Another week of the European crises with North Korea in the background but bubbling up and continued volatility in the markets.. We continue with the Mars translation of the Uranus / Pluto square. Mars will be in exact square to Pluto on March 26. This aspect is all about aggression, destruction and loss, whether it be physical damage or a war of words. This same date has Mars sextile Jupiter which should take the edge off the Mars / Pluto square. We'll wait and see. March 26 also has heliocentric Mercury entering Sagittarius. This often results in extreme volatility in precious metals, currencies and interest rates. Watch Gold for a close above the 1619-1620 area. If it does exceed this level consider a buy. If Gold cannot make this level, leave it alone.
Following shortly thereafter starting on March 28 we have both the Sun and Venus translating the Uranus Pluto square. Venus in particular which stands for the principle of personal values, amongst other things, is in hard aspect to the planet of sudden changes and reversals. Many will welcome the Good Friday holiday as a rest from the financial news.
Sunday March 31 will see Sun and Venus squaring Pluto, the latter being the planet of change, that's permanent change. Pluto also pertains to the value of others, threats and danger in general. Venus relates to one's own wealth so we have a conflict between personal, individual wealth and the wealth of a group. Sounds like the Cyprus problem but really many countries. Cyprus may come to a head around this date.
Mars is still active going into April so threats and agression should continue, whether it is Europe, North Korea or elsewhere. Looking into May there could be problems in Pakistan / India and France. In France it is probably financial problems in the Euro.One would think this should be good for the US buck and short term probably will be. In the intermediate to longer the Bernanke printing press may doom the US dollar. Look for currency problems in July / August and probably mid-August.
Dates to watch in April (geocentric) +- 3 tds
April 1, 2 just after the Sun, Venus square to Pluto
April 12 Pluto retrograde. This should have more influence than usual as the May 20 exact square to Uranus is forning.
April 22 Mercury translates the Uranus / Pluto square and Mars enters Taurus
April 25 Partial Lunar Eclipse
April 29 Sun opposition Saturn, Venus Opposition the North Node
Despite how bad things look presently, it will probably get worse. I'm looking at the period starting mid-summer 2013 to spring 2014 where we could see a complete breakdown in the financial system. This would include the US$.
Before we get there, mid-summer 2013, there will be a grand trine forming between Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune. This is a rare formation and could appear to be very positive as it brings in the possibility for fair and balanced judgement to decisions being made particularly for those viewed as poor, ill or just generally unfortunate. Dates for these longer term forecasts will get refined as we move closer to them.
Wow! That is an interesting post - Apr 1 & 2 does not look kindly on the markets since its right after the Mars Square to Pluto as well. Bottom line - the volatility will continue. Great article and very interesting. It feels like a slight if not strong downside bias to the markets due to these transits - am I correct in my estimation?
ReplyDeleteJohn,
ReplyDeleteYou have it right. This week should be volatile as well. The Full Moon on March 27 is almost conjunct Uranus as well. Maybe looking for a gap at the open. Hard to determine direction. I'll watch the close on Tuesday.
Thanks trading-daze. I am not convinced of this gap up in the markets today either. I think we will start to fade this gap. Its funny: When Cyprus came out, it was irrelevant and the market didn't correct. But now they "solve" it and the market is higher. Funny!
ReplyDeleteI am thinking we have a day or so of down trend and then another bounce, i.e. more volatility.