{"id":133966,"title":"Traders Cafe with Zak Mir: Bulletin Board Heroes, Monday 23rd March 2026","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2026-03-23T11:50:36+00:00","modified":"2026-03-23T11:50:36+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/traders-cafe-with-zak-mir-bulletin-board-heroes-monday-23rd-march-2026/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/traders-cafe-with-zak-mir-bulletin-board-heroes-monday-23rd-march-2026.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/traders-cafe-with-zak-mir-bulletin-board-heroes-monday-23rd-march-2026.json","category":"Bulletin Board Heroes","categories":["Bulletin Board Heroes"],"tags":["Bitcoin","DAX","Dow","Ethereum","FTSE 100","Gold","Helium One","Helix","Hemogenyx","Insig AI","Mendell","Quadrise","Sealand","Strategic Minerals","WTI","Zaks Traders Cafe"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Traders-Cafe-with-Zak-Mir_-Bulletin-Board-Heroes-5-750x406-1.jpg?fit=750%2C406&quality=89&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, Crude, Hemogenyx, Helix, Helium One, Insig AI, Mendell, Quadrise, Strategic Minerals, Sealand.\n\nHere are the key technical levels and setups to have on your radar for Monday, the 23rd of March, across indices, crypto, commodities, and a handful of bulletin board names.\n\nAs always, do your own research and treat these as chart-based observations rather than hard recommendations.\n\nThe **FTSE 100** is still trading within a falling channel (mapped since February) and is making progress in a negative way. The immediate question is not “will it drop?” but “where is the channel floor?”\n\n- **Likely next magnet:** the **200-day line** around **9614**. A move here (even briefly intraday) would not be surprising.\n\n- **If it overshoots:** next downside reference is the **9430** zone (November support). That would be the next line in the sand if 200-day fails.\n\n- **RSI timing:** RSI is in oversold territory. Notably, RSI has not gone below **30** since April last year, which adds weight to the idea that this could be “close to the lows” rather than “early in the move”.\n\nThe **DAX** is showing the kind of weakness that takes you from “sell the rally” into “what if support breaks?” territory.\n\n- **Key upside target now:** the **top of the April gap** around **21,700**.\n\n- **Downside destination (gap fill risk):** the **bottom of the gap** around **21,300**. This is the sort of level where you might see brave limit orders appear.\n\n- **Bias pressure:** the **50- and 200-day moving averages are both falling**.\n\n- **Extra ominous factor:** a “dead cross” (bearish crossover) is about **a week or two away**. Run-ups into those setups are often weaker than golden-cross runups.\n\n- **First sign things are improving:** an **end-of-day close back above** today’s gap around **22,350**.\n\n**Dow:** Friday’s “freeze frame” is important here. The market initially looked like it might pause around the **45,400** October support area. Instead, the chart is pointing more toward:\n\n- **Next probable stop:** **44,600** (August support).\n\n- **If that goes:** the situation moves into “emergency mode”. The bigger picture still looks constructive in the context of the year so far, but the near-term chart doesn’t lie.\n\n- **Current spread-bet reference:** Wall Street around **45,200**, implying limited immediate downside before the next support test.\n\n- **RSI:** already oversold, around **25**. That often means you get a low attempt within **a day or two**, not weeks of grind.\n\n### Crypto\n\n#### Bitcoin: relative strength, but still a “trend line to reclaim” story\n\nCompared with equities, crypto is doing rather better. But don’t confuse “better” with “safe”.\n\n- **Failed attempts:** RSI trend-ups have been repeatedly rejected, and holding the **50-day** around **68,000 to 69,100** has also failed.\n\n- **Nearest downside target:** **63,000** (recent support destination).\n\n- **RSI:** below the neutral **50** level, and RSI failure matters. It suggests downside is still possible while price remains below the **50-day line**.\n\n#### Ethereum: clinging to the 50-day, with a clear “close back above” trigger\n\nEthereum looks ropey, but there’s a key difference versus many “breakdown” charts: it’s still trying to hold the 50-day moving average.\n\n- **50-day moving average:** around **2045**. Price is just below it.\n\n- **Bull trigger:** an **end-of-day close back above the 50-day** opens the door for a retest of resistance around **23 to 2400**.\n\n- **RSI condition:** RSI is below neutral **50** (around **45**), which keeps the downside more likely at the moment.\n\n- **Downside target:** around **1900**, which matches February to March support.\n\n**Gold** is the “shock horror” one. The chart setup suggests gold is heading for the same kind of test it has avoided for months.