Financial Astrology February 16, 2015

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For the SP500, Cycle-wise we are in either the 3rd week of a new Primary cycle which started on Feb. 2nd 2015 or the 18th week of a Primary  ¹  cycle (aka, the nominal 18 week with a range of 15 to 21 weeks) starting at the Oct 15th low.

The point was made on last weeks subscriber video that a new Primary cycle had possibly started. We will need a few more days of market action to confirm this is a new Primary cycle. There are a number of rules we look for when deciding if a new Primary cycle has started. These are included in the subscribers letter.

In addition to these rules the Feb 2 low was within 4 td's (trading days) of the Sun opposition to Jupiter on Feb 6th. The Sun in opposition to Jupiter has a history of being close to Primary cycle turns. Even so, this move appears early, particularly with the other world events unfolding. Also on Friday Feb 13 heliocentric Mars was conjunct Uranus, often found near short term market reversals.

So we are in a bit of a quandary. Are we in the 3rd week of a new Primary cycle which would be bullish or the 18th week of an older Primary which would make this bearish as we descend into the trough. We should know based on market action this week.

Following are two daily charts of the SP500, one showing the 18 week cycle and the other, a new Primary cycle and the 3rd week of it. Measuring out another 18 weeks we arrive at the week of June 5, 2015 as seen on the following daily chart of the SP500.

18 week and old Primary cycle

3 week and new Primary cycle

The SP500 also edged above the mid-point chart I have been showing the past few weeks. This should be watched closely. If this is the older cycle it should fall back under the last price line. (the price line is based on the average geocentric longitude of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. The average longitude is then converted to price and is seen on the following chart.

Keep in mind we are expecting the 4 year and possibly 6 year cycles to hit in 2015 or 1st quarter 2016. We should keep this in mind near the end of each Primary cycle. One of the two, or both, longer term cycles may trough out with a Primary cycle trough. We may be looking at June / July or 18 weeks after the next Primary cycle trough.

We are now entering the possible very difficult period I've been discussing for the past few weeks (months?) which is Feb 18 through March 20th and may go into early April.

Feb 18th has Mars passing over the point of the upcoming March 20th Total Solar Eclipse. Feb 18th is also a perigee New Moon or Super Moon per Richard Nolle. Over the next couple of days Venus and the Moon will pass over this point which is 29 degrees, 27 minutes in Pisces. This is very close to the powerful World Point.

Eclipses can have an effect for periods of time around the exact eclipse date, both before and after the exact date. There are also other related cycles, the Saros cycle, the Metonic cycle and Antiscia points. See below for a map of this coming Solar eclipse. These are covered in the market letter.

Other points coming up are the Jupiter in waxing trine to Uranus, Mars translating the Uranus / Pluto square, Saturn turning stationary direct and the 7th and last square of the Uranus / Pluto waxing square is March 16, 2015. This has been the Astrological aspect which has colored this period of history from early 2012 to March 16th, 2015. It's effect will be around for some time but will lessen after the last exact hit. It has been the catalyst for social unrest, debt / financial problems, governments and leaders trying to control their people and the masses rebelling. Any one of these aspects is very strong by itself and together... we are about to see. Although this aspect is very powerful it's full power may not have been seen yet. I believe it was either Bill Meridian or Charles Jayne (both astrologers) who said, "that the final aspect in a series (like this one) strikes the telling blow". 

We have also mentioned, the last few weeks, the period from Feb 18 through March 20th looks particularly disruptive. This could stretch into early April. The type of events we may witness may be disturbing. There are war aspects (either a greatly expanded current war or a new upset), possibly drastic security measures, deception, kidnappings, strife and discord, terror attacks. There also maybe some type of Hollywood sex scandal but this may be looked at as pretty mild stuff with the other events around this time. Except with the main stream media of course. Subscribers will get a list of exact dates. There were other comments made on the subscribers video which paint this period of time as quite violent which could cause an increase in fear. Remember these aspects are for the world, not just one country. I'm listing the countries / areas that may be most affected in the subscribers letter.

This does not sound very pleasant but we should add, there is the potential for some type of natural disaster. With the larger planets being aspected we can't rule out geophysical events. Look for an increase in earthquakes above 5.5 to point to something more major.

On Feb 11 Mercury turned stationary Direct, often a signature of a change in trend. Note the turns within 1 td when Mercury went retrograde on Jan 21 and when the Sun was in an inferior conjunction (the middle of the retrograde period) with Mercury on Jan 30th. So they have been very exact +- 1 td. Keep that in mind as we approach the Mercury shadow date on March 3rd. The day Mercury returns to the position it held when it went retrograde.

In brief, the Central Banks of the world continue to try and stir up inflation while commodities appear to be in a deflationary period. In doing so they continue to distort the true value of markets world wide.

Current conflicts include ISIS, the Ukraine, various locations in Africa and social unrest in many countries. Just think back to some of the images from the last few months with beheadings, setting a pilot ablaze and the strangulation and shooting of US citizens in broad day light, captured on video. There are other potential conflicts simmering on the back burner which could be set off. (Israel / Iran?).

