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#Brent #Japan For many years, despite the rapid growth of online discount retailers, Currys continued to offer something that internet-only competitors couldn’t: the opportunity to see products in person before making a purchase. Whether browsing white goods, smartphones, televisions or computers, customers could visit a Dixons, Currys or PC World store to compare models firsthand before deciding what to buy.

The traditional strategy, of course, was to inspect the product in-store before checking prices online. Amazon, eBay and countless other retailers often undercut Currys, while Google’s shopping results made it even easier to compare prices within seconds. Once you’d settled on the perfect American-style fridge freezer after seeing it in a Currys showroom, there was every chance you could find exactly the same model elsewhere for considerably less.

Occasionally, however, convenience outweighs the savings.

When our television unexpectedly gave up the ghost, we quickly realised that watching everything on a laptop screen wasn’t going to replace a 50-inch TV. Rather than spend days researching online deals, we simply headed to Currys and bought a replacement. After all, our grandchildren were due to visit, and we feared they might actually have to spend the weekend talking to us instead of immersing themselves in the latest Netflix or Amazon Prime Video series.

As it turned out, they found a third option entirely—spending most of the weekend on their phones, video-calling the same friends they see every day at school.

One pleasant surprise was discovering that Currys still stock “not-so-smart” televisions. That suited us perfectly, allowing us to continue using our trusted Roku streaming stick instead of relying on a manufacturer’s built-in smart TV platform.

Turning to the chart, there is encouraging technical news.

By moving above 163p, the Currys share price has confirmed a transition into a pattern of higher highs—a development that typically signals strengthening upward momentum. The move above this level opens the door to an initial target around 168p. If this barrier is overcome, the next objective sits at 191p, with a longer-term target of 244p should buying momentum continue.

These may not be the most ambitious price objectives, but the appearance of a confirmed higher-high pattern suggests they deserve serious consideration.

Ironically, the dominance of online retailers may no longer be quite as overwhelming as it once was. Warehouse-style retailers such as Currys have become increasingly competitive on price, reflecting years of pressure from internet rivals. In many cases, the gap between online and in-store pricing has narrowed considerably.

Our own American-style fridge freezer story ended rather unexpectedly—with a purchase from Tesco. The only drawback was discovering that the appliance was a couple of inches wider than our kitchen had anticipated.

As always, there is a downside scenario to consider. Should the share price fall below 127p, it would suggest the current positive outlook has failed. Such a move could trigger a decline towards an initial target of 93p, with a secondary objective at 75p if selling pressure intensifies. We would hope this lower level would provide meaningful support.

For now, however, the technical picture remains constructive, and we continue to favour the upside.

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Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
10:40:54PM	BRENT	8757.6	8410	8329	8162	8555	8837	9005	9325	8703	‘cess
10:43:39PM	GOLD	4067.71									Success
10:46:04PM	FTSE	10819
11:18:15PM	STOX50	6236.2									Success
11:21:01PM	GERMANY	25436.7									Shambles
11:39:59PM	US500	7346.3									Success
11:51:10PM	DOW	51751.8									‘cess
11:56:47PM	NASDAQ	27365.4									Shambles
11:59:14PM	JAPAN	61643	60427	59584	58376	61241	63020	63862	65007	62011

 

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:EXPN Experian. Close Mid-Price: 3077 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 3081 Day Low: 2979

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LSE:GRG Greggs. Close Mid-Price: 2002 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 2002 Day Low: 1773

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LSE:HSBA HSBC. Close Mid-Price: 1547.8 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 1581.4 Day Low: 1542.4

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LSE:MKS Marks and Spencer. Close Mid-Price: 405.4 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 407.4 Day Low: 399.9

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LSE:SAGA SAGA Plc. Close Mid-Price: 661 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 685 Day Low: 646

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LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 2157 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 2205 Day Low: 2124

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#Gold #Nasdaq Headlam, the UK’s leading floor-covering supplier, will probably be familiar to anyone who’s bought an older house and decided to do something with the kitchen, bathroom or hallway floor.

The moment you start lifting tired carpet, peeling back old laminate or wrestling with bargain wooden flooring, you often uncover an original sin lurking beneath: Linoleum (thankfully now largely replaced by Vinyl). Sometimes it was glued down, but more often it was simply pinned in place. Unfortunately, decades of age leave the material – made from linseed oil, sawdust, pine resin and chalk – brittle and unforgiving. Any hope of simply rolling it up quickly disappears. Instead, it’s a case of leaving it where it is or finding something soft for your knees, because you’re about to spend hours painstakingly scraping the awful stuff from the floor.

