MMA FREE WEEKLY COLUMN FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING NOVEMBER 16, 2026

REVIEW by Guest Contributor Pouyan Zolfagharnia

 “Wall Street once believed the artificial-intelligence boom revolved around Nvidia’s Jensen Huang as planets orbit the sun. The question now is what happens when a star implodes.”

—David Uberti, “Jensen Huang’s Exit Will Test AI’s Stocks, and Great-Man Theory,” The Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2026.

A leadership shock at a company supporting customers through investment and financing can spread beyond its own share price. Has the Nvidia board done enough to avert a wider sell-off? Next Tuesday they will be announcing their earnings results, in orb of the November 13–16 critical reversal date (CRD), so the geocosmics may be in the company’s favor.

The U.S. markets appear to have found support, rallying out of last Friday’s low on November 6. As the primary cycle may have formed in the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ, the concern is whether they will turn bearish. Both markets remain within the corrective rally territory and have not broken through important resistance. Until they do, the markets could turn back down very quickly, especially with the intense geocosmic signatures now in effect through early December.

The European markets continue to show strength, with the Swiss SMI and German DAX putting in new ATHs (all-time highs). In Asia, markets continued their weakness, with the Japanese Nikkei index having corrected 22% from its yearly high into last week. The Chinese SSE Index and India’s Nifty are also down 16%.

The U.S. Dollar rallied over 103 on the DXY index, a level not seen since April 2025, the last time Venus and Mercury stationed together. This puts pressure on the commodities, with many in the time frame for a primary cycle low. Gold fell to a new low, whilst Silver held the November 3 low, setting up a case of intermarket bullish divergence within this November 13–16 CRD period (geocosmic critical reversal date, ± 3 days). Crude Oil fell to 83.88 on November 10, and the grains may have formed their lows this week too. The most prominent drop was in the crypto market, with Bitcoin testing 67,500 on Friday. We discussed the importance of the November low in our Crypto Webinar and reports last month.

SHORT-TERM GEOCOSMICS

As Mercury and Venus brought their retrograde cycles to a close, a passage from the Forecast 2026 book seemed particularly timely:

Looking back across the last eight Venus retrograde cycles in Scorpio-Libra (1962–2018), a repeating pattern emerges that reveals how the traditional energy of Venus weakens, particularly while in Scorpio, its traditional sign of detriment, allowing more Martian themes of conflict, scandal, and upheaval to dominate. Instead of harmony, beauty, and diplomacy, these periods have been marked by revelations and crises—whether in the form of scandal, such as WikiLeaks (2010), … or the heightened #MeToo revelations (2018).

Scandal certainly dominated the front pages this past week. The sentencing of actor-comedian Russell Brand following convictions for sexual assault, allegations against children’s book author David Walliams (which he denies), and reports of extramarital affairs involving Jensen Huang brought questions of power, trust, and accountability into sharp focus. These are typical issues associated with Venus retrograde in Scorpio.

We are now within the November 13–16 CRD window, previously highlighted as a potential turning point in several markets. With Mercury and Venus changing direction together, the week’s dramatic developments may still have further to run. Sometimes their correlation to financial market reversals can occur up to ten trading days after the planetary stations, although they usually occur much closer in time to those dates. This weekend could yet bring fresh revelations, sudden announcements and sharp shifts in market sentiment.

LONGER-TERM THOUGHTS AND OPINION

When Nvidia announced on Thursday that Jensen Huang had resigned as president, chief executive, and director with immediate effect, it ended a 33-year run as head of the company he co-founded—nearly an entire 36-year Saturn–Neptune synodic cycle. His departure followed reports of extramarital relationships, including one allegedly involving a suspected Chinese intelligence agent. By Thursday’s intraday low, Nvidia had lost nearly $2 trillion in market value from its October crest. The announcement came just before Mercury and Venus reached their direct stations.

This prompted me to examine Jensen’s natal chart and to share some of my observations. Born on February 17, 1963, he has no reliably recorded birth time, so this interpretation excludes the correct  houses, using only an Aries chart in its place.

