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YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN
IN THIS ISSUE
Comment
February Outlook
Money Honey Intrigue
YouMoney
Breakfast Excess
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 I noted that with a
flood of earnings reports coming
in, "we can expect to see a much broader picture of the underlying
dynamics that are likely to move the markets in the coming months."
That's proven to be very much the case. The overall tone of the Fourth
Quarter profit pictures for most of the companies that have reported so
far is generally quite positive. Even so, the overwhelming sentiment for
the months ahead has a distinctly negative overtone. In fact, 106
companies reporting so far have said that their earnings are likely to
be lower than previously expected during the First Quarter of this year,
compared to just 34 firms that have raised their profit targets for the
same time frame.
BULLISH CAUTION OR CAUTIOUS BULL?
Along with the possibility of disappointing earnings, the upcoming
conjunction of transiting Mars to the Sun/Jupiter midpoint may help
trigger a minor correction in stock prices during the first half of
February. Even so, my outlook on equities remains cautiously bullish.
While this is not the time for wild abandon or speculative plunging,
there is definitely some upside potential left in this ridiculously
over-extended market, and I'm fairly confident that we will see higher
prices for the major market averages by the time February comes to a close.
CORPORATE JETS AND COLORING BOOKS
Todd S. Thompson, the head of Citigroup's global wealth management
group, lost his job last week after concerns were raised about his
extravagant spending, his lack of good judgment, and his increasingly
all-too-public relationship with CNBC business news anchor Maria Bartiromo.
In addition to committing $5 million for multi-year sponsorship of a
program that Ms. Bartiromo was scheduled to co-host, Thompson also
arranged for her to speak to Citigroup clients in Shanghai and Hong
Kong, then flying her back home with him on a corporate jet after
bumping other bank executives off the flight. In 2005 she and Todd
Thompson co-hosted a leadership conference at the Wharton School of
Finance after Mr. Thompson had donated $500,000 to the Wharton Center to
Support Leadership and Change Management and Ms. Bartiromo had been
named to the center's advisory board, which Mr. Thompson spearheaded.
Although no personal improprieties between Mr. Thompson and Ms.
Bartiromo have been suggested and although his wife and her husband have
made no public statements about the situation, Mr. Thompson's behavior
was apparently a bit too much for the top brass at Citigroup.
While the relationship has cost Mr. Thompson his job and has called into
question. Ms. Bartiromo's journalistic integrity, at least her employer
is standing firm in her defense. CNBC is insisting that Maria Bartiromo
has done nothing wrong in accepting corporate favors, no doubt because
the network is well aware of the value she has as the "Money Honey"
public face of the financial news channel.
Maria Bartiromo acquired the Money Honey nickname early in her career
with CNBC, perhaps because of her resemblance to Sophia Loren. A little
over a week ago, she filed the paperwork to seek a trademark for the
phrase, so that she can use it for a variety of purposes including Money
Honey comic books and coloring books.
This was in all likelihood a very wise move on her part. As the news of
Mr. Thompson's dismissal broke last week, Ms. Bartiromo had transiting
Saturn exactly conjunct her natal Jupiter, a clear indication that she
needs to be patient if she wants to achieve greater success. And with
transiting Zeus in opposition to her natal Saturn for the first of
several passages in March (with others coming this October and in May
and August, 2008), there are even more challenges ahead for her. But
transiting Jupiter will conjoin her solar arc directed Neptune this
Christmas, and will then conjoin her solar arc Mars in February of next
year, just in time for transiting Neptune to line up in opposition to
her natal Jupiter in March and August. These are all extremely positive
aspects, suggesting that she will bring lots of fresh creativity and
success into the fall of 2008, when transiting Saturn will conjoin her
natal Sun, offering her an opportunity to redefine herself in
significant ways. Like CNBC, we will all have to wait and see who the
new Maria Bartiromo turns out to be.
