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MMA Commens for the Week Begining May 2, 2011
Written by Raymond Merriman   

The Market Week in Review

Thursday’s headline article in the Wall Street Journal, one day after the Federal Reserve and Ben Bernanke officially announced they would phase out of programs to pump money into the financial system (QE1 and 2), was titled: “Fed Takes Foot Off the Gas.” How appropriate given that we have used this very analogy for the Fed’s super accommodative monetary policy so many times, ever since the writing of Forecast 2010 Book, which was written in November 2009.

In fact, it is the basis for our term “Asset Inflation Express,” which continues to roar down the tracks, primed by the position of both Jupiter and Uranus in Aries. But, as stated last week, a very sharp bend on these tracks is coming up within 7 degrees of Jupiter leaving Aries and entering Taurus on June 4. That equates to May 2-July 22, 2011, with a secondary bounce when Jupiter retrogrades back to 0-7 degrees of Taurus late this year through early the next. The question is: has the Fed really taken its foot off the gas pedal enough to prevent a rollover of this “Asset Inflation Express” when it comes to that bend? The historical correlation of Financial Astrology to price movements in the Dow Jones Industrial Average suggests the Fed hasn’t and it won’t. The Fed funds rate will remain at or near 0% indefinitely, which we now know means for at least the next two Fed meetings, according to Bernanke’s interview.

Yet the world equity markets are not acting in concert with one another. This may be a left-over response to Mercury retrograde, which ended one week ago on April 22. As we know, markets tend not to behave rationally, especially during Mercury retrograde periods. Nor do political and banking leaders. It is a time when economic and political announcements are often contradictory, leaving investors confused. Breakouts of support and resistance frequently become fake outs shortly after. But in this case, we witnessed some equity and financial markets taking off to new multi-year highs last week, while others fell or failed to make similar new highs.

In Asia and the Pacific Rim, for example, we note that the Japanese Nikkei rallied back to its highest level since the March 11 earthquake. The Russian MICEX index also rallied smartly last week, but was still well below its multi-year high of 1865 registered back on April 6, a three-star critical reversal zone. But in the case of the Australian All Ordinaries, India NIFTY, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng indices, last week witnessed falling prices, back towards the major cycle lows of April 18-19, when Mars was in opposition to Saturn, a strong Level 1 signature according to our studies published in “The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing Volume 3: Geocosmic Correlations to Trading Cycles.”

In Europe, the story was much different and mostly bullish last week. The star performance was rendered by the German DAX index, which soared to 7514 on Friday, its highest level since January 2008. The other indices also rallied into the end of last week, but none made new multi-year highs. In fact, the Netherland AEX and Swiss SMI indices were well below their yearly highs of February 18-21, which was another MMA three-star critical reversal date. The London FTSE is still slightly below its yearly high of the same period (February 21).

In the Americas, we see another tale of two cities (err, continents). The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared to its highest level since May 2008 (above 12,800). But the NASDAQ Composite rocketed to its highest level since January 2001! Yet neither the Bovespa of Brazil nor Merval of Argentina are anywhere their yearly highs. In fact, they are closer to their major cycle lows of April 18. Did I say it is a bizarre world right now? The indices that are falling have one thing in common: high inflation rates. So much for the argument that high inflation will drive stock markets higher. Yet, this is the “Asset Inflation Express,” which is different than the price inflation submarine.

In other markets, Gold soared to another new all-time high in a continuing concern that paper, fiat currency (i.e., the U.S. Dollar) is inching ever more towards the precipice of a serious run on it, and maybe eventually even becoming worthless if something (or someone, like a CENTRAL BANK) doesn’t stop it sooner rather than later. The Dollar is just a couple of cents above its all-time low of March 2008 as some currencies are making new all-time highs against it, like the Swiss Franc. As noted before, the Moon’s North Node is in that range of nine months from its passage over the 0 degree Capricorn point (February 2011), a time when currency prices tend to make a major reversal of long-term trends. The Dollar still has a chance if the Fed would just pay a little more attention to it, and Congress and the White House would just try a little harder to come to an agreement to cut spending and raise the debt ceiling limit before it is too late. May would be a good time to accomplish this with just a little effort. That’s the bend in the tracks alluded to earlier, coming up within a few weeks of June 4 when Jupiter turns from a ram to an ox. You don’t want the ox to tip the train over, and the presence of the ox won’t be able to keep up the speed of the ram when the track bends. The ox does better with a steady pace than a race.

For an article I recently wrote on the future of the U.S. Dollar, go to the front page of our website at www.mmacycles.com and scroll down to the article.

