble lies ahead.

From an immediate perspective, a move below 17,060p would suggest a reversal towards an initial 16,800p. Should that level subsequently fail, our longer-term secondary calculation points towards an eventual bottom around 14,972p, potentially followed by a rebound.

We remain somewhat reluctant to place too much confidence in downside reversals during the current cycle, however. There is a nagging suspicion that the market may yet have a surprise gain in store.

For that more optimistic scenario to gain credibility, the share price needs to break above 18,600p. Doing so would suggest that another advance is getting under way, with an initial target around 22,239p. If that level is overcome, our secondary target rises to 23,994p.

Reaching those levels would be significant. More intriguingly, they could open the door to what we suspect may be a much longer-term influence, centred around 26,816p.

So, despite our complete inability to understand why anyone would want to spend their spare time painting miniature warriors, perhaps there really is something to Warhammer after all.

Or perhaps — more importantly for investors — there’s something to Games Workshop that we still haven’t quite understood.

 

 

FUTURES

---

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
11:05:04PM	BRENT	10696
11:09:34PM	GOLD	4295.72	4253	4208	4108	4316	4402	4407	4456	4341
11:11:52PM	FTSE	10698.5									Success
11:16:41PM	STOX50	6276.4									Success
11:30:55PM	GERMANY	25516									‘cess
11:35:43PM	US500	7626.5	7590	7573	7548	7615	7643	7650	7670	7626	‘cess
11:39:09PM	DOW	52389.5
12:00:34AM	NASDAQ	29115.4

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

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

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

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

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

---

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

Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:BP. BP PLC** **LSE:NG. National Glib** **LSE:OXIG Oxford Instruments** **LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc** **LSE:STAN Standard Chartered** **LSE:TLW Tullow** **

********

Updated charts published on : BP PLC, National Glib, Oxford Instruments, SAGA Plc, Standard Chartered, Tullow,

---

LSE:BP. BP PLC. Close Mid-Price: 571.2 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 577.9 Day Low: 567.3

Simply managing to get the share price above 577.9 is the next hurdle for ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous BP PLC & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:NG. National Glib. Close Mid-Price: 1105 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 1131 Day Low: 1105

Target met. In the event of NG. share price managing to break below 1105p ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous National Glib & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:OXIG Oxford Instruments. Close Mid-Price: 2610 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 2710 Day Low: 2554

Target met. If Oxford Instruments experiences continued weakness below 25 ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Oxford Instruments & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc. Close Mid-Price: 594 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 600 Day Low: 582

Target met. Managing to get the share price BELOW 582p is the next proble ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous SAGA Plc & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 2299 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 2331 Day Low: 2292

Target met. The next task for Standard Chartered is to get the price abov ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Standard Chartered & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:TLW Tullow. Close Mid-Price: 24.65 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 24.8 Day Low: 23.35

Target met. In the event of Tullow enjoying further trades beyond 24.8, t ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Tullow & Big Picture ***

---

*** End of “Updated Today” comments on shares. Listed below are those where commentary remains valid.

Click Epic to jump to share:LSE:AAL Anglo American** **LSE:AML Aston Martin** **LSE:ASC Asos** **LSE:AV. Aviva** **LSE:AVCT Avacta** **LSE:AZN Astrazeneca** **LSE:BARC Barclays** **LSE:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY** **LSE:BLOE Block Energy PLC** **LSE:BME B & M** **LSE:BT.A British Telecom** **LSE:CAR Carclo** **LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:CPI Capita** **LSE:DGE Diageo** **LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G** **LSE:EMG MAN** **LSE:EXPN Experian** **LSE:EZJ EasyJet** **LSE:FGP Firstgroup** **LSE:FOXT Foxtons** **LSE:FRES Fresnillo** **LSE:GENL Genel** **LSE:GKP Gulf Keystone** **LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra** **LSE:GRG Greggs** **LSE:HIK Hikma** **LSE:HSBA HSBC** **LSE:IAG British Airways** **LSE:IGG IG Group** **LSE:IQE IQE** **LSE:ITM ITM Power** **LSE:ITRK Intertek** **LSE:ITV ITV** **LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.** **LSE:MKS Marks and Spencer** **LSE:MRO Melrose** **LSE:NWG Natwest** **LSE:OCDO Ocado Plc** **LSE:ONT Oxford Nanopore Tech** **LSE:PHP Primary Health** **LSE:PMG Parkmead** **LSE:QED Quadrise** **LSE:RKH Rockhopper** **LSE:RR. Rolls Royce** **LSE:SBRY Sainsbury** **LSE:SCLP Scancell** **LSE:SDY Speedyhire** **LSE:SFOR S4 Capital** **LSE:SMT Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust** **LSE:SPX Spirax** **LSE:SRP Serco** **LSE:STAR Star Energy** **LSE:TERN Tern Plc** **LSE:TRN The Trainline** **LSE:TSCO Tesco** **LSE:TW. Taylor Wimpey** **LSE:VOD Vodafone** **LSE:ZOO Zoo Digital** **

