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MMA Comments for the Week Beginning November 15, 2010
Written by Raymond Merriman   

 The weekly columns will be shorter than usual this week and next, due to deadline for the Forecast 2011 Book. There may be no “Longer-Term Thoughts” section until after the deadline of December 1. The book is otherwise on schedule to be completed by then, printed and sent out by December 15, to all those who have pre-ordered. It promises to be another dramatic year of surprises, especially given that Uranus will be making a T-square to Federal Reserve Board chart, and natal Venus in the charts of The United States and Barack Obama. The 28-29 year Saturn Return in the USA chart will also be in force late November 2010 through August 2011.

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 Equity markets around the world have started a decline following multiple cases of intermarket bearish divergence from multi-year highs of the past week or the week before. In the case of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, for instance, a two-year high was achieved the prior Friday, November 5, right before the new moon in Scorpio the following day. But in the S&P and NASDAQ Composite, higher highs unfolded on Tuesday, November 9, unaccompanied by the DJIA. This, then, becomes a case of intermarket bearish divergence. Since it is late in the primary cycle, the odds favor a corrective decline now of the move up from the lows of July 2. However, it is not likely the start of a new bear market or the end of the “Asset Inflation Express,” unless prices fall below 25-week moving averages.

 However, that may not be the case with precious metals, which fell even harder than equity markets. Gold achieved a new all-time high of nearly 1425 on Tuesday, November 9. By Friday, it had traded down to 1359, a loss of nearly 65 points. Silver was even more dramatic. From a 30-year high of 2934 on Tuesday, it had fallen as low as 2576 just three days later, a loss of over 12% that quickly. It fit from the movement of the Moon in the bullish sign of Sagittarius on Tuesday to the very bearish quarter moon in Aquarius on Friday. Grain markets also fell hard on Friday, with many closing limit down. In the case of Soybeans, the yearly high had been achieved earlier that same day. 

Short-Term Geocosmics

 What caused these dramatic reversals in commodities like precious metals and grains? In fundamental terms, it had to do with the new strength in the U.S. Dollar following broad global criticism of the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing decisions. As you may recall, this decision was first announced right in the astrological center of the Cardinal Climax on August 6. At that time we pointed out that such a decision would have serious unintended consequences afterwards, for whatever was “born” in that moment would take on the quality of that moment afterwards, as deemed by the nature of planetary principles involved. With Jupiter and Uranus in Aries, opposite to Saturn, and all three forming a grand square to the FRB Sun-Pluto opposition, the analogy was presented of taking a fast race car for a ride one evening and “pushing the pedal to the metal.” But then suddenly the accelerator gets struck, and both the brakes and lights go out as a bend in the road approaches. You are driving in the dark, at a very fast speed because you floored the accelerator to its maximum, without careful thought to what could possibly go wrong.

 It is not just the speculative planets Jupiter and Uranus being so close together, and both straddling near the cusp of Aries, the sign of impulse and action, and also a sign of speculation and risk. It is also Mars in Sagittarius now (October 28-December 7). In financial astrology, the combinations of Mars, Jupiter and Uranus being highlighted together can correlate with sharp price moves in many financial markets. Here we have Jupiter and Uranus in conjunction, in the sign of Pisces, which is ruled by Jupiter. And we have Mars in the sign of Sagittarius, which is also ruled by Jupiter. It will be most interesting to witness the week after Thanksgiving, November 29-December 5, when Mars in Sagittarius squares both Jupiter and Uranus, and Uranus turns stationary direct. If you like action and excitement, stay tuned. What we have seen the past couple of weeks may be a prelude to this set up.

 Yet there is another explanation by way of Financial Astrology that can also offer insight to what is happening right now. That is the station of Venus, which turns direct on November 18, along with Jupiter the same day. This is not such a bad astrological set up, when you consider both are benefics, and both are in their ruling signs. That is, Venus is in Libra, the sign it rules, and Jupiter is in Pisces, its ruling sign. This would normally portend very good news, for Jupiter pertains to optimism and hope, while Venus in Libra suggests a major agreement between two parties, and maybe many, such as G-20 leaders who are meeting in Seoul this week.

Jupiter also rules trade, and the big issue of this meeting will be the subject of world trade. Everyone is upset that the United States, through the actions of the Federal Reserve Board, is trying to drive down the value of the Dollar to increase its share of world trade. This is upsetting because other nations want to grow their exports, and it is hard to compete with the United States when the international currency reserve is the U.S. Dollar. If the Dollar goes down, their currencies go up. Everyone wants to devalue their currency and get an advantage in world trade to fight their deficits, but the USA seems to be crowding everyone out in order to enact its own agenda. And thus the source of anger over the USA and its Central Bank policies of zero interest rates and quantitative easing.

As illustrated before, this QE luxury liner that was constructed to benefit Americans is headed right into an iceberg in the form of central banks and governments of other nations. It risks creating trade wars. It also risks a host of “unintended consequences,” which a very apt description of what happens when important decisions are made under hard Uranus aspects, such as were present when QE2 was announced. You decide to go speeding in a fast race car in the dark without checking your brakes, lights, and accelerator first, and the next thing you know, they malfunction and you have to act fast and smart, or risk an accident of serious consequences. This popular notion that is better to do something rather than nothing doesn’t always work out well under these kinds of hyper-sensitive geocosmic signatures.

 But this week’s Venus and Jupiter stations portend an opportunity to work out these differences with other nations, and even forge new trade agreements that potentially benefit everyone. If in fact this happens, optimism could suddenly replace fear for the holiday season and markets will respond well. If not, then all hell can break loose when Mars enters the square to Jupiter and Uranus in mutable signs in three weeks. My bias is the optimistic scenario. The lights come back on and the brakes start to work again. But there is still the decision to be made about that heavy foot on the accelerator and the desire to go much faster than the speed limit allows.

 

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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