FTSE for Friday: discussing dreaded drop potentials
It's been an incredible ride for the FTSE 100 in recent months, but independent analyst Alistair Strang's software just can't calculate above a certain level. Find out what it is here.
27th February 2026 07:44
by Alistair Strang from Trends and Targets
We’ve been continuously reworking our FTSE 100 numbers and can now speculate an absolute maximum of 10,899 points as a target for the UK market. We cannot presently calculate anything above such a level, unless it starts “gapping” the index upward at the market open.
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From most perspectives, the high of Thursday at 10,860 points was probably sufficiently close to our target, forcing us to speculate on potential drop potentials. About the only positive near-term potential we can dare mention is the “threat” of gains above 10,860 points travelling to 10,888 points with our secondary, if bettered, at 10,899 points.
We cannot calculate above such a level presently, a fascinating reality for the FTSE. The next few days should be quite interesting from a nerds' perspective as some turbulence feels possible.
If things intend to go wrong, below 10,740 risks a visit down to an initial 10,655 with our secondary, if broken, working out at 10,505.
Have a good weekend.
Source: Trends and Targets. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
Alistair Strang has led high-profile and "top secret" software projects since the late 1970s and won the original John Logie Baird Award for inventors and innovators. After the financial crash, he wanted to know "how it worked" with a view to mimicking existing trading formulas and predicting what was coming next. His results speak for themselves as he continually refines the methodology.
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