WITH MILLIONS OF CUSTOMERS, JUST ADD CASH
One of the speakers at the World Economic Conference in Davos,
Switzerland this past week was Chad Hurley, the co-founder of YouTube
and one of the youngest Internet multimillionaires on the scene today.
Hurley's insights became much more valuable when Google bought YouTube
last fall for $1.65 billion, after the web site's traffic had grown to
more than 70 million visitors per day, less than a year after YouTube
had been launched.
The 30-year-old Hurley used the high-profile glamour of the jet set
gathering of global political, social, and business leaders to announce
that his super-successful web site will soon start sharing its revenues
with its millions of users.
Until now, YouTube has focused on drawing huge audiences simply because
they like to share and see interesting videos, so the idea of
introducing money into the business plan could be seen as a startling
innovation. "We are getting an audience large enough where we have an
opportunity to support creativity, to foster creativity through sharing
revenue with our users," Hurley said. "So in the coming months we are
going to be opening that up."
WANT AN EXTRA SHOT WITH THAT?
Robert Bohannon, a molecular scientist from North Carolina, has just
completed development of a new doughnut that contains a high dose of
caffeine, without any of caffeine's characteristic bitterness. Each of
the new Buzz Donuts will be equivalent to about two cups of coffee.
Bohannon is currently pitching his product to Dunkin' Donuts, Krispy
Kreme, and Starbucks, but there have not yet been any announcements
about plans for actually getting it out to consumers who are looking for
an even bigger morning jolt.
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NEWS AND UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK
Check my website for the latest news and special offers; it's updated
several times each week. Go to www.TimBost.com
and click on "Latest
News." While you're there, check out the "Top Listed Site Astrology"
button for links to other astrological resources.
*****
THE WEEK AHEAD IN EARNINGS
Once again we have a week with a huge number of earnings reports, so
we'll be watching the flow and looking for trends that may provide clues
about future market directions. This week we will be looking for
earnings announcements from Cummins Inc. (CMI), Mattel (MAT), Phelps
Dodge (PD), Plum Creek Timber (PCL), Schering-Plough (SGP), SYSCO
Corporation (SYY), Tyson Foods (TSN), UnumProvident Corporation (UNM),
Verizon (VZ), Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (ZMH), 3M Company (MMM), ACE Limited
(ACE), Aflac Incorporated (AFL), American Electric Power (AEP), Black
and Decker (BDK), Boston Properties (BXP), Chicago Mercantile Holdings
Inc. (CME), Chubb Corporation (CB), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Countrywide
Financial Corporation (CFC), Entergy (ETR), Illinois Tool Works Inc.
(ITW), International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF), Juniper Networks
(JNPR), Kellogg Company (K), Lexmark International, Inc. (LXK), MBIA
Inc. (MBI), Merck (MRK), Newell Rubbermaid (NWL), NiSource (NI), PACCAR
(PCAR), Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG), Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
(PNW), Procter and Gamble Company (PG), SanDisk Corporation (SNDK),
Smith International, Inc. (SII), The Allstate Corporation (ALL), The
E.W. Scripps Company (SSP), Tupperware Brands (TUP), United Parcel
Service Inc. (UPS), United States Steel Corporation (X), Weatherford
International (WFT), Wyeth (WYE), Allergan (AGN), Altria Group Inc.
