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YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN
IN THIS ISSU
Comment
Earnings Tell the Tale
The Fed Meets Apollon
It Takes a Village?
Astro-Education
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: Last week was a time which foreshadowed
significant reversals
and market trends. Crude oil futures hit a 20-month low. The Consumer
Price Index finished 2006 with its highest annual increase since 2001,
making the inflationary trend hard to ignore. And Dell Computer's market
share fell to a four-year low as it struggled to keep up with the
competition.
WATCH EARNINGS THIS WEEK
Of course none of these factors are enough to turn the stock market's
direction in and of themselves. But they don't operate in isolation.
During the week ahead will be getting a huge surge in earnings reports,
and we can expect to see a much broader picture of the underlying
dynamics that are likely to move the markets in the coming months.
SOMETHING BREWING WITH THE DOLLAR
There were some strong hints from the Federal Reserve's talking heads
last week that interest rate increases may be on the way, and that
notion gets some support from the increasingly apparent need to
strengthen the dollar. Shifts in currencies and interest rate trends
are also hinted at by this week's Apollon retrograde station. It
activates key planetary points in the horoscope for the U.S. Treasury
for both the inception and operations dates of the Federal Reserve, and
for the US paper currency act of 1861. That's a big enough bundle of
astrological action to suggest that it will be well worth paying
attention to currency rumblings this week.
HOME FOR THE HOMELESS
A controversial yet somehow obvious proposal in Daytona Beach, Florida,
would create a special village to house hundreds of the county's
homeless people. This week Volusia County Council members are expected
to consider a plan to build the Tiger Bay Village and treatment facility
for the area's 2,500 homeless community.
Developer Michael Arth is proposing to build a 5,600-bed community on a
125-acre lot of rural land. The village will provide shelter,
psychiatric help and the support of neighbors. "This is for the people
who can't work and can't integrate themselves into society," Arth said.
"The answer is not to build a Hooverville of tents and trailers, but to
make these buildings attractive enough so that if you or I would rent
there, we would say, 'Wow, I'd live there.'"
Critics worry that the Tiger Bay Village will only promote homelessness
and that the population will relocate to rural areas. But Arth says that
homeless people are costing taxpayers millions of dollars every year,
and his plan would provide a more permanent solution.
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NEWS AND UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK
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THE WEEK AHEAD IN EARNINGS
The earnings season is now in full swing, with lots of fresh reports
coming in daily. This week we will be looking for earnings announcements
from American Express Company (AXP), Compass Bancshares (CBSS), CSX
(CSX), Eaton (ETN), Texas Instruments (TXN), Advanced Micro Devices
(AMD), Avaya (AV), Avery Dennison (AVY), Bank of America Corporation
(BAC), Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNI), Centex
Corporation (CTX), Citrix Systems (CTXS), Coach, Inc. (COH), D.R. Horton
(DHI), DuPont (DD), EMC Corporation (EMC), Johnson and Johnson (JNJ),
Meredith Corporation (MDP), Pactiv (PTV), PNC Financial Services Group
(PNC), QLogic (QLGC), Sun Microsystems (SUNW), Tellabs (TLAB), United
Technologies (UTX) Wachovia Corporation (WB), Xerox Corporation (XRX),
Yahoo, Inc. (YHOO), Zions Bancorp(ZION), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Air
Products and Chemicals Inc. (APD), Allegheny Technologies (ATI),
AmeriSourceBergen (ABC), Ashland (ASH), ConocoPhillips (COP), Convergys
Corporation (CVG), Corning (GLW), eBay (EBAY), Exelon Corporation (EXC),
First Data (FDC), General Dynamics (GD), LSI Logic (LSI), McCormick and
Company, Inc. (MKC), McDonald's Corporation (MCD), Norfolk Southern
Corporation (NSC), Novellus Systems, Inc. (NVLS), Praxair Inc. (PX),
QUALCOMM Inc. (QCOM), Rockwell Automation (ROK), Symantec (SYMC),
Teradyne Inc. (TER), Textron Inc. (TXT), The Hershey Company (HSY),
Unisys (UIS), Waters Corporation (WAT), WellPoint, Inc. (WLP),
Ameriprise Financial Inc. (AMP), Amgen (AMGN), AT+T (T), Ball
Corporation (BLL), Baxter International Inc. (BAX), Becton, Dickinson
and Company (BDX), Bemis Company, Inc. (BMS), BJ SVCS CO (BJS),
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Brunswick Corporation BC), C.R. Bard, Inc.
