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YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN
IN THIS ISSUE:
Comment
Mercury Retrograde at the Polls
An Indefensible Substitution?
Rubles and Stomach Rumbles
Pre-Publication Discounts
The Week Ahead in Earnings
The Economic Calendar
Astrological Dynamics
Spiritual Focus for the Week
Global Equities Markets
U.S. Equity Trends
Financial Cycles Model Portfolio
Market Sector Strength and Weakness
Astro-Trading Gann Plan Calendar
Stocks to Watch
COMMENT: The voter turnout in last week's
congressional elections was
huge, and the results of the voting gave both the administration and the
markets something to think about. We noted in last week's newsletter
that "there's much more at stake than just who will provide local
representation in Washington," adding that "this election has become a
nationwide referendum on the Bush administration and its war policies in
Iraq and Afghanistan, its abridgment of constitutional liberties in the
name of combating terrorism, and its frustrated efforts at revitalizing
the domestic economy." As it turned out, that opinion was more accurate
than even we had imagined. According to exit polls on Election Day, well
over 60 percent of the individuals casting their votes said it was the
Bush administration and the conduct of the war that had brought them to
the voting booths.
A NORMAL MERCURY RETROGRADE EVENT
There was as a good bit of attention given to malfunctioning voting
machines on Election Day, and in some cases the ballot count was called
into question because of concerns about the accuracy and integrity of
the mechanical devices. There were also accusations of fraud associated
with these difficulties, but we didn't hear any comments about what we
suspect was the real culprit--a very prickly Mercury retrograde period,
made even more challenging by the rare transit of Mercury over the face
of the Sun, just one day after the voters went to the polls.
DEFENSE NOMINEE HAS A TROUBLING PAST
Also right in sync with the Mercury transit, President Bush surprised
the nation on Wednesday by firing Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
just days after he had publicly affirmed that Rumsfeld would be staying
on in the post through the remainder of Bush's days in office. (The
President commented that he had decided to lie to the American people
about keeping Rumsfeld on so as not to influence the outcome of the
congressional elections).
With much of the responsibility for the fiasco in Iraq resting squarely
on the shoulders of Donald Rumsfeld, and with Rumsfeld facing potential
prosecution for war crimes based on his promotion of torture and extreme
rendition, bringing in a new Secretary of Defense seems like a
refreshing thought. Even so, President Bush's choice to replace
Rumsfeld, Robert Gates, may not really bring much change, and could
actually make matters much worse.
According to Rodney Stich, writing in his book Defrauding America,
Gates, as Deputy Director of the CIA, was heavily involved in the BCCI
scandal. BCCI, the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, was the
nexus of drug money laundering for the CIA. Stitch writes that "CIA
Deputy Director Robert Gates stated in 1988 to the head of Customs,
William von Raab, that BCCI stood for the 'Bank of Crooks and Criminals
International.' But the CIA continued to deposit and launder funds in
BCCI, covering up the criminal activities that would defraud people all
over the world who had put their money into the bank.
"In the 1980s, US Customs Commissioner William von Raab unsuccessfully
tried to get the Justice Department to act on the serious federal
violations committed by BCCI.
"Raab testified to Senate investigators that in 1988 he told CIA Deputy
Director Robert Gates of the drug money laundering at BCCI, and that
Gates refused to proceed with the information."
But Gates' questionable past is not limited to financial shenanigans. He
was also a key player in the Iran-Contra affair, and was apparently in
the loop in managing such criminal covert operations as the Operation
Ringwind assassination squad, various narcotics trafficking programs
like Watch Tower, Amadeus, and Watch Tower, and the infamous October
Surprise prior to the inauguration of Ronald Reagan.
Even more significant is Gates' extensive experience with Iran.
According to Robert Parry, the reporter who broke many of the
Iran-Contra stories in the 1980s for the Associated Press and Newsweek
and who has most recently written Secrecy & Privilege: Rise of the Bush
Dynasty from Watergate to Iraq, "the American people today should know
the real history of US-Iran relations before the Bush administration
launches another preemptive war in the Middle East."