(MO), Ambac Financial (ABK), Avalonbay Communities (AVB), Constellation
Energy Group, Inc. (CEG), Dominion Resources Inc. (D), Dover Corporation
(DOV), Eastman Kodak Company (EK), Eli Lilly (LLY), Equifax Inc. (EFX),
Fiserv (FISV), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Google (GOOG), Hercules (HPC),
Hess Corporation (HES), Hilton Hotels Corporation (HLT), Ingersoll-Rand
Co. Ltd. (IR), JDSU (JDSU), L-3 Communications Holdings (LLL),
MeadWestvaco (MWV), PSEG (PEG), Pulte Homes Inc. (PHM), Sealed Air
(SEE), Starbucks (SBUX), Sunoco (SUN), The Boeing Company (BA), The
Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL), The New York Times Company (NYT), Time
Warner Inc. (TWX), VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN), Vulcan Materials (VMC),
Western Union Co. (WU), Xcel Energy (XEL), Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN),
American Standard (ASD), Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. (BUD), Apache
Corporation (APA), Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), Archstone-Smith
Trust (ASN), Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX), CA (CA), Celgene
Corporation (CELG), Clorox (CLX), Comcast Corporation (CMCSA), CVS
Corporation (CVS), Electronic Arts (ERTS), EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG),
ExxonMobil Corporation (XOM), Genworth Financial, Inc. (GNW), Goodrich
Corporation (GR), IMS Health (RX), International Paper Co. (IP),
Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO), Millipore Corporation (MIL), Monster
Worldwide (MNST), Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR), Mylan Laboratories
(MYL), PPL Corporation (PPL), Raytheon (RTN), Sabre Holdings Corp.
(TSG), Snap-On Incorporated (SNA), St. Paul Travelers (STA), Starwood
Hotels and Resorts (HOT), Valero Energy Corp. (VLO), Chevron (CVX),
Gannett (GCI), ITT Corporation (ITT), Ryder System, Inc. (R), Simon
Property Group, Inc. (SPG), and Wendy's International (WEN).
THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR
There's a full economic calendar this week, with plenty of action to
keep the market pundits on their toes. The economic reports this week
will include the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence numbers, MBA
Purchase Applications, ICSC-UBS Store Sales, ADP Employment Report,
Employment Cost Index, Construction Spending, the National Association
of Purchasing Managers Chicago report, GDP, Jobless Claims, the EIA
Petroleum Status Report, the EIA Natural Gas Report, Farm Prices, the
Monster Employment Index, the Challenger Job-Cut Report, Personal Income
and Outlays, the ISM Manufacturing Index, Pending Home Sales, Chain
Store Sales, Motor Vehicle Sales, Employment Situation, the University
of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Report, Factory Orders and the Money Supply.
On top of that, it's time for Fed officials to stop jaw-boning and make
another call on interest rates. The Open Market Committee starts its
meeting on Tuesday afternoon and will release a policy statement on
Wednesday at 2:15 p.m., with a void-of-course Moon in play. The overall
consensus is that Ben Shalom Bernanke and company will leave the Fed
funds target unchanged at 5.25 percent, but with the lunar void it's
likely that any action (or inaction) is likely to be inconclusive--watch
for the nuances in the accompanying statement!
ASTROLOGICAL DYNAMICS
The trading week gets underway with the influence of Sunday's
Mercury/Saturn opposition still in play. This particular planetary
configuration tends to bring stock prices up rather sharply, so I expect
some positive action on Monday, especially since there is substantial
reinforcement for a bullish move from the heliocentric Mercury/Zeus
opposition and the heliocentric Venus/Kronos waning square that day. A
void-of-course Moon kicks in just after 1:00 p.m., however, and remains
in effect for the rest of the trading day, so it will be important to
take the afternoon action in the markets with a sizeable grain of salt.
As usual, I plan to step aside from active trading altogether during
that period.
The Venus/Kronos trine Monday evening promises some volatility in stock
prices for the remainder of the week, but not until we get an emphasis
on lateral action out of the way on Tuesday. The Sun/Chiron conjunction
and the waxing heliocentric Venus/Jupiter trine both suggest a couple of
days of congested price action, with an attempted resolution later in
the week without a completely clear sense of market direction.
Wednesday's Mars/Zeus square also suggests some choppy trading; at times
this aspect will keep things churning laterally for five or six days.
That's why it's a good thing there's a void-of-course Moon throughout
the entire trading day on Wednesday--it provides a wonderful excuse to
step aside from market activity altogether. If you are watching the
markets on Wednesday, however, be especially suspicious of anything that
looks like a rally that afternoon.