(BCR), Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH), Compuware Corporation (CPWR), CONSOL
Energy (CNX), Cooper Industries Ltd. (CBE), Danaher (DHR), Dow Jones and
Company Inc. (DJ), Eastman Chemical Company (EMN), Federated Investors
Inc. (FII), Ford Motor Company (F), Franklin Resources (BEN), Harman
International Industries (HAR), Hartford Financial Services (HIG), Janus
Capital Group Inc. (JNS), Kimberly Clark (KMB), Leggett and Platt (LEG),
Lockheed Martin (LMT), MBIA Inc. (MBI), McKesson Corporation (MCK),
Microsoft (MSFT), NCR Corporation (NCR), Noble Corporation (NE),
Northrop Grumman (NOC), Nucor (NUE), Occidental Petroleum Corporation
(OXY), Peabody Energy Corporation (BTU), PMC-Sierra, Inc. (PMCS), Quest
Diagnostics (DGX), Robert Half International (RHI), Rockwell Collins
Inc. (COL), Rohm and Haas Company (ROH), Sabre Holdings Corporation
(TSG), Sanmina-SCI Corporation (SANM), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), Southern
Company (SO), St. Jude Medical, Inc. (STJ), Stryker (SYK), The Dow
Chemical Company (DOW), The McGraw Hill Companies (MHP), The Stanley
Works (SWK), Union Pacific (UNP), UST Inc. (UST), W.W. Grainger (GWW),
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), Fortune Brands (FO), FPL Group (FPL),
Halliburton Company (HAL), Honeywell (HON), and Manor Care, Inc. (HCR).
That's a lot to keep up with, so we'll be putting the most attention on
the Dow 30 stocks and other big names.
THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR
The economic reports this week will include the Conference Board's
Leading Indicators, the State Street Investor Confidence Index, MBA
Purchase Applications, ICSC-UBS Store Sales, Jobless Claims, the EIA
Petroleum Status Report, the EIA Natural Gas Report, the Help Wanted
Index, Existing Home Sales, Durable Goods Orders, New Home Sales, and
the Money Supply.
Other than that, it will be a relatively quiet week for economic news.
Janet Yellen, the president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank,
will be in Reno, Nevada on Monday to speak about the U.S. economic
outlook, but most of the news that is likely to drive the markets will
be coming from the corporate side in the form of earnings announcements.
ASTROLOGICAL DYNAMICS
This is a week with some mixed signals from the astrological factors at
work that may move the markets. The opposition of Venus and Saturn, for
example, typically drives stock prices up quite sharply, but the waning.
Jupiter/Uranus square brings prices down. Both of these aspects occur on
Monday, and the one-step-forward, one-step-back routine continues
throughout much of the trading week.
Overall, however, I think we need to take Tuesday's retrograde station
by the transneptunian planet Apollon into consideration. I'm expecting
it to tip the balance in favor of the bulls this week, if ever so
slightly. And Apollon gets some positive reinforcement from last
weekend's Mars/Kronos opposition and Mercury/Chiron conjunction as well.
Nevertheless, we need to be increasingly cautious in this market. As I
noted last week, the astrological reasons for keeping stock prices high
are about to run out, and I'm expecting some corrective action (but not
the year's biggest pullback) as we move into February.
Throughout this week I will be tracking geocentric fourth-harmonic
planetary lines (G,90,N,-2) for Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
Neptune, and Admetos, 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.