Years ago, when working for a car dealership, the instruction was to carefully score the dealer sticker with a Stanley knife before applying it to a new car. The idea was simple: make it almost impossible for the customer to remove the dealership’s branding. Stripping up old Linoleum has always felt like the flooring industry’s equivalent. After renovating several properties over the years, we’ve developed a healthy dislike for the stuff.

So, when Headlam acquired a Fife-based flooring company in 2011, it seemed inevitable they had ventured into the Linoleum business. Fife was, quite literally, the global capital of the lino industry. Thankfully, Vinyl has now replaced Linoleum in most homes and, one hopes, will prove a little kinder to whoever eventually has to remove it. Personally, we’re rather old-fashioned and still prefer carpet – especially if sharing a home with dogs.

Unfortunately, Headlam Group’s share price is performing about as well as the Scottish summer. Just when you think better weather has arrived, everything falls apart. Looking out at our garden waterfall today, it feels as though August’s monsoon has simply turned up a little early. Waterfalls are wonderful in theory, until you discover you have to live with the constant roar.

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The share price presents much the same gloomy picture. By our usual standards, the decline from 561p to around 5.24p places Headlam in exceptionally difficult territory. Once shares reach these levels, traditional support calculations become almost meaningless, with many theoretical floor targets existing somewhere below zero. In other words, it’s difficult to identify a level where we can confidently suggest the decline has finally run its course.

From our perspective, that’s a significant problem. Our own ultimate downside calculation had suggested 27p should represent a major floor. That level is now nothing more than a distant memory.

The longer-term picture only reinforces the concern. Looking back to price action since 2008, one event stands out. In 2023, while the shares were still trading above 200p, the market abruptly gapped below our long-term rising trend line, collapsing from around 239p to 180p. Gaps of this nature rarely send encouraging signals. Instead, they often mark the point where sentiment shifts decisively for the worse, suggesting the market had already begun discounting a far more difficult future.

At present, rather than trying to identify a definitive bottom, we’d much rather wait for evidence that a genuine recovery is underway.

The first encouraging sign would be a move back above 8.25p, which calculates with the potential to target an initial 12.5p. Beyond that, our secondary recovery level sits at 16.5p. This is the important one. A convincing close above 16.5p would indicate to our software that a proper upward movement cycle has begun. If achieved, it would open the door to ambitions around 38p and potentially higher.

For now, however, we’re not convinced Headlam has actually found its floor.

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Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
11:13:41PM	BRENT	8276									Success
11:16:47PM	GOLD	4025.3	4011	4005	3968	4037	4055	4068	4087	4034	‘cess
11:20:41PM	FTSE	10895.7
11:22:47PM	STOX50	6296.3
11:25:28PM	GERMANY	25496.6									‘cess
11:27:55PM	US500	7425.5									Success
11:30:48PM	DOW	52690									Success
11:37:31PM	NASDAQ	27786.6	27469	27138	27081	27589	27926	28132	28758	27740
11:41:03PM	JAPAN	62266									‘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…

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LSE:BME B & M. Close Mid-Price: 229.4 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 230.8 Day Low: 219.2

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LSE:CNA Centrica. Close Mid-Price: 155.2 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 160.9 Day Low: 154.95

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LSE:DGE Diageo. Close Mid-Price: 1672 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 1684.5 Day Low: 1616

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LSE:EMG MAN. Close Mid-Price: 306.4 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 327.2 Day Low: 304.4

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LSE:EXPN Experian. Close Mid-Price: 2981 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 2983 Day Low: 2814

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LSE:GENL Genel. Close Mid-Price: 51 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 51 Day Low: 49.9

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LSE:PHP Primary Health. Close Mid-Price: 97.25 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 97.25 Day Low: 94.8

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LSE:VOD Vodafone. Close Mid-Price: 123.25 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 123.75 Day Low: 119.05

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A share carrying the FTSE EPIC CRW immediately reminded us of our regular garden visitor, a crow (or perhaps a raven) we’ve whimsically named Cheryl. As the photograph below shows, Cheryl is easy to recognise thanks to her distinctive white “bra”, which becomes especially noticeable each summer. A birdwatching friend has suggested there may even be a little magpie in her DNA, as the two species are occasionally known to become rather friendly.

