Financial Astrology - March 26, 2018

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SP500

The last Primary cycle low was February 9^th. The standard for the Primary cycle is 18 weeks. We appeared to have put in the Primary cycle trough on February 9^th at a low of 2532.69. 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 13^th as of this writing.

This puts us entering the 7^th weeks in a new Primary cycle. We often get a short pull back in the 2^nd to 3^rd week at the start of a new Primary cycle. We may have seen that pull back, early on the new Primary cycle.

We should be watching for a potential pull back into the nominal 6^th week trough remembering we could get a 9 – 9 ½ week cycle instead. The 6 and 9 and 9 ½ are sub cycles of the Primary cycle. The move down to March 23 could be that nominal 6 or 9 week cycle trough.

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.

We don’t 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 1^st

Mercury Direct            April 15^th.

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 24        Sun square Mars

                        Mars, being energetic, forceful, violent, destructive, and strongly discordant.

Mars powered by Capricorn has a quiet strength that you sense and know not to mess with. The will of Mars is strong, this being a cardinal sign. It's also one with a lot of patience, and the ability to deny short term gratification, in favor of something down the road. 

March 28        Venus conjunct Uranus

Uranus rules that which is new, extravagant people, magnetism, while Venus rules beauty and that which is pleasant. Things seem nervous.

March 29        Sun square Saturn

Suppressed energy, serious persons, seclusion, inhibitions is mental or physical development.

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. Also a sense of nervousness.

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. I am looking for price to move down into a nominal 6 week cycle trough.

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 be seeing a test of the low’s in the SP500 on Feb 8^th.

The week of Feb 4 had Pluto conjunct the heliocentric nodes of Pluto which should give Pluto more power. This was exact on Feb. 8^th, 2018. This moves very slowly and I think the cause of the move down. The last time it occurred was Feb 20, 1772 just before 1776. This needs a broad orb +- weeks. There were a number of other factors pointing to a move down but Pluto conjunct the heliocentric nodes of Pluto seems most precise. For big moves there are usually multiple Astrological aspects and / or events.

Pluto stands for major change, breakdown and regeneration. Pluto can also stand for political breakdown, organized crime and secret intelligence. We have seen all the above in the US. Pluto also rules banking systems, stock and shares, manipulation and corruption. It was due. It could also be the source of the long move up. This Pluto aspect will be exact two more times in 2018 due to retrograde motion, July 11 and Dec 15^th.

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

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.

The month of March is open to high drama with possible major surprises out of Washington DC.

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 is March 29, 2018 and May 14, 2018  I have added 3 price lines to this chart. Watch March 29^th in the stock market closely.

-       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 15th week of a Primary cycle. Watch Gold closely here, we may have just put in a shortened Primary from which Gold and precious metals may take off. This move up may include other precious metals.

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. I suspect we are in for a run in Precious metals.

Price is above the 45 sma and the 15 day sma. The 15 sma is curling up while the 45 day sma is moving sideways. This looks like Gold is trying to move up.

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 Mars price line. It may hit resistance. Price went through the next Mars price line and is sitting on 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 lo

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 blue circles highlight when Mars enters Scorpio, the sign that it rules. 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 6 weeks along. Crude price has moved above the 45 day sma and the 15  day sma and is making a strong move up.

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. There are aspects involving both Jupiter and Neptune towards the end of the week.

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 days have got support at the blue planet average line as well.

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.