How will this affect financial markets? Well, mutable means no trend lasts very long. Bullish sentiment turns to bearish sentiment in a short span of time, like every 1-3 weeks. Mercury retrograde has a similar dynamic, but only with a shorter life span. That is, sentiment can change every 1-4 days as markets whipsaw back and forth amidst unexpected events and contradictory announcements by political and banking leaders. In addition, this tends to be a period of 'fake outs," via technical and charting studies, where a bullish signal is quickly followed by a bearish signal and vice-versa. Resistance and support price levels can be broken, fostering the illusion that a trend is in force. That's one reason why Mercury is often referred to as "The Trickster." What you see is not what you get. However, within 1-4 days, the price can suddenly reverse and nega Copied from New.mmacycles.com
This is an especially active time in the heavens. Not only are five planets in retrograde (that is a lot), including the trickster Mercury, but next week we will find a harmonious grand trine playing out between the Sun and Venus (in Taurus) to Jupiter and Pluto (in Virgo and Capricorn). That is an earth sign grand trine, which usually means "money." This favorable configuration starts May 3 and lasts through May 13. This may account for the strong rally in Crude Oil, since Jupiter will also turn direct on May 9 and is part of these two grand trines (three is we count Mercury doing the same right after that and into early June). This is one reason why it is not wise to get too bearish on the stock market. Yes, equities can fall into this period, especially given that Mercury is retrograding at 23 degrees of Taurus, which makes a hard aspect to the New York Stock Exchange chart (May 17, 1792, known as "The Buttonwood" chart). If they do continue to fall into this period, it suggests a strong rally will follow. Another reason is that Mercury and Mars are retrograde. These are notorious "fake out" signatures where financial markets are concerned. The stock market may look bearish today, but that can change around the middle of this period (May 10), which is also nearby to when Mercury's transit will eclipse the Sun (a rather rare event) on May 9. Any market that does not reverse its recent trend around the time Mercury turns retrograde, tends to do so near the midpoint of that retrograde journey. Mercury is retrograde April 28-May 22. Plan accordingly. From new.mmacycles.com
Besides being in the middle of favorable Jupiter transits, which can give a temporary spike to stocks, there are other notable geocosmic signatures unfolding now. On Monday, Mercury will eclipse the Sun, a rare phenomenon that happens about 13 times per century. In the skies, it will look like a black speck crossing in front of the Sun for about 6-7 hours. If you are looking for it, use proper safety glasses. I am not sure that by itself will affect financial markets, but I think May 10 could, since that is when the midpoint to this Mercury retrograde period occurs, and midpoints of Mercury retrograde have a strong correlation to reversals in financial markets that did not reverse when Mercury turned retrograde on April 28, +/- 1 day. Another important cosmic occurrence this week occurs when heliocentric Mercury begins its 11-day journey through Sagittarius, May 13-24. This will be fascinating because that pairing usually corresponds to sharp price movements in metals and currencies (usually up), but it is occurring near the end of Mercury retrograde, which is a time that is usually not very volatile for financial markets. Which will dominate? Or will we see both expressions manifest?
This is a noteworthy week for a strange reason: there are no geocentric major aspects forming by transiting planets, May 14-21. That implies that whatever the trends are going into this week, they will not change. Markets that have been declining will continue to decline and those that have been rising will continue to rise. Unless they don't (nothing is iron clad under Mercury and Mars both retrograde, and past correlations are no guarantee of future performance. What is a more likely observation is that world leaders (political and banking) will continue to abruptly change their positions and spin their thinking in an effort to distract from their erratic thinking and behavior.