As we’d hoped, the Spanish Grand Prix indeed provided an entertaining race and the new(ish) guy – Antonelli- delivered a race which must make Verstappen realise he’ll never be one of the “greats”, unable to equal or beat the Schumacher & Hamilton count of victories.  Perversely, this is liable to produce more entertainment in future races as Verstappen rarely performs fairly when under pressure.  But Barclays bank shares are certainly showing considerable cool, despite the pressure of its Blue downtrend since 2007, a trend line which has no business in effecting share prices, aside from the fact it clearly is.

The most recent three weeks has seen Barclays share price adhere to the Blue line as if it were important! This is proving a little confusing as the chart extract below highlights.

This 19 year trend line shuffle is a bit mad but, if we apply our conventional criteria, it’s apparently the share were future weakness below 484p now risks triggering reversal to an initial 475p with our secondary, if broken, a potential bottom of 453p. Hopefully achieving such a level shall also prove capable of generating a bounce.

But on a brighter note, above 500p should now trigger gains to an initial 512p with our secondary, if exceeded, calculating at a future 525p and almost certain hesitation. Things shall only become exciting in the event the share closes above 525p, strongly suggesting a breakaway from “safe” harbour of the Blue trend line has commenced as a future ambition at 564p has commenced.

FUTURES

---

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop
10:44:12PM	BRENT	10265	10171	10032	9781	10330	10794	11176	11767	9836
10:47:30PM	GOLD	4347.61	4333	4313	4283	4362	4362	4397	4430	4333
10:49:43PM	FTSE	10663	10651	10623	10592	10665	10683	10692	10711	10651
10:51:39PM	STOX50	6320.2	6284	6270	6246	6316	6337	6353	6387	6307
11:06:06PM	GERMANY	25425.9	25396	25351	25272	25556	25592	25696	25828	25540
11:16:21PM	US500	7606.4	7601	7593	7564	7622	7680	7697	7736	7654
11:18:14PM	DOW	52335.6	52198	52043	51819	52392	52724	52955	53284	52564
11:20:25PM	NASDAQ	29001.8	28966	28824	28607	29091	29478	29704	29950	29374
11:22:34PM	JAPAN	63370	63091	62610	61855	63639	64897	65049	65623	64636

 

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:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G** **LSE:FGP Firstgroup** **LSE:NG. National Glib** **LSE:OXIG Oxford Instruments** **LSE:STAN Standard Chartered** **

********

Updated charts published on : ECO (Atlantic) O & G, Firstgroup, National Glib, Oxford Instruments, Standard Chartered,

---

LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G. Close Mid-Price: 41.8 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 42 Day Low: 40.8

Managing to get the share price BELOW 40.8p is the next problem level for ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

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

---

LSE:FGP Firstgroup. Close Mid-Price: 169.3 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 169.9 Day Low: 158.9

If the share price of Firstgroup manages to move BELOW 158.9p, initial DO ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Firstgroup & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:NG. National Glib. Close Mid-Price: 1130.5 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 1140.5 Day Low: 1124.5

If National Glib intends to relax, the price needs to get below 1124.5p ( ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous National Glib & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:OXIG Oxford Instruments. Close Mid-Price: 2760 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 2840 Day Low: 2732

Simply managing to get the share price above 2840 is the next hurdle for ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Oxford Instruments & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 2298 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 2298 Day Low: 2262

