{"id":130672,"title":"Traders Cafe with Zak Mir: Bulletin Board Heroes, Monday 22nd December 2025","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-12-22T14:39:06+00:00","modified":"2025-12-22T17:35:00+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/traders-cafe-with-zak-mir-bulletin-board-heroes-monday-22nd-december-2025/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/traders-cafe-with-zak-mir-bulletin-board-heroes-monday-22nd-december-2025.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/traders-cafe-with-zak-mir-bulletin-board-heroes-monday-22nd-december-2025.json","category":"Bulletin Board Heroes","categories":["Bulletin Board Heroes"],"tags":["Amigo","Anemoi","Atlantic Lithium","Bitcoin","Botswana","Conroy","DAX","Defence Holdings","Delta Gold","Dow","Ethereum","FTSE 100","Gold","Goldstone","Hardide","Kavango","Quantum Helium","vault","WeCap","Zaks Traders Cafe"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/zak-christmas-special.webp?fit=1200%2C800&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"Zak Mir takes a charting look at some of the most closely followed small caps on the London Stock Exchange. Today’s charts are FTSE 100, DAX, Dow, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Gold, Atlantic Lithium, Amigo, Anemoi, Botswana, Conroy, Delta Gold, Defence Holdings, Goldstone, Hardide, Kavango, Vault, Quantum Helium, WeCap.\n\nMarkets are sitting on a knife edge as the year closes. A few indices are flirting with psychologically important round numbers while smaller names are staging a mixture of bear traps, gap recoveries and RSI driven rebounds. Below are the practical levels and the technical rationale worth noting if you trade momentum or manage a watchlist.\n\nAs always, do your own research and treat these as chart-based observations rather than hard recommendations.\n\n#### FTSE 100\n\nThe FTSE is still close enough to feel optimistic. A daily close above **9,770** keeps the path open for a push to **10,000** by the end of the month, with a conservative extension to **10,100** next month inside the February trend channel. On the downside, the 50 day moving average near **9,663** is the safety net to respect.\n\n#### DAX\n\nThe DAX is trading better than the FTSE, holding above the October resistance line near **24,100** and the 50 day line. Immediate upside targets are the October record area around **24,700** and, best case by the end of January, the top of the rising April channel near **25,700**. The recent RSI bounce through the 50 level is a positive short term lead indicator.\n\n#### Dow\n\nMomentum remains constructive on the Dow. Sitting above **48,000**, the index has shown multiple RSI 50 rebounds and a clear route to **49,200** by month end. If momentum accelerates, a run toward **50,000** next month is not out of the question. The 50 day moving average around **47,222** is the main downside buffer.\n\n### Cryptocurrencies\n\n#### Bitcoin\n\nBitcoin remains boxed under its October resistance, around **89,000**. Until there is an end of day close above that line and an RSI back above 50, the market can still fail in the high 80s and retest the rising trend channel floor near **81,000**. If it does break higher, initial upside lies at **94,000**, then around **99,000**.\n\n#### Ethereum\n\nEthereum has been fighting around the **3,000** mark. It bounced off the April uptrend near **2,830**, which is supportive, but the RSI remains below neutral at around 47. A convincing move will require an end of day close above the 50 day line at **3,107** and the RSI above 50. That would open a potential run toward the 200 day area at **3,575**. On the downside, a brief retest near **2,622** cannot be ruled out.\n\n### Gold\n\nGold is nudging higher and remains in an upward projection from the November resistance line. A near term target is around **4,725** while recent support and initial December resistance sits near **4,270**. Staying above that support keeps the bullish path intact.\n\n### Stocks to watch\n\nThese smaller names are where volatility and quick gains or reversals tend to appear. The notes below pair the technical setup with short term targets, assuming the described supports hold.\n\n1. **Atlantic Lithium: **After a nasty bull trap through **10.7p** and a subsequent gap down, a gap higher created a bear trap island reversal. As long as the share price holds above the 50 day at **9.11p**, a reasonable target is the top of the September triangle near **12.6p** by the end of next month. RSI is around **58**, which helps the recovery case.\n\n2. **Amigo:**The chart has shown repeated RSI 50 rebounds since October and we saw a gap closed buy signal followed by a breakout through **0.55p** on an end of day close. A stretch target into the triangle top near **0.84p** by the end of next month looks plausible, though newsflow can quickly change the story.