Financial Astrology - April 2, 2018

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SP500

The last Primary cycle low was February 9^th. The standard for the Primary cycle is 18 weeks. This was late at the 23th week but this may be distorted as there are other longer-term cycles due. This may have been the 9-month cycle trough as well. Longer tern cycles may push the Primary cycle further out.

The SP500 Primary cycle has a range from 15 to 23 weeks so we were at the limit. The high for this Primary cycle was 2872.87 on January 26^th. The high for the COMPQX was Friday March 9^th as of this writing.

This puts us entering the 8^th weeks in a new Primary cycle. We may have seen the nominal 6^th week trough on March 23 remembering we could get a 9 – 9 ½ week cycle instead. The 6 and  9 ½ are sub cycles of the Primary cycle. The move down on March 23 could be the nominal 6 week cycle trough. If so, this Primary cycle may be unfolding as a 3 pass.

The current 4 year cycle for the SP500 started on Feb 11, 2016. We should be looking for a 15.5 month cycle low. There are typically 3 - 15.5 month cycles in the 4 year cycles.

The 4 year may have 3 -15.5 month cycles and / or 2 - 23 month cycles (a half cycle).

The Primary cycle that started on Feb 9^th will form an ending trough near the week of June 11^th.

I’m looking for a low in May or June, probably May.

We don’t often repeat all our calls but the February low was forecast on a number of blog posts in January. It is Pluto conjunct the helio-nodes of Pluto for Feb 8^th.

The last blog post had the Mercury retrograde dates and possible turns.

Those dates were:

Mercury Retrograde   March 22

Inferior Conjunction    April 1st  (watch April 2)

Mercury Direct            April 15^th (watch April 16)

There is one more date, May 3. This is the date Mercury returns to the place it went retrograde.

The key Astro activity over the next couple of weeks has Mars very active. Look for terrorist events, military maneuvers and hostilities.

March 29        Sun square Saturn

Suppressed energy, serious persons, seclusion, inhibitions, mental or physical development. There was a powerful earthquake and tsunami on March 29th

April 1             Mercury Inferior conjunction.

April 2            Mars conjunct Saturn

Harming or destroying energy, violence or health destroying power. Paralysis of the muscles belonging to breathing.

April 4             Mercury squared Mars                    

The power of resolution or determination, the love of discussion or argument, the ability of judgment. Mercury is currently retrograde, a period one should mot make important decisions but instead prepare for a potential decision after Mercury turns direct Important decisions include things like trading stocks. This is a period to be very careful.

The last two weeks of March has challenging aspects from the FED natal chart to the current transits to that FED chart. I will base this on March 28^th. Understand the aspects can affect a number of days either side.

Transiting Uranus in the 10^th house squares natal Neptune in the 1^st house. This could represent sudden change in politics in a country.

Transiting Venus in the 10^th house conjuncts transiting Uranus. With the previous signature this could represent a change / problem in currency or money supply.

Transiting Pluto conjunct Jupiter has a strong history of powerful cycles in the US indices. Watch this with the previous signature. There may be problems with currencies.

The 15 day sma on the SP500 chart is moving down. The 15 day sma is also below the 45 day sma which is also rolling over. Price is below both the 15 and 45 sma. This is a negative setup.

Some of the cycles that are coming due are:

-       The Primary Cycle (nominal 18 week) on Feb 9^th.

-       9 month cycle

-       5 week.

The Primary Cycles

We may have seen the lows on March 23. This was the retest of the low on Feb 9^th. If March 23 was the nominal 6 week low and retest then we would usually expect the SP500 to rise next week, somewhat opposite of the analysis of price. Mars continues to be an issue and there are implications of war. Russia vs the US etc.