A birthday eclipse:

Jensen is an Aquarian native, which goes a long way in explaining his career path in technology and AI. The February 17 solar eclipse fell on his 63rd birthday, approximately 1° from his natal Sun. This also happens to be the degree of Nvidia’s Saturn, based on the company’s founding date of April 6, 1993. In astrology, the Sun represents identity, authority and leadership, making an eclipse here a powerful symbol of a changing personal role. On the announcement date, Mars, Jupiter and the South Node clustered around 24° to 25° Leo, opposite his Sun. Mars brings confrontation, Jupiter magnifies the stakes, and the South Node is associated with release or depletion. Together, they suggest a culmination in which exceptional prominence becomes exceptional exposure, with pressure from others challenging his position. It is also worth noting that his natal Moon is in Sagittarius, the same as in Trump’s chart. This would go a long way in explaining his high ambitions and the friendship between the two men.

Venus retrograde in Scorpio:

Venus supplied the relationship theme. Her retrograde station on October 3 at 8° Scorpio formed a close square, a challenging 90° aspect, to Jensen’s natal Mars (and Trump’s Pluto) at 10° Leo. Venus symbolizes relationships and values, while Mars represents desire and impulse. Their tension can expose conflicts between attraction, loyalty and restraint. In Scorpio, Venus occupies her traditional detriment, where intimacy can become entangled with secrecy, suspicion and control. Her direct station in Libra shifts the emphasis towards marriage, agreements, and accountability. As the planet pauses before changing direction, these questions become concentrated, bringing private choices into public judgment.

Transiting Pluto on his natal Mercury:

Transiting Pluto stationed direct in October near Jensen’s natal Mercury in early Aquarius. Mercury governs communication and information, whilst Pluto symbolizes investigation, concealed power, and exposure. Their conjunction suggests intense scrutiny of what was said, known or withheld, alongside a struggle to control the narrative. Mercury’s direct station at 5° Scorpio squares this pairing, reinforcing the pressure. During its retrograde, Mercury also crossed his natal Neptune and squared his natal Saturn, reactivating the almost exact square between them. Saturn represents authority and boundaries, while Neptune can blur or dissolve them. A signature of authority (Saturn) undermined (Square) by scandal (Neptune in Scorpio).

The longer cycles:

Two slower cycles sit behind all this. Transiting Uranus is squaring Jensen’s natal Uranus, a transit that occurs in the early sixties and often coincides with an abrupt break from a long-held structure. For a technological innovator, it is striking symbolism of the disruptor experiencing disruption himself. Jensen was born under a Saturn–Neptune square. In 2026, a new Saturn–Neptune conjunction formed at 0° Aries. This signature implies a reset for the pairing that describes authority and its dissolution in his chart.

What comes next:

The chart remains active. Jupiter’s December retrograde station at 27° Leo closely opposes his Sun, potentially reopening questions of judgment, confidence and influence. Mars turns retrograde on January 10 at 10° Virgo, within 1° of his natal Pluto, a combination associated with concentrated will, confrontation and struggles over control. The February 6, 2027 solar eclipse near his natal Saturn places responsibility and consequences in focus. More strikingly, the August 2 eclipse at 9°55′ Leo falls almost exactly on his natal Mars (and Trump’s natal Pluto), highlighting action, conflict and the drive to regain initiative. The resignation closes one chapter, but these contacts suggest that its consequences, and his response, may unfold well into 2027. Whether these developments will be in the public eye is yet to be seen.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 NOTE 1: THE NOVEMBER ISSUE OF THE MMA MONTHLY TECH REPORT BY WIEBKE HELD WILL BE RELEASED THIS WEEK, ON NOVEMBER 17–18. With the NASDAQ recently taking out its primary cycle low as Venus and Mercury were retrograde, and both planets changing directions now, the question is whether the bull market is still in effect—or has the NASDAQ turned bearish? Each report provides a clearly organized outlook with strategies not only for the NASDAQ but also for the QQQ ETF, NASDAQ futures, and specific technology stocks, including Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, Tesla, and Apple. It also includes CRDs specific to the NASDAQ, based on Wiebke’s meticulous research. Focusing on the NASDAQ is crucial because of the outsized role technology will play in financial markets, especially with Pluto now in Aquarius for nearly two more decades and Uranus in Gemini for nearly seven more years. If you would like to try a one-month subscription, you can sign up for the November report for only $35—or save by ordering a three-report or 12-report subscription.

 NOTE 2: THE “ANNUAL MMA FORECAST 2027 BOOK” IS ON SCHEDULE FOR RELEASE DECEMBER 15!