This history, Parry says, which covers Gates' long tenure at the CIA,
"includes the facts regarding Republican contacts with Iran's Islamic
regime more than a quarter of a century ago -- relevant today because an
underlying theme in Bush's rationale for war is that direct negotiations
with Iran are pointless. But Bush's own father may know otherwise."
In seeking to replace Rumsfeld with the Bush-Reagan era insider Gates,
Karl Rove and the Bush administration are pushing to expand their "war
on terrorism" into the rest of the Middle East and Iran. At the same
time, they have successfully preempted any moves by a
Democrat-controlled Congress to make Donald Rumsfeld the centerpiece of
hearings investigating the corruption and criminal activity in the
mismanagement of the Iraq War. And most importantly, they are
aggressively seeking to ensure continuity of their wartime policies by
getting approval of Gates as Secretary of Defense from the current
lame-duck Congress, before the Democrats take power in January.
Even so, locking Gates into place is likely to depend on the willingness
of key Democrats to look the other way during the approval hearings, in
the interest of "bipartisanship" and "national healing." But a failure
to dig into Gates' past could prove to be a very big mistake.
THE REAL THING?
The Russian newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets has reported that a Russian
woman has won a suit against the soft drink giant Coca Cola in Moscow
after her defense lawyer succeeded in persuading the court that his
client's chronic ailment was brought about by consumption of beverages
produced the by U.S. firm.
Natalia Koshuba was awarded a compensation of 3,133 rubles
(approximately $120) by the Russian court. She had been diagnosed with
gastroesophageal reflux disease, which, the doctors concluded, had been
caused by her consumption of soft drinks. The plaintiff had demanded a
compensation of 5,133 rubles, to cover her medical expenses and a
compensation of moral damages.
Koshuba told the court that she had begun to buy more soft drinks after
the company launched a campaign urging customers to collect lids from
soft drink bottles so as to exchange them later on for prizes. As a
result, the woman consumed 2 to 3 liters of soft drinks daily in the
course of five years.
The defense lawyer for Coca Cola suggested that the lids presented by
the girl in the courtroom had been collected at garbage dumps. But
Koshuba's defense team brought in witnesses who confirmed that Natalia
has never eaten any hot or fatty foods, practically never drank
alcoholic beverages and worked out regularly. Hence, her addiction to
Coca Cola drinks was the only cause of her disease.
Even though she won the claim, Natalia Koshuba says she is not satisfied
with the awarded amount, so she is preparing to sue the company again,
demanding an additional 3 million rubles in moral damages.
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NEWS AND UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK
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*****
THE WEEK AHEAD IN EARNINGS
This week we will be watching for earnings announcements from Tyson
Foods (TSN), Agilent Technologies Inc. (A), Analog Devices Inc. (ADI),
D.R. Horton (DHI), Home Depot Inc. (HD), Staples, Inc. (SPLS), Target
Corporation (TGT), The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX), Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
(WMT), Applied Materials (AMAT), Limited Brands (LTD), Network Appliance
(NTAP), Tyco International (TYC), Autodesk Inc. (ADSK), Big Lots, Inc.
(BIG), Dell, Inc. (DELL), Gap Inc. (GPS), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ),
Sanmina-SCI Corporation (SANM), Sears Holding Corporation (SHLD), and
Starbucks (SBUX).
THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR
We've got a busy week ahead for economic reports, with plenty of numbers
coming up that could have a significant impact on equities prices and
market volatility. This week we will be watching the Treasury Budget
Report, ICSC-UBS Store Sales, Retail Sales, Business Inventories, the
Producer Price Index, MBA Purchase Applications, the New York Empire
State Index, the EIA Petroleum Status Report, the Consumer Price Index,
Jobless Claims, the EIA Natural Gas Report, Industrial Production, the
Philadelphia Fed Survey, the NAHB-WF Housing Market Index, Housing
Starts, the RBC Cash Index, and the Money Supply. We'll also get a look
at the minutes from the October meeting of the Federal Reserve Open
Market Committee.