We never need much of an excuse to wander away from the often tedious business of stock market movements. Unfortunately, LSE has itself wandered into more worrying territory, with the risk of a flight towards trouble rather than success. We’ve received several emails asking for our thoughts on Craneware Plc (CRW.L), the leading provider of hospital revenue integrity and billing software to the US healthcare sector.

LSE: Craneware

Craneware’s share price chart has taken on a distinctly concerning appearance. At the beginning of July, the price gapped below its long-term uptrend following what was, in effect, a profit warning. Markets rarely react kindly to such events, and Craneware was no exception, with the shares falling around 18% in a single move.

Having broken decisively beneath the long-term trend, we must now accept the possibility of further weakness. A move below 1,000p would strengthen the bearish case, with our initial downside target calculated at 822p. Beyond that, our longer-term secondary objectives lie at 413p and 374p, should selling pressure intensify.

The gap below trend has created an uncomfortable technical picture, making longer-term projections less certain. While a decline towards 822p appears entirely achievable, it does not currently feel especially likely that the lower secondary targets will come into play. Instead, the chart suggests the shares may eventually establish a base somewhere around the 700p level, assuming broader market conditions remain reasonably stable and investors are spared any major economic surprises.

The bullish case now depends on Craneware producing a convincing recovery. Ideally, we would like to see the shares GAP back above the Red trend line, signalling that buyers have regained control.

Should that occur, a move above 1,482p would place the shares into a constructive technical position. Our initial upside objective would then become 1,806p, with a longer-term secondary target calculated at 2,127p.

For now, however, that remains a scenario to hope for rather than expect, simply due to the market opting to gap the price below the trend..

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Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
11:38:38PM	BRENT	8515.4	8490	8377	8174	8736	8747	8834	8962	8639	Success
11:41:10PM	GOLD	4074.28	4049	4020	3988	4094	4116	4128	4163	4088
11:44:05PM	FTSE	10789.9	10714	10668	10612	10797	10803	10831	10916	10761	Success
11:11:22PM	STOX50	6307.2	6281	6245	6204	6312	6318	6332	6349	6295
11:15:12PM	GERMANY	25449.6	25176	25005	24820	25301	25489	25529	25587	25448	Success
11:20:08PM	US500	7408.7	7381	7356	7312	7404	7427	7441	7461	7407
11:25:20PM	DOW	52208.9	51987	51932	51708	52123	52268	52368	52495	52154	‘cess
11:29:22PM	NASDAQ	27995.8	27789	27155	25991	28126	28103	28129	28242	27980	‘cess
11:32:18PM	JAPAN	63853	63315	62548	60867	63680	64060	64326	64667	63863	‘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.

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LSE:AV. Aviva. Close Mid-Price: 687.6 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 698.8 Day Low: 687.6

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LSE:BARC Barclays. Close Mid-Price: 530.4 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 538.3 Day Low: 528.9

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LSE:BME B & M. Close Mid-Price: 219 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 223 Day Low: 214.2

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LSE:HSBA HSBC. Close Mid-Price: 1551 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 1568 Day Low: 1548.6

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LSE:ITRK Intertek. Close Mid-Price: 5835 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 5845 Day Low: 5820

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LSE:PHP Primary Health. Close Mid-Price: 95.85 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 96.3 Day Low: 94.75

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LSE:SPX Spirax. Close Mid-Price: 6985 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 7225 Day Low: 6985

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LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 2136 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 2174 Day Low: 2133

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LSE:STAR Star Energy. Close Mid-Price: 23 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 24 Day Low: 21

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#Brent #Dax Here in Argyll, there’s a local legend about a giant black cat. Of course, almost every corner of the UK seems to claim ownership of mysterious wild creatures—usually spotted just long enough to alarm a few tourists before disappearing into the landscape. Inevitably, the evidence amounts to little more than distant, grainy footage which briefly reaches the national news before being dismissed with predictable scepticism.

This time was different.

We happened to be in exactly the right place, armed with a decent camera, excellent lighting conditions, and a convenient point of reference: the 63cm-high holly tree stump at the top of the garden. Perched upon it was an enormous black cat, glaring down at the lawn where our ravens were enthusiastically demolishing some bread under the watchful eye of their self-appointed guardian—a rather bemused Golden Retriever.