The book will be approximately 240 pages, measures 8.5″ × 11″, and has a glossy paperback cover. After 50 years in print, it has set the standard for all astrological almanacs written today. The cost is $55.00 for the eBook edition, $66.00 for a print copy (plus postage), or $86.00 for both (the bundle). The eBook typically becomes available one to two weeks before the print edition reaches readers, especially those who live overseas. However, many readers prefer the print edition, so ordering both through the Forecast 2027 Bundle makes sense. You will receive the Forecast 2027 eBook on December 15, and your print copy will be mailed as soon as it comes off the printing press and goes to the mailing house around that date.

There is a change in the markets covered this year. The book will offer our forecast for the British Pound in place of the U.S. Dollar. There will also be special sections on Chiron entering Taurus, Jupiter entering Virgo, and the Lunar North Node in Aquarius, plus Ray’s views on the post-Aries Vortex era, which begins now and continues through 2032 and includes Neptune at the midpoint of the Uranus–Pluto trine, as well as next year’s start of Saturn’s Balsamic Phase with Uranus.

MMA’s annual Forecast book by Raymond Merriman has served students of cycles and markets since 1976. It provides a cyclical outlook on collective world psychology, the economy, geopolitical developments, socio-cultural trends, potential weather events and natural disasters—as well as financial market projections for the U.S. stock market (DJIA and NASDAQ), U.S. Treasury market, interest rates, Gold and Silver, currencies (the Euro, British Pound, Swiss Franc, and Japanese Yen), Bitcoin, Crude Oil, and Grain markets. For a more personal overview of the Forecast 2027 book, see the recent video featuring Ray and Pouyan in an interview with Alie Schneider on MMA’s YouTube channel by clicking here. To pre-order the Forecast 2027 book now, click here.

You can also view the recent video with Ray, Wyatt, and Pouyan, in which they discuss the accuracy of the Forecast 2026 book and share some of their outlooks for the 2027 book. To view this new video on “Forecasts versus Reality,” click here.

NOTE 3: THE MMA SOLAR-LUNAR APP OFFERS REVERSAL SIGNALS FOR THE DJIA, NASDAQ, GOLD, AND SILVER. It is an ideal tool to have in your back pocket if you are a short-term swing trader looking for high-probability dates that identify isolated lows and highs in these markets. Please note that the app should not be used as a standalone system. It works best as an adjunct tool when cycle lows or highs are due, when a market is in a technically overbought or oversold condition, or when it is exhibiting bullish or bearish intermarket divergence relative to a related market. The app is currently available only on Apple devices (iPhone and iPad). HOWEVER, IT WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE BY SUBSCRIPTION ON THE NEW MMA WEBSITE TO EVERYONE, due in early 2027, INCLUDING USERS OF ANDROID PHONES! To learn more about the MMA app, click here. To download it to your iPhone, go to the Apple App Store and search for Merriman Solar/Lunar Reversals.

NOTE 4: ANNOUNCING A VERY AFFORDABLE WAY TO BEGIN LEARNING MMA’S MARKET TIMING TECHNIQUES!!! The recently conducted 3½-hour workshop, “MMA Market Timing Methodology Applied to the U.S. Stock Market,” is now available as a video recording and includes a copy of the PowerPoint slides. Learn about short-, intermediate-, and long-term cycles in the U.S. and British stock markets going back to the late 1600s and their geocosmic correlations. This workshop also projects these cycles into late 2026 and beyond. It is a great way to learn the basic principles of the finest market-timing methods available today. The cost is $145. To order this newly released product, click here.

NOTE 5: RAY MERRIMAN’S NEW BOOK, JUPITER AND SATURN TRANSITS: MASTERING THE CYCLES OF LIFE, IS NOW AVAILABLE, AND IT WILL MAKE AN EXCELLENT HOLIDAY GIFT FOR YOUR FAVORITE ASTROLOGER FRIEND! This book covers all the major transits of Jupiter to one’s natal planets and angles, including interpretations of the opening and closing sextile, square, and trine aspects. The Saturn section also includes interpretations of the opening and closing semi-square and sesquiquadrate transits to all natal planets and angles, plus the “Business Cycle” of transiting Saturn through the natal chart. Each transiting aspect is also ranked on a scale of –3 to +3 in terms of its trading and investment potential, which alone is worth the price of the book. The book is 420 pages, measures 6″ × 9″, has a glossy cover, and costs $39.99.

