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MMA Comments for the Week Beginning February 20, 2012
Written by Raymond Merriman   
Note: Due to preparation for Sunday’s webcast, this will be an abbreviated weekly column. Also note that Monday is a market holiday in the USA (President’s Day, since the most honored presidents in USA history have been born in February – Aquarius or Pisces sun sign natives).

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    Things change fast when Uranus is prominent, and this is especially true when Uranus is also in Aries. And as events unfold suddenly, so must changes in forecasts be adjusted. The mantra for Uranus in Aries is this: “Nothing will go as expected. Get use to it and adjust quickly – or get lost.”


    The geocosmic critical reversal date of February 10 coincided with a crest in world stock indices the day before, February 9. For some indices, like the Dow Jones Industrial Average, that coincided with the highest level in stock prices in over three years. It was followed by a decline, including the steepest down day of the year so far in the DJIA, on Wednesday, February 15. The technical picture had begun to deteriorate, suggesting a powerful decline might be starting. But it didn’t follow through. That low of February 15 was the end of the reversal. By Friday, February 17, stock prices were making even higher highs. On February 15, Venus ended its translation to the approaching Uranus-Pluto square (which was, coincidentally, in effect February 9-15, the high and low of the reversal). Uranus is in Aries. “Nothing will go as expected. Get use to it and adjust quickly – or get lost.”


Short-Term Geocosmics


    We are now at the end of the time band containing 6 important geocosmic signatures stretching from February 1 through February 19. But the last one could be the most important. It is the Sun conjunct Neptune and it occurs as the Sun changes signs from the unpredictable and volatile Aquarius to the more mellow Pisces. In other words, this conjunction of the Sun and Neptune is taking place in the first degree of Pisces. According the studies reported in “The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing Volume 3: Geocosmic Correlations to Trading Cycles, “ the Sun-Neptune conjunction is a powerful Level 1 signature with a 79% correlation to 4% or greater reversals in the DJIA within 4 trading days. On Tuesday, February 21 (or February 22, if in the Far East), there will be a new moon in Pisces. When markets are rallying into a new moon, it can coincide with at least a short-term crest.


    And then that is it for awhile. The next series of signatures begins on March 3. In other words, the field of geocosmic studies can still allow for a reversal from a high right now. But if it doesn’t start up this week, the next cosmic opportunity for a reversal does not show up until March. And that’s getting close to another important geocosmic milepost.


Longer-Term Thoughts


    The sudden reversal to the upside of stocks late last week, after starting a decline from a high on February 9, brings into question the probability that the 0-7º sector of Taurus will correlate with a long-term cycle crest this time, as previously forecasted.


    Let’s briefly review this pattern, which is basically known as the correlation of “Jupiter through the zodiac to the stock market,” as presented in each of the past three years’ editions of the annual Forecasts Books. First of all, the filtered graph therein of stock prices related to Jupiter’s transit has been uncannily accurate for the past 25 years, so it is not to be discounted – yet. Second of all, it did work right on time when it passed through the 23º Aries - 7º Taurus last time (May 2-July 21, 2011), so it is already valid. Several world stock indices fell 20-35% over the following three months. We speculated that it could work again with a double top when Jupiter returned to this sector of the skies between October 7, 2011 and March 7, 2012, and again it served us well for much of this period, as the current really began October 4, 2011. But will it stop this impressive rally by the first part of March 2012? Or, said another way, “Ray, what is your back-up plan? Is there another alternative? Or does this invalidate astrology?”


    In response to the last question, no, this does not invalidate astrology. It might invalidate my interpretation of how astrology would coincide with the stock market, based on the pattern of the past 25 years. But it doesn’t invalidate the value of Financial Astrology in the least – only the fallibility of human focus (my focus). If that was the case, how would you account for its remarkable correspondence to the movement of stock prices over the past 25 years? Or the call to buy Gold and Silver around 10:00 AM on December 29, just minutes before the 36-month low formed, and the huge rally commenced? Financial Astrology’s credibility is not on trial here, but unfortunately, mine may be, for in this work you are only as good as your last call. This will soon be my last call – until the next one.


    After doing more research on the DJIA’s performance in this sector of the zodiac prior to 25 years ago, prompted by subscriber Sanford Scearce’s personal studies recently shared with me, it became apparent that at least two cases of very significant long-term cycle crests occurred after Jupiter had left this sector of the sky. In fact, at the then all-time highs in September 1929 and February-March 1966, Jupiter was in Gemini. Fellow Financial Astrologer and colleague Manfred Zimmel (www.amanita.at) has done some excellent research on this too, recently.


