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Review and PreviewThe pattern was fairly similar with all world stock indices last week. That is, each made a high on the April 3-6 minor reversal date (or one day earlier), and then each pulled back modestly into a low Tuesday-Wednesday. In all cases, this was followed by another rally into the end of the week, which was either Thursday or Friday, depending on whether a country’s stock market was opened or closed on Good Friday, ahead of the Easter holiday. Where these indices differed was on the second high later in the week. Some world equity markets made a new cycle high off the Venus retrograde multi-year lows of March 6-10. Others did not make a new high. This may become a case of intermarket bearish divergence if these indices decline next week. It’s possible, for as discussed over the past several weeks, any market that makes a multi-week high or low around the time Venus turns retrograde could begin a counter-trend move that will last into the time Venus turns direct, +/- 10 trading days. Venus turns direct this week, April 17, so we are clearly in that time band now for a crest of some importance. Stock indices have been virtually straight up since Venus turned retrograde on March 6, with no corrections lasting more than 1-3 days, and in each case, these declines were mild. In Europe, the AEX of Netherlands, FTSE of England, and SMI of Switzerland all made new cycle highs between April 2 and April 6. They then fell into Wednesday of last week, before recovering somewhat to a secondary high on Thursday, the last trading day of the week. Germany’s DAX index, on the other hand, followed the same pattern except it ended the week on a strong rally to new highs of 4510 on Thursday, thus creating a case of intermarket bearish divergence with indices in the same region of the world. In the Pacific Rim and Asia, the Hang Seng of Hong Kong and the Australian All Ordinaries made new cycle highs last Monday and secondary (but lower) highs of Thursday. But both the Nikkei of Japan and the NIFTY of India made higher cycle highs on Friday, thus creating a case of bearish intermarket divergence in this region too. In the Americas, Brazil’s Bovespa and the USA Dow Jones Industrial Average as well as the NASDAQ Composite all made new highs on Thursday, the last trading day of the week. Argentina’s Merval index, however, made its high on April 3. It might have rallied to new highs later in the week, except its markets were closed Thursday and Friday. In other markets, Crude Oil fell to 47.47 on Wednesday, forming a double bottom to the 47.26 low of the prior week. By Thursday it was all the way back up to 52.45, poised to challenge its highs of 54.66 and 53.90 made on March 26 and April 3. Gold fell all the way down to 865 on Monday, April 6, its lowest level since reaching slightly over 1000 on February 20. Silver, on the other hand, fell to 1202 April 6, which was above its low of 1189 back on March 18. So here too we have a possible case of intermarket divergence, but in this case, it is bullish divergence off the lows instead of bearish divergence off the highs, as in the case of stocks. Now we watch this week to see whether the Venus direct reversal has already started, or if these counter-trends moves will continue for a few days longer. Short-Term GeocosmicsThis could be quite an interesting week. Two important geocosmic conditions end this week. First, the “translation” of Mars to the Saturn-Uranus opposition, which began April 4, will end April 15. The market has risen to a new highs (or secondary highs) already during this period, so the implication is that it could suddenly reverse. With Mars and Uranus involved in a conjunction, any decline now may be very sharp. However, it need not last long. It is interesting to note that this translation has coincided with a fatal earthquake in Italy, devastating fires in Oklahoma, and tornadoes in the Midwest. As stated in last week’s column, “In terms of nature, it (Mars translation) can coincide with fires, explosives, as well as tornadoes, earthquakes, or volcano eruptions.” The second important financial astrology event is that Venus ends its retrograde motion when it turns direct on April 17. According to our studies reported in “The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing, Volume 3: Geocosmic Correlations to Trading Cycles,” Venus direct is one of the most powerful and consistent astrological correlates to primary or greater cycles within an orb of ten trading days. The most powerful correlates are referred to as Level 1 signatures. The Mars-Uranus conjunction of April 15 is a Level 1 signature too, and so is the Venus-Mars conjunction of April 21, the next week. That is three Level 1 signatures within only six calendar days! Furthermore, in the three following days (April 22-24), both Mars and Venus will leave Pisces and enter Aries, the end and beginning of the zodiac. All of these signatures suggest a much higher than usual probability of a very important change in investor sentiment - and hence a trend reversal - in several financial markets. What could it be about? Well, as mentioned last week, “Venus will square Pluto for the next month as it reverses it motion from retrograde back to direct. It will be exact two times (April 3 and May 3), but its influence will be prominent during this entire period. At the same time, Pluto is reversing its direction from direct to retrograde (April 4). These are the two planets that rule money and debt, which are two sides of the same coin, so to speak. In addition to debt, Pluto also rules power. It can be forceful or coercive. It can try to initiate activities that are designed to stay under the radar, involving transference of money and/or power. It can say one thing, but do something completely contrary for reasons that are not fully disclosed.” In other words, the mindset of investors may be influenced greatly by the decisions or revelations of central bankers and government leaders in the next few days regarding their plans to cope with the ongoing economic crisis. It is possible (but not inevitable) their decisions create yet another new crisis of confidence in the investment community. Longer-Term ThoughtsWhether equity markets make a complete about-face again and resume their bear market as Venus turns direct, or they undergo only a short-loved corrective decline and continue in this new bull market trend, may depend on the correspondence of the forthcoming Jupiter-Neptune conjunction. This 14-year planetary cycle will be at its peak May 27-July 10. This conjunction will last longer than usual because both Jupiter and Neptune will be turning retrograde and they conjunct one another at 26-27 degrees of Aquarius. In terms of collective psychology, Jupiter rules hope, optimism, and exaggeration. Neptune corresponds to the dynamic of idealism, wishful thinking, and romance. It can also pertain to confusion, illusion, and disillusion. It is not know to be realistic. To the contrary, it is known to be idealistic. When they are together, Jupiter and Neptune can be an extremely wonderful, romantic, and enjoyable period. This is the signature of Camelot and fairy tales come true. It is glamour and idealism, hero-worship, and faith that things are better or will soon get better. In terms of financial markets, it is the classical symbolism of Alan Greenspan’s “irrational exuberance” syndrome. But if things start to unravel, it can also be a time of great disillusionment, leading to panic and hysteria. In terms of world stock indices, this is either a time when equity prices rise much further and faster than anyone expected, due to a tremendous sense of faith and hope about the future. You see much of this dynamic in the press these days, with many pundits claiming this is indeed a new bull market and the world economy has now seen its worst days. Things are getting better. The recession will end by September, according to one of the latest survey of economists. But Jupiter and Neptune can also coincide with a time when stock markets reverse and fall much further than anyone expected, due to the tremendous disappointment and disillusionment (and even sense of betrayal) caused by world leaders going against their promises, and events going against their forecasts. By itself, this combination can be very inflationary, a time in which economic matters quickly and unexpectedly explode out of the control. We shall soon see if all these bold new policies will work out or blow up in our faces. For the moment, all we have is faith and hope that our leaders are making the right decisions. The reality of those decisions should be known by the end of this year, and maybe even before the end of summer. |
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