“Jupiter and Saturn Transits: Mastering the Cycles of Life” is a fabulous, comprehensive guidebook rich with humanistic wisdom for astrologers. This book is amazing—exceptional in every way!! 

 Articulating the Saturn and Jupiter transits to natal planets and angles, Ray places special emphasis on delineating the waxing and waning aspects. His house-by-house interpretation of the powerful astrological energies and influences brilliantly combines useful tips and insightful keywords.

 Ray also shares his valuable expertise in financial astrology by including the Financial Ranking for trading with the transits, which makes this book very special!

 We are blessed to receive Ray Merriman’s accumulated knowledge in this welcome work. His wisdom is golden and shines through every page.

 —Kathy Rose, renowned full-time consulting astrologer and curator of Rose Astrology, with over 40 years of professional practice.

To see other rave reviews by several leading professional astrologers, click here. To learn more about this new book, tune in to Ray’s recent podcast interview with Adam Sommer (click here) or his YouTube video interview with Thomas Miller (click here).

 NOTE 6: THE JUPITER REPORT: YOUR MOMENTS OF OPPORTUNITY! The Jupiter Report is written by Raymond Merriman. It is a 30- to 40-page report that all traders (and even non-traders) will find highly valuable. It identifies the times during the year when Jupiter transits are highlighted in your natal chart and explains the meaning of Jupiter’s transits to your natal planets and angles over a 14-month period (including one month before your order date and one month after the year ends). As an added bonus, each transit is ranked on a scale from –3 to +3 in terms of favorability for trading. Traders may find this especially valuable! Would you like to know if you are under a +3 transit and therefore most likely to experience trading success? Or a –3 transit, with a stronger-than-usual potential for misjudgments that can be costly? The price for a personal 14-month Jupiter Report based on your birth data is $69.

NOTE 7: The MMA Weekly YouTube show, “Geocosmic Week in Review and Look Ahead,” with Gianni Di Poce, is conducted on Wednesday evenings! Each 5- to 20-minute FREE episode reviews the previous week’s market activity and the geocosmic signatures that will be in effect for the coming week and beyond.

NOTE 8: MMA’S FREE WEEKLY COLUMN PODCAST IS AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY, APPLE, and AMAZON! Now you can listen to a podcast of this weekly column by Thomas Miller on Saturdays! Thomas has an excellent voice and brings the weekly column to life in a personable and, at times, humorous fashion. Just follow Merriman Market Analyst on Spotify or Apple to listen to all our episodes. A new podcast episode will be released every weekend. This is a FREE service and is available to everyone. Check out our podcasts on Apple, Spotify, and Amazon Music. It makes for great listening!

EVENTS

 JANUARY 10, 2027: THE NEXT “SPECIAL MMA OPTIONS WEBINAR” WITH DEREK PANAIA AND WYATT FELLOWS, HOSTED BY RAYMOND MERRIMAN, WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, AT 12:00 PM EST. Save the date! Details will be announced in December.

MAY 12–17, 2027: THE MMA INVESTMENT RETREAT IN LAKE BLED, SLOVENIA. Save the date and plan to attend! Yes, we are going back to beautiful Lake Bled one more time. If you have never seen this wonder of the world, this might be your last chance to experience it through an MMA retreat. Future MMA Investment Retreats are expected to alternate, beginning the following year, between the United States and Europe. More details and registration steps will be forthcoming shortly, but plan to register early as our room allotment has sold out in each of the past two years.

Disclaimer and statement of purpose:

The purpose of this column is not to forecast 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 of educating the reader on the relationship between astrological factors and collective human activities as they occur. In this regard, this report will often cite what happened in various stock and financial markets throughout the world in the past week and discuss those movements 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, month, or even years, and the author’s understanding of how these signatures may affect human activity in the times to come. The author (Merriman) will do this from the perspective of a cycle analyst looking at the military, political, economic, and 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 to the psychological climate we are in from an astrological perspective. The hope is that it will help the reader understand the psychological dynamics that underlie (or coincide with) news events and their potential effect on financial markets.

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 of this column assume any responsibility whatsoever for anyone’s trading or investment decisions. Readers of this report should understand that commodity futures and options trading are considered high risk.