Watch the US main stream media for their emphasis on who is at fault for war like activity.

Let's not forget these wise words.

"Statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception."
-- Mark Twain

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Geocentric Jupiter waxing trine Uranus VIDEO

The second exact trine in this series is March 3rd, 2015. This is the same day as the Mercury shadow date. The shadow date is the day Mercury returns to the position it held when it turned retrograde on January 21.

http://youtu.be/15yZA7_flSY

Fibonacci expansion values based on the period from the Oct 2007 high to the March 2009 low.

This weekly chart shows the Fib expansion values and the next one coming up on

March 2, 2015. Note the previous values have been at highs and lows.

Picture of the March 20th eclipse and previous eclipse

(subscribers have more detail as to the meaning of these eclipse lines. U.S./ Russia??)

Gold

Gold put in a trough on Nov 7th. This would put us in the 15th week of it's Primary cycle   ¹  (nominal 18 week) during this coming week.

Volatility in precious metals continue. Watch Gold closely. There are a number of technical indicators pointing to a reversal in Gold. In addition there are a number of Astrological signatures that would indicate a reversal in Gold prices. The next one being Feb 22 when Venus conjuncts Mars. This may be emphasized as Feb 22 is also a new Mars cycle as it crosses 0 degrees declination from south to north. Watch the period from Feb 16 through the 19th as well.

The following daily Gold chart shows the heliocentric Venus (green) and Jupiter (blue) price lines. Note how Gold stopped on the heliocentric Jupiter price line. This appears to be good support. We may get either a bounce or reversal in the Primary cycle. Technically note the CCI(9) has just been below 100, often followed by a reversal in Gold prices.

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Some Gold history - Video

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Silver also appears to be in the 15th week of it's Primary cycle cycle  ¹ on

Nov 7th. looks like the Primary cycle (nominal 18 week cycle) trough. Like Gold, Silver was headed down for it's Primary cycle trough and may be reversing here. Watch closely next week, in particular Feb 16th - 19th.

The following daily chart of Silver shows the heliocentric price lines for Venus and Jupiter. It is getting close to the Venus price line.

Crude

I'm looking for Astrological aspects which would equate to a move in crude. I'll be looking for aspects that involve, Jupiter, Neptune or Pluto. Jupiter and Neptune co-rule crude which Pluto is relevant because it rules hidden things and things from the ground.

Feb 6th had the Sun opposing Jupiter and Feb 25 will have the Sun conjunct Neptune. Give these signature +- 5 td's. The Neptune signature should be the strongest as Neptune is in Pisces, the sign that it rules. All Neptune aspects should be highlighted including illusion, delusion and the big lie. Spirituality would be included here as well. We need more of that.

Such strong moves down, as seen in crude the last few months very often try to retest the recent lows. Watch the heliocentric price lines for Neptune (green) and Jupiter (orange) for resistance and support.

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Financial Astrology - January 4, 2015

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The markets were moving down during the low volume, slow Christmas week.  The move down leaves us lower than Dec 5th, which I thought would be the high. As it turns out it may have been close.  

For the SP500, Cycle-wise we are in the 12th week of a Primary  ¹  cycle (aka, the nominal 18 week with a range of 15 to 21 weeks) starting at the Oct 15th low.

The long discussed 6th instance of the Uranus / Pluto waxing square was exact on Monday, Dec 15th and will be in orb until the 7th and last square in this series is March 16, 2015. The two planets will be very close for the next 3 months. Perhaps we will see the dramatic moves in the markets we have expected as a number of planets make aspects to the Uranus, Pluto square.

This coming month, January, will witness a number of astrological aspects which could be explosive both for the markets and world events in general. This period of time, that the Uranus Pluto square has been active, has put a spotlight on ideological extremism. This has been seen in the fanaticism of ISIL and warring factions of political parties in many countries.

We won't have long to wait as the Sun will translate the Uranus / Pluto square on January 3, 2015 +- a couple of TD's (trading days). This time period may generate some world event as there is another astrological event on the weekend as well. If there is no significant event early next week there is another such time frame, and probably stronger, later in the month. This first quarter should be very telling for the rest of the year. Any time we have Pluto involved in an aspect we should consider "debt" as being an issue.

As a general statement going forward. For the past couple of years I have been forecasting troughs and crests in the general market indices. There has been no mention of market crashes or more dire events. The strength of the market has been impressive although it may have been manipulated up in the US and other markets, ex. Japan.

For 2015 and the first quarter of 2016 we'll be looking to call a more severe market turn and possible crash. More precise time frames are reserved for subscribers.

There are a number of longer term market cycles that could hit in 2015. Two we've discussed before are the 4 year cycle and the 6 year cycle. There are a number of longer term cycles as well which are covered in the market letter.