\n\n- **Primary target:** the **200-day line** around **4091**.\n\n- **If it breaks and stays below:** the next level down could be the **old October support** near **3900**.\n\n- **Current reference (spot spread-bet):** around **4245**, which is not yet the nightmare scenario, but it still looks like “200-day first”.\n\n- **Historical note:** gold hasn’t been below the 200-day line since **November 2023**. That’s a major reason traders will be paying attention to this area.\n\n**Crude oil: **WTI is proving difficult to keep above **$100**. That does not mean it can’t rise. It means the market is pausing and re-evaluating.\n\n- **Range in force:** roughly **92 to 102**.\n\n- **Current zone:** trading on the upper side of roughly **98 to 102**.\n\n- **If it clears 102:** **$110** becomes a realistic upside prospect.\n\n- **RSI:** stretched, but not alarmingly so. It is close to overbought.\n\n- **Important “if bulls need a rest” view:** a retest toward **$120** is not ruled out, especially if this is consolidation rather than reversal.\n\n### Small Caps\n\n**Hemogenyx:** bear trap bounce, watching the neutral RSI level\n\n- **Setup:** rebound from below the **50-day** line (around **960p**).\n\n- **Near target:** the top of the range around **£12** by the end of next month.\n\n- **Confirmation idea:** be cautious until RSI pushes through the **neutral 50** area (currently just under **48**).\n\n**HeLIX Exploration**: acceleration targets if key levels hold\n\n- **Helium feel stock:** near **38p** after clearing that level in the past.\n\n- **Next upside:** toward **46p** (June resistance projection), ideally within about a month.\n\n- **Another Helix play:** Helix managed to nearly hit the **38p** region, with the hope for acceleration while remaining above **35p**.\n\n**Helium One**: bullish with moving average reclaim logic\n\n- **Meaning of the bounce:** reclaim of the **50- and 200-day lines** supports the bullish thesis.\n\n- **RSI trend:** uptrend appearing on the RSI window.\n\n- **Targets:** around **0.08p** for the initial run, with a best-case scenario toward **1.2p** by the end of next month.\n\n**Insig Ai: **falling wedge breakout candidate\n\n- **Setup:** falling wedge breakdown and breakout potential, with the post-move follow-through in mind.\n\n- **Key levels:** best-case toward **23p** by end of next month, as long as price holds above **13p**.\n\n- **Minimum upside reference:** **16p**.\n\n**Mental Helium: **pushing toward the first target, watch old broken resistance\n\n- **Initial target:** **5.75p**.\n\n- **Best-case:** up to **9p** by end of next month.\n\n- **Condition:** remain on the right side of old broken resistance around **4.5p** (January resistance).\n\n**Quadrise: **bullish divergence as price makes lower lows\n\nOne of the more interesting technical “twists” on the list is Quadraise, because it has that classic divergence look.\n\n- **Price action:** lower lows for March.\n\n- **Momentum:** higher RSI trace, which signals sellers might be losing control.\n\n- **Trigger:** an **end-of-day close above the latest gap** around **1.65p**.\n\n- **Target range:** toward the **50-day line** around **2.1p** in the next **2 to 3 weeks**.\n\n- **Best-case:** up to **2.4p** by end of next month.\n\n**Strategic Minerals:** strong trend continuation (and the “rampers” have missed the point)\n\nThe chart here has been working, and it’s already exceeded earlier target thinking.\n\n- **Status:** above **5.5p** and continuing to push.\n\n- **Previous work:** it’s been tracked since well below **1p** to a target above **5.5p**.\n\n- **Next reference:** a fresh target toward **9p** by end of next month.\n\n**Sealand Capital Galaxy:** broadening triangle base with moving average targets\n\nThis is more “stop and hope” than anything certain, but the chart has enough shape to justify attention.\n\n- **Support base:** broadening triangle support around **0.22p**.\n\n- **Targets:** top of the recent range, with the **50- and 200-day averages** around **0.37p** by end of next month.\n\n- **Momentum clue:** bullish divergence is also present, with lower lows but a higher RSI trace.\n\n### A simple checklist for trading these chart conditions\n\n- **Use the moving averages as your “bias engine”:** if the 50-day and 200-day are falling, rallies often struggle.\n\n- **Let RSI do the timing:** oversold conditions (especially RSI in the low 20s or below 30) can signal exhaustion and a near-term bounce attempt.\n\n- **Confirm with end-of-day closes:** breaks and reclaim signals are more meaningful when they stick after the close.\n\n- **Define your levels:** treat channel floors, gap edges, and prior support zones as your map.\n\n- **Prefer limit orders near support:** getting filled near the level being tested often beats chasing price as it moves away.\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."}