| The Ultimate Book On Stock Market Timing Vol.II |
| Written by Raymond Merriman | |
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Page 11 of 11 The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing, Vol. 2: Geocosmic Correlations to Investment Cycles by Raymond A. Merriman. Volume 1, Cycles & Patterns in Indexes, was briefly reviewed in Considerations XIII: 1. It contains an exhaustive study of all known cycles effecting the US and Japanese stock markets. The present volume continues from where the previous volume ended, demonstrating that these generally accepted cyclic fluctuations of the market are highly correlated with specific aspects between pairs of planets. 20 The planets used are Jupiter and Saturn, in aspect to each other and to Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto The aspects examined are the major ones, namely the conjunction, sextile, square, trine, and opposition (waxing and waning aspects are treated separately) for Jupiter aspects, and these plus the waxing and waning semi-square and sesquiquadrate for Saturn aspects. Ray identifies the date and Zodiacal position when each of these aspects occurred, describes the associated market movement at the time, and decides whether or not it is connected with an underlying four-year or greater cycle. For example, the waxing Saturn and Uranus square, which we will experience again this summer, previously occurred at five times: in 1770-71, 1818-19-20, 1860-61-62, 1909-10 and 1951-52. From his analysis of the associated movement of the market, the Ray concludes that this aspect is correlated to a four-year or greater cycle in US stock prices, hitting either a top or trough within three months of the aspect being exact. He also notes that this particular "geocosmic signature" (a euphemism used for the benefit of the book's potential audience) is correlated with very powerful mundane events, such as wars. In addition to this commentary, Ray computes indices of the aspect's relative strength and consistency in terms of the probability that it is defining a market top or bottom. The results of this exhaustive analysis are exciting. The two strongest aspects are Saturn conjunct and oppose Uranus, both of which he finds to be consistently associated with comparable market activity over the 200-year period. He also finds another fourteen aspects that similarly have a 100% correlation to four-year or greater cycles in the US stock market. Others in the past, Thomas Reider is one example, have attempted to relate interplanetary aspects to changes in the market. Ray Merriman's innovation is to relate these same aspects to the underlying cycles that drive the market rather than to its up-down ephemeral fluctuations. Having identified which interplanetary aspects correlate with which of the different underlying cycles (these were clearly defined in Volume 1), Ray provides several detailed examples of how, when more than one is occurring in the same period, as will frequently occur, these "causal" aspects and cycles can be combined to explain past trends and to predict future fluctuations in the overall market. There is an enormous amount of valuable information provided here. It is presented in an easy-to-follow manner with ample commentary. No prior knowledge of astrology is required, indeed this book is aimed at investors and traders (hence its hefty price), not at astrologers. Nonetheless, the more one knows about the underlying symbolism of the planets involved and the inherent meaning of the different aspects within each interplanetary aspect cycle, the better one can appreciate the validity of the results that are given in this book. Mastering the contents of the current volume and combining it with the cycles described in the previous one is not a simple task. But then making money in the markets is not easy either. Use of this book should make the task easier. It is highly recommended for all financial astrologers. Ken Gillman, Editor: Considerations Journal |