The 9 month cycle

The above chart shows the 9 month or 39 week cycle (blue vertical lines). It is due and it was late but appears to be forming last week. The 20 week cycle was added as well (red vertical lines)

The 3.8 – 4 Year

The above weekly chart of the SP500 shows the synodic cycle for Mars and Vesta. The red circles are the conjunction of the two and the green double arrows are the middle of the cycle. These are the heliocentric aspects (Sun centered).

Note how the conjunction is often at a top with a quick decline. The next Mars / Vesta conjunction is April 23, 2018.

From the last few posts:

“This coming year could see an increase in geophysical activity, both earthquakes and volcanos.”

Following are the significant earthquakes (> 6.0) so far in January 2018.

Jan 23             Alaska                         7.9

Jan 10             Honduras                    7.5

Jan 14             Peru                            7.1

Jan 19             Mexico                        6.3

Jan 21             Chile                            6.3

Jan 25             Russia                         6.2

Feb 16             Mexico                        7.2

Feb 25             Papua New Guinea    7.5

Mar 6               Papua New Guinea    6.7

Mar 8               Papua New Guinea    6.8

Mar 24             Papua New Guinea    6.3

Mar 24             Southeast Indian Ridge 6.3

Mar 25             Indonesia                     6.4

Mar 26             Papua New Guinea    6.6

Mar 29             Papua New Guinea    6.9

There has been a number of volcano’s erupting as well.

On a longer term basis the following monthly chart of the DJIA  shows the 15 year cycle (red vertical lines) and the 45 year cycle (blue lines). The 15 year is due now, the 45 year due in Sept 2019.

In May Uranus will enter Taurus. Look for financial or banking system problems or changes. Uranus will go retrograde and then move backward into Aries before Uranus enters Taurus for good. This may also be a problem in currencies.

Generally speaking the first couple of months of 2018 should be volatile. There are 2 Super Moons and 2 Eclipses and many Mars contacts.

The above combination, with Saturn, could be defining problems / restrictions for the general population, particularly the mature population (pensions?) and with the Sun could affect the President or other leaders. This combination could affect a number of years in the future as Saturn is in a sign for approx. 2 ½ years. Other conditions this may highlight are State funerals, public sorrow and disappointment in general. State assets could be affected as well as industries connected to metals and mining.

The following monthly chart of the DJIA shows when Saturn has been in Capricorn (red x’s). Notice they have all had significant drops.

There could be some type of surprise coming in 2018 from the government or exposing something from the past. There could also be a major breakdown in world affairs or leaders.

The following daily chart of the SP500 shows the Jupiter price line (blue) and the Sun/Earth price line (green). Both of these price lines have a history of providing support and resistance.

When the two lines cross we often see a big range day or reversal. Note how price went down and stopped on the Sun / Earth Price Line. Price touched the Sun (thick blue) price line today but finished close to the next

The blue horizontal lines are the Jupiter price line. The thicker blue line just above price may act as solid resistance to any move up in price. The two lines will cross again on March 13 which is a trine between the Sun and Jupiter. This signature would typically be indicating a positive mood in the market but remember, Jupiter can stand for something that is overdone.

I continue to watch the 24th harmonic cycle (360 / 24) cycles for short term turns. The brown squares are Sun / Saturn 24 degrees on the following daily chart. The blue vertical lines are 24 cd’s (calendar days).

The next hit was March 29, 2018 and was a big range day. The next dates are May 14, 2018  then June 27^th. I have added 3 price lines to this chart.

-       Saturn – black

-       Uranus – purple

-       Neptune - light blue

Note the date, Feb 9^th, 2018 was the day of the low and a big range day.

These price lines can act as support / resistance. It has been at highs and lows. Note also when they cross often gets a reaction in price on a short-term basis. Also note, near the top of the chart is a light blue line. This is the Neptune Price Line. Note how it has been strong resistance to price but has broken through. It should act as strong support when the market turns down.

