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Comments for the Week Beginning August 27, 2007

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Equity and financial markets around the world rebounded smartly last week, following the panic selling attack of the prior week.

The most dramatic reversal was in the Pacific Rim, specifically China. The Hang Seng was up a very impressive 3677 points at one point from the low of the previous week, a 5-day gain of 19%! The Australian All Ordinaries rallied from the low of 5490 just one week ago to a high this past week of 6164, a gain of over 12%. Although percentage-wise the rally was not as great in Japan, the Nikkei nevertheless was up nearly 1000 points form the close of the prior week.

In Europe, the gains were less impressive, but solid nonetheless. The AEX of the Netherlands rose from a low of 479.49 the prior week to an intraweek high of 521.15. The German DAX rallied from 7190.36 to 7591.52. In England, the FTSE bounced off the low of 5821.70 one week ago to an intraweek high of 6287.20. And in Switzerland, the stock index rose from a low of 8329.63 to a high of 8824.23 in just one week.

In South America, the gains were almost as impressive as in Hong Kong. The Bovespa of Brazil and the Merval of Argentina both rose more than 16% from the lows of the prior week. In the United States, the rallies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ Composite appreciated their values 6.8 and 7.9% respectively.

Gold and Silver also leaped upwards last week. December Gold rallied from a low of 652 on August 16 to a high of 678.50 on Friday. After testing the 1100 mark one week ago, September Silver was able to hit 1200 intraday on this past Friday. Much of the precious metals’ rally can be attributed to the strength in foreign currencies (or weakness in the U.S. Dollar). The Euro currency surged on Friday, but was generally higher all week. Even Crude Oil sprung back to life. After dropping to 68.63 on Wednesday, it managed to close the week back above 70.00, at 71.09.

Short-Term Geocosmics

The major geocosmic signature of significance this week is the total eclipse of the Moon, which takes place Tuesday, August 28. Normally I would think that such a total lunar eclipse could have a powerful impact on financial markets – and it might. But this is the end of the month, and the week leading to the Labor Day holiday in the United States (the following Monday, September 3). If there is an impact, I think it will be short-lived, perhaps lasting only 1-2 days. I would be more focused on the week following Labor Day, when Venus will turn direct.

There is one other geocosmic study that suggests the next two weeks could be quite dramatic, in spite of the forthcoming holiday. From now through September 3, Mars will form a T-square to Jupiter and Uranus. And immediately after that, the Sun will do the same from September 3 through September 9, perhaps having an impact even into the solar eclipse of September 11. As you will read below, these types of signatures can be very important in both the study of mundane and financial astrology. These signatures should not be taken lightly, for they can coincide with events of a very sudden and unexpected nature.

Longer-Term Thoughts

All in all, it was a good week for financials and stock markets everywhere, proving once again that if Central Banks want to support these markets, they certainly have the power to do so. Consistent with the Venus retrograde principle, these banks continued to inject much needed cash to shore up the nervous investment community, following the panic selling of the previous week that was caused by a tightening of these credit markets in the face of the recent sub-prime woes.  But are those woes over? Is the bottom in? Technicals would argue that this is so. However, Venus is still retrograde through September 8, and thus “fake outs” are entirely possible. And Venus retrograde, by itself, is not really a “panic” situation. For “panics,” you need a combination of Mars, Jupiter, and/or Uranus.

It just so happens that these types of signatures are still ahead. Now that doesn’t mean that we will indeed have a financial panic. It just means the astrological conditions for such a panic are present. But they can manifest in other ways too – like in hurricanes, earthquakes, high winds, and electrical storms that can cause problematic black outs.

One of the major aspects in effect this year is the Jupiter-Uranus waning square. In earlier columns, as well as in this year’s “Forecasts For 2007” book, I pointed out that Jupiter was in Sagittarius almost the entire year, and that had very bullish historical correspondence for stock markets. But 2007 was also a year in which that Jupiter formed three squares to Uranus in Pisces (both mutable signs). Since any major aspect involving Uranus is subject to sharp reversals, and since mutable signs are volatile by nature too, equity markets would therefore be prone to a very deep but short-lasting sell-offs. One of these could be sharp enough to coincide with the 4-year cycle trough, which was due by the end of November 2007. You are seeing the effect of that geocosmic condition now, especially the prior week that ended August 17. And it may not be over, despite the vastly improving technical condition of the market in the past week.

All of this ties into October 9, when the third and final square between Jupiter and Uranus unfolds. And that is just three days before the third and final conjunction between Venus and Saturn, due to the Venus retrograde phenomenon. These are potent geocosmic indicators.

The bottom line is that the 4-year cycle trough may have ended August 16-17, but it cannot yet be confirmed. The minimum time and price criteria for that long-term cycle trough were achieved. But both the time band for such an important low is still in effect, and so too are powerful geocosmic signatures that could correlate with another financial panic before the end of November. In the meantime, these same signatures could portend severe weather conditions, especially over the next two weeks.

 

Announcements




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Many of you have asked about DVD’s or CD’s on the “Forecast 2012 Mini-Congress on January 21 in Amsterdam that I participated in. On the program were also three other excellent speakers on the subject: Irma Schogt of Schogt Market Timing in Amsterdam, plus world renowned astrologer Katen Hammaker-Zondag (specialist in the future of the Euro zone and Euro currency) and Antonia Langsdorf, of Cologne, Germany, who wrote “The Eye of the Storm,” a best-selling rendition about the year 2012 from the point of view of Mayan schools and astrologers. These recording will soon be available through Irma Schogt. We will announce when they will be available, probably within the week. You check in with us next week, or contact Irma directly at www.markettiming.nl.

