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MMA Comments
For the Week Beginning
July 23, 2007
By Ray Merriman |
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Review and Preview:
The big news this past week was the Dow Jones Industrial Average passing the 14,000 mark for the first time ever – a new all-time high. However, the joy was short-lived as the index fell over 200 points to below 13,800 intraday on Friday, before closing the week at 13,851. Multi-year or all-time highs were also noted in the other indices in the Americas, like the NASDAQ Composite and Bovespa index of Brazil. A new all-time high was also achieved in the Hang Seng of Hong Kong on Friday. But that was it. No other index that we track was able to exceed their recent multi-year or all-time highs during last week’s trading. All of the European indices failed, and so did the Nikkei and Australia’s All Ordinaries. Furthermore, many of these indices also exhibited a turn down in their overbought momentum indicators, suggesting that the highs are in, or will be shortly. If new highs are now made, they will likely unfold under lower readings from these indicators, which would create a case of bearish oscillator divergence. Already we are seeing intermarket bearish divergences between the indices of the world, where several failed to make new highs, while only a few did.
Another big story occurred in crude oil, which soared to 76.143 intraday on Friday, coming very close to its all-time high of 78.40 achieved over a year ago. Also prominent was the Euro currency, which did manage a slightly higher all-time high last week. In sympathy with the new high in the Euro currency was a strong up week for Gold. On Friday it reached 687, its highest level since early May. Silver reached 1350, its highest level of this month. But all of this was suggested last week by the new yearly high in the XAU Gold and Silver Mining Index.
Short-Term Geocosmics
We are now entering the time band of the Venus retrograde influence. On July 27, Venus will reverse its apparent direction through the heavens from 2 degrees of Virgo. It will remain in retrograde through September 8. Within 12 trading days of Venus turning retrograde, the U.S. stock market has had a 78% correlation to primary or greater cycles from which prices reversed substantially. But it is not only equities that are affected by this geocosmic event. All markets can experience major turns around this time, for Venus rules values and assets of all kinds. Specifically we associate Venus with money, or currency values. And, as many readers know, currency values are influenced by changes in interest rates, which themselves are a response to perceived or real changes in monetary policy by central banks of the world. A look at currency charts will reveal that as we enter this Venus retrograde period, the Euro is making new all-time highs against the U.S. Dollar, and the Dollar itself is nearly lows of a long-term nature. The Venus retrograde suggests that these currencies could soon experience a multi-week contra trend move. I will speak more to this matter in the Long-Term section.
On a more personal level, Venus also rules relationships, partnerships, and matters of the heart. Old lovers return. Or new love interests enter one’s life that resurrects issues and patterns of the past that are still not yet mastered. If your love life has been going well with a significant other, be aware. It could reverse and head south now. On the other hand, if a relationship has been experiencing difficulties as of late, it is now possible that any misunderstandings can be corrected, and the relationship can now get back on track. On another level yet, Venus rules purchases and changes in one appearance. Venus retrograde is not a time when one is advised to make large purchases or changes in personal appearance. You may find you wish you could return the purchase, or undo the change in appearance.
Long-Term Thoughts
Change. That is a keyword that we usually associate with Uranus. But as you saw in the earlier part of this week’s column, it also pertains to the period of time when a planet turns retrograde, at least in matters to do with that planet. In the case of Venus turning retrograde for the next 6-7 weeks, we anticipate changes in regards to matters of money (and love). Typically this is a period when central banks of the world realize that a change in their monetary policy is necessary, and so they switch their bias from accommodative (low or stable interest rates) to restrictive (higher rates), or vice-versa. These decisions are oftentimes based on the perception of inflation trends. If it is believed that prices are rising, or about to rise due to unexpectedly positive economic growth, central banks will oftentimes start to take steps to slow down that trend by raising those interest rates that are within their power.
Right now there is concern about inflation in many of the capitalistic economies, like the United States. Of interest to astrologers regarding this matter, may be an examination of the chart of the Federal Reserve Board Chair Ben Bernanke, who was born December 13, 1953, time unknown, but thought to be around noon. Unfortunately I do not have my databank source available with me as I write this, so I cannot cite the source of this data, nor the city of the birth, but I believe it was somewhere in the southeast USA. In any event, He most likely has the Moon around 20 degrees of Pisces, in a T-square to the Sun-Jupiter opposition at 21 Sagittarius and Gemini respectively. This is important, because in spring of 2008, transiting Uranus will set off this T-square as it conjuncts Mr. Bernanke’s natal Moon. Both Jupiter and Sagittarius rule expansion, and hence inflation.