On several occasions during the week we will have an opportunity to get
insights into the current thinking at the Federal Reserve. St. Louis
Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole will be speaking in
Philadelphia on Tuesday and in Washington D.C. on Thursday, and Federal
Reserve Governor Randall Kroszner will be giving the keynote address at
the Cato Institute annual monetary policy conference in Washington on
Thursday.
ASTROLOGICAL DYNAMICS
We are entering a trading week that's framed with Saturn aspects: Venus
square Saturn on November 12 and the Sun square Saturn on November 17.
These astrological bookends to the week bring a serious tone to the
trading environment, suggesting that it's time for a Reality Check after
several weeks of Neptune-inspired speculative fantasy and Mercury
retrograde confusion.
The opportunity for a rational approach to the trading environment may
be a bit short-lived, however, with a paranoia-provoking Mars/Neptune
square kicking in on Friday just prior to the Mercury direct station. We
should also note that the Mercury station is followed closely by a
Uranus station, which adds extra potential for market volatility during
the weeks ahead. So even though the Mercury retrograde period will soon
be over, we are not likely to be returning to a market environment that
behaves nicely and is easy to forecast.
The strongest probable impact on Monday's trading will actually come
from a planetary aspect that doesn't take place until six days later. On
November 19 transiting Jupiter will be in opposition to the midpoint of
Uranus and Neptune. This particular configuration acts with some
consistency to pull stock prices down, but it takes effect well before
the actual occurrence of the aspect. Monday's price action is also
likely to get some moderating influences from the waning Mercury/Uranus
trine and the waxing Venus/Zeus semisquare in the middle of the trading day
Tuesday's Venus/Jupiter parallel may provoke some positive price action
that gives a favorable bias to the day's trading activity. That's not
likely to be too long-lasting, however, with the Venus/ Jupiter
conjunction coming up late in the trading day on Wednesday. This
planetary configuration is likely to trigger a sharp downward move in
stock prices, perhaps adding a strong decline to the trading day near
Wednesday's close, and most likely bringing a negative bias to the
trading floor on Thursday as well. The heliocentric ingress of Mercury
into Cancer after the closing bell on Wednesday may provide a mitigating
influence, but we wouldn't be surprised to see stock prices topping for
the week late in the day on Wednesday, or at some time during Thursday's
session.
This is not to say, however, that we can expect in an overall negative
trend for the week. Even though there is likely to be a more subdued
tone for much of the trading action during most of the sessions, and
even though the planetary configurations in play give us ample evidence
for price consolidation, we must remember that Mercury is still in
retrograde motion, and all bets are off in terms of our ability to
forecast intraday action accurately. We thus expect a week with a mildly
positive bias overall, but with trading that is punctuated with some
noticeable corrective action. As usual we will put on our positions
carefully and maintain a high degree of vigilance as we set our stops
and track the progress of our trades.
Throughout this week we will be tracking heliocentric fifth-harmonic
planetary lines (H,72,N,-2) for the Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter,
Neptune, Chiron, and Poseidon, using the Fibonacci/Galactic Trader
software from P.A.S. to follow the active planetary support and
resistance in real time.
Have a great week!
*****
SPIRITUAL FOCUS FOR THE WEEK
Many of history's most successful traders have clearly understood that
emotional equilibrium is the key to effective trading. Through Practical
Spiritual Astrology we have an opportunity to restore inner harmony,
enhance emotional balance, and make wiser choices in the markets.
Above all, opening ourselves to love means that we are willing to be
vulnerable, and there are certainly occasions when that vulnerability
becomes painful. Even so, these sobering experiences bring more than an
aching heart; they also offer us a chance to understand ourselves in a
new, more profound way. It is as if we can see ourselves with x-ray
vision, and as we gain deeper knowledge of who we really are, our hearts
can open spontaneously to incredible new dimensions of joy and tenderness
"Where love rules, there is no will to power; where power predominates,
there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other." - Carl
Gustav Jung
For more astrologically-based spiritual insights and a free subscription
to our monthly e-zine, be sure to visit
www.PracticalSpiritualAstrology.com.
*****
GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS
Tokyo was the only holdout from last week's trend reversal in the
world's stock markets; the Nikkei closed the week down and all the other
indexes we follow posted nice gains. Along the way, yet another round of
new record highs were set.