The cat appeared to decide that remaining perfectly still was its best strategy, giving me enough time to fetch a proper camera. The resulting photograph is shown below. With the animal sitting level with the 63cm stump, it becomes possible to judge its scale. In simple terms, it was roughly the size of a Labrador, making it worthy of the title of “Big Cat”.

Other photographs taken that day reveal an animal with a distinctly intimidating stare—certainly not something you’d willingly turn your back on—but this image, at last, provides a sense of scale for one of Argyll’s enduring local legends.

Talking of large black animals, we turn to the Black Horse. Unfortunately for Lloyds Banking Group, its share price continues to struggle beneath our 115.4p trigger level. Much like our elusive feline, the Black Horse has spent most of July hidden in the undergrowth, refusing to emerge.

For Lloyds Banking Group Plc, the technical picture now suggests the shares need to trade above 115.95p intraday—or preferably achieve a daily close above 115.4p—to indicate the Black Horse is finally ready for a gallop.

Should that occur, we would expect an initial move towards 122p. Beyond this, our secondary target remains 132p, where we would anticipate some hesitation. From a broader, long-term perspective, however, the more significant level continues to be a distant 153p, a price which has exerted considerable influence over trading patterns since 2015.

Conversely, if events take a turn for the worse, a daily close below 108p would materially weaken the technical outlook. Such a move could trigger declines towards an initial target of 104p, followed by 100p. We would, however, expect the 100p region to attract buying interest and potentially provide the basis for a meaningful rebound.

 

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Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop
1:26:42PM	BRENT	9264	9032	9030	8733	8230	9954	11636	12296	8834
1:28:34PM	GOLD	4052.5
2:52:28PM	FTSE	10724.4
3:03:47PM	STOX50	6264.5
4:00:24PM	GERMANY	25073	24900	24806	24697	25030	25133	25202	25372	24900
4:02:48PM	US500	7408.3
4:05:52PM	DOW	51899.8
4:08:07PM	NASDAQ	28150.4
4:11:51PM	JAPAN	64217

 

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

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

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

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

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LSE:CNA Centrica. Close Mid-Price: 163 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 163.65 Day Low: 157.6

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LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G. Close Mid-Price: 61 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 61.8 Day Low: 59.2

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LSE:HSBA HSBC. Close Mid-Price: 1552 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 1552.8 Day Low: 1524.2

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LSE:SCLP Scancell. Close Mid-Price: 9.4 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 10.5 Day Low: 9.39

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LSE:STAR Star Energy. Close Mid-Price: 21 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 22 Day Low: 20.75

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#FTSE #Formula1 Our £200 Aldi robot lawnmower finally provoked complete betrayal, the little red tractor finding itself listed on Gumtree, surplus to requirements and in “fair” working order (aka the brakes don’t work). To sweeten the deal, our self propelled lawnmower is free with the tractor. Absurdly, this is all due to a garden robot which has is equipped with a 7 inch blade, replacing the tractor which has 38 inch blades! The thing we’d realised is the robot mower’s job isn’t to just cut the grass, a task we’d generally tackle with the tractor every week or two. Instead, the little robot comes out of its garage every couple of days, spending around 6 hours wandering aimlessly on the grass, essentially providing an ongoing manicure. The grass literally never gets the chance to grow and our lawn has never looked better. The secret to a perfect lawn appears to be avoiding the grass growing to the point where it needs cut. Instead, rather obviously, a little robot doing regular pedicures does the job perfectly. If only Gillette or Wilkinson Sword would invent a razor for blokes, a little robot which wandered around the face while you slept!

 

Obviously, we’ve a dodgy simile between the foregoing and the FTSE, though in this instance, we’re referring to it as Big Picture and Near Term. Big Picture on the market is effectively a break between grass cuts, whereas Near Term is… near term. We keep an eye on these markers as when Near Term and Big Picture targets coincide, this is generally a point from which some larger market movements can be anticipated.

For the FTSE, the current Big Picture looks like the chart below.

At present, there is a strong Big Picture suggestion movement above 10716 points on the FTSE should generate traffic to an initial 10797 points with our secondary, if beaten, calculating at a longer term 0832 points. It’s not the worst scenario, allowing a stop loss with 10640 points.