Historically we are entering the strong period of the year for the markets but, the first quarter of 2015 has many astrological events which may appear extreme and negative for the markets. It will be interesting to see how the central banks of the world react if there is a strong move in the market, either up or down.

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SP500 VIDEO

http://youtu.be/ZTcTSVAWynM

Heliocentric Jupiter / Uranus trine VIDEO

(from last week but important)

http://youtu.be/EhrLdLhjS6A

SP500 - mid-point

(see last weeks video)

Market cycles. VIDEO

http://youtu.be/V48M3sYAH3o

Gold

Gold put in a trough on Nov 7th. This would put us in the 9th week of it's Primary cycle   ¹  (nominal 18 week) during this coming week, Dec 22 may have been the nominal 6 week low but we have had poor progress out of the trough if Dec 22 was indeed the low.

Gold is still sitting on the downward sloping trend line (light blue) and leaves Gold almost on the 45 day simple moving average (sma). The high for the day touched the 15 day sma.

If this recent action is to turn out positive for Gold it has to start moving up with some conviction almost immediately. Perhaps some extreme event will get precious metals moving up. Watch precious metals early in the week for a move (up or down) as both the Sun and Pluto, which have an effect on Gold are in aspect over the weekend.

Silver also appears to be in the 9th week of it's Primary cycle cycle  ¹ on

Nov 7th. looks like the Primary cycle (nominal 18 week cycle) trough. Like Gold, Silver needs to move up with some conviction or it is in danger of a sharp move down.

Crude

This week should start the 17th week of the Primary cycle. I expect a period of sideways consolidation looking for crude to settle in a range around $50.00-55.00 .

The questions are how long will it take demand to clear built up inventories of crude world wide and how much will continuing weak demand in 2015 effect crude inventories in 2015. I'm also expecting an increase in war like activity in the first quarter of 2015. If this affects any crude producing countries we could see an abrupt change in crude prices.

Astrologically there are aspects this weekend which could affect crude and also around Jan 15-21st.

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Financial Astrology - November 9, 2014

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This coming week looks very volatile with Mars translating the Uranus / Pluto waxing square, Mercury moving to the position of the Oct 23 Solar eclipse, Mercury moving into a grand trine with Neptune and Hades (a Uranian point) and the Sun squaring Jupiter.

Mars conjunct Pluto is a war aspect.

I'm looking for very volatile activity in many markets this coming week. We could get a high in this time frame and then down. Another option is a high near Dec 15th when the Uranus / Pluto waxing square is exact.

I'm looking to get short on any new high in price and if no new high late Monday or Tuesday.

SP500

This week's post will be a little shorter than usual as I'm working on the 1st half 2015 forecast dates.

We are entering the 14th week of the nominal 18 week cycle  ¹ (nominal 18 week) which started on Aug 7th. Some Astrologers are looking at the Oct 15th V-shaped low as the 50 week or a new Primary cycle  ¹

I am still looking at the Oct 15th low as the  1/2 Primary  ¹ This no longer looks like a left translated bearish cycle, it is right translated and bullish. Being in the 14th week it is in the time frame for a Primary crest then down.

Following is the SP500 and shows the area for the potential low for this 18 week cycle.

Historically we are entering the strong period of the year for the markets. We also have the reaction to the mid-term elections in the US. It was pointed out to me this is typically very positive when there is a democratic president. This is based on averages but we should be aware of market tendencies to move in one direction or the other.

So we are at a very important juncture. Do we go up into the traditional positive time of the year or has 5 years of FED easy money so distorted valuations that the market can only go down. I'm still looking for a pull back but a dramatic increase in inflation would change this outlook.

This coming week should be very volatile in many markets. Subscribers have the dates.

The Uranus and Pluto waxing square will be coming back into focus over the coming weeks.  It will be exact on Dec 15. This will be the 6th exact square in this series of 7 exact squares. The last square in this series is March 16, 2015. The period around both these dates, Dec 15, 2014 and March 16, 2015 could be troublesome on the world stage and the financial markets in particular.

The following weekly chart of the Dow shows the occurrence of the Uranus / Pluto waxing square.

Gold

Gold is in the 1st week or 23rd of it's Primary cycle   ¹  (nominal 18 week). It is difficult to forecast most of the commodities at this time due to possible deflationary forces and manipulation. Even if it is the 1st week of a new Primary cycle, which is typically bullish, it could turn back down quickly.

If this is the 23rd week of an older Primary then it is due to reverse and reverse quickly. There are a number of reasons for looking at the week of Nov 10th as a turn in precious metals.

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The following weekly chart shows the heliocentric Jupiter (blue) and Venus (green) price lines. The Jupiter price line has acted as support for Gold in the past but has clearly broken through to the downside. This looks like a strong Doji on the weekly and we had a big range day up on the daily chart.

Like many markets, Gold should be volatile this coming week. Silver as well.

Silver is also in the 1st or 5th week of it's Primary cycle cycle  ¹ . The fist few days of the coming week may see a significant move in Gold and Silver.