Further movement against Standard Chartered ABOVE 2298 should improve acc ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Standard Chartered & Big Picture ***

---

*** End of “Updated Today” comments on shares. Listed below are those where commentary remains valid.

Click Epic to jump to share:LSE:AAL Anglo American** **LSE:AML Aston Martin** **LSE:ASC Asos** **LSE:AV. Aviva** **LSE:AVCT Avacta** **LSE:AZN Astrazeneca** **LSE:BARC Barclays** **LSE:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY** **LSE:BLOE Block Energy PLC** **LSE:BME B & M** **LSE:BP. BP PLC** **LSE:BT.A British Telecom** **LSE:CAR Carclo** **LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:CPI Capita** **LSE:DGE Diageo** **LSE:EMG MAN** **LSE:EXPN Experian** **LSE:EZJ EasyJet** **LSE:FOXT Foxtons** **LSE:FRES Fresnillo** **LSE:GENL Genel** **LSE:GKP Gulf Keystone** **LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra** **LSE:GRG Greggs** **LSE:HIK Hikma** **LSE:HSBA HSBC** **LSE:IAG British Airways** **LSE:IGG IG Group** **LSE:IQE IQE** **LSE:ITM ITM Power** **LSE:ITRK Intertek** **LSE:ITV ITV** **LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.** **LSE:MKS Marks and Spencer** **LSE:MRO Melrose** **LSE:NWG Natwest** **LSE:OCDO Ocado Plc** **LSE:ONT Oxford Nanopore Tech** **LSE:PHP Primary Health** **LSE:PMG Parkmead** **LSE:QED Quadrise** **LSE:RKH Rockhopper** **LSE:RR. Rolls Royce** **LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc** **LSE:SBRY Sainsbury** **LSE:SCLP Scancell** **LSE:SDY Speedyhire** **LSE:SFOR S4 Capital** **LSE:SMT Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust** **LSE:SPX Spirax** **LSE:SRP Serco** **LSE:STAR Star Energy** **LSE:TERN Tern Plc** **LSE:TLW Tullow** **LSE:TRN The Trainline** **LSE:TSCO Tesco** **LSE:TW. Taylor Wimpey** **LSE:VOD Vodafone** **LSE:ZOO Zoo Digital** **

********

---

Many thanks for taking the time to read this and good luck for today. Please feel free to mention us after something goes right!

From a personal perspective, the only thing having a worse week than the FTSE has been this writer. On Monday, things started to go a bit weird, a recent diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes meaning the Pharmacist at our local GP surgery got to stab me, determined I’d be comfortable self administering the diabetes and fat bloke drug called Ozempic. While I’ve lost 2.5kg since Monday, the reason was probably due to Tuesdays Dentist appointment. A root canal treatment went wrong, when a hairline fracture in the tooth split wide open. Three teeth were removed and stitches required, creating a situation where eating has not been high on the priorities list.  But creamy mushroom soup has served the job for dinner and breakfast, along with taking far too many Ibuprofen for the pain. But keen to prove nothing was too stupid, a visit to our local Chiropodist took place on Thursday, a “slightly” ingrown big toenail needing dealt with. This twenty minutes of hell left me sitting quietly in my car, waiting ’till calm restored itself before driving home.

A lesson was learned, in future only the services of one professional “ist” shall be engaged per week as all these people seem determined to inflict pain.

As mentioned, the FTSE has been experiencing a similar friend, probably at the hands of Analysts and Politicianists. One worry for next week comes from the Economists who are doubtless advising central banks to increase interest rates, even though the reductions experienced by the UK lagged behind everywhere else. For instance, Europe and NZ recently increased their rates to 2.75%, still substantially below the UK’s current 3.75% which is damaging the entire country. The rate decision is at noon next Thursday.

Things are not looking great for the FTSE on Friday, movement below 10,592 looking capable of triggering reversal to an initial 10,555 points. Should such a level break, our longer term secondary calculates down at 10,515 and perhaps a bounce. But overall, the market is already looking dangerously attracted to a future bottom at 10,413 points.