Our alternate reversal scenario if a little less pleasant, suggesting below 10610 points could trigger reversals to an initial 10589 points with our secondary, if broken, at 10458 points. Oddly, due to this little dance being enacted within trend lines, the stop loss level for a short position is also at 10640 points!

But from a near term perspective, things become interesting. Apparently, above 10665 points has the potential to trigger movement to a fairly tame 10,699 points. But our secondary, if such a level is exceeded, calculates at 10800 points, just three points away from a Big Picture target. The underlying suggestion is of “something” being due to occur on the FTSE.

From a near term reversal stance, there is a risk below 10611 points shall promote reversal to an initial 10589 with our secondary, if broken, at 10458 points. We are not confident this reversal scenario shall prove viable but if triggered, the tightest stop is 10660 points.

For Friday, we’re inclined toward some optimism for the FTSE, though market futures at time of writing disagree.

Time will tell. Have a good weekend and enjoy the Grand Prix from Hungary, sometimes a good race. Maybe Louis Hamilton shall be treated fairly…

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Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
11:05:59PM	BRENT	9406	9278	9007	8684	9410	9945	10040	10730	9682	‘cess
11:13:20PM	GOLD	4048.52	4039	3996	3940	4071	4165	4178	4252	4103	Success
11:10:07PM	FTSE	10608.8	10591	10518	10437	10648	10621	10652	10736	10585
11:14:03PM	STOX50	6213.1	6204	6194	6149	6232	6232	6247	6265	6206	Success
11:17:46PM	GERMANY	24775.3	24690	24604	24384	24800	24878	24934	25015	24751	‘cess
11:21:21PM	US500	7414.9	7397	7388	7342	7423	7423	7442	7464	7402	Shambles
11:48:32PM	DOW	51692.3	51534	51416	51053	51734	51882	51960	52102	51671	Success
11:51:15PM	NASDAQ	28544.4	28271	28196	27866	28513	28718	28900	29109	28491	Success
11:57:43PM	JAPAN	65375	64946	64840	63931	65282	65937	66394	66885	65548

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

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

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

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

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LSE:AV. Aviva. Close Mid-Price: 683.6 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 687 Day Low: 679.4

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LSE:BME B & M. Close Mid-Price: 212.2 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 217.4 Day Low: 212

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LSE:CNA Centrica. Close Mid-Price: 161.4 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 175.75 Day Low: 161

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LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G. Close Mid-Price: 60 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 60.6 Day Low: 58.2

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LSE:GENL Genel. Close Mid-Price: 52.2 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 52.2 Day Low: 50.8

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LSE:GKP Gulf Keystone. Close Mid-Price: 179.4 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 179.4 Day Low: 174.6

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LSE:SCLP Scancell. Close Mid-Price: 10.75 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 12.9 Day Low: 10

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#Gold #DowJones Our low opinion remains of the subsidy junkie “green” energy sector, TRIG with a share price around 75p being the most recent one we’ve been asked to review.  The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), a British investment trust, is dedicated to investments in assets capable of generating electricity from renewable sources. We remain extremely cynical about the entire Green sector, suspecting it remains a bubble of methane gas, not something particularly attractive.

From a near term techie perspective, TRIG requires to trade below 70p to risk promoting reversal down to an initial 67p. Our secondary, should such a level break, works out down at 65p, along with a chance of a rebound.

 

Our alternate scenario is a bit more interesting.

Above just 76p looks capable of triggering share price recovery to an initial 88p with our secondary, if bettered, calculating at a longer term 95p. In this instance, the initial target is, from our perspective, the more important price level as closure above 88p opens the door for a Big Picture initiative, one which presents a long term 116p as a viable ambition. Perhaps the newest UK Prime Minister has some clever ideas to throw more money at the Green sector, gifting him more Karma points as he mingles insignificantly on the world stage.

However, despite our negative fundamental view of the industry, the technical picture currently suggests TRIG’s share price may have further upside ahead.