The following chart shows the Venus (green) and Jupiter(blue) price lines on a daily chart for Silver. The trend often changes when these two price lines cross. If this is a new Primary cycle I would expect Silver to rise along the Venus (green) price line.

Crude

We are in the 1st week of a new Primary ¹ cycle. The last cycle was left translated which is bearish. If this is a new cycle forming watch for it to be left translated as well. There is a lot of deflationary pressure on many commodities, precious metals included.

There are many reason, US and Saudi intentionally over producing to drive out high cost producers and hurt Russia, ISIS and Iran. This plan seems to be working but there are always unforeseen repercussions. Western governments collect a lot of tax revenue from the price at the pump. If it is down the government revenues are down. Crude may be reflecting the real world economy. When crude does turn up it will probably be to lower highs. This is also causing problems between mid-East governments.

For crude I'm watching the 23.6% retracement level on the following daily chart. Crude seems to have entered a consolidation area. Perhaps this is the agreed price between the US and Saudi Arabia.

I'm looking for a trigger for crude. Aspects to Jupiter or Neptune, the rulers of crude would be good candidates. Possible candidates are:

Nov 11 Grand trine between Mercury / Neptune and Hades.

Nov 13 Sun waxing square to Jupiter

Nov 17 Neptune stationary direct on Sunday Nov 16

Nov 27 Sun square Neptune

On a longer term basis there is a 38-39 month cycle in crude, many commodities and the US$. The longer term cycles need a wider orb. This cycle could trough out from now to mid November. It could also be this week. The following weekly chart shows the 38/39 month cycle in crude.

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Financial Astrology - November 2, 2014

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Summary

From last weeks blog:

"My trading plan includes a pull back early in the week and then assess the market status after the FED announcement on Oct. 29th. Although I'm leaning to a bearish position, major markets could move up into early November. I'm specifically looking at the week of Nov 10th for a possible high."

From last weeks letter:

" My current plan is to look for a move down on Monday or Tuesday to the 1950-1954 area.  I will also stand aside during the FED announcement at 2:00pm on Oct 29th and then assess where the markets are headed. Although I'm leaning to a bearish position, major markets could move up into early November. We are in a period where bad news is positive for the markets because participants expect more government monetary intervention when bad news comes out. I'm specifically looking at the week of Nov 10th for a possible high."

Also from last weeks letter:

"October 27 Unusual grand trine between Venus, Neptune and Hades (a Uranian point). Diseases and money are involved? Neptune is particularly strong right now as it is in the sign that it rules, Pisces. All planets in the grand trine are in water signs. Water signs are emotional, not the best influence when dealing with market volatility. Is this forecasting panic or a melt up?"

I wasn't expecting such a strong move up but a "melt up" we got. The US got a strong move in the US$ as well after the Japan announcement.

China's economic indicators are not doing well. They join Europe and Japan in a global period of economic slowdown. The only country with apparent economic strength is the USA. I'm just not sure we can believe the numbers or the estimates. With a strong dollar against other trading nations how will the US exports do?

All this does not auger well for the immediate future. I'm expecting bigger market problems in 2015 and the 1st half of 2016. It could get very ugly before we are out of this.

This coming week we have a number of Astrological aspects pointing to short term turns in the market. The following week of Nov 10th has much stronger aspects which could be pointing to a move down. Hard to believe with the current strength in the US markets. There are 3 critical time periods over the next 2 months that could indicate a change in trend or a high. Subscribers have the dates.

In the USA the mid-term elections on November 4 coincide with record stock market values and very low gasoline prices. It must just be a coincidence. By listening to the mainstream media one would think Ebola is gone. Hard to find a mention of it. Perhaps after the elections {^_^}.

SP500

This week's post will be a little shorter than usual as I'm working on the 1st half 2015 forecast dates.

We are entering the 13th week of the nominal 18 week cycle  ¹ (nominal 18 week) which started on Aug 7th.

We saw the start of a 1/2 Primary  ¹ on Oct 15th. This no longer looks like a left translated bearish cycle.

Following is the SP500 and shows the area for the potential low for this 18 week cycle.

Red squares heliocentric Venus square Jupiter and red double arrow shows heliocentric Mars opposing Jupiter. Both are short term change in trend indicators +- 3 tds

Historically we are entering the strong period of the year for the markets. We also have the reaction to the mid-term elections in the US. It was pointed out to me this is typically very positive when there is a democratic president. This is based on averages but we should be aware of market tendencies to move in one direction or the other.

So we are at a very important point. Do we go up into the traditional positive time of the year or has 5 years of FED easy money so distorted valuations that the market can only go down. This week we saw the effects of a strong market and the positive push in the US from Japan's monetary easing. I'm still looking for a pull back in the major US indices but a dramatic increase in inflation would change this outlook.

Although Ebola has disappeared from the news, we may be hearing more about Ebola over the next few weeks. Watch for news on Ebola around Nov 16th and Nov 27th. I can't find anything tying this signature to the USA. It's a world problem.