was a fascinating post-Mercury retrograde week. Mercury ended its retrograde motion last weekend, May 22, and started a nice rally on Tuesday that held throughout the week. Crude Oil also broke the 50.00 mark briefly for the first time in 7 months. The Dollar also rallied to a new 2-month high as concerns about a Fed rate hike in June persisted. The hawkish talk on interest rates had a chilling effect on Gold and Silver, however, which fell to new multi-week lows. Gold is challenging the $1200 mark, and Silver the $16.00 level. This week is additionally important because both the Sun and Venus will enter the middle degrees of Gemini, forming a grand square (translation) to the Jupiter-Saturn-Neptune T-square, June 1-4. With Venus involved, this can correlate with a major reversal in policies again, directly coinciding with a trend reversal in many financial markets, but especially pertinent to currencies, stocks, Soybeans, and Crude Oil. It is interesting to note that the USA payroll reports come out on Friday, June 3, right in the midst of these signatures. Expect a wild reaction to that report. Copied from new.mmacycles.com
Fundamentally, the equity markets of the world may also be falling on concerns about the possible exit of the United Kingdom from the Eurozone. Ironically enough, that vote takes place on June 23, right in the midst of all these powerful geocosmic signatures. Could the UK actually vote to exit? Yes, it is possible, given these signatures. On June 13, Neptune turns retrograde and on June 17, Saturn squares Neptune. That is a lot of Neptune, which means a lot of uncertainty and confusion. It doesn't get any less confusing when Mars turns direct on June 29. However, it may get a lot more bitter as tempers and blame run very high. When you have a time band highlighting both Mars and Neptune, it coincides with a climate where world leaders are in a passive-aggressive mode. Everyone's angry, but afraid to show it. No one wants to assume blame, but many may be quick to place blame on others, yet never voicing the real causes behind what actually happens. Markets don't like this type of uncertainty, so with Neptune, we may not really know where the boundaries are where the bottom or top of a market reaction may be. The
discussed in the Forecast Books and webinars, if the Dollar peaks out within six months of January 2017, it favors a Republican being elected president. And now, after the Brexit vote, all safe haven financial vehicles go up (US Dollar, Gold, and US Treasuries). However, I don't think the Dollar will remain strong because the Fed will now work overtime and possibly engage in overkill to engineer monetary policy and financial markets. They will not raise rates (ZIRP returns). They may even implement more policies of accommodation (maybe the return of QE programs). They will do whatever is in their power to keep interest rates down. Because of this, I think the spike up in the Dollar will be short-lived, but the spike up in Gold and Treasuries will last at least into the election. Mmacycles.com
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far as financial markets go, July is likely to continue seeing wild action. Those that have been going up, can continue going up, and then suddenly reverse sharply, all by the first week of August. This is not a stable time, probably will not be until September 9-10, when Saturn makes its last passage in its square to Neptune, and Jupiter moves from volatile Virgo to balanced Libra. Copied from Weekly predictions Mmacycles.com
But, our attention will be mostly on Uranus turning retrograde at 24 Aries on July 29. In the studies reported in The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing, Volume 3: Geocosmic Correlations to Trading Cycles, this signature had a 77% correlation to primary or greater cycles within 11 trading days. It is too early for a primary cycle trough, but it is not too early for a primary cycle crest. Therefore, we have to also consider the possibility that Mars in Sagittarius may not be bullish for stocks this time, if stocks are making new cycle highs late this week or the next. Perhaps more than correlating with rising equity prices, Mars in Sagittarius will pertain to sharply falling equity prices. Mars means action. Sagittarius means exaggeration. With Uranus also highlighted, it could be a case of sharply rising or sharply falling prices, or both, one right after the other. Thus, the next two weeks look action-packed, with sharp price movements. Copied from mmacycles Weekly preview
implies there will be more records broken, in sports and financial markets. In most cases observed in the past (but not in all cases), Mars in Sagittarius is favorable for stocks, but not so favorable for precious metals, at least not while in the early degrees." In terms of mundane matters, this combination continues to warn about dangerous conditions in the world, via terrorism or acts of nature. It doesn't get any less combustible when heliocentric Mercury enters Sagittarius on August 9, which often corresponds to powerful moves in precious metals. But will those sharp moves be up or down this time? With Mars in Sagittarius, it can first go one way and then the other. Copied from mmacycles.com
Well, topherclaus, your going to meet a tall dark stranger with one leg, who will want to buy your house. Uranus means unpredictability.
