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MMA Commnets for the Week Beginning January 24, 2011
Written by Raymond Merriman   

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 The Jupiter-Uranus “Asset Inflation Express” was alive and well last week in equity and grain markets. But there are some signs that a corrective decline may be readying in both as Jupiter prepares its entrance into Aries this weekend.

In the Asia and the Pacific Rim, there were several signs of intermarket bearish divergence. The Japanese Nikkei index recorded its highest price of this cycle on January 13, when Mars made its sextile to Jupiter. It rallied again into the full moon of Wednesday, January 19, but fell slightly short of the high from the prior week. It then sold off rather sharply on Friday, confirming January 13 as a primary cycle crest. However, in Hong Kong and Australia, the highs of January 19 were well above the highs of January 13. In the case of the All Ordinaries, prices reached their highest level since April 22, 2010. The Hang Seng is still well below its highs of mid-November 2010. And in India, the NIFTY Index diverged so much that it continues testing its lowest levels since September 2010, while others make new multi-month highs.

In Europe, the German DAX soared to its highest level in over 30 months when it reached 7165 on the full moon of Wednesday, January 19. The Netherlands AEX soared to its highest level since September 2008, on the same full moon last week. The SMI of Zurich went to its highest level since April 2010 on January 19, while the FTSE of London was less impressive. Its rally last week failed to exceed its high of 6090 on January 6. Thus we have a case of intermarket bearish divergence setting up in Europe as well.

The Americas were a little more impressive, especially in Argentina where the Merval stock index rallied to another new all-time high as of late last week. The Bovespa of Brazil also rallied, but it couldn’t even exceed its recent highs of January 13, let alone the highs of last November. But Brazil is experiencing currency and inflation problems under the recent Jupiter-Uranus conjunction signature (an inflationary combination). We see this in India too. But in the U.S.A., both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ Composite made new 2.5-year highs on last week’s full moon, January 19. After a sharp 1-day pullback, the DJIA soared to another new high on Friday, January 21, but the NASDAQ Composite (and S&P) fell well short of Wednesday’s high for yet another case of intermarket bearish divergence. But will these mean anything since last week was not a normal geocosmic critical reversal date? We now wait and see if those highs will hold and lead to a substantial decline, or just a modest correction before the next wave up begins.

 Gold and Silver continued to take a beating as investors see more opportunities for growth and profits in stocks, given the recent agreement on taxes in the United States. Gold fell well below 1350 an ounce, and Silver well below 2800. Their recent highs were 1432.50 in Gold on December 7, and 3127 in Silver on January 3, both of which were three-star critical reversal dates given long ago in last year’s Forecast Book, as well as our monthly MMA Cycles Reports. Yet investors are not fleeing all commodities. The grain markets, and in particular Corn, continued to soar to historically very high price levels last week.

Short-Term Geocosmics

 The recent highs in world stock indices are related to several geocosmic factors as discussed in this weekly column. Whether you take the highs of last Wednesday, January 19, or the highs of some others during the prior week on January 13, they are both within the 11-trading days’ time band surrounding the 14-year Jupiter-Uranus conjunction of January 4. That time band ended January 19. That was also the day the Sun made a harmonious aspect (sextile) to Jupiter. On January 13, when some other indices made new cycle highs, Mars was in sextile to Jupiter. As stated last week, “This is a time when stock markets could make important highs or lows, and then reverse substantially. The DJIA and several European markets have indeed been making new highs as of last week, so there is a possibility of a decline now. Perhaps it started with the sextile of Mars and Jupiter last Wednesday (January 13) for some. Or perhaps it begins with the full moon and the sextile of Sun and Moon on January 19.” They both worked for most indices, although the DJIA rallied strongly enough on Friday, January b21, to make yet another new high, unconfirmed by all other indices we track.

 As we note the Sun and Mars aspects to Jupiter of January 13 and 19, it becomes apparent that these two fiery bodies are coming together soon. Their conjunction will take place on Friday, February 4. In a study I presented at one of the Astro Economic conferences in Chicago several years ago, I demonstrated that this conjunction – with an orb of 1-4 weeks - had the highest correlation to 10% or greater moves in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. That is, the stock market would make a high or low that was at least 10% from a prior high or low, and then commence a 10+% counter trend reversal during the orb of influence associated with this planetary conjunction.

Let us assume for a moment that the DJIA is in fact up at least 10% from the lows of last summer, July 2, when it fell to 9614. Or perhaps it will even be 10% above the 10,929 lows of November 29, which was when our position traders went long (and are still long from that time, but they should be taking some profits now). The Sun-Mars conjunction suggests that a top could be forming in this period from which prices will now drop 10%, before resuming the next leg up to new highs.

How long that decline takes is a matter of speculation. It could be quick, perhaps completed in early February as transiting Mars sets off the Mercury-Pluto square in the NYSE chart (May 17, 1792) at 23 degrees of Aquarius. Or it may last until the middle of Jupiter’s transit through Aries, which will take place within a couple of weeks of the Jupiter-Saturn opposition of March 28. This period is also important, for stock indices tend to have a pullback around the middle of Jupiter’s trek through Aries, as shown in the graph of Jupiter’s transit through signs in the Forecast 2011 book, correlated with the DJIA, as derived from the Financial Trader program of Air software (Alphee Lavoie) in Connecticut. But late March is also the time when the USA Congress and White House must raise the debt ceiling limit, or else the USA will default. It’s closer than you think, and with Pluto in Capricorn in opposition to the USA natal Jupiter, a default may definitely be in the cards, er… stars. However, I think they will come to an agreement this time. I am more concerned about 2012-2015 when Uranus makes its 126-year waxing square to Pluto, which makes a grand square to the USA Sun-Saturn square in 2013-2014.

In addition we note that Jupiter will ingress from Pisces into Aries this weekend, January 22, and Saturn will turn stationary retrograde on Tuesday, January 25. Both can coincide with important cycle crests. The ingress of Jupiter into Aries is a rather bullish time for stock indices, pointing to a top within two weeks of this ingress, and another one when Jupiter leaves Aries for Taurus (June 4). We don’t know which high will be higher, which is why our general call over a year ago was – and still is - for an important crest between January-June 2011. In the past few years, Saturn stations have coincided with primary cycle crests within a couple of days too. However, over the past 30 years, this Level 1 signature has just as often coincided with primary cycle troughs within an orb of 11 trading days. As the DJIA is making new 2-year highs now, the implication is that it will correspond to at least a half-primary cycle crest.

 

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.

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