The Uranus and Pluto waxing square will be coming back into focus over the coming weeks.  It will be exact on Dec 15. This will be the 6th exact square in this series of 7 exact squares. The last square in this series is March 16, 2015. The period around both these dates, Dec 15, 2014 and March 16, 2015 could be troublesome on the world stage and the financial markets in particular. Following is a weekly chart.

Gold

Gold is in the 5th week or 22nd of it's Primary cycle   ¹  (nominal 18 week). If looking at this as the 5th week of a new Primary ¹ then this would be the first nominal 6 week cycle of the Primary and we are headed down into the trough of that cycle. This would be bearish.

If this is the 22nd week of an older Primary then it is due to reverse and reverse quickly. There are a number of reasons for looking at the week of Nov 10th as a possible turn in precious metals. Longer term, without a dramatic event, precious metals look negative.

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The following weekly chart shows the heliocentric Jupiter price line. It has acted as support for Gold in the past as seen on the following chart and has just broken through.

Silver is also in the 5th week of it's Primary cycle cycle  ¹ . Like Gold, Silver appears to be pulling back, only worse.

This brings into question Oct 3rd being Primary cycle bottom. Like Gold, if we are now seeing a trough for the first nominal 6 week this would be very bearish. There are potential turn aspects during the week of Nov 10th. Watch that week closely.

The following chart shows the Venus (green) and Jupiter(blue) price lines on a daily chart for Silver. The trend often changes when these two price lines cross. Silver is currently running up the Jupiter price line. If it is a new Primary cycle I would expect Silver to rise away from the price line.

Crude

We are in the 3rd week of a new Primary ¹ cycle. The last cycle was left translated which is bearish. If this is a new cycle forming watch for it to be left translated as well. There is a lot of deflationary pressure on many commodities, precious metals included.

There are many reason, US and Saudi intentionally over producing to drive out high cost producers and hurt Russia, ISIS and Iran. This plan seems to be working but there are always unforeseen repercussions. Western governments collect a lot of tax revenue from the price at the pump. If it is down the government revenues are down. Crude may be reflecting the real world economy. When crude does turn up it will probably be to lower highs. This is also causing problems between mid-East governments.

For crude I'm watching the 23.6% retracement level on the following daily chart. Crude seems to have entered a consolidation area. Perhaps this is the agreed price between the US and Saudi Arabia.

I'm looking for a trigger for crude. Aspects to Jupiter or Neptune, the rulers of crude would be good candidates. Possible candidates are:

Nov 11 Grand trine between Mercury / Neptune and Hades.

Nov 17 Neptune stationary direct on Sunday Nov 16

On a longer term basis there is a 38-39 month cycle in crude, many commodities and the US$. The longer term cycles need a wider orb. This cycle could trough out from now to early November. It could also be this week. The following weekly chart shows the 38/39 month cycle in crude.

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Financial Astrology - Oct. 26, 2014

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Another week of volatility ahead. Last week we had the Oct 22 pullback but were surprised at the strength on Oct 23, 24. Nevertheless we are looking for lower prices in the SP500 near the start of the week. Giving the Solar eclipse date +- 3 td's (trading days) we are still in the eclipse window. We also have a number of signatures for a change in trend including Mercury direct on Oct 25, Mars enters Capricorn on Oct 26th and the Sun trine Neptune on Oct 29. On Oct 27th there is a grand trine which is having an effect over a longer period of time and may be the trigger for more Ebola incidents. See comments further down.

With volatility news of the Ebola pandemic should continue. The Solar eclipse path was pointing to increased tensions between Russia and the USA and maybe their leaders. This may not be immediate but watch the news. This eclipse may also affect the British Royals. Also watch the news.

Beyond the eclipse there is a forming grand trine with Venus (including the eclipse point), Neptune and Hades a Uranian point. These appear to be pointing to further disease problems. The Uranus / Pluto waxing square is coming back in focus with Pluto moving forward while Uranus continues retrograde.

My trading plan includes a pull back early in the week and then assess the market status after the FED announcement on Oct. 29th. Although I'm leaning to a bearish position, major markets could move up into early November. I'm specifically looking at the week of Nov 10th for a possible high.

SP500

We are entering the 12th week of the nominal 18 week cycle  ¹  which started on Aug 7th.

We saw the start of a 1/2 Primary  ¹ on Oct 15th. At this point in the cycle, which started on Aug 7th, looks very left translated meaning this would be a very bearish 18 week cycle. With the Astrological aspects over the weekend and next week I'm looking for a pullback Oct 27,28 and all life on earth will stop at 2:00pm on Oct 29 for the FOMC meeting announcement. I will probably stand aside on Oct. 29th, until the FED's announcement is clear. This event has the potential for drastic move in either direction.

Following is the SP500 and shows the area for the potential low for this 18 week cycle.