\n\n3. **Anemoi: **Price action here resembles a controlled rises above a rising 50 day. The top of the channel and October resistance lie around **2.5p**. Staying above the 50 day and the 200 day provides the backdrop for a retest of that area through January.\n\n4. **Botswana Diamonds: **The shares have re-established themselves above the 50 day moving average after several sessions and show bullish divergence in RSI. Look for a push back toward the top of the range and the channel, with an upside target in the region of** 0.70p** by the end of next month while the 50 day holds.\n\n5. **Conroy:** Is tracing a rising trend channel. If the pattern persists, a run to the upper channel near **16p** is feasible by the end of next month, with the floor of the channel near **9.3p** and the 50 day around **10.4p** acting as key supports.\n\n6. **Delta Gold: **A fresh uptrend looks to be forming. After a pullback into the channel base the share price is trading back near **18p**. The rising 50 and 200 day averages are positive. A target around **26p** by the end of next month fits the updated rising channel.\n\n7. **Defence Holdings: **This name has been under pressure inside a falling trend channel since October. The top of the channel sits around **1.6p**. The immediate technical objective is an end of day close back above **1.3p**. The 200 day near **1.01p** acted as support; the best case into next month is nearer **1.9p** toward the 50 day if bullish momentum returns.\n\n8. **Goldstone: **Bounced from the floor of a rising channel and has a rising 50 day. Sustained trading above the 50 day at around **0.43p** targets the top of the range near **0.74p** by the end of next month. Recent contract news and a 1.8 million order from a US energy customer underpinned this move and the shares have already cleared a second target above **15p**.\n\n9. **Kavango: **Produced a bear trap rebound from below **0.60p**. The 50 day around **0.70p** is a reasonable next level to seek into January, even if the shares pull back afterwards.\n\n10. **Quantum Helium: **Following a gap higher on Friday, this is on track for a second up day. The focus is on holding above the top of the gap near **0.035p**. A retest of the **0.07p** area looks achievable if the stock remains above **0.04p** on a consistent basis.\n\n11. **Vault Ventures****:** Has overachieved on the recovery so far. A near term objective is an end of day close above **1.22p** to reach the upper parallel of the falling channel. The 200 day and that upper line suggest upside near **1.7p** by the end of next month, provided the stock does not close back below recent broken resistance of **1.13p**.\n\n12. **WeCap:** Has bounced off the 200 day moving average close to **1.69p**. The initial technical target is the 50 day near **2.4p** and then the top of the channel and last month resistance above **4p**. Note the mention of a possible one year lock in is worth confirming if you trade or buy, as holding restrictions change liquidity and risk.\n\n### Also on the radar\n\nOther names from the wider watchlist include Hardide, Vault and a few more bulletin board plays. These often move on contract updates or RNSs and are worth keeping on a supplemental watchlist rather than piling into without clear support levels.\n\n### What to watch this week\n\n- FTSE end of day closes above **9,770** for the bullish monthly target to remain viable.\n\n- Bitcoin close above the October resistance near **89,000** and RSI crossing above 50.\n\n- Ethereum finishing above the 50 day at **3,107** to enable a push to the 200 day.\n\n- Small caps to hold their 50 day or 200 day supports as listed. A daily close back above key broken resistances often confirms the start of the next leg higher.\n\nTrading is about managing probabilities not certainties. Respect the trend lines, watch the moving averages and use the RSI for early signs of strength. When gaps, bear traps or bullish divergences line up with rising 50 and 200 day averages you have the ingredients for a meaningful move. Keep stops sensible and size positions for the volatility that comes with these names.\n\n**Disclaimer & Declaration of Interest:**\n\nThe information, investment views, and recommendations in this Zaks Traders Cafe interview are provided for general information purposes only. Nothing in this interview should be construed as a promotion or solicitation to buy or sell any financial product relating to any companies under discussion or referred to or to engage in or refrain from doing so or engage in any other transaction. Any opinions or comments are made to the best of the knowledge and belief of the commentator but no responsibility is accepted for actions based on such opinions or comments. The commentators may or may not hold investments in the companies under discussion."}