However, there is a faint light shining in the misery of darkness. For the FTSE, should the index clamber above 10,673 points, we can hope for gains to an initial 10,699 points with our secondary, if exceeded, at 10,777 points and an urgent need to revisit our tea leaves.

On a brighter note, it’s the usually entertaining Spanish Grand Prix this weekend and hopefully solid food shall be on our menu. Have a good weekend.

FUTURES

---

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
11:27:38PM	BRENT	10588.9	10229	10037		10423	10800	10988		10390
11:30:14PM	GOLD	4324.37	4314	4288		4365	4378	4417		4303
11:45:48PM	FTSE	10610.5	10581	10541		10765	10685	10711		10622	‘cess
11:48:35PM	STOX50	6264.9	6251	6225		6278	6328	6350		6303
11:52:01PM	GERMANY	25334.5	25297	25077		25599	25623	25748		25502	Success
11:57:12PM	US500	7603.5	7580	7552		7610	7658	7695		7623	‘cess
11:18:06PM	DOW	52174	51960	51867		52158	52653	52967		52386	‘cess

 

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

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

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

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

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

---

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

Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:BP. BP PLC** **LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G** **LSE:NG. National Glib** **LSE:OXIG Oxford Instruments** **LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc** **LSE:SDY Speedyhire** **LSE:VOD Vodafone** **

********

Updated charts published on : BP PLC, ECO (Atlantic) O & G, National Glib, Oxford Instruments, SAGA Plc, Speedyhire, Vodafone,

---

LSE:BP. BP PLC. Close Mid-Price: 565.1 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 572.5 Day Low: 558.2

The next task for BP PLC is to get the price above 572.5 (not with a fake ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous BP PLC & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G. Close Mid-Price: 42 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 45.4 Day Low: 41

If ECO (Atlantic) O & G experiences continued weakness below 41, it will ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

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

---

LSE:NG. National Glib. Close Mid-Price: 1128.5 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 1146.5 Day Low: 1127.5

Target met. Managing to get the share price BELOW 1127.5 is the next prob ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous National Glib & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:OXIG Oxford Instruments. Close Mid-Price: 2720 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 2784 Day Low: 2684

The pace of reversals recently has felt artificial, making me suspect a su ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Oxford Instruments & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc. Close Mid-Price: 595 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 602 Day Low: 588

If the share price of SAGA Plc manages to move BELOW 588, initial DOWN ta ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous SAGA Plc & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:SDY Speedyhire. Close Mid-Price: 15.7 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 16.24 Day Low: 15

Target met. If Speedyhire intends to relax, the price needs to get below ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Speedyhire & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:VOD Vodafone. Close Mid-Price: 128.65 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 129.2 Day Low: 125.95

Target met. In the event of Vodafone enjoying further trades beyond 130p, ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Vodafone & Big Picture ***

---

*** End of “Updated Today” comments on shares. Listed below are those where commentary remains valid.

Click Epic to jump to share:LSE:AAL Anglo American** **LSE:AML Aston Martin** **LSE:ASC Asos** **LSE:AV. Aviva** **LSE:AVCT Avacta** **LSE:AZN Astrazeneca** **LSE:BARC Barclays** **LSE:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY** **LSE:BLOE Block Energy PLC** **LSE:BME B & M** **LSE:BT.A British Telecom** **LSE:CAR Carclo** **LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:CPI Capita** **LSE:DGE Diageo** **LSE:EMG MAN** **LSE:EXPN Experian** **LSE:EZJ EasyJet** **LSE:FGP Firstgroup** **LSE:FOXT Foxtons** **LSE:FRES Fresnillo** **LSE:GENL Genel** **LSE:GKP Gulf Keystone** **LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra** **LSE:GRG Greggs** **LSE:HIK Hikma** **LSE:HSBA HSBC** **LSE:IAG British Airways** **LSE:IGG IG Group** **LSE:IQE IQE** **LSE:ITM ITM Power** **LSE:ITRK Intertek** **LSE:ITV ITV** **LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.** **LSE:MKS Marks and Spencer** **LSE:MRO Melrose** **LSE:NWG Natwest** **LSE:OCDO Ocado Plc** **LSE:ONT Oxford Nanopore Tech** **LSE:PHP Primary Health** **LSE:PMG Parkmead** **LSE:QED Quadrise** **LSE:RKH Rockhopper** **LSE:RR. Rolls Royce** **LSE:SBRY Sainsbury** **LSE:SCLP Scancell** **LSE:SFOR S4 Capital** **LSE:SMT Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust** **LSE:SPX Spirax** **LSE:SRP Serco** **LSE:STAN Standard Chartered** **LSE:STAR Star Energy** **LSE:TERN Tern Plc** **LSE:TLW Tullow** **LSE:TRN The Trainline** **LSE:TSCO Tesco** **LSE:TW. Taylor Wimpey** **LSE:ZOO Zoo Digital** **