Red squares are Mercury turning retrograde and the blue squares are Mercury returning to direct motion. The recent dates are Oct 4 for Mercury turning retrograde and Oct 25 Mercury turning direct. The description of the Mercury inferior conjunction was in the market letter and occurred on Oct 16th, one day after the low. These dates alone often mark trend changes. Friday Oct 24 was also 55 td's (trading days) from the Aug 7th low.

We are still in the Solar eclipse window as the dates were +- 3 td's. Until we take out the Sept. 19th high, this is a left translated bearish cycle pattern. Although looking for a pullback early in the week the FED announcement could change the market direction quickly.

Historically we are entering the strong period of the year for the markets. We also have the reaction to the mid-term elections in the US. It was pointed out to me this is typically very positive when there is a democratic president. This is based on averages but we should be aware of market tendencies to move in one direction or the other.

So we are at a very important point. Do we go up into the traditional positive time of the year or has 5 years of FED easy money so distorted valuations that the market can only go down. This is a difficult call, but with the Astros in front of us to the end of the year and into next year I suspect we are going down or will be flat. A dramatic increase in inflation would change this outlook.

So I'm looking for a move down early next week. In this environment where bad news is good for the markets because the crowd now expects more government monetary intervention when bad news comes out. Although I have a bearish view over the long hall we could move up after the FED announcement. The week of Nov 10th has astro events pointing to a potential high. It may be a lower high.

To follow up on the potential effects of the Solar eclipse, I was looking for changes to the financial system.

The following is from another Astrologer - Ed - Tamplin   http://www.edtamplin.com/

CHINA - INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVESTMENT BANK

"On the morning of October 24 2014 – shortly after the Scorpio Solar Eclipse with Venus, twenty nations joined China as the founding co-signatories of the new Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank. The bank will have an initial capitalization of $50 billion dollars and may eventually rival the World Bank and Asian Development Bank for international lending.

Founding signatory countries were China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia,

Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, the Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

Australia was also invited and expressed initial interest. However, the US Secretary of State John Kerry pressured Prime Minister Tony Abbott out of the venture, involving both nations' greatest trading partner. Other notable absentees were Indonesia and South Korea, with the South Korean finance minister still considering joining at a later date.

The date and timing are significant. The astrologer researcher Edward Johndro in choosing a time for a corporation would examine the planet ruling the purpose of the corporation and see when it was conjunct or opposite an eclipse point – preferably a solar eclipse - and barring that check whether the planet was stationary.

The Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank signing has Venus – planet of value – exactly at the eclipse point. This is also the degree that Mercury stationed at before turning retrograde on October 5. Mercury is the planet of business transactions and contracts. Mercury is now stationing before turning direct on the 26th. By choice or accident the time of this signing is astrologically auspicious."

Two days before the MH17 flight crashed in the Ukraine the BRIC nations formed their equivalent to the IMF. There are many financial related changes occurring in the financial system worldwide, many of which do not favor the USA or Europe.

It's difficult to get a straight story now on financial happenings. This may make it better or worse, don't know at this time. We do know large changes are occurring.

Grand Trine Oct 27th

Also mentioned above is the Grand trine in water signs involving Neptune in Pisces, Hades in Cancer and Venus (incl. the Sun) in Scorpio. Hades and Neptune move very slowly. We can look at Venus, and the Sun as triggers.

Scorpio is associated with birth, sex and death. In mundane astrology this includes larger survival and mortality issues that affect society. An example is the early 80's when Saturn and Pluto travelled through Scorpio. There was an increased awareness of safe sex and the aids pandemic came into focus.

Scorpio also rules over other people's money, debt and those industries that control other people's money. This would include banks, central banks, large funds, life insurance and any companies in the financial service industries and the world's financial system itself.

In mundane astrology Neptune is associated with epidemics and diseases of all kinds. During this eclipse Neptune is in a grand trine with the eclipse point (incl. Venus) and Hades. Hades ² is a Uranian point and can be quite nasty. Although associated with antiquities it also rules ruins, waste and deprivation. It is decay, death and the process of breakdown that occurs when living organisms die and return back to the soil. The bright side, if there is one, is that life is reborn out of the ashes of prior life. Look for a possible increase in the current Ebola crisis, other possible water borne disease and any news of findings concerning antiquities.

The grand trine is exact on Monday Oct 27th. Knowing that Neptune and Hades move very slowly I went back one orbit of Venus and found the same grand trine on Nov 23, 2012. I checked the news around that date and found this.

http://www.nathnac.org/pro/clinical_updates/ebola_uganda_161112.htm

We may be hearing more about Ebola over the next few weeks. I can't find anything tying this signature to the USA. It's a world problem.

Other issues I raised about the Solar eclipse are still relevant and should be watched over the next few weeks. These are an increase in tensions / events between Russia and the USA and the possible effect on the British Royals.