Are we ever really good enough to live up to our full potential, to meet
our highest expectations? Not if we continue to listen to our egos,
constantly insisting that we somehow fail to measure up, that we do not
deserve our Divine birthright. Yet even as we seem to confront the
greatest inhibitions to truly loving expression, miracles happen. Right
now we can experience the kind of breakthrough realizations that can
only be described as acts of Grace, as unimaginable good luck. All we
have to do is agree to feel good, and incredible abundance surrounds and
enfolds us.
"And then the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more
painful than the risk it took to blossom." -- Anais Nin
For more astrologically-based spiritual insights and a free subscription
to our monthly e-zine, be sure to visit
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*****
GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS
The trading environment sobered up considerably last week in the world's
equities markets, with US Blue Chips and European issues basically
treading water while the broader-based US averages showed more
significant losses. There were some recognizable signs of life, however,
in US transports and on the bourses in the Pacific Rim.
Dow Jones Industrial Average -- up 0.08%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- up 2.08%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 0.66%
S+P 500 -- down 0.02%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- down 2.06%
Russell 2000 -- down 1.15%
London FTSE-100 -- down 0.03%
Paris CAC-40 -- down 0.05%
Frankfurt DAX -- up 0.63%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- up 0.72%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- up 1.49%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- up 3.64%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 2.12%
*****
U.S. EQUITY TRENDS
In spite of some softening in US markets last week, our trend indicators
stayed on the positive side, leaving our market bias bullish for all
time frames.
The Russell 2000 is on a November 14 buy signal. A daily close below 746
will reverse our short-term indicator, while a close below 668 will flip
our intermediate-term buy signal and a close below 614 will move our
long-term indicator for the Russell to the sell side.
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 1375 generating a sell signal for
the short term.
The NASDAQ managed to squeeze a gain out of last week's trading, and 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 2313 will flip our short-term indicator back to the
sell side, with a daily close below 2048 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 Bullish; Short-Term
Bullish
*****
FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO
POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: OCR, AVT,
BSC.
We closed three positions during the previous week, with one winner and
two losers bringing us a net loss of $390.00.
We bought to cover 300 shares of Omnicare Inc. (OCR) at 38.96 on
01/16/07, taking a profit of $48.00 (a 0.41% gain in 6 trading days).
We sold 400 shares of Avnet Inc. (AVT) at 27.26 on 01/18/07, taking a
loss of $160.00 (a 1.45% loss in 6 trading days).
We sold 100 shares of Bear Stearns Company (BSC) at 168.65 on 01/18/07,
taking a loss of $278.00 (a 1.62 % loss in 3 trading days).
*****
POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS
WEEK: ASN, SEIC.
We added two long positions to the Model Portfolio last week.
We bought 200 shares of Archstone-Smith (ASN) at 61.76 on 1/18/07, with
an initial stop set at 56.00.
We bought 200 shares of SEI Investment Company (SEIC) at 62.51 on
01/16/07, wit an initial stop set at 57.00.
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REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY
During 2006 we had a total of 177 completed trades, with 74 winners and
103 losers bringing us a total net profit of $9,881.00. The largest
profit for a single trade was $2,595.00, with our winners averaging
$473.04; the largest single-trade loss was $949.00, with our losers
averaging $247.31. The overall average profit per trade was $55.82. The
mean duration of our trades was 9.0 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
Archstone-Smith (ASN)--bought 200 shares at 61.76 on 1/18/07; currently
62.16. Raise stop to 60.65.
Central Parking Corporation (CPC) -- bought 400 shares at 18.80 on
12/26/06; currently 18.80. Raise stop to 18.45.
Navistar International Corporation (NAV) -- bought 300 shares at 35.30
on 01/05/07; currently 40.92. Raise stop to 37.95.
SEI Investment Company (SEIC) -- bought 200 shares at 62.51 on 01/16/07;
currently 62.26. Raise stop to 60.40.