doesn't get any less combustible when heliocentric Mercury enters Sagittarius on August 9, which often corresponds to powerful moves in precious metals. But will those sharp moves be up or down this time? With Mars in Sagittarius, it can first go one way and then the other. Copied from mmacycles.com 1/8/16
w, if that isn't an appropriate quote for what has been unfolding since Pluto went in Capricorn (2008-2024), then I don't know what is. However, the era of negative interest rates and paltry yields for savers may be slowly coming to an end, as the long-term 36-year cyclical waning square of Saturn and Neptune completes its three-passage series this week, on September 10. A look at history will show frequent occurrences of long-term highs and lows in interest rates that end nearby to the Saturn/Neptune waning square. The last time it occurred was September 1979 through June 1980. Interest rates were at their highest level in over a century, and then started to decline to the levels we have been experiencing over the past couple of years. The time before that was July 1944 through April 1945, when short-term rates were also near 0%, and their lowest level in USA history up to that time. Rates didn't rise quickly during the first five years after the aspect passed in the middle 1940's, nor did rates fall sharply from highs of 1979-1980 until after 1982. But they did start their reversal from the absolute low and high that occurred very close to the central time band of the aspect the same aspect that ends this week. Another long-term cosmic point of interest occurring this week is the 13-month ingress of Jupiter into Libra, which commences on September 9. The bottom line is that a major long-term reversal in many financial markets, as well as socio-political-economic trends, is gearing up. It won't show up with a drum roll exactly on September 9-10. In fact, it may have started this past week with Venus acting as trigger, moving into the cardinal sign of Libra where it will join Uranus and Pluto, also in cardinal signs. Plus this week, Jupiter also joins this cosmic grouping in cardinal Libra as well. The world has been struggling with uncertainty and the changeableness indicated by many planets in mutable signs for much of 2016. Now we start to leave that era of uncertainty as we move into more straight-ahead and determined cardinal signs. Many long-term financial and collective psychological trends are changing, or being birthed. Be alert. It is not often that you get to see the course of history change right before your eyes, and are aware it is happening. Copied from new.mmacycles.com
through Libra as of September 9. Most astrologers will see this as a positive message from the cosmos, for Jupiter is interested in justice, and Libra is the sign ruling balance and fairness. Jupiter is also considered the planet of opportunity and growth, and Libra the sign of partnering and alliances. Hence, it favors making new agreements, new treaties, especially dealing with trade (Jupiter). Coming at nearly the same time that the Saturn/Neptune square ends, would seem like the end of a frightening period and the start of a new and exciting era of rational and measured thought. Saturn and Neptune in a hard aspect can feel heavy and fearful of an uncertain future. Jupiter in Libra can seem like an invitation to a party that promises great fun, with an opportunity to meet many new and attractive people. The change in the collective mood doesn't happen overnight, however. Even as the dark clouds of Saturn and Neptune start to part this week, we will still have to encounter Venus in a T-square with Uranus and Pluto, September 11-18. This is appropriate, given the foreboding announcements of Fed officials last week that caused such a market selloff, for Venus and Pluto have great affinity with matters of debt, taxes, interest rates, and currency values. It fits with the threat of rising interest rates, which would cause sharp price movements in currency values (stronger US Dollar, weaker precious metals and foreign currency values). But will that really happen under Mercury retrograde and less than two months before the election? I don't think so, but the threat the fear may be present during much of next week. In addition, we also find the Sun square Mars on September 13, which can indicate combativeness even war threats between nations. Thus, as we prepare for a milder and more agreeable year ahead, it doesn't seem to start off with a great celebration. Not yet, but it is coming. We will discuss more of this in our September 24 webinar, as well as our monthly MMA Cycles Report, which comes out this week. Copied from mmacycles.com.au
Really? How can anyone believe this stuff? Venus in a t square with Uranus and Pluto? What the f*** does this crap mean? Seriously, there is some whacky shit on this site, but this takes the cake. Did they have t squares when the planets were named or did they use an abacus and calculate the the Feds propensity to amalgamate a hypothetical square root of the sun moving into the orbital path of Phobos?
Just look at the predition and see if it occurs. Yes, it seems like bullshit, but it works more often than it should.