Thursday afternoon's Jupiter/Cupido conjunction is likely to pull stock
prices down fairly sharply as we move toward Friday's intensely focused
Full Moon. The heliocentric Venus/Zeus opposition on Friday evening may
bring prices up a bit as we near the close of the trading day, but
overall I'm expecting either a noticeable downtrend or a fairly flat
market with a negative bias for the week. Saturday's Venus/Poseidon
trine is likely to keep that downward drift in stock prices moving into
the opening sessions of next week as well, although Sunday's Poseidon
station may inject some positive energy into the mix.
Throughout this week I will be tracking geocentric eighth-harmonic
planetary lines (H,45,N,-2) for the Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and all the transneptunian hypothetical
planets, 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.
As January comes to a close and we move toward the February 2 Full Moon,
we have a fresh chance to transform the way we see the world around us.
We just have to accept new ways of structuring our daily existence,
aligning our lives with the loving, spiritual priorities that not only
more fully express who we really are, but also open up unbounded
possibilities for richer, more rewarding experiences that create a
genuine, completely inspiring metamorphosis.
"Be the change you want to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
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
With the exception of the Hang Seng, the Pacific Rim market averages
fared nicely last week, with modest gains across the board. The most
dramatic winner was the Australian All Ordinaries Index, which broke
through resistance decisively to trade at record high levels. At other
places around the globe the going was a little harder, with mounting
losses in Europe and the U.S., especially in the blue-chip and large cap
issues.
Dow Jones Industrial Average -- down 0.62%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- down 3.01%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 0.80%
S+P 500 -- down 0.58%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- down 0.65%
Russell 2000 -- up 0.38%
London FTSE-100 -- down 0.15%
Paris CAC-40 -- down 0.58%
Frankfurt DAX -- down 0.84%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- up 1.79%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- up 0.64%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- down 0.23%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 0.48%
*****
U.S. EQUITY TRENDS
Although blue chip stocks continued to weaken last week, all of our
trend indicators stayed on the positive side, leaving our market bias
bullish for all time frames.
The best news for U.S. equities last week was a gain in the broad-based
Russell index. 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 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 2394 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
NO POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK.
*****
POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS
WEEK: AXA, BCR,
PTP, TRMS.
We added three long positions and one short position to the Model
Portfolio last week.
We bought 200 shares of AXA (AXA) at 42.09 on 01/22/07, with an initial
stop set at 40.00.
We bought 100 shares of C.R. Bard Inc. (BCR) at 83.24 on 01/22/07, with
an initial stop set at 80.00 on a close-only basis.
We sold short 300 shares of Platinum Underwriters (PTP) at 30.06 on
01/22/07, with an initial buy stop set at 31.50 on a close-only basis.
We bought 700 shares of Trimeris Inc. (TRMS) at 13.58 on 01/26/07, with
an initial stop set at 12.05.
****
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 62.93. Raise stop to 61.99.
AXA (AXA) -- bought 200 shares at 42.09 on 01/22/07; currently 41.57.
Raise stop to 41.12.
C.R. Bard Inc. (BCR) -- bought 100 shares at 83.24 on 01/22/07;
currently 81.10. Raise stop to 80.65 on a close-only basis.
Central Parking Corporation (CPC) -- bought 400 shares at 18.80 on
12/26/06; currently 19.64. Raise stop to 19.20.
Navistar International Corporation (NAV) -- bought 300 shares at 35.30
on 01/05/07; currently 41.35. Raise stop to 39.00.
Platinum Underwriters (PTP) -- sold short 300 shares at 30.06 on
01/22/07; currently 30.24. Lower buy stop to 30.65 on a close-only basis.
SEI Investment Company (SEIC) -- bought 200 shares at 62.51 on 01/16/07;
currently 61.75. Raise stop to 61.40.
Shire Pharmaceuticals Group PLC ADR (SHPGY) -- bought 200 shares at
63.09 on 01/09/07; currently 64.22. Raise stop to 63.55.