Although Mr. Bernanke has recently expressed concern about inflation, many people have expressed concern that the FED’s emphasis on “core inflation” – that which excludes energy and food costs – is not realistic. With Crude Oil back near all-time highs, and both Wheat and Soybeans at their highest levels in several years, consumers are feeling the stress of these high prices, even though “core inflation” seems tame. One has to wonder if the prospect of sharply rising prices might catch Mr. Bernanke unprepared, and force him to soon raise interest rates, amidst criticism that he waited too long to stem the tide. If so, the transit of Uranus over these key natal points may indicate a period of sudden reversals not just in Mr. Bernanke’s status, but also in financial stability of the United States, and possibly that of many capitalistic economies of the world. It is not only Uranus that will touch of this T-square of this most important central banker, but during this same time (spring 2008-spring 2009), Saturn will be in Virgo, opposite Uranus, and thus creating a grand square to these critical points of Mr. Bernanke’s chart - just about at the time of the USA 2008 presidential election.
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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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Ray Merriman,
Financial Astrologer
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Formal education and training includes:
B.S. (Psychology, Michigan State University, 1969),
Post-Graduate studies (Clinical Psychology, Michigan State and University of Michigan, 1969-1971).
Professional (Certified) Life Member of the American Federation of Astrologers (PLMAFA since 1972)
Commodities Trading Advisor (CTA, 1982); Series 3 and 7 exams for Commodities, Financial Futures, Securities and Investments (1986, 1989).
Certified Astrological Practitioner (C.A.P.) through the International Society of Astrological Research (ISAR), Inc.
Currently President of The Merriman Market Analyst, Inc., an investment advisory firm specializing in market timing products and services.
Editor of The MMA Cycles Report, an advisory newsletter issued 17 times/yr, and used by banks, financial institutions, investors and traders throughout the world since 1982.
1982-1986: Frequent guest contributor on the Financial News Network (FNN).
1986-87: Investment Executive with Prudential Securities
1987-1990: Investment Executive with E.F. Hutton and Shearson Lehman Hutton
1990-1994: Accounts Vice-President of Retail Commodity Futures with Paine Webber Securities.
Professional Astrologer since 1968.
President of ISAR (International Society For Astrological Research - 1995-2001 Recipient of the 1995 UAC Regulus Award for "Enhancing Astrology's Image As A Profession"
Recipient of Aquarius Workshops Award for "Service To Astrology" (1994)
Recipient of Professional Astrologers Inc. (PAI) Award for "Outstanding Activities on Behalf Of Furthering Goals Of Astrology - Lectures."
Seminar Coordinator for the ISAR 1994 Conference on Research, Professionalism and Mundane Forecasting.
Seminar Coordinator for the ISAR 1996 Conference On Computers and Research: The Cutting Edge of Astro-Technology, at Indian Lakes Resort, July 2-7, 1996.
Seminar Coordinator for the ARC "Cosmic Experience", May 20-26, 1997 at Michigan State University
Seminar Coordinator for the ISAR 2000 conference: Cutting Edge Skills for the 21st Century Professional at the Sheraton Anaheim Hotel, October 4-9, 2000.
Guest lecturer at the 1996 and 2000 World Congress of Astrology in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Guest Lecturer for the FAA (Federation of Australian Astrologers), 1998, 2000, and 2002.
Merriman is an international lecturer on both financial market cycles and various aspects of astrology as it applies to cycles in human activity. He is the author of several books, including:
*The Solar Return Book of Prediction (1977)
*The Gold Book: Geocosmic Correlations To Gold Price Cycles (1982)
*Evolutionary Astrology: The Journey of the Soul Through States of Consciousness (1992)
*The Sun, The Moon, and the Silver Market: Secrets of a Silver Trader (1992)
*Merriman on Market Cycles: The Basics (1994)
*Basic Principle of Geocosmic Studies For Financial Market Timing (1995)
*The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing Vol. 1: Cycles and Patterns in the Indexes (1997)
*The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing Vol. 2: Geocosmic Correlations To Investment Cycles (1999)
*The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing Vol. 3: Geocosmic Correlations To Trading Cycles (2001)
*The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing Vol. 4: Solar-Lunar Correlations to Short-Term Trading Reversals
In conjunction with P.A.S., Merriman has also developed a financial astrological software system: The FAR (Financial Astrological Research) for the Galactic Trader program, which enable traders to identify potential turning points in various stocks and/or financial futures markets. He also the text writer for the "Solar Return Report Writer" by Matrix, Inc., and has written the "Annual Forecasts Book" for MMA since 1976.
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