Financial Astrology - April 13, 2014

This weeks message will be short as we have covered the Grand Square in a number of previous posts. The markets have headed down. I'm expecting a bounce this week (subs have the date).

The teeth of the Grand Square are from April 20th to the 23rd but events can happen at any time. Unfortunately this won't be the last bad aspect. Although it is major, the Solar eclipse on April 29th  has a message of powerful actions and suggests great loss.

For eclipses the Lunar Eclipse before the Solar Eclipse, the energy is worse and dangerous. For eclipses where the Solar eclipse is before the Lunar Eclipse the energies are generally better. This time the Lunar is before the Solar. For 2014 the Solar eclipses are in the money signs of the zodiac. So we have a negative Solar eclipse in a money sign. Nuff said.

The last few years of Lunar and Solar Eclipses on the SP500 chart follows. The Lunar Eclipse could be a turn. Blue circles are Lunar and red circles are Solar eclipses.

In May Venus (rules money and resources among other things, like copper) will translate the Grand Square.

We have arrived at the critical time period. A serious geopolitical problem may be the best outcome and the Ukraine seems to be the main issue at the moment. With Uranus involved this could change to some other geopolitical issue or war or geophysical event quickly. You can't say we don't live in interesting times.

All normal market analysis may pale compared to the events just ahead. Astrology's strength is timing.

"Everybody knows that the boat is leaking

Everybody knows that the captain lied"

-- Leonard Cohen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZSHitX3iy4

SP500

We are down to the 50% retracement of the move up from Feb 5th low to the April 3rd high. See the following daily chart of the SP500. This is the 10th week of the Primary cycle (nominal 18 week but ranges from 15-23 weeks). The high was in the 8th week so pretty much centered. For the last few years the Primary cycles have been predominately right translated (high closer to the end of the cycle) which is bullish. This may indicate a bearish trend developing. For now just something else to watch.

Jupiter will be on the Invariable Plane (for Astrologers) starting April 16. It is part of the Grand Square and will square Uranus and oppose Pluto on April 20. Difficult news often comes out on the week end. I've mentioned numerous times Jupiter opposing Pluto is a classic bankruptcy signature and this has Uranus (sudden changes) in the mix.

As pointed out recently the Pluto price line (blue line) has acted as strong resistance.

Gold

The following daily chart for Gold does not look promising at the moment. I'm waiting to see the effect of the Pluto retrograde which often moves Gold forcefully. Give it 5 days either side. It can start long trends. I'm not ignoring the Ukraine situation that could drive up the price of Gold. Also remember the 13-13.5 cycle is due to trough out June / July this year.

Gold is currently in the 15th week of the Primary cycle. It was in the 10th week at the recent high which would be slightly right translated and bullish. Of course the Grand Square will have an effect so I'm in a wait and see.

I'm also watching copper. Wars need copper and it just made a long term cycle low. At least the old fashioned wars did.

Crude

I had mentioned Crude getting to the 105 area. Ignoring astros, Crude could either explode higher due to events in the Ukraine or the USA releases crude from the strategic reserve and brings the price down. Crude is in the 14th week of it's Primary cycle. So far it's top was in the 7th week so a little on the left translated side and therefore a little bearish for the cycle; however, as stated above it could explode higher.

The US$ looks ill.

From someone I have long respected.

"The corruption of the exchanges catering to high-frequency traders condones front running of public order flows by HFT (high frequency trading) computers tarnishes a once great history. Public investors are fleeing in droves for good reason. It looks like Wall Street owns its regulators & like public elites, never get prosecuted for their crimes. I'm disgusted with the moral degradation in a financial industry where I've spent the past 50 years of my life."

--Ian McAvity

PS

You may want to re-read the March 30th post.

http://www.trading-daze.blogspot.ca/2014/03/new-moon-march-30-2014-update.html

Financial Astrology, Forming YOD, December 21, 2012

Note: This post has little to do with daily stock market movements.

This post will discuss the forming YOD between Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto. I look at such configurations as having an effect over a longer period of time and it is when some other planet or point aspects the YOD that it is activated. Normally YOD’s between slower moving planets, such as listed above, are rare occurrences. Surprisingly, in this case, a very similar YOD took place around May 22, 1989. More on that shortly but first here is what a YOD looks like. I have drawn up both charts used in this post with a New York city location even though I live in Canada.

A YOD occurs when at least 2 planets sextile one another while both quincunx  a third planet. The third planet or Apex of the YOD

In this case Saturn is in sextile to Pluto. Currently these two planets are also in mutual reception, that is, each in the others rulership and therefore making each other stronger than usual.

Both of these planets are in quincunx (150 degrees) to Jupiter which is at the Apex of this YOD. To highlight them the three planets are in blue circles on the above chart.  A quincunx is an aspect which shows where things don’t work well together, they are off balance and a choice must be made. The two planets may not inhibit the other but will not work well with each other. Undisciplined thinking is common.

Pluto represents wealth and power (old money), things in life which are hidden, violence and transformation. Change which is permanent and final. Pluto is in Capricorn and therefore currently affecting big business and any large organizations like the government, religious organizations. Saturn represents the status quo, public sorrow, loss and threatening epidemics. Saturn is in Scorpio where it may be more intense than usual and perhaps best described as cruel.

Jupiter represents a nations wealth, banks and bankers, the religious and judicial world, the justice system and prominent judges. Jupiter currently is in Gemini the sign of its detriment, where it operates with the least strength. Jupiter is going to have the energies from Saturn and Pluto bearing down on it through the quincunx aspects. Jupiter known as the greater benefict may have trouble assimilating these energies. The negative side of Jupiter would be over doing a response to the energies. These energies are the energy of the power of large entrenched organizations and that do not want to change. Through this YOD change may be coming but it will be difficult and perhaps overdone. A choice must be made. Retaining the status quo is a choice.

The point opposite the Apex pinpoints where the new orientation will center itself. In this case it is obvious from the chart above that Venus is opposing the Apex. At approx. 7 degrees in Sagittarius. What is not obvious is this point is very close to the position of the Sun during the last Lunar eclipse at 6 degrees 46 minutes in Sagittarius. This YOD should be very powerful.

It is said the energy coming Saturn and Pluto go to Jupiter then all the energy comes back to Venus opposing the apex. So we may have something coming up which is related to the wealth or resources of a country. Could it be the fiscal cliff issue currently being negotiated. Could be, but who said it was the U.S of A. Venus also relates to issues of peace and diplomatic resolutions. There is a certain violent and secretive nature to this YOD.

The next week or so should see the results of this YOD materializing. Look for isues involving large organizations been pressured to change or move in a direction they do not want to go. Jupiter will flavour this energy and I suspect it will be over done. With Saturn public sorrow is already with us with the recent killings in Connecticut. The move to curtail gun sales is already on the move before few real facts have emerged. Are prescription drugs at all an issue with the killer?

As noted above the previous YOD involving these planets was around May 22 1989.

Some interesting events around that time were;

i)                    The Speaker of the House in the U.S. Congress resigned May 31, 1989

ii)                   The Tiananmen Square massacre June 4, 1989

iii)                 There were a number of US / Russia / China issues which may come to the fore once again in 2012.
I'm looking for the same themes to emerge again.