Dow Jones Industrial Average -- up 1.02%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- up 2.62%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 0.91%
S+P 500 -- up 1.22%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- up 2.53%
Russell 2000 -- up 2.18%
London FTSE-100 -- up 0.98%
Paris CAC-40 -- up 2.08%
Frankfurt DAX -- up 1.87%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- up 0.23%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- down 1.45%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- up 0.75%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 0.84%
*****
U.S. EQUITY TRENDS
Even though there was some corrective action toward the end of the week,
all of the U.S. averages ended up ahead of the game by Friday's close.
We continue to feel that a cautious attitude is prudent at this time,
but our underlying trend assumptions remain unchanged.
In the S+P 500 we have August 18 buy signals in place for the short term
and the intermediate term, conforming to our long-term trend
assumptions. A close for the S+P below 1168 will signal a long-term
bearish trend, with a close below 1219 turning our intermediate-term
indicator bearish, and a close below 1261 generating a sell signal for
the short term.
The Russell 2000 is still in a trading channel and remains on a May 15
short-term sell signal and a May 23 intermediate-term sell signal. A
daily close above 784 will reverse these indicators back to the buy
side, while a close below 614 will move our long-term indicator for the
Russell to the sell side.
Our indicators for the NASDAQ all remain on the plus side. The NASDAQ
Composite is now on a September 1 short-term buy signal, an October 13
intermediate-term buy signal, and an October 13 long-term buy signal. A
daily close below 2134 will flip our short-term indicator back to the
sell side, with a daily close below 2039 needed to bring the
intermediate indicator back to the sell side and a daily close below
2027 required for a reversal of the long-term buy signal.
S+P 500 -- Long-Term Bullish; Intermediate-Term Bullish; Short-Term Bullish
NASDAQ -- Long-Term Bullish; Intermediate-Term Bullish; Short-Term Bullish
RUSSELL 2000 -- Long-Term Bullish; Intermediate-Term Bearish; Short-Term
Bearish
*****
FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO
POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: TOT, AMAT,
CHL, UNH.
We closed four positions in the Model Portfolio last week, with three
losers and one winner bringing us a net profit $272.00.
On 11/06/06 we bought to cover 200 shares of Total SA ADS (TOT) at
69.10, taking a loss of $292.00 (a 2.16% loss in 1 trading day).
On 11/07/06 we bought to cover 500 shares of Applied Materials Inc.
(AMAT) at 17.65, taking a loss of $190.00 (a 2.20% loss in 12 trading days).
On 11/08/06 we sold 300 shares of China Mobile Inc. (CHL) at 41.61,
taking a profit of $990.00 (an 8.61% gain in 12 trading days).
On 11/09/06 we sold 200 shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) at
46.60, taking a loss of $236.00 (a 2.47% loss in 4 trading days).
*****
POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS
WEEK: CVX, PBCT,
SKM, ZIGO.
We added two long positions and two short positions to the Model
Portfolio last week.
We bought 200 shares of Chevron Corporation (CVX) at 68.85 on 11/07/06,
with an initial stop set at 65.70.
We bought 200 shares of Peoples Bank Bridgeport Connecticut (PBCT) at
44.55 on 11/07/06, with an initial stop set at 40.00.
We sold short 400 shares of SK Telecom Company Ltd. (SKM) at 25.73 on
11/07/06, with an initial buy stop set at 27.85.
We sold short 600 shares of Zygo Corporation (ZIGO) at 16.85 on
11/07/06, with an initial buy stop set at 18.75.
****
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY
So far this year we have had a total of 159 completed trades, with 68
winners and 91 losers bringing us a total net profit of $10,735.00. The
largest profit for a single trade has been $2,595.00, with our winners
averaging $501.22; the largest single-trade loss has been $949.00, with
our losers averaging $260.41. The overall average profit per trade has
been $67.52, and the mean duration of our trades has been 9.2 trading days.