********

---

Many thanks for taking the time to read this and good luck for today. Please feel free to mention us after something goes right!

We’ve had a couple of experiences with Savills, each forcing us to conclude the Estate Agency tend be committed to doing the best for their client, rather than simply trying to get a property off their books and move onto the next thing. \Our first Savills car crash happened back in 2009, when everything in the world was going to heck and we thought we’d spotted an amazing property which could be snatched up for a song. There was a property listed at offers over  £250,000, at a time when – for example – you could buy Bank of Scotland shares with chocolate coins. As the bank had declined to 9p or so, we felt the hysterical media was creating panic everywhere, suspecting we could take advantage of the awful market.

To be fair, very few folk were buying property in 2009, so we were pretty certain a bargain could be had. After offering £150,000 for the property without the need to get a mortgage, the seller took around a week before caving, accepting our offer and letting our lawyer know. We literally couldn’t believe our luck, the place being incredibly attractive with 5 bedrooms, a couple of kitchens, and a large paddock which bordered a river. Also, private parking for around 10 cars, along with a turning circle made it useful. The only thing the place lacked was a large garage. And for 24 hours it was ours, until the next day. Our Lawyer called to advise the acceptance had been withdrawn on advice from the Estate Agent. She felt, while a legal squabble was possible, it could take years without a certain outcome and thus, we’d be best adjusting our offer or finding somewhere else. Thankfully, we did, our current tiny little house enjoying quite a bit of land, along with the front leading down to the sea shore. And when floods hit back in the 2001 storms, the house we missed was learning to swim, the river completely flooding the place. Meanwhile, we’ve a seashore, a waterfall, a cliff, and a deciduous forest, all of which we somehow cope with. But we were left impressed by Savills and their protection of their clients interests, even though we were foiled in “stealing” a property.

More recently – words are being chosen with care – a property appears on the Savills lists, our daughter falling completely in love with the place. She’d passed the screening from Savills, was allowed to sail across to the property, decided it represented the rest of her life. She made a 7 figure offer, the owner apparently happy at the prospect of a 6 figure gain above the asking price. We visited the place, dud the tour, and immediately knew it would be a mistake buy for our daughter, the annual costs of such a location being horrific. However, our offer below the £1 Million threshold was passed to the Estate Agents client and immediately rejected. And this is where it all fell apart, a surprise offer of above £2 Million coming from a New York buyer, who shall doubtless have fun trying to make the place suitable for human habitation.

To explain, a fortune had been expended building a substantial house on this remote piece of land but no consideration had been given to a tiny little issue, “what happens where you dock your boat and want to carry a big outer of toiler paper to the house? A half mile uphill walk awaits, following a narrow deer track. What is needed was gravel tracks for a small 4 wheeler, none of which exist on the land. But with winter winds exceeding regular 60mph blasts, along with an unfair ratio of rain, the place is exactly why folk need be careful about property on the west of Scotland.  It would be true to say, the quieter an area is, the worse the weather is liable to be. But our daughter still grumbles about ‘missing’ her dream property, blissfully unaware of the real costs involved in owning a “nice place” in Argyll. am area of Scotland which can be hell for around 10 months of the year, either blessed with foul weather or biting insects. Either May or June can be capable of leaving tourists alive.

But in summary, Savills appear to have the interests of their clients at the forefront.

Will Savills share price manage to impress us?

Currently below 800 looks capable of triggering reversal to 652p Our secondary is at an extremely unlikely 274p.

Alternately, above 1,084 looks like triggering share price gains to an initial 1,211 with our secondary, if beaten, at 1,422o sometime in the future.