Short-Term Geocosmics

 On Saturday, April 30, Mars will form a conjunction with Jupiter in late Aries, and Venus will end its translation of the wide T-square of Saturn, Uranus, and Pluto (with Pluto at the midpoint of the Saturn-Uranus opposition). The last part of this translation of Venus is its opposition to Saturn (April 30). In a study once conducted on the Japanese Nikkei Index (by yours truly), hard aspects from transiting Venus to Mars, Saturn, or especially Uranus were found to have a very strong (i.e. 80% or more) correlation to major or greater cycles within 4 trading days. If it is to be valid this time, it would be from a crest.

 The transit of Mars through the final degrees of Aries is also important. It joins Jupiter in 22-27 degrees of Aries this week, which is a critical sector of the New York Stock Exchange chart (founded May 17, 1792). Jupiter will remain there through May 25. This has been observed (by none other than me) to have high correlation to reversals in the U.S. stock market. And it should not go unnoticed that there is a new moon in Taurus, the sign of money and net worth, on May 3. Rising equity prices often form at least a temporary top within a day or two of new moons.

 We also note that heliocentric Mercury exits Sagittarius on the new moon of May 3. As expected, precious metals, crude oil, and currencies (against the Dollar) were very strong for the first few days of this ingress (it entered Sagittarius on April 22-23). Gold made a new all-time high, Silver came close to breaking above its all-time high of 5000 (it reached 4982 on Monday, April 25, our three-star critical reversal date), and Crude Oil soared to its highest level since its all-time high days of May 2008. As mentioned, the Swiss Franc made a new all-time high last week too, and the Euro currency rallied towards the dreaded 1.5000 level to the Dollar. It’s all related to heliocentric Mercury in Sagittarius’ explosiveness, and the Jupiter-Uranus transit in Aries. That’s a lot of fire power fueling this bullet train of assets. But helio Mercury in Sagittarius ends this week, just as Jupiter and Mars start entering that zodiac sector when the top to those assets is due to culminate. In other words, we are nearing the end of the line. It would be wise to prepare to switch to another line before all the oxen get on board and tip the balance of this train. 

There will be no "Longer-Term Thoughts" section this week.

 

Announcements

The monthly MMA Cycles Report and its companions – the MMA Japan Cycles Report and MMA European Cycles Report – will come out this week, Monday and Tuesday, via posting on our web site, and attachment via direct emails, for subscribers. This report covers our longer-term analysis of the U.S. stock market, precious metals, crude oil, currencies, Treasury Notes, grain markets, and now GLD and SLV – the ETF’s of Gold and Silver. The MMA Japan Cycles report covers the Nikkei, JGB Bonds, and the Dollar-Yen. The MMA European Cycles Report covers the German DAX, Swiss SMI, and Netherlands AEX, each in English only, and will be available on Wednesday. Go to http://www.mmacycles.com/catalogue/subscription-services/mma-cycles-report/, for further information and subscription.

The DVD of the Denver Workshop on Financial Market Timing is now available!!! This financial markets workshop offers a completely unique and original perspective, integrating 1) Market Timing studies, 2) Price Objective calculations, 3) Technical Analysis, 4) Pattern Recognition studies, and 5) Trend Analysis. The primary focus of this workshop is on Market Timing Studies, particularly Cycles Analysis and Geocosmic Studies, as leading indicators that identify when to anticipate a reversal in all financial markets. Gold and the U.S. stock market are studied in great detail, especially regarding their current status. There is a wealth of timely and valuable information in this DVD, especially pertaining the forthcoming Venus retrograde period (May 15-June 27), the forthcoming Uranus-Pluto square of June 24, 2012, lasting through March 2015, and the important Jupiter correlation to stock market cycles coming up August-November 2012 and March-May 2013. The cost for this 4-hour DVD workshop is $180.00 plus postage. To order, please go to http://www.mmacycles.com/catalogue/multimedia/dvd-of-boulder-workshop-on-financial-market-timing!!!/. Or call Amber at 1-248-626-3034. If you are a trader or investor who appreciates the value of market timing – especially in the next few months – this is a presentation you will not want to miss!

 

June 23: A special 5-hour workshop on “The Gold Market: Forecasting the Future Price of Gold and Silver.” 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Hotel Park Plaza Victoria. Amsterdam, Damrak 1-5, Amsterdam 1012 LG, Netherlands. Sponsored by Schogt Market Timing. This is a special workshop on precious metals you will not want to miss!!! Cost is €345 ex VAT. Subscribers of any MMA reports (trials excluded) receive a 15% discount. For further information, please go to http://www.markettiming.nl/en/producten/workshop-gold-silver, or call 31 (02) 294 415 917, or by fax at 31 (02) 294-415-918 to register 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 will be taking place then, right near the summer solstice! This will be special, and a great opportunity to meet some very impressive market timers who will be present. Register now as seating is limited!