During 2005 we had a total of 200 completed trades, with 79 winners and
121 losers bringing us a total net profit of $14,993.00. The largest
profit for a single trade was $4,884.00, with our winners averaging
$630.55; the largest single-trade loss was $956.00, with our losers
averaging $304.42. The overall average profit per trade was $74.97. The
mean duration of our trades was 10.4 trading days.
During 2004 we had a total of 213 completed trades, with 104 winners and
109 losers bringing us a total net profit of $48,913.50. The largest
profit for a single trade was $5,645.00; the largest single-trade loss
was $750.00; the average profit per trade was $229.64. The mean duration
of our trades was 10.3 trading days.
During 2003 we had a total of 176 completed trades, with 99 winners and
77 losers bringing us a total net profit of $51,717.00. The largest
profit for a single trade was $9,240.00; the largest single-trade loss
was $1,170.00; the average profit per trade was $293.85. The mean
duration of our trades was 10.1 trading days.
During 2002 we had a total of 195 completed trades, with 119 winners, 74
losers, and 2 break-even trades bringing us a total net profit of
$50,956.00. The largest profit for a single trade was $5,100.00; the
largest single-trade loss was $1,055.00; the average profit per trade
was $261.31. The mean duration of our trades was 12.7 trading days.
*****
CURRENT POSITIONS IN THE MODEL PORTFOLIO
Chevron Corporation (CVX) -- bought 200 shares at 68.85 on 11/07/06;
currently 69.54. Raise stop to 68.55.
Landstar System Inc. (LSTR) -- bought 200 shares at 44.33 on 11/03/06;
currently 45.93. Raise stop to 44.65.
Peoples Bank Bridgeport Connecticut (PBCT) -- bought 200 shares at 44.55
on 11/07/06; currently 44.67. Raise stop to 43.85.
SK Telecom Company Ltd. (SKM) -- sold short 400 shares at 25.73 on
11/07/06; currently 25.67. Lower buy stop to 25.83.
Zygo Corporation (ZIGO) -- sold short 600 shares at 16.85 on 11/07/06;
currently 16.46. Lower buy stop to 16.97.
*****
MARKET SECTOR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Networking and Communications Devices; Resorts and Casinos; Trucking;
Music and Video Stores; Lodging.
WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Major Drug Manufacturers; Drug Delivery; Health Care Plans; Domestic
Telecom Services; Semiconductor Memory Chips.
*****
ASTRO-TRADING GANN PLAN:
ASTROLOGICAL EVENTS DURING THE COMING WEEK
"I know in each moment I am free to decide."
Whether you are day-trading or just looking for optimum entry and exit
points during the course of a particular trading day, an awareness of
the intraday astrological aspects at work can alert you to significant
opportunities and potential pitfalls. The events on our weekly calendar
are calculated for New York time, but are listed around the clock and
throughout the week so you can apply them to Forex, to global markets or
to events outside of your trading day as well.
November 12
Venus opposition Admetos in right ascension 01:57 EST
Venus trine True Lunar Node 02:30 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Poseidon 03:05 EST
Mercury semisextile Cupido 03:45 EST
Venus opposition Admetos 04:03 EST
Jupiter biquintile Kronos 07:04 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Admetos 08:37 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Chiron 08:54 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Vulcanus 09:52 EST
Mercury contraparallel Saturn 11:20 EST
Mercury contraparallel Saturn in right ascension 11:21 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Mars 11:39 EST
Sun biquintile Hades 12:29 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Apollon 12:48 EST
True Lunar Node direct station 13:19 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Zeus 13:21 EST
Heliocentric Chiron biquintile Heliocentric Kronos 13:56 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Hades 15:31 EST
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Pluto 16:43 EST
Heliocentric Venus enters Sagittarius 17:20 EST
Venus square Saturn 19:19 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 20:18 EST
Venus trine Vulcanus 21:50 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Cupido 23:35 EST
November 13
Mercury parallel Poseidon 01:11 EST
Mercury parallel Poseidon in right ascension 01:11 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Poseidon 01:58 EST
Heliocentric Mars in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Apollon 02:30 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Uranus 02:45 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Hades 03:06 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 03:29-08:18 EST
Venus semisextile Apollon 06:29 EST
Mars parallel Neptune in right ascension 08:16 EST
Mars parallel Neptune 08:17 EST
Venus semisextile Pluto 08:59 EST
Venus contraparallel Admetos 09:22 EST
Heliocentric Mars semisextile Heliocentric Zeus 09:42 EST
Venus contraparallel Admetos in right ascension 10:11 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Mars 12:24 EST
Mercury trine Uranus 12:29 EST
Venus semisquare Zeus 14:32 EST
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Venus 16:45 EST
Venus square 04/24/05 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 18:24 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Kronos 19:11 EST
Mercury semisextile Zeus 20:28 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Saturn 21:34 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Neptune 23:40 EST
November 14
Venus quincunx Hades 01:43 EST
Venus parallel Jupiter in right ascension 02:51 EST
Venus parallel Jupiter 02:55 EST
Mercury semisquare Pluto 05:12 EST
Venus trine True Lunar Node in right ascension 07:25 EST
Sun square Neptune in right ascension 08:41 EST
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Apollon 09:51 EST
