Venus Retrograde and Solar Eclipse

Another interesting week in the markets coming up. We have Venus turning retrograde on May 15 and an annular solar eclipse on May 20. At the least this should lead to a very volatile week. What..another one!!

Venus, among other things, rules money. During the retrograde period it is not unusual for countries to change monetary policy. This can be global banks or institutions like the Federal Reserve. As such currency,  precious metal and interest rate fluctuations often occur during the Venus retrograde period.

The Venus retrograde date (+- 3 tds) appears to have more affect on the market when the general market is approaching a crest. That is not the case at the present time.

That said it should be pointed out planets in high declination have been said to be more powerful than usual. Venus is currently Out-Of-Bounds. This means Venus is currently greater than the Sun’s maximum declination of 23.27 degrees.

But what is declination? Much Astrology is dedicated to the study of celestial longitude. That is all planets are interpreted as if they were on the same plane going around the Sun. Thus Mars in 15 degrees in Leo or Jupiter squared Saturn are referring to the planets in longitude, that being on the same plane.

But the planets are not on the same plane. Declination is the measurement of a planets location north or south of the celestial equator, which is the Earth’s equator extended out into space. That said, Venus should be in a more powerful position than usual and thus the retrograde motion may be more powerful than is the norm.

The Venus retrograde date often has an effect on precious metals. Since Gold and Silver are currently in their 20^th week of the primary cycle watch the May 15 date closely for a reversal in PM’s. If there is not a reversal the next significant date for PM’s is May 23 where we have the geocentric Sun square Neptune and the heliocentric Venus opposition Jupiter. Bear in mind the start of a new primary cycle should be bullish but if we have put in a long term cycle high around September 2011 this may end up being a short move up in a longer down trend.

The effect of the recent eclipses was shown in the last post. It is shown again below. Again the red circles are Solar eclipses and the blue circles are Lunar eclipses. The next Lunar eclipse is June 4th and is a perigee Moon as well.

The path of the May 20 annular eclipse was shown a number of posts ago. It is again shown below. Although eclipses can have an effect anywhere in the world, it is often most intense along the central path. They have been linked to earthquakes and other natural disasters as well as important world events.

Summary
Looking for the broader markets to make a low before early June. Potential dates are;
May 15 Venus retrograde
May 21 Day after the Solar eclipse
May 23 Sun squared Neptune
June 4 Lunar eclipse
The markets could make a double bottom during this time frame.

Gold and Silver are 20 weeks along their primary cycle and are due for a bottom. Potential dates are;
May 15 Venus retrograde
May 23 Sun squared Neptune and heliocentric Venus opposition Jupiter

Crude continues to look weak.

PS
Another site reminded me  of the 1987 crash. Following is a daily chart of the SP500 for 1987 with Solar (red) and Lunar (blue) eclipses noted.

The upcoming eclipses are;
Solar May 20. 2012
Lunar June 4, 20121

Many eclipses pass with no significant event or market action. On the other hand, many coincide with significant market moves. It's time to be very careful.