 

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Copies of the printed version of Forecast 2012 are still available. There will be no additional printings, so when they are gone, they are gone. This year’s book is 200 pages – our largest ever – and packed full of information about the economy, USA Presidential election, social and economic trends, and of course, financial markets with their all-important three-star critical reversal dates (the one and two-star reversal dates are covered in the MMA Cycles Report, as well as weekly reports). For further information, please go to the front page of our web site at www.mmacycles.com, Or call us at 1-248-626-3034.

The E-Book version of the Forecast 2012 Book is now out as well in two different formats. The first is our own version, which contains both the text and the calendar-ephemeris for 2012. The cost for this is $55.00, or $35.00, depending on whether you also ordered the printed version too.  The second is through Apple iTunes, which covers iPhone 4 and 4S, and the iPad, and also Amazon.com Kindle. The cost is $39.99. It does not contain the advertisements or the planetary calendar and ephemeris in the back. You can now order it if you have an email address registered via one of these 9 countries (USA, UK, Australia, France, Canada, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain). Just go to iTunes, and then “Library,” then “Store,” then in the field titled “Search,” type in “Forecast 2012” or “Raymond Merriman” (without quotation marks). Or, go to http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/raymond-merriman/id408289861?mt=11.

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Events:

February 19, 2012: “Forecast 2012 Worldwide Webcast!!!” This is our annual speech to viewers the world over. It will be the latest update on Raymond Merriman’s annual Forecast Book. Utilizing the study of cycles and geocosmic factors, this speech will focus on the current state of the economy, political situation in Washington, DC, and in particular, the financial markets, including: the U.S. stock market, interest rates, the U.S. Dollar, Gold, and Silver. This will be a telecast of the live presentation taking place at the Michigan Education Conference Center in Troy, Michigan on Square Lake Road. The webcast and speech will start at 1:00 PM, EST and last two hours. Cost to participate in the webcast, or to attend in person in Troy, is $45.00. Go to http://www.mmacycles.com/catalogue/multimedia/forecast-2012-live-webcast-february-19,-2012!!!/ for more information.

March 1 and 3, 2012: Hong Kong. “Forecast 2012” on Thursday, March 1, and a full day intensive on “Financial Market Timing” on Saturday, March 3, with emphasis on Gold, Silver, Currencies, and Equity Markets for 2012. Organized by Earlthorn.Com at the Excelsior Hotel, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Contact Teresa Wong at 852-2529 1211 (phone), or by e-mail at earlthorn@hknet.com. A special 90-minute private meeting with MMA Subscribers will follow the workshop on March 3. You must reserve your space for this meeting with MMA.

March 9-11, 2012: The 12th Annual Balkan International Conference, Belgrade, Serbia. Featuring a pre-seminar workshop with Raymond Merriman. For further information on this fantastic gathering, contact www.keplerunited.org. +381-11-267-31-92 or email info@keplerunited.org.

April 19 and 21, Boulder, Colorado. “Forecast 2012” with Raymond Merriman, plus a workshop on “Financial Market Timing,” focusing on equities and precious metals. Sponsored by ROMA. For more information and registration, contact dralagifts@msn.com. Once again, a private meeting for MMA subscribers will follow the workshop.

May 24-29, 2012: UAC!!! The world’s largest astrological conference. Taking place at the New Orleans Marriott Hotel. Go to www.uacastrology.com. There will be an awesome Financial Track, featuring some of the top Financial Astrologers and researchers in the world. There will be private meeting for MMA on Friday or Sunday evening on the top floor of the Marriott.

June 23: Amsterdam. A special 5-hour workshop on “The Gold Market: Forecasting the Price of Gold” Details to be announced shortly, but mark your calendars for an exciting event in one of the world’s most exciting cities at the most exciting time of the year: the first Uranus-Pluto square!

August 2-6, 2012: Midwest Astrology Conference, in Ann Arbor, MI, Holiday Inn. Pre-seminar workshop on Financial Astrology, Thursday, August 2, with Raymond Merriman. More details soon.

September 14-15, 2012: San Diego: Lecture on world economy and national election, and then a workshop on Financial Market Timing. More details shortly.
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Disclaimer and statement of purpose:

The purpose of this column is not to predict the future movement of various financial markets. However, that is the purpose of the MMA (Merriman Market Analyst) subscription services. This column is not a subscription service. It is a free service, except in those cases where a fee may be assessed to cover the cost of translating this column from English into a non-English language.

This weekly report is written with the intent to educate the reader on the relationship between astrological factors and collective human activities as they are happening. In this regard, this report will oftentimes report what happened in various stock and financial markets throughout the world in the past week, and discuss that movement in light of the geocosmic signatures that were in effect. It will then identify the geocosmic factors that will be in effect in the next week, or even month, or even years, and the author’s understanding of how these signatures will likely affect human activity in the times to come. The author (Merriman) will do this from a perspective of a cycle’s analyst looking at the military, political, economic, and even financial markets of the world.

It is possible that some forecasts will be made based on these factors. However, the primary goal is to both educate and alert the reader as to the psychological climate we are in, from an astrological perspective. The hope is that it will help the reader understand these psychological dynamics that underlie (or coincide with) the news events and hence financial markets of the day.

No guarantee as to the accuracy of this report is being made here. Any decisions in financial markets are solely the responsibility of the reader, and neither the author nor the publishers assume any responsibility at all for those individual decisions. Reader should understand that futures and options trading are considered high risk.

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