We think Savills should be allowed some positive thoughts for the future.

FUTURES

---

FUTURES

Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
11:35:01PM	BRENT	10025.2									‘cess
11:47:49PM	GOLD	4394.12	4375	4304	4236	4434	4434	4440	4472	4386
11:51:57PM	FTSE	10644.8									Success
11:55:30PM	STOX50	6304.2									Success
12:00:40AM	GERMANY	25545.7	25513	25419	25308	25658	25906	26029	26201	25786	Success
11:08:58PM	US500	7641.6									Success
11:56:05PM	DOW	52484.3									Success
12:11:25AM	NASDAQ	29350.2									‘cess

 

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

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

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

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

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

---

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

Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:BP. BP PLC** **LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra** **LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc** **LSE:SDY Speedyhire** **

********

Updated charts published on : BP PLC, Glencore Xstra, SAGA Plc, Speedyhire,

---

LSE:BP. BP PLC. Close Mid-Price: 557.1 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 563.2 Day Low: 552.5

In the event of BP. share price managing to exceed 563.2 (please, not an ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous BP PLC & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra. Close Mid-Price: 625.4 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 633.7 Day Low: 619

Target met. In the event of Glencore Xstra enjoying further trades beyond ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Glencore Xstra & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc. Close Mid-Price: 600 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 621 Day Low: 593

Target met. Continued weakness against SAGA taking the price below 593 ca ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous SAGA Plc & Big Picture ***

---

LSE:SDY Speedyhire. Close Mid-Price: 16 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 16.4 Day Low: 16

In the event Speedyhire experiences weakness below 16p it calculates with ……..

Subscribe for more

</p

View Previous Speedyhire & Big Picture ***

---

*** End of “Updated Today” comments on shares. Listed below are those where commentary remains valid.

Click Epic to jump to share:LSE:AAL Anglo American** **LSE:AML Aston Martin** **LSE:ASC Asos** **LSE:AV. Aviva** **LSE:AVCT Avacta** **LSE:AZN Astrazeneca** **LSE:BARC Barclays** **LSE:BBY BALFOUR BEATTY** **LSE:BLOE Block Energy PLC** **LSE:BME B & M** **LSE:BT.A British Telecom** **LSE:CAR Carclo** **LSE:CNA Centrica** **LSE:CPI Capita** **LSE:DGE Diageo** **LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G** **LSE:EMG MAN** **LSE:EXPN Experian** **LSE:EZJ EasyJet** **LSE:FGP Firstgroup** **LSE:FOXT Foxtons** **LSE:FRES Fresnillo** **LSE:GENL Genel** **LSE:GKP Gulf Keystone** **LSE:GRG Greggs** **LSE:HIK Hikma** **LSE:HSBA HSBC** **LSE:IAG British Airways** **LSE:IGG IG Group** **LSE:IQE IQE** **LSE:ITM ITM Power** **LSE:ITRK Intertek** **LSE:ITV ITV** **LSE:LLOY Lloyds Grp.** **LSE:MKS Marks and Spencer** **LSE:MRO Melrose** **LSE:NG. National Glib** **LSE:NWG Natwest** **LSE:OCDO Ocado Plc** **LSE:ONT Oxford Nanopore Tech** **LSE:OXIG Oxford Instruments** **LSE:PHP Primary Health** **LSE:PMG Parkmead** **LSE:QED Quadrise** **LSE:RKH Rockhopper** **LSE:RR. Rolls Royce** **LSE:SBRY Sainsbury** **LSE:SCLP Scancell** **LSE:SFOR S4 Capital** **LSE:SMT Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust** **LSE:SPX Spirax** **LSE:SRP Serco** **LSE:STAN Standard Chartered** **LSE:STAR Star Energy** **LSE:TERN Tern Plc** **LSE:TLW Tullow** **LSE:TRN The Trainline** **LSE:TSCO Tesco** **LSE:TW. Taylor Wimpey** **LSE:VOD Vodafone** **LSE:ZOO Zoo Digital** **

********

---

Many thanks for taking the time to read this and good luck for today. Please feel free to mention us after something goes right!

 

Risk Warning & Notice to Investors

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