Raymond Merriman’s “On-Line Market Timing Academy” (OLMTA) will offer a pre-training course on “Beginning Principles of Geocosmic Studies for Financial Market Timing,” September 15-16, in Troy, Michigan, at the Management Education Center of Michigan State University. This 10-12 hour course may be attended live, in person, or via webcast televised to your computer. A DVD will be available afterwards as well. This workshop will basically train non-astrologers in the use of reading an ephemeris, the table of planetary positions for any given day. This is essential to anyone who wishes to understand how to find a geocosmic critical reversal date for financial markets. This course (or audit of it) is a pre-requisite for anyone entering the OLMTA market training course, as developed and instructed by Raymond Merriman. The OLMTA two-year training course will begin in March 2013, and will involve 8 weekends of study – 4 weekends each in 2013 and 2014. For more information and registration, please go to www.mmacycles.com (front page, near bottom). We will make announcements as this training program unfolds. The cost for the September 15-16 pre-training workshop is $395.00 ($300 for MMA subscribers). This cost will be deducted from the fee of the two-year training course to those who apply and are accepted into OLMTA by late October 2012.

 

If you are an active short-term trader, or even if you are an investor who likes to keep up with our current thoughts on financial markets, you may be interested in our Weekly or even Daily Market reports with position trading and aggressive trading recommendations. It is the only way I keep in touch with traders on a daily or even weekly basis, as I no longer offer personal consultations. These reports give in-depth analysis of the DJIA, S&P and NASDAQ futures, Euro currency (cash and futures), Dollar/Yen cash and Yen futures, Euro-Yen cash, T-Notes, Crude Oil, Gold and Silver. The daily reports cover all stock indices listed above, as well as futures in Euro, T-Notes, Gold and Silver. Both reports provide trading strategies and recommendations for position traders as well as for shorter-term aggressive traders. Subscription to the daily report also includes the weekly report. For more information, go to http://www.mmacycles.com/services, or call our offices at 1-248-626-3034. These reports are extremely valuable to those who trade ETF’s (Exchange Traded Funds). In the words of one of our subscribers: “I am really pleased with your recommendations through the Daily and Weekly Trade Recommendations.  I have used them to trade gold and silver stocks in my IRA.  In the last eight years I increased my account from $60,000 to $850,000.  Thanks for your excellent publications.” - Bryden C., Small Business Owner, Illinois.

NEW! Now available Mini-Congress ‘Outlook for 2012’ on CD!!! Recordings of the congress “Outlook for 2012,” held January 21, 2012 in Amsterdam, are now available on CD, with audio and PDFs of PowerPoint slides. All lectures are spoken in English. The following presentations are included on this CD:  “2012 End Time of Dawning” by Irma Schogt (20 minutes);“Happy New Year” by Drs. Karen Hamaker-Zondag (20 minutes , regarding ECB and Federal Reserve Board); “2012: The Center of the Storm” by Antonia Langsdorf (20 minutes, regarding Mayan calendar and astrology); “Forecast for 2012” by Raymond Merriman (1 hour). Total length 2 hours, with PowerPoint slides sent online in a PDF document.  Cost is $55.00 plus postage. Please go to http://www.mmacycles.com/the-news/about-mma/cd%27s-now-available-on-the-forecast-2012-mini%11congress-in-amsterdam,-january-21,-2012/, or www.mmacycles.com for ordering info.

Our new 2012 MMA Catalogue is now out!! You can download this catalogue directly at http://www.mmacycles.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=41&Itemid=63.

EVENTS:

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 evening on the top floor of the Marriott. If you are interested in attending, please contact us and reserve your space! No cost to subscribers! Otherwise $95.00 to participate.

June 23: Amsterdam. A special 5-hour workshop on “The Gold Market: Forecasting the Future Price of Gold and Silver.” 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Hotel Park Plaza Victoria. Amsterdam, Damrak 1-5, Amsterdam 1012 LG, Netherlands. Sponsored by Schogt Market Timing. This is a special workshop on precious metals you will not want to miss!!! Cost is € 345 ex VAT. Subscribers of any MMA reports (trials excluded) receive a 15% discount. For further information, please go to http://www.markettiming.nl/en/producten/workshop-gold-silver 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 will be taking place then, right near the summer solstice! This will be special. You may also register by calling 31 (02) 294 415 917, or by fax at 31 (02) 294-415-918. Register now as seating is limited!

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 15-16, 2012: Troy, Michigan. OLMTA – the On-Line Market Timing Academy – will conduct it pre-curriculum introductory workshop on “Basic Principles of Geocosmic Studies for Financial Market Timing.” This will be an introductory course on how to read an ephemeris and how to calculate a critical reversal date. It is open to anyone, but understanding this material is mandatory for anyone entering the MMA mentor-apprenticeship program that will officially start in March 2013. This introductory workshop will be available as a live webinar too. The cost is $300 to subscribers of any MMA subscription report, or $395 to others. For further information, please contact mmacustomerservice@gmail.com or ordersmmma@msn.com.Or go to www.mmacycles.com, and scroll down to the bottom of the first page.

 


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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