    The correlation to long-term cycle crests happening after Jupiter leaves Taurus and enters Gemini is even more significant when one also takes into account the Uranus-Pluto aspects that were present then. Even more impressive is the consistency of declines which follow that high into the time when Jupiter enters Leo. This will be a big part of our discussion on this Sunday’s webcast, especially as it pertains to the U.S. and world stock markets in 2012-2013 through 2015. I am not ruling out the possibility of a big decline yet with Jupiter soon to leave early Taurus, because this correspondence has worked so well for the past 25 years. But Uranus is in Aries, and this is the time that “Nothing will go as expected. Get use to it and adjust quickly – or get lost.”


    I still know which way the wind blows. It’s just that it is beginning to change directions now. Not surprisingly, this is happening as we approach the new moon conjunction with Neptune next week. With Neptune also now in such prominence, there is likely much happening behind the scenes that no one sees (except those who wish to keep those things hidden behind the scenes). But Pluto is also in Capricorn, 2008-2024, so you can run, but you can’t hide. It’s all going to come out in the end. For an idea of what to expect during the 14-year journey of Neptune through Pisces, please check out http://www.markettiming.nl/en/artikelen/crisis-solution by our reliable and talented Dutch affiliate, Schogt Market Timing.


    This is all making for a very fascinating year or three. If you are interested in attending Sunday’s webinar, we will open up further reservation slots between noon and 3:00 PM on Saturday. You can sign up on our website at www.mmacyc;les.com, or call us at 1-248-248-626-3034.    
 

Announcements

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More of the research papers by students of MMTA from Course 1 (Cycles and Patterns in Financial Markets) will be posted on MMTA’s website at www.merrimanmta.com, under “Student Research.” The latest involve papers on the long-, intermediate-, and short-term cycles (and future projections) in Sugar. Yet to come are studies on Platinum, Soybeans and Corn. I think you will be as impressed as I am with the quality of work these students are performing already.


The next MMTA course will take place June 15-17, 2013 at the Michigan Education Center (MEC) in Troy, Michigan. Once again, it will be available as a webinar to those who wish to attend but cannot be there physically. This course is titled “Geocosmic Correlation to Investment Cycles in Financial Markets.” It will examine the correlation of Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and the Moon’s North Nodes to long-term trends and their cycle troughs and crests in many financial markets, including stock indices and precious metals, going back over 200 years. The cost of this webinar (for non-MMTA students and apprentices) is $2750. For further information and/or registration, please go to http://www.merrimanmta.com/course_two.shtml, or call MMA at 1-248-626-3034. Registration for this course will end June 12.

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The April 6-8 webinar and live presentation on “Cycles and Chart Patterns in Financial Markets” has been completed. The DVD of this extraordinary event will be available in about one-two weeks. The LMS (Learning Management System) will also be available for uploading to new students who want to avail themselves of this training over the next two years. The LMS is expected to be available in about 5 weeks. You may now pre-order the DVD at http://www.mmacycles.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=421&Itemid=61. If you wish to place your order directly, please call Maureen Hogan or Amber Lundsten at 1-248-626-3034, or email to mhogan@merrimanmta.com. The cost of the DVD or the LMS will be $3000. It includes the very valuable 130+-page workbook, which follows right along with the DVD and LMS program.

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Events:

May 30-June 2, 2013: Great Lakes Astrology Conference, Ann Arbor, MI. Featuring internationally known astrologers, Michael Lutin, Chris McRae, Monica Dimino, Glenn Perry, Lea and Aleksandar Imsiragic, Sandra Leigh Serio, and Raymond Merriman. For further information, please contact Pamela Wenzel at jcweipw@juno.com, or magnum1593@gmail.com, or visit their website at http://www. greatlakesastrology.com.   

June 15-17, 2013: MMTA Course 2: “Geocosmic Correlations to Long-Term Cycles in Financial Markets” with Raymond Merriman. Location: MEC Technical Center of Michigan State University, Troy, Michigan. This will be available as a webinar to non-MMTA students and apprentices fro $2750.00.

August 10-12, 2013: MMTA Course 3: “Geocosmic Correlations to Primary and Trading Cycles in Financial Markets” with Raymond Merriman. Location: MEC Technical Center of Michigan State University, Troy, Michigan.


October 12-14, 2013: MMTA Course 4: “Solar-Lunar Correlations to Short-Term Reversals in Financial Markets” with Raymond Merriman. Location: MEC Technical Center of Michigan State University, Troy, Michigan.

 

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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