The Uranus and Pluto waxing square will be coming back into focus over the coming weeks.  It will be exact on Dec 15. This will be the 6th exact square in this series of 7 exact squares. The last square in this series is March 16, 2015. The period around both these dates, Dec 15, 2014 and March 16, 2015 could be troublesome on the world stage and the financial markets in particular.

Gold

Gold is in the 4th week of it's Primary cycle   ¹  (nominal 18 week). I'm looking at this as the 4th week of a new Primary ¹ and this would be the first nominal 6 week cycle of the Primary. For those who have been reading these letters for awhile I look for a pull-back in the first 2-3 weeks of a New Primary  ¹ .  I believe Gold and Silver are in this short term pullback now and have further upside into the 6 week cycle.  

I'm looking for Gold to hit the 50% retracement around 1265 for this first 6 week. Currently price is on the 15 day sma and bounced off the 45 day sma, a bearish move.

The following weekly chart shows the heliocentric Jupiter price line. It has acted as support for Gold in the past as seen on the following chart.

Silver is also in the 4th week of it's Primary cycle cycle  ¹ . Like Gold, Silver appears to be pulling back into the 2-3 week cycle low. We then expect Silver to move up into it's 6 week cycle high.

The following chart shows the Venus (green) and Jupiter(blue) price lines on a daily chart for Silver. The trend often changes when these two price lines cross. Silver is currently running up the Jupiter price line. If it is a new Primary cycle I would expect Silver to rise away from the price line.

Crude

We are in either the second week of a new Primary ¹ cycle or the 26th week of an older and extended Primary ¹ cycle in crude. The last cycle was left translated which is bearish. If this is a new cycle forming watch for it to be left translated as well. There is a lot of deflationary pressure on many commodities, precious metals included.

There are many reason, US and Saudi intentionally over producing to drive out high cost producers and hurt Russia, ISIS and Iran. This plan seems to be working but there are always unforeseen repercussions. Western governments collect a lot of tax revenue from the price at the pump. If it is down the government revenues are down. Crude may be reflecting the real world economy. When crude does turn up it will probably be to lower highs. This is also causing problems between mid-East governments.

For crude I'm watching the 23.6% retracement level on the following daily chart.

I'm looking for a trigger for crude. Aspects to Jupiter or Neptune, the rulers of crude would be good candidates. Possible candidates are:

Oct 27 Venus trine Neptune trine Hades

Oct 28 Sun trine Neptune. I like this one best.

On a longer term basis there is a 38-39 month cycle in crude, many commodities and the US$. The longer term cycles need a wider orb. This cycle could trough out from now to early November. It could also be this week. The following weekly chart (2 pages down) shows the 38/39 month cycle in crude.

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Financial Astrology - October 19, 2014

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Summary

Another week of volatility ahead. The Solar eclipse on Oct 23rd is the most obvious but there are other critical dates for trading. Subscribers have these dates. Volatility should continue as should the Ebola pandemic. The Solar eclipse path is pointing to increased tensions between Russia and the USA and maybe their leaders. This may not be immediate but watch the news. This eclipse may also affect the British Royals.

Volatility in the markets should continue with a number of astrological events which should affect the markets. Beyond the eclipse there is a forming grand trine with Venus (including the eclipse point), Neptune and Hades a Uranian point. These are pointing to further disease problems although I had thought a water borne disease but is probably Ebola. The Uranus / Pluto waxing square is coming back in focus with Pluto moving forward while Uranus continues retrograde. The meaning of this important square has been covered in previous posts.

SP500

We are entering the 11th week of the nominal 18 week cycle  ¹ (nominal 18 week) which started on Aug 7th.

We may be seeing the start of a 1/2 Primary  ¹ At this point in the cycle, which started on Aug 7th, looks very left translated meaning this would be a very bearish 18 week cycle. Although it's too early to call for the end of the bull market, this type of cycle pattern is usually seen in bear markets. The high on Sept 19th will probably be the high for this 18 week nominal cycle and may be a high of significance which will be a high for some period of time.

Following is the SP500 and shows the area for the potential low for this 18 week cycle.

Red squares are Mercury turning retrograde and the blue squares are Mercury returning to direct motion. The recent dates are Oct 4 for Mercury turning retrograde and Oct 25 Mercury turning direct. The description of the Mercury inferior conjunction was in the subscribers market letter. These dates alone often mark trend changes. Friday Oct 24 is also 55 td's (trading days) from the Aug 7th low.

We'll take the focus off the market cycles and concentrate on the Astrological events in front of us this month. As predicted this has been a very volatile month in the markets and world events. Subscribers have the dates and potential trading approach. We can't show all forecast dates and events as some information is reserved for subscribers. I can say I was up more than $99 squared shortly after the Oct 8th Lunar eclipse.

Oct 23 is the date for the Solar eclipse. There are other dates coming up that should affect the markets as well. Very volatile conditions still apply. FED squawking probably will not help. Any news of continuing QE3 or it's equivalent would be bullish short term. If at any time price goes below the Oct 15th low be very careful. There is little support below this area. As I'll be short this would be good news.

