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MMA Comments for the Week Beginning January 23, 2012
Written by Raymond Merriman   

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    Once again this week’s column is written and posted well before U.S. markets close on Friday, January 20, due to the fact that I am in Amsterdam now and will give a seminar here on Saturday. The markets won’t close until 11:15 PM tonight, CET. Additionally this week’s report will be brief due to the current schedule.


    Last week saw the continuation of stock markets rallying to new cycle highs in several indices as of Thursday, such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the NASDAQ Composite, Brazil’s Bovespa index, the AEX of Amsterdam, and SMI of Zurich. The German DAX, London FTSE, Russia’s MICEX, and Hang Seng of Hong Kong are very close to doing so. However, prices are still well below their October highs in Japan’s Nikkei, Australia’s All Ordinaries, China’s Shanghai and Argentina’s Merval indices. In the case of the DJIA, it is approaching the 12,700 mark, not far from the May 2, 2011 high of 12,876. We will want to watch closely if that is exceeded while other indices remain below their yearly highs of 2011.


    The precious metals continued soaring to new cycle highs as well last week. As of Thursday, January 19, Gold was up to 1670 and Silver closing in on 3100 ($31.00/ounce). Given that both the Moon and heliocentric Mercury were in Sagittarius Thursday and Friday (January 19-20), we advised our subscribers to now take some profits if position trading, and cover all longs if aggressive short-term trading. Once again, this was an exception trade, given that three weeks ago subscribers were advised in our special alert to buy Gold below 1530 and Silver below 2660. For those who trade thre COMEX, you know that this $140+ gain in Gold represents a profit of $14,000/contract and the 430+ point gain Silver as of this trade represents a profit of $21,500/ contract. It is a good way to start the year. Our long position in the Euro currency from near the recent low is also working out quite well. And it remains to be seen if new short positions in stock indices will be elected shortly.


Short-Term Geocosmics


    This should be another interesting week. The Sun is changing signs, from Capricorn to Aquarius on Friday, January 20. As it does this, it enters a T-square formation with the Jupiter-Saturn opposition (January 19-22). On Monday there is a new moon in Aquarius. Any planet changing its sign is a signal of a turn in investor psychology and attention. And a market that is rising into a new moon is vulnerable to reversing, especially if that new moon is in an air sign. Aquarius is an air sign. Let’s see if it happens that a crest is indeed forming now. We have our orders in to enter on the short side if thre set up is elected.


But that is not all. Mars is making its 25-month retrograde motion (in Virgo) on January 23-24. It will remain retrograde through April 14. This too can coincide with a sudden change in outlook by the investment community.


Will these reversal signatures lead to a new 2-year bear market? Or are they indicative only of a modest corrective decline before another push to new cycle highs, and possibly new yearly highs? We know that transiting Jupiter is nearing the end of its second passage through 0-7° of Taurus, when the stock market historical makes highs. It was there (within 7° of 0 Taurus) on last year’s highs of May 2 and July 21. The market fell 19% afterwards in the DJIA and well over 30% in the German DAX. The implication is that this type of decline will happen again once the crest of this current primary cycle tops out. Jupiter remains in this sector through March 7, so it could happen anytime in the next 7 weeks.

    

Longer-Term Thoughts….


… will resume next week. In the meantime, I would like to announce that our Forecast 2012 webcast has now been rescheduled for Sunday, February 19, 2012, starting at 1:00 PM EST (see announcement below). It was originally scheduled for December 18, 2011, but had to be cancelled due to my vision impediment that started on November 29. I couldn’t see well enough to prepare for this presentation. But now my sight is starting to improve, and I am also adjusting to my new world, thanks to many of the helpful suggestions that have come from readers of this column. I do many of the eye exercises that were suggested, take Ruta Graveolens homeopathic remedy, acupuncture treatments, and Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, and of course specific nutritional supplements for the eyes, like Lutein. I know it sounds like a lot, but they have all helped. I share this because I now know many of you also suffer from eye problems in this digital age. Another thing suggest by one reader who specializes in eyes, is to look up from the computer every three minutes. So, as many readers have helped me, I hope these ideas will help those of you who are going through something similar.


As far as the greater picture of Uranus and Pluto squaring one another in early cardinal signs, and those of you who have planets located there in your natal chart…. I will continue to offer my best guidance to you through this column. That probably includes most of you. This is a powerful three-year transformative period for the world and for most individuals.


For the world, it relates to the world-wide debt explosion and its consequences. It relates socially to our urge for freedom - especially economic freedom, but also social freedom from repression, isolation or loneliness. These are issues we are experiencing this year and through 2015. These are the issues that each of us as individuals, and the world politically, will be confronted with, and for which solutions need to be put into place that will require 5-8 years of acceptance, sacrifice, and adjustments as we birth a new world order.


These are important times we live in, and our actions will determine both the nature of our current experience and the solidity of the foundation to be built for the future. I believe this is just a pause in our renaissance that started in 1940, took off in leaps in the mid-1960s, and went into hyper speed during the Capricorn Climax of 1988-1993. Our renaissance will resume once we solve these issues, which I think will be sometime between 2017 and 2021.

An important key to this healing, transformation, and/or deconstruction, will be those born in the 1960’s, when Uranus started this cycle with its 112-142 conjunction to Pluto. This is their time to express their power, and the intent behind it. We are now approaching the first quarter phase, the “Time of Reckoning,” to be reinforced by Saturn’s entrance into Scorpio later this year, which will also last into 2015. The more aware we are of this cycle and its principles, the more likely we will be able to navigate our life through these turbulent waters, and help others to do the same, thereby protecting the well-being of this planet and the integrity of those who inhabit it.

 

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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