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YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN
IN THIS ISSUE
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Void-of-Course Candidate
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Another Morning Shot
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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: By every sort of cycle analysis,
we are now long overdue for a
market correction. Our technical studies continue to point in a positive
direction for stocks, however, and a variety of minor astrological
indications keep pointing to higher prices as well. Our overall outlook
thus remains bullish for stocks, even though we could see some
moderating prices this week. We are also keenly aware that the longer
this rally continues, the more likely it will be that the inevitable
correction will sharper and more precipitous than many traders will be
comfortable with.
AN OUT-OF-PHASE START
Poor Joe Biden. Apparently no one told him he needed to consult a good
astrologer before launching his presidential campaign last week. The
Senator from Delaware kicked off his candidacy on Wednesday under a
void-of-course Moon, and, predictably enough, things did not go well. I
personally avoid trading when the Moon is void-of-course, and the
classic astrology texts remind us that things begun with a void Moon do
not work out as anticipated.
Biden spent most of the day repeatedly trying to explain his description
of Senator Barack Obama, the Senator from Illinois who is also seeking
the Democratic nomination, as "the first mainstream African-American who
is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy." Biden's
announcement of his candidacy, along with his apologetic explanations,
came with a television set blaring in the background during his press
conference, reverberating in the microphones and distorting the sound
for what he had hoped would be a media-worthy event. After several other
forays with reporters during the day, Senator Biden finally announced
that he was through talking and wouldn't be taking any more
questions--hardly an auspicious start for a political campaign.
But of course Senator Biden did in fact talk later in the day--on Comedy
Central's Daily Show, where he was interviewed by host Jon Stewart.
"What got me into trouble was using the world clean," he told Stewart.
"I should have said fresh. What I meant was he's got new ideas."
It was a rocky kickoff, to say the least, especially considering the
fact that Senator Biden is still trying to live down his comment last
year that "you cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you
have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking."
SUPER SPAMMER GETS SLAPPED
Dutch authorities have fined an unidentified man $97,000 for sending out
email spam. OPTA, the Dutch agency that keeps an eye on violations of
the anti-spam laws that the Netherlands put into effect in 2004, got
help from Microsoft in tracking down the culprit, who claimed that he
had stopped sending out spam emails prior to his being apprehended a
little more than a year ago. He said that he had quit spamming because
his efforts had brought in too little revenues, even though OPTA said he
had earned at least $52,000 during 2005 with emails promoting erection
pills, pornographic web sites, sex products, and other related items.
What makes this case noteworthy is the sheer magnitude of the spammer's
illicit activity. Using hundreds of proxy identities, he flooded email
inboxes around the world with more than 9 billion messages.
MORE CAFFEINE
There continue to be shake-ups in the business of breakfast drugs. Last
week I noted the story of Robert Bohannon the North Carolina scientist
who has developed caffeine-laced doughnuts. Then the news broke on
Friday that Starbucks had been unseated in a series of taste tests
conducted by Consumer Reports magazine. The tasters found that the
Starbucks brew "was strong, but burnt and bitter enough to make your
eyes water instead of open."
Who beat out the yuppie baristas? The winner was none other than Ronald
McDonald. The clown's coffee was found to be "decent and moderately
strong" by the Consumer Reports tasters, with "no flaws" in the $1.35
cup available under the golden arches.
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NEWS AND UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK
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THE WEEK AHEAD IN EARNINGS
The flow of earnings reports is starting to slow down just a little bit,
but there are still plenty that will be worth paying attention to. This
week we will be looking for announcements from Anadarko Petroleum
Corporation (APC), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Humana Inc.
(HUM), KLA-Tencor (KLAC), Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI), Temple-Inland Inc.
(TIN), The Principal Financial Group (PFG), Automatic Data Processing
(ADP), Avon Products Inc. (AVP), CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. (CBG),
Cisco Systems (CSCO), Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Duke Energy
Corporation (DUK), Emerson Electric (EMR), Fidelity National Information
(FIS), InterActiveCorp (IACI), Lincoln National (LNC), Nabors Industries
(NBR), National Oilwell Varco (NOV), TECO Energy Inc. (TE), Tyco
International (TYC), VF Corporation (VFC), Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. (WWY), XL
Capital Ltd. (XL), Apollo Group (APOL), AutoNation (AN), CIGNA (CI),
Cincinnati Financial Corporation (CINF), Dean Foods (DF), Devon Energy
Corporation (DVN), Electronic Data Systems (EDS), Equity Residential
(EQR), Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM), MedImmune (MEDI), Moody's
Corporation (MCO), News Corporation (NWS), Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation
(RL), Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU), Sara Lee (SLE), The DIRECTV
Group, Inc. (DTV), Torchmark (TMK), Walt Disney (DIS), Whirlpool
Corporation (WHR), Aetna Inc. (AET), Allegheny Energy Inc. (AYE), Aon
Corporation (AOC), Apartment Investment and Management (AIV), BMC
Software (BMC), Broadcom (BRCM), Embarq Corporation (EQ), Express
Scripts Inc. (ESRX), Marriott International (MAR), PepsiCo (PEP), Qwest
Communications (Q), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), Tribune (TRB), Waste
Management (WMI), Windstream Communications (WIN), Coventry Health
Care, Inc. (CVH), Hasbro, Inc. (HAS), Peoples Energy Corp. (PGL), and
Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY).
THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR
The economic reports this week will include the ISM Non-Manufacturing
Survey, MBA Purchase Applications, ICSC-UBS Store Sales, Productivity
and Costs, the EIA Petroleum Status Report, the EIA Natural Gas Report,
Consumer Credit, Chain Store Sales, Jobless Claims, Wholesale Trade, the
RBC Cash Index, and the Money Supply.
It's an especially busy week for personal appearances by Fed officials
and other key players on the economic front. On Tuesday Federal Reserve
Chairman Ben Shalom Bernanke will be in Omaha, Nebraska to talk about
the distribution of economic well-being, but he won't take any questions
from the audience. On the same day Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will
be testify about the Bush administration's FY2008 budget, first before
the House Ways and Means Committee and then before the Senate Finance
Committee. Tuesday will also see San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank
President Janet Yellen in Los Angeles to speak to a conference on the
Asian Financial Crisis, as well as Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
President Michael Moskow in Chicago to address a planning summit on
jobs, housing, and transportation. On Wednesday Philadelphia Federal
Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser will be talking to the Greater
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce about the state of the U.S. economy,
and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will be testifying about the budget
for FY2008 before the House Budget Committee. Thursday will bring
interest rate announcements from the Bank of England and from the
European Central Bank. Friday will see St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank
President William Poole talking to the AAIM Management Association
Conference in St. Louis and Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President
Richard Fisher talking to the Dallas Rotary Club.
ASTROLOGICAL DYNAMICS
Early next week transiting Mars will conjoin the midpoint of the Sun and
transiting Jupiter. That particular planetary picture consistently acts
to bring stock prices down briefly, starting about a week before the
configuration occurs. For that reason, along with some residual effect
from last Saturday's Venus/Poseidon trine, I wouