Financial Astrology - February 1, 2016

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This blog post will be shorter than usual as I'm writing the monthly subscribers report this week-end. You may wish to consider registering for out monthly report and ALERTS.

From last weeks blog post;

"Looking at heliocentric aspects there is  a very interesting date on January 29th, 2016 +- a few. "

From last months subscriber letter, January 2, 2016:

"When Jupiter turns Retrograde it is almost conjunct the North Node and will be almost conjunct the North Node for the month of January with two exact conjunctions on Jan 23rd and Jan 29th. This is very unusual. And the last significant signature for the first week of January is the Sun in waning square to Uranus. This is a somewhat unpredictable aspect which can mark Primary cycle highs and lows but many times no significant event.:

"Jan29th can be important for another reason as well. That is, there are a number of heliocentric aspects occurring on January 29th, 2016. They are;

heliocentric Saturn square Neptune

heliocentric Jupiter trine Pluto

heliocentric Earth trine Saturn

heliocentric Earth quincunx Neptune

Note that both Saturn and Neptune are highlighted here. Also, remember the Saturn / Neptune square "is often found near changes in inflation and or interest rates and money valuation problems in general""

If truth be known I was looking at this heliocentric square between Saturn and Neptune as affecting crude. The change to negative interest rates for the BOJ fits with money valuation problems in general

SP500

For the SP500, cycle-wise Jan 20th looks like it was the Primary cycle trough.  ¹ cycle that started on Aug 24th. The start of a new Primary (nominal 18 week) cycle is usually the most bullish part of the cycle. We often get a pullback 2-3 weeks after the start of a new Primary cycle which provides an oppourtunity to get on board if you missed the cycle low.

I believe we are close to longer term cycle bottoms, both the 6.5 - 7 year cycle and the Kitchin cycle, 3.3 years (or 40 months). Assuming January 20th was not it (and it certainly could be), then we may see a left translated cycle, that is a Primary cycle which forms it's crest in the first half of the cycle. This is a bearish sign. Look for this over the next 9 weeks. Subscribers have the time-frame where I think we will have a more significant low.

The Primary cycle is aka, the nominal 18 week with a range of 15 to 21 weeks.

The first couple of weeks of February continue with some heavy transits then a break for a couple of weeks into the week of February 22nd.

The main cycle mentioned above was the heliocentric Saturn square Neptune. Neptune rules a number of things and one is crude. Neptune is also illusion, delusion, fraud, deceit, "the great pretender".

VIDEO - quick review of the Mercury - From last week (dates in previous weekly)

https://youtu.be/2ftNyR4TFRU

On January 5th Mercury turned retrograde or moving backward as viewed from earth. It then translated the Uranus / Pluto square on Jan 20th (the Low) and Jan 22nd. I mentioned Mercury acts like the "trickster" especially when moving retrograde. On

Jan 25 Mercury turned direct. Now Mercury will translate the Uranus / Pluto square again, this time when moving forward. Mercury will conjunct Pluto on Jan 30th and Mercury will square Uranus on Jan 31. Both on the weekend but the Mercury Uranus square will be close to the opening in the far East Sunday night. Watch this closely to get clues for Monday morning in the U.S.

Do we get tricked on Mercury's first translation of the Uranus / Pluto square on Jan 20 and Jan 22 when Mercury was retrograde and then get the real message over the weekend of Jan 30, 31st when Mercury translates the Uranus / Pluto square again but this time when it is moving forward. Watch the first week in February very closely, particularly Monday for Mercury.

Other dates to watch this coming week are Feb 4th where there is Mercury parallel Saturn and Feb 5, 6th where Venus will translate the Uranus / Pluto square, Venus conjunct Pluto on Feb 5th and Venus squared Uranus on Feb 6th. Venus amongst other things rules money and Pluto, amongst other things, rules debt. Uranus is sudden events or sudden change. Watch Feb 5th and Feb 8th very closely. The Venus / Pluto conjunction is often found at lows and 2 to 3 days before the actual conjunction date, so this time the 1st to the 4th. It's difficult seeing it move the major market indices down so early in the nominal 18 week cycle.

To summarize the above:

Volatility should remain. February 1st should be watched closely following the Mercury aspects on this coming weekend. Feb 4th has Mercury parallel Saturn which ties into a much more powerful Saturn parallel Pluto on Feb 9th. Feb 4th  also has a Fibonacci calc and a Sun / Pluto aspect that at the least should see a big range day.

Pay attention to the Employment situation report on Feb 5th. Jaw boning can move the markets as can fictitious moves in crude.

With the sharp market moves down we should consider one or more of the longer term cycles are coming down to enter their trough. Note the longer term charts we have shown for many months, specifically the Kitchin cycle (40 months) and the 6.5- 7 year cycle. The longer term cycles typically pull everything down with them. This can be a process that takes many months when only looking at the longer term cycle charts. They can also distort the normal rhythm of the 18 week cycle.

We use the Astrological aspects to determine a more exact time. Longer term geocentric Astrological cycles include:

Uranus waning square Pluto

            - passed the exact but still in orb (1 degree)

            Remember what this square is about.

            "This aspect has a historical association between anarchic uprisings and problems   with debt               and Banks. The debt issue will have major negative consequences for all financial markets.