 

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Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
10:43:57PM	BRENT	9275.1
10:53:30PM	GOLD	4122.03	4105	4087	4061	4125	4138	4150	4212	4105	‘cess
11:03:25PM	FTSE	10698.5									Success
11:11:20PM	STOX50	6298.8									‘cess
11:21:57PM	GERMANY	25109.7									‘cess
11:26:57PM	US500	7481.6
11:29:26PM	DOW	52166.8	51869	51785	51590	52116	52511	52637	52923	52215
11:32:23PM	NASDAQ	28888.8									Shambles
11:37:23PM	JAPAN	66222									Shambles

 

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

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

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

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

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

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LSE:AV. Aviva. Close Mid-Price: 688 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 692.8 Day Low: 676

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LSE:GKP Gulf Keystone. Close Mid-Price: 175.6 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 176.6 Day Low: 173

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LSE:HSBA HSBC. Close Mid-Price: 1541 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 1543 Day Low: 1504.4

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LSE:MKS Marks and Spencer. Close Mid-Price: 396.6 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 403 Day Low: 394.4

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LSE:NWG Natwest. Close Mid-Price: 684.6 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 689.4 Day Low: 677.4

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LSE:PHP Primary Health. Close Mid-Price: 94.9 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 95.35 Day Low: 93.3

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LSE:SPX Spirax. Close Mid-Price: 7030 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 7100 Day Low: 6825

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LSE:STAN Standard Chartered. Close Mid-Price: 2155 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 2166 Day Low: 2101

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#FTSE #Stoxx The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has recently faced significant challenges, particularly due to a wave of takeover bids that have seen companies acquired at substantial premiums above their current share prices. A striking example is EasyJet, whose takeover bid values the company at an 81% premium over its traded price. While this is undoubtedly positive news for shareholders, it also means that valuable companies are disappearing from the FTSE 250 index, weakening the diversity and appeal of the exchange’s listings.

LSEG’s Strategic Move: Launching 24-Hour Trading

In response to these pressures, the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is taking proactive steps to revitalize investor interest. The group plans to introduce a new trading platform, LSE24, which will operate 24 hours a day, five days a week. This initiative aims to compete with the growing popularity of cryptocurrency markets and more dynamic overseas exchanges by offering continuous trading opportunities.

Importantly, LSE24 will function independently from the existing LSE Main Market, which will maintain its current trading hours. The new platform is expected to launch in early 2027, marking a significant evolution in the LSE’s approach to market engagement.

Potential Impact on LSEG Share Price

The introduction of LSE24 could provide a much-needed boost to LSEG’s share price, which has struggled to recover from the market disruptions experienced since 2020. Currently, the share price sits below 8000p, a critical support level. If this level fails to hold, the price could fall to 7286p, with a further decline to 6312p possible if that support is breached.

On the upside, a move above 8750p could trigger a positive momentum, initially targeting 8866p. Should this resistance be overcome, the share price may advance further to 9139p. A sustained close above 9139p would open the door to a more substantial rally, potentially reaching 10408p and beyond.

Investors and market watchers should keep a close eye on these key price levels as the LSE embarks on this new chapter. The success of the 24-hour trading platform could be pivotal in restoring confidence and attracting renewed interest to the UK’s flagship stock exchange.

 

 

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Time Issued	Market	Price At Issue	Short Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Long Entry	Fast Exit	Slow Exit	Stop	Prior
10:04:55PM	BRENT	9013.4									‘cess
10:11:06PM	GOLD	4078.65									Success
10:19:39PM	FTSE	10598.2	10507	10485	10443	10566	10612	10653	10723	10577	Success
10:24:14PM	STOX50	6290.8	6237	6214	6187	6270	6295	6305	6338	6242	Success
10:27:46PM	GERMANY	25064									Success
10:32:58PM	US500	7507.4									Success
10:36:38PM	DOW	52216.8
10:40:08PM	NASDAQ	29130.2									‘cess
10:44:47PM	JAPAN	67108									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…

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LSE:AZN Astrazeneca. Close Mid-Price: 12492 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 12536 Day Low: 12212

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LSE:ECO ECO (Atlantic) O & G. Close Mid-Price: 57.4 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 58.2 Day Low: 56.6

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LSE:GKP Gulf Keystone. Close Mid-Price: 171 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 171.6 Day Low: 163

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LSE:HSBA HSBC. Close Mid-Price: 1509 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 1509.4 Day Low: 1477

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LSE:MKS Marks and Spencer. Close Mid-Price: 398.3 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 400.4 Day Low: 377.4

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LSE:SPX Spirax. Close Mid-Price: 6875 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 6900 Day Low: 6780

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LSE:STAR Star Energy. Close Mid-Price: 20 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 21 Day Low: 19.5

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LSE:ZOO Zoo Digital. Close Mid-Price: 9.25 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 9.5 Day Low: 8.75

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