Gold

Gold started a new Primary cycle on December 12.  We are entering the 16th week of a Primary cycle. Watch Gold closely here, we may have just put in a shortened Primary cycle or Gold is preparing to move down into the Primary cycle trough. The 18 week low is the week of April 16 and April 17, 18 possible low dates.

Gold has been moving up as the US$ has moved down. It was / is important for Gold to stay above 1309.

I’m watching Gold to see if it breaks above the Jan 25 high or Feb 16 highs.

Price is just below the 45 sma and on the 15 day sma. The 15 sma and 45 day sma are flat.

The following chart shows seasonal tendencies for Gold. The 2^nd half of the year, on average, is up.

The longer term.7.4 Year cycle is shown in the following weekly chart. Note we are still early in the latest 7.4 year cycle.

The following chart shows a 27 cd (calendar day) cycle (blue vertical lines). The next being April 9, 2018. The Moon takes 27 days to orbit the Earth and the Sun takes 27 days to revolve once at the Sun’s equator.

The red lines headed up are the Mars price lines. We went through the Mars price line. Moving below the dark red Mars price line was bearish now we need to move above the darker red Mars price line. It may hit resistance. Price went through the next Mars price line and is just under it.

The 27cd cycle (Blue vertical line) showed a turn on March 13^th. There was also a Jupiter semi-square Saturn signature on March 14^th. These may have been the start of a move down. I was l

Looking at this whole chart it is based on a 24 harmonic. If you count each line from one darker red line to the next you will find there are 15 of them. 15 * 24 degrees = 360 degrees. Note price went down to Dec 12 where it bounced off a Mars Price Line.

The following daily chart of Gold shows the days Mars is entering a new sign (red squares). Look at this using +- 3 td’s (trading days). The last date was March 17.. These can be at highs or lows. Dec 8 was Mars entering Scorpio the sign that it rules.  Note on the chart, Mars changing signs, to any sign, often has a change in trend in Gold price.. The last red circle shows Mars entering Sagittarius on January 26^th. The next sign was Mars entering Capricorn on March 17^th. Expect a change in trend. Then mark down May 15^th as the next time Mars changes signs.

Crude

We were looking at February 9th as being the trough of the Primary cycle. We are 7 weeks along. Crude price has moved above the 45 day sma and the 15  day sma and was making a strong move up then pulled back for 3 days and on March 29 stopped at the planetary average line (blue line).

A high in crude next week would be the next phase of the 8 – 9  week cycle progression. I’ll be watching for that and the potential pull back which should occur shortly afterward.

My understanding is that China will start trading oil contracts priced in Yuan on March 26th

I'm not expecting anything immediate but this should affect the US based Petrodollar. Over some time, which may not be long this should be a big issue as it has the potential to hurt the US based Petrodollar.

The Shanghai exchange already trades physical Gold and other countries could get paid in physical Gold instead of the Yuan.

The next couple of weeks should be very interesting.

It is quite possible we make another low or at least attempt a low. Neptune rules Pisces, the sign it is currently in and Jupiter is the co-ruler.

The horizontal blue lines on the chart below are the average longitude of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto (blue). Note how price stopped on August 1 and August 31, right on the average longitude. See it again on Sept 14 and now Jan 16, 2018 which was also a 27 td (trading day’s). Now the last few day got support at the blue planet average line.

The horizontal red lines are the Fibonacci retracement from Nov 14, 2016 to Feb 21, 2017.

Watch the red Fibonacci retracement lines and the blue planetary averages.

On the following daily chart of Crude note the green lines sloping up. This is the price line for the Sun/Earth. The blue lines moving horizontal is the Pluto price line (blue). The Pluto price line acted as support on March 1^st and 2^nd and again on March 9^th, although on March 9^th crude made a strong move during the day.

Note how price often follows the Sun price line up and often stops and reverses at the Pluto price line. We often get big range days when the two lines cross, like October 27^th.and Nov 22 and recently March 23^rd. Last Thursday March 29 crude hit resistance at the Pluto price line.