Other events associated with this square are protest movements, social unrest and perhaps mob violence. Tax revolts fit in as well. The square is about tearing down the old structures (governments, financial institutions) and building anew. Although Uranus is about sudden change and surprises, Pluto is about long term changes that will not be undone. It is ruthless in it’s force to change the status quo. We are only 1 degree away from the exact Uranus and Pluto square."

Jupiter waning square Saturn

            - in the middle of a 3 pass, 2 exact hits to come this year
"The business cycle and direct effect on European history. Major changes will be occurring in Europe as result of the refuge migration. There is a major sign change coming up when Jupiter and Saturn are conjunct in 2020. More on this 240 year conjunction in a future post."

           

Saturn square Neptune

            -in the middle of a 3 pass, 2 exact hits to come this year

"This aspect is often present near times when there is a change in trend for interest  rates or inflation. It can also be a period of epidemics, pandemics suffering, depression and money valuation problems. This could be a change in the world's  reserve currency or issues around it. A large increase in precious metals is also possible as it is a money valuation issue. This 36 year aspect has been  associated with political changes, reforms and development of socialism. One wonders in regards to epidemics and sickness, would this be natural illnesses or man-made."

The spring time frame looks like a time to protect capital. I would say we should start now.

On the following chart, the red squares are Jupiter square Saturn. An ideal spot for a significant low would be between the last 2 red squares at March 23rd to May 26th. Note the green squares also. These are the Saturn / Neptune exact squares and the middle square is very close to the last Jupiter / Saturn square.

For 2016 we have Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and the North Node in mutable signs. In addition both Solar eclipses are in mutable signs. Mutable signs are about flexibility and the ability or need to change.

Saturn is in Sagittarius which rules the law, religion, philosophy and science. With the square to Neptune is a good signal for a religious message that gets perverted. It's a time period where things seen depressing.

Two charts we have not shown for a while. The first is a weekly chart of the SP500. The horizontal blue lines are the average longitude of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. This average is converted to price and displayed on this chart. Notice how well it has acted as support and resistance. The vertical black lines are the 55 td Fib cycle. Will the SP500 reach the next level at 1968 or fall back to 1878. If it's a new 18 week cycle I suspect it will move up.

The other chart we haven't shown for a while is this Fan which started on March 6, 2009 at the low. The dark blue line has acted as support most of the way up. It is the 50% line or 45 degrees. The red line we have just touched is 61.8%. It hasn't been touched since Oct. 2011. The black vertical lines are 512 cd's (calendar days) which next falls on March 9, just one day away from a powerful Solar Eclipse.

Other longer term cycles that may be close to seeing their lows in the next couple of months are the 6.5 - 7 year cycle and the Kitchin cycle (40 months). I'm looking at the period from mid-December 2015 through the spring of 2016 as a potential time period for these cycles. They are long term cycles and need a broad orb.

The Kitchin cycle on the SP500 chart. This is a monthly chart. cycles may appear closer than when they actually due.

Other long term cycle due, including the 6.5 - 7 year.

Longer term cycles on a monthly chart of the DJIA. These need a wide orb.

The following weekly chart shows the 21 and 34 weekly moving averages and the fact price broke through both averages Also the 21 and 34 week moving averages are pointing down.

The question is, do we have a significant low in front of us. At this point I think yes and we may have just seen it although I'm thinking potentially deeper in the spring time frame in 2016.

Gold

Gold put in a  Primary cycle   ¹ trough on July 24th and we had another Primary cycle trough on Dec 3rd. 2015.

This puts us entering the 9th week of the Primary cycle and entering the 3rd week of the 2nd nominal 6 week cycle during this coming week. The nominal 6 week cycle has a range of 5 to 7 weeks.

Jan 8th appears to be a 6 week cycle crest from which we typically pullback into a nominal 6 week cycle low which appears to be Jan 14th. There are approx. 3, 6 week cycles in the nominal 18 week cycle.

Gold needs to keep advancing here ideally above the 50% fib retracement at 1131. Any news from Central Banks on QE anything would be positive for Gold as does negative interest rates in Japan.

Watch the fib retracements on the following chart for both support and resistance areas.

I'm expecting a bigger move in Gold later in the year, possibly at the end of this Primary cycle which may also be a 17 month cycle low. The move should be up. Again, subscribers have the potential dates.

On the following daily chart we see Gold had a low on Jan 15th (27 cd cycle) then moved up into Jan 20th where it hit the Jupiter price line and fell back, but rose again this week and intra day on Jan 29 came back and touched the Jupiter price line (blue), hopefully to say good bye, I'm moving higher.

Crude

This coming week of February 1st, 2016 we should be entering the 23rd week or

2nd week of a nominal 18 week cycle which started January 20th.

This will need a few more days moving up to make me a believer, but it certainly looks like a Primary cycle low on January 20th at this time.

Watch the Fib retracements for a potential reversal or a retest like that mentioned above for the SP500.

Many commodities and financials should be affected by the Saturn / Neptune waning square this year. This is a 3 pass with the last 2 occurring mid-Year and then September 2016. This is a 36 year cycle so looking back 36 years we had severe problems with the lack of crude and interest rates went over 20%. Things are never the same, but often close. Are we at the bottom in crude? We should be close.

Looking at the crude chart we see a Primary cycle low on Aug 24 and then a crest on

Oct 9th. This is an example of a left translated cycle with the crest forming closer to the beginning trough. Left translated cycles are bearish, they simply spend more time going down than moving up. After 7 years of QE and loose money policy we haven't seen many left translated cycles for some time.

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