Trimeris Inc. (TRMS) -- bought 700 shares at 13.58 on 01/26/07;
currently 13.54. Raise stop to 12.90.
*****
MARKET SECTOR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Silver; Long Distance Carriers; Copper; Steel and Iron; Metal Fabrication.
WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Multimedia and Graphics Software; Personal Computers; Home Health Care;
Office Supplies; Clothing and Apparel.
*****
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 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
January 29
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Chiron 02:41 EST
Heliocentric Mars in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Jupiter 02:41 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Zeus 03:01 EST
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Vulcanus 06:12 EST
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Kronos 06:14 EST
Mercury quincunx Vulcanus 07:57 EST
Venus in 24th Harmonic to True Lunar Node 08:25 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 13:40-17:16 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Cupido 16:16 EST
Sun in 24th Harmonic to Mercury 18:12 EST
Mercury semisquare Mars 18:18 EST
Sun semisextile Mars 18:32 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Hades 19:57 EST
Venus trine Kronos 21:17 EST
Mercury trine Hades 22:34 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Uranus 22:36 EST
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Chiron 23:59 EST
January 30
Sun sesquiquadrate Hades 01:06 EST
Mercury parallel Poseidon 01:06 EST
Sun conjunct Chiron 03:41 EST
Heliocentric Earth opposition Heliocentric Chiron 03:50 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 04:06 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Neptune 04:52 EST
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Zeus 05:10 EST
Mars semisextile Chiron 07:27 EST
Mercury trine Apollon 09:56 EST
Mercury quintile Jupiter 10:38 EST
Mercury conjunct 04/24/05 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 10:46 EST
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Jupiter 12:29 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Zeus 13:30 EST
Mars square 10/03/05 Solar Eclipse point 14:28 EST
Mercury quintile Cupido 15:31 EST
Void-of-Course Moon begins 16:30 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Hades 19:39 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Neptune 22:01 EST
Venus parallel Chiron 23:10 EST
January 31
Sun trine Zeus 00:47 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Jupiter 00:26 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Kronos 04:45 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Mars 04:59 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Venus 05:15 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Saturn 06:09 EST
Venus in 24th Harmonic to Neptune 07:18 EST
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Saturn 08:19 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Chiron 09:53 EST
Mars square Zeus 11:46 EST
Heliocentric Mars trine Heliocentric Saturn 16:50 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Admetos 17:34 EST
Venus conjunct 08/28/07 Lunar Eclipse point 18:24 EST
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Uranus 18:44 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Vulcanus 18:57 EST
Mars square 09/11/07 Solar Eclipse antiscion 20:04 EST
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Pluto 20:45 EST
Mercury sextile Pluto 21:38 EST
Venus biquintile Zeus 22:05 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Apollon 22:23 EST
February 1
Void-of-Course Moon ends 00:15 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 00:15 EST
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Poseidon 01:06 EST
Sun crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 01:19 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Hades 01:52 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Pluto 06:29 EST
Saturn contraparallel Neptune 09:55 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Cupido 11:29 EST
Jupiter conjunct Cupido 14:33 EST
Venus opposition 10/17/05 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 15:57 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Jupiter 16:27 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Uranus 17:24 EST
Venus crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 18:12 EST
Heliocentric Mercury enters Taurus 20:11 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Admetos 23:13 EST
Sun semisextile Uranus 23:31 EST
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Apollon 23:52 EST
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Cupido 23:59 EST
February 2
Full Moon 00:45 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Neptune 02:25 EST
Sun semisquare Pluto 03:17 EST
Mercury biquintile Vulcanus 03:20 EST
Mercury enters Pisces 04:25 EST
Pluto square 03/19/07 Solar Eclipse point 04:43 EST
Heliocentric Mars quintile Heliocentric Zeus 05:42 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Kronos 08:46 EST
Heliocentric Mars semisquare Heliocentric Poseidon 16:15 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Jupiter 18:10 EST