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Kronos 11:34 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Mercury 11:34 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Poseidon 12:10 EST
Mars trine Uranus in right ascension 12:10 EST
Heliocentric Mars sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Hades 13:45 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Admetos 17:40 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Chiron 18:05 EST
Sun in 24th Harmonic to Poseidon 18:23 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 18:54 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 20:46 EST
Venus in 24th Harmonic to Cupido 21:12 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Apollon 21:50 EST
November 15
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Hades 00:33 EST
Venus biquintile Kronos 00:52 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Mars 01:27 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Pluto 03:36 EST
True Lunar Node retrograde station 07:04 EST
Sun quintile Chiron 09:20 EST
Mars parallel Pluto 12:57 EST
Mars parallel Pluto in right ascension 13:01 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Jupiter 13:51 EST
Venus conjunct Jupiter 15:35 EST
Heliocentric Mercury enters Cancer 17:34 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 17:41-21:14 EST
Venus conjunct Jupiter in right ascension 17:53 EST
Saturn semisextile Vulcanus 19:21 EST
November 16
Sun trine True Lunar Node 00:29 EST
Sun opposition Admetos 00:57 EST
Sun opposition Admetos in right ascension 00:59 EST
Sun contraparallel Admetos in right ascension 01:00 EST
Heliocentric Earth conjunct Heliocentric Admetos 01:49 EST
Sun contraparallel Admetos 02:08 EST
Venus trine Vulcanus in right ascension 03:47 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Kronos 04:18 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Chiron 04:30 EST
Heliocentric Mars semisquare Heliocentric Pluto 05:36 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Saturn 07:01 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Neptune 08:51 EST
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 09:33 EST
Sun in 24th Harmonic to Mercury 12:34 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Jupiter 13:05 EST
Venus square Saturn in right ascension 17:56 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Venus 18:11 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Poseidon 21:30 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 21:37 EST
Sun trine Vulcanus 23:46 EST
November 17
Sun square Saturn 00:57 EST
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Neptune 02:55 EST
Venus enters Sagittarius 03:02 EST
Venus crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 03:02 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Admetos 03:05 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Chiron 03:39 EST
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Apollon 03:54 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Vulcanus 04:20 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Poseidon 07:08 EST
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Zeus 07:25 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Zeus 07:53 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Mercury 07:58 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Hades 10:05 EST
Mercury parallel Chiron in right ascension 10:28 EST
Mercury parallel Chiron 10:59 EST
Sun semisextile Apollon 12:23 EST
Mars square Neptune 14:00 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Mars 15:57 EST
Sun semisextile Pluto 17:28 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Cupido 18:23 EST
Mercury direct station 19:26 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Neptune 19:42 EST
Sun parallel Jupiter in right ascension 19:52 EST
Sun parallel Jupiter 19:54 EST
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Uranus 20:49 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Hades 21:01 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Uranus 21:46 EST
Sun semisquare Zeus 22:27 EST
November 18
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Jupiter 00:27 EST
Jupiter trine Vulcanus in right ascension 00:34 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 00:41-09:46 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Venus 01:34 EST
Sun square 04/24/05 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 01:48 EST
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Chiron 07:27 EST
Sun quincunx Hades 09:27 EST
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Vulcanus 09:53 EST
Apollon conjunct 08/28/07 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 11:53 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Kronos 14:33 EST
Sun trine True Lunar Node in right ascension 15:44 EST
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Pluto 16:29 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Saturn 17:43 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Cupido 17:58 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Neptune 19:20 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Apollon 21:32 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 21:39 EST
Heliocentric Mars semisextile Heliocentric Cupido 22:30 EST
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Zeus 23:46 EST
November 19
Mars sesquiquadrate Kronos 07:24 EST
Sun in 24th Harmonic to Cupido 14:06 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Admetos 14:09 EST
Sun biquintile Kronos 14:34 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Vulcanus 15:28 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Apollon 18:36 EST
Venus quincunx Kronos 18:38 EST
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Pluto 20:49 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Hades 21:32 ESTWhile our weekly Gann Plan Astro-Trading
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STOCKS TO WATCH: AKAM, FDS, KMX, SRE.