Shire Pharmaceuticals Group PLC ADR (SHPGY) -- bought 200 shares at
63.09 on 01/09/07; currently 65.97. Raise stop to 63.45.
*****
MARKET SECTOR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Agricultural Chemicals; Shipping; Railroads; Lumber and Wood Products;
Independent Oil and Gas.
WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Personal Computers; Networking and Communications Devices; Semiconductor
Memory Chips; Data Storage Devices; Semiconductor Equipment and Materials.
*****
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.
January 21
Void-of-Course Moon 00:00-03:48 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Hades 02:42 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Zeus 02:49 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Jupiter 03:28 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Neptune 04:32 EST
Sun biquintile Hades 07:15 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Venus 11:48 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 13:48 EST
Mercury trine Zeus 15:49 EST
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Saturn 16:40 EST
Mars semisquare Neptune 21:02 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Poseidon 22:13 EST
January 22
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Mercury 00:51 EST
Sun semisquare True Lunar Node 02:46 EST
Jupiter parallel Cupido 04:57 EST
Venus parallel Neptune 05:10 EST
Mercury crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 05:44 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Pluto 06:20 EST
True Lunar Node direct station 08:37 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Vulcanus 08:42 EST
Venus square Admetos 10:09 EST
Venus opposition Saturn 10:38 EST
Mercury sextile Jupiter 11:12 EST
Mercury semisextile Uranus 11:39 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Apollon 13:15 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Chiron 13:21 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Zeus 14:17 EST
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Poseidon 14:34 EST
Mercury semisquare Pluto 16:42 EST
Jupiter square Uranus 16:43 EST
Sun quincunx Kronos 17:06 EST
Saturn square Admetos 19:14 EST
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Pluto 22:55 EST
January 23
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Admetos 00:06 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 02:11-05:52 EST
Mercury contraparallel Admetos 02:20 EST
Venus contraparallel Saturn 02:40 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Kronos 03:15 EST
Venus quincunx Vulcanus 03:55 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 05:52 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Cupido 06:19 EST
Mars quintile True Lunar Node 07:44 EST
Mercury sextile Cupido 09:16 EST
Apollon retrograde station 10:22 EST
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Admetos 12:42 EST
Venus in 24th Harmonic to Chiron 13:31 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Uranus 13:49 EST
Venus quintile Jupiter 14:29 EST
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Vulcanus 17:29 EST
Venus trine Hades 22:58 EST
January 24
Sun in 24th Harmonic to Neptune 02:28 EST
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Apollon 05:21 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Mars 05:56 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Chiron 05:59 EST
Mars square 03/14/06 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 08:26 EST
Sun square 04/24/05 Lunar Eclipse point 09:27 EST
Venus trine Apollon 12:23 EST
Venus conjunct 04/24/05 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 13:21 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Apollon 15:41 EST
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Jupiter 16:02 EST
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Hades 17:17 EST
Venus quintile Cupido 17:19 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Zeus 17:26 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Neptune 18:15 EST
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Mercury 19:27 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 22:17 EST
January 25
Venus parallel Poseidon 00:59 EST
Jupiter in 24th Harmonic to Pluto 02:24 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Saturn 03:01 EST
Mercury semisextile True Lunar Node 03:08 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 04:50-08:28 EST
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Pluto 08:58 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Poseidon 10:10 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Kronos 10:40 EST
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Saturn 13:23 EST
True Lunar Node retrograde station 17:10 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Admetos 17:50 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Vulcanus 19:29 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Apollon 23:35 EST
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Admetos 23:45 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Chiron 23:56 EST
January 26
Venus in 24th Harmonic to Uranus 00:07 EST
Jupiter square 03/03/07 Lunar Eclipse point 00:07 EST