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Chiron 18:34 EST
Heliocentric Venus opposition Heliocentric Zeus 18:39 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 21:54 EST
Mercury parallel Chiron 22:50 EST
February 3
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Cupido 01:27 EST
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to True Lunar Node 02:38 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Poseidon 03:12 EST
Sun sextile Cupido 04:21 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Mars 04:22 EST
Heliocentric Chiron trine Heliocentric Zeus 04:55 EST
Mars sextile Uranus 05:41 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 05:55-09:34 EST
Sun parallel Pluto 07:20 EST
Venus parallel Apollon 08:52 EST
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Uranus 09:15 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Admetos 09:18 EST
Mars in 24th Harmonic to Pluto 09:53 EST
Venus trine Poseidon 09:56 EST
Sun sextile Jupiter 10:47 EST
Uranus opposition 03/03/07 Lunar Eclipse point 11:35 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Zeus 14:34 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Chiron 14:36 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Hades 17:04 EST
Mars contraparallel Kronos 19:38 EST
Mercury trine Kronos 20:34 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Pluto 21:24 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Venus 21:55 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Vulcanus 22:48 EST
February 4
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Cupido 02:03 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Vulcanus 02:25 EST
Poseidon retrograde station 07:33 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Uranus 07:46 EST
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Mercury 12:21 EST
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Cupido 13:15 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Zeus 14:52 EST
True Lunar Node direct station 18:25 EST
Mars semisextile Cupido 19:38 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Mars 20:42 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 21:08 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Kronos 22:07 EST
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STOCKS TO WATCH: AXA, BCR, PTP, TRMS.
Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce (RIO)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 03/21/2002; 09:30 a.m.
This stock responds nicely to the annual transiting Sun/Saturn
opposition, which is likely to bring its price up during the next week
or so. The notion of a reversal into an upward trend is supported by
transiting Mars conjoining First-Trade Chiron and transiting Chiron
conjoining First-Trade Neptune this week; they should at least make for
some interesting trading activity. Early next week we will have
transiting Jupiter crossing the RIO First-Trade Descendant, which is
likely to bring some positive price action as well. Ordinarily we would
expect to take a short position following a transit like that, but with
transiting Neptune conjoining the RIO First-Trade Midheaven about two
weeks later there's a strong possibility that this stock could extend
its rally and provide an opportunity for an even more profitable trade.
Our plan is to add a long position in RIO to the Model Portfolio by the
end of the trading week, with an initial stop set at 31.50.
Imation Corporation (IMN)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 06/25/1996; 09:30 a.m.
Retrograde Saturn is crossing the IMN First-Trade Ascendant this week,
and it looks like it might trigger a chain reaction of negative action
for this stock. Transiting Mars will conjoin First-Trade Jupiter, but
that will happen on the weekend, and it will be followed in fairly short
order with transiting Chiron sesquiquadrate First-Trade Kronos and
transiting Saturn sesquiquadrate First-Trade Saturn. After that we can
look forward to transiting Mars semisquare First-Trade Pluto and
transiting Jupiter in opposition to First-Trade Hades, all before the
prospects for this stock start to brighten up in the second half of
February. Our plan is thus to sell IMN short early in the trading week;
we will set our initial buy stop at 49.25 on a close-only basis
United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date: 11/01/1996; 09:30 a.m.
Transiting Jupiter and transiting Cupido are both conjoining the UNFI
First-Trade Ascendant right now; that's about the only astrological
factor keeping the price up as transiting Chiron squares the First-Trade
Sun, transiting Saturn forms a semisquare to the First-Trade True Lunar
Node, and the transneptunians Vulcanus and Admetos gang up on
First-Trade Chiron. There's still a small window left for another brief
price pop as transiting Mars conjoins First-Trade Jupiter and transiting
Jupiter completes its passage over the First-Trade Ascendant. Even so, a
short sale seems like a sounder strategy, so we will wait until late in
the trading week and then sell UNFI short. Our initial buy stop will be
set at 36.00 on a close-only basis.
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