We've been following the Uranus / Pluto waxing square for some time. Due to retrograde motion this has been a 7 pass with the last two exact squares coming up on Dec 15, 2014 and then March 17, 2015.

We had mentioned illness / epidemic in the Oct 4th post. The Solar eclipse takes place in the early degrees of Scorpio and is almost conjunct Venus. Scorpio is associated with birth, sex and death. In mundane astrology this includes larger survival and mortality issues that affect society. The Solar eclipse will emphasize Scorpio as there are 4 planets in Scorpio. An example is the early 80's when Saturn and Pluto traveled through Scorpio. There was an increased awareness of safe sex and the aids pandemic came into focus.

Scorpio also rules over other people's money, debt and those industries that control other people's money. This would include banks, central banks, large funds, life insurance and any companies in the financial service industries and the world's financial system itself.

In mundane astrology Neptune is associated with epidemics and diseases of all kinds. During this eclipse Neptune is in a grand trine with the Solar eclipse point (incl. Venus) and Hades. Hades ² is a Uranian point and can be quite nasty. Although associated with antiquities it also rules ruins, waste and deprivation. It is decay, death and the process of breakdown that occurs when living organisms die and return back to the soil. The bright side, if there is one, is that life is reborn out of the ashes of prior life. Look for a possible increase in the current Ebola crisis, other possible water borne disease and any news of findings concerning antiquities.

The grand trine, mentioned above is all in water signs. These are the emotional signs. Trading and emotions don't mix well.

Space does not permit, but this eclipse may be associated with the British Royals. I'll bring this up in a future letter as this eclipse point gets hit by other transiting planets. Watch for news on the Royals next week.

These two eclipses (Lunar and Solar) should cause events that remind everyone the world's financial system is still unstable. We will get out of this but unfortunately not before we go through some tough times, or continued tough times for many. I'm looking past 2020 before we can say we are out of the financial mess. The Solar eclipse also can stir up geophysical problems and possibly violent weather where the eastern seaboard of the US may be hit.

The subscribers will have more details on these two powerful eclipses.

Mars will be in Sagittarius until October 26th. Expect volatility in many markets from this transit and the other major transits noted above. Mars is also "Out Of Bounds" by declination, also emphasizing volatility.

The Uranus and Pluto waxing square will be coming back into focus over the coming weeks.  It will be exact on Dec 15. This will be the 6th exact square in this series of 7 exact squares. The last square in this series is March 16, 2015. The period around both these dates, Dec 15, 2014 and March 16, 2015 could be troublesome on the world stage and the financial markets in particular.

Gold

Gold is in the 3rd week of it's Primary cycle   ¹  (nominal 18 week). I'm looking at this as the 3rd week of a new Primary ¹ and this would be the first nominal 6 week cycle of the Primary. For those who have been reading these letters for awhile I look for a pull-back in the first 2-3 weeks of a New Primary  ¹  . We may see this early next week. It may have already started with the last two days lower.

I'm looking for Gold to hit the 50% retracement around 1265 for this first 6 week cycle. Currently price is above the 15 day sma and bounced off the 45 day sma, a bearish move.

The following weekly chart shows the heliocentric Jupiter price line. It has acted as support for Gold in the past as seen on the following chart.

Silver is in the 3rd or 21st week of it's Primary cycle cycle  ¹ . Like Gold, silver may have just put in a Primary low and the bounce could be the start of a new Primary..

The following chart shows the Venus (green) and Jupiter(blue) price lines on a daily chart for Silver. The trend often changes when these two price lines cross. Silver is currently running up the Jupiter price line. If it is a new Primary cycle I would expect Silver to rise away from the price line.

Crude

We are in either the first week of a new Primary ¹ cycle or the 25th week of an older Primary ¹ cycle in crude. The last cycle was left translated which is bearish. If this is a new cycle forming watch for it to be left translated as well. There is a lot of deflationary pressure on many commodities, precious metals included.

There are many reason, US and Saudi intentionally over producing to drive out high cost producers and hurt Russia, ISIS and Iran. This plan seems to be working but there are always unforeseen repercussions. Western governments collect a lot of tax revenue from the price at the pump. If it is down the government revenues are down. Crude may be reflecting the real world economy. When crude does bounce it will probably be to lower highs.

For crude I'm watching the 23.6% retracement level on the following daily chart.

I'm looking for a trigger for crude. Aspects to Jupiter or Neptune, the rulers of crude would be good candidates. Possible candidates are:

Oct 20 Sun parallel Neptune

Oct 27 Venus trine Neptune trine Hades (This may be disease central)

Oct 28 Sun trine Neptune. I like this one best but be on guard for any of the above.

On a longer term basis there is a 38-39 month cycle in crude, many commodities and the US$. The longer term cycles need a wider orb. This cycle could trough out from now to early November. It could also be this week. The following weekly chart (2 pages down) shows the 38/39 month cycle in crude.

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