Heliocentric Mars biquintile Heliocentric Vulcanus 01:29 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Hades 03:42 EST
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Saturn 05:32 EST
Venus sextile Pluto 05:59 EST
Mercury conjunct Neptune 08:20 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Pluto 09:08 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Saturn 10:48 EST
Mercury parallel Pluto 11:46 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 15:20 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Venus 21:22 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Uranus 21:54 EST
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Uranus 22:58 EST
Sun contraparallel Admetos 23:26 EST
January 27
Mars quintile Apollon 03:23 EST
Mars sesquiquadrate Saturn 05:13 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Poseidon 08:29 EST
Heliocentric Venus enters Aries 09:45 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 11:08-12:10 EST
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Poseidon 12:03 EST
Mars sextile Poseidon 13:44 EST
Mars sesquiquadrate Admetos 15:31 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Kronos 16:15 EST
Venus biquintile Vulcanus 22:21 EST
Venus enters Pisces 22:32 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Neptune 23:34 EST
January 28
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Jupiter 01:10 EST
Heliocentric Mercury enters Aries 01:31 EST
Sun square Poseidon 04:00 EST
Mars square 03/29/06 Solar Eclipse point 06:25 EST
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Poseidon 06:33 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Saturn 08:02 EST
Heliocentric Mars sextile Heliocentric Neptune 09:08 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 09:13 EST
Mercury parallel Neptune 09:25 EST
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Uranus 09:52 EST
Mercury opposition Saturn 13:07 EST
Sun biquintile Kronos 13:11 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Poseidon 13:55 EST
Mercury contraparallel Saturn 14:53 EST
Mercury square Admetos 19:13 EST
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Mercury 20:26 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Admetos 20:54 EST
Chiron sesquiquadrate Hades 22:43 EST
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STOCKS TO WATCH: AXA, BCR, PTP, TRMS.
AXA ADS (AXA)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 06/26/1996; 09:30 a.m.
Retrograde Saturn is crossing the AXA First-Trade Ascendant, with Venus
conjoining the First-Trade Descendant and the Sun about to conjoin
First-Trade Jupiter. All this suggests that there's some more upside
potential left in this stock, at least for the short term. Our plan is
thus to add a long position to Model Portfolio early in the trading
week. We will set our initial stop at 41.00, and will reverse position
to sell AXA short should our long position get stopped out.
C.R. Bard Inc. (BCR)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 09/30/1968; 10:00 a.m.
With transiting Saturn hanging out near the BCR First-Trade Midheaven,
it's not surprising to see this stock having pulled back a bit during
the past few weeks of trading. Transiting Venus is trine the BCR
First-Trade Uranus, however, so now it's time to buy this for a
short-term long position. We'll do so immediately, with our initial stop
set at 80.00.
Platinum Underwriters (PTP)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 10/29/2002; 09:30 a.m.
We didn't get quite as much of a price run-up as we had anticipated for
this stock last week, so we didn't enter the trade we were considering.
Nevertheless, it certainly looks like the gravy train has come to an end
for PTP, so we plan to add a short position to the Model Portfolio early
this week. Our initial buy stop will be set at 31.50.
Trimeris Inc. (TRMS)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date: 10/07/1997; 09:30 a.m.
This biotech company's shot up nicely during the past couple of weeks
after the firm announced plans for a reorganization that includes the
resignation of CEO Steven Skolsky and a cut in the workforce. Right now,
however, transiting Saturn is just about to move retrograde over the
TRMS First-Trade Midheaven, so we expect a bit of a price pullback
before transiting Jupiter completes its sextile to the TRMS First-Trade
Sun for a further price increase. Our plan is to add a long position in
TRMS near the end of this trading week, with an initial stop set at 12.05.
*****
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dissemination of financial literacy and prosperity consciousness; and to
explore the use of technical analysis and financial astrology in
promoting an esoteric spiritual understanding of economic trends,
geocosmic cycles, geopolitical events, and market movements. FINANCIAL
CYCLES WEEKLY is a general interest publication which is prepared from
astrological information, news reports, cycle projections, and market
observations which are believed to be accurate and reliable, but which
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consideration by prospective traders and investors. Even with accurate
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