Potential Candidates for Short-Term Trades
Akamai Technologies Inc. (AKAM)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date: 10/29/1999; 09:30 a.m.
With transiting Venus and transiting Jupiter both crossing its
First-Trade Ascendant, AKAM has made a valiant effort to set a new high
during recent trading sessions. The fact is, however, that this stock
has been struggling just to stay above its 10-day moving average, and we
don't see much astrological support for positive price activity after
Venus and Jupiter move along. In fact, the transiting True Lunar Node
will be semisquare the First-Trade True Lunar Node and transiting Chiron
will form a square to the First-Trade Sun. Both of these factors may
bring more price consolidation for AKAM. Our plan is thus to sell this
stock short by the middle of the trading week. We will set our initial
buy stop at 53.05.
Factset Research Systems (FDS)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 06/28/1996; 09:30 a.m.
Like KMX and SRE, this stock is getting ready to have a Saturn station
right on top of its First-Trade Ascendant. While that's a planetary
configuration that can result in some fairly serious price
consolidation, it is also a factor that can set the stage for future
price increases. In the case of FDS, there are multiple factors
suggesting a lively recovery from the impact of the Saturn transit:
transiting Jupiter is conjunct First-Trade Cupido, semisquare the
First-Trade True Lunar Node, and semisquare First-Trade Jupiter, while
the transiting True Lunar Node is square First-Trade Mercury as well.
With that kind of astrological action going on, we will be looking for a
price pullback toward the end of this trading week to provide a buying
opportunity for this stock. We will enter our long position then,
setting our initial stop at 50.25.
CarMax Inc. (KMX)
NYSE: optionable
First Trade Date: 06/21/1984; 10:00 a.m.
KMX also has transiting Saturn conjoining its First-Trade Ascendant. In
this case, the prospects for future price appreciation are provided by
transiting Neptune semisquare the First-Trade Moon, transiting Pluto
semisquare First-Trade Saturn, and transiting Uranus square First-Trade
Uranus. There's additional support from some transneptunian action:
transiting Zeus is conjoining First-Trade Apollon and transiting Apollon
is conjoining First-Trade Poseidon. In this case, we are anticipating a
price pullback early in the trading week, giving us a big enough buying
opportunity for an entry point for a long position by midweek. Our plan
is to set our initial stop at 42.25 and then trail it fairly closely,
reversing our position if we get stopped out of the trade.
Sempra Energy (SRE)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 06/29/1998; 09:30 a.m.
SRE, our third trading candidate with transiting Saturn conjoining the
First-Trade Ascendant, gets some additional strength from transiting
Pluto in opposition to First-Trade Mars. Fast-moving Mercury is getting
into the action by transit as well, conjoining First-Trade Chiron and
forming a sequiquadrate to First-Trade Mars. Because Mercury isn't
wasting any time with these aspects, we won't waste time either. Our
plan is to add an immediate long position in SRE to the Model Portfolio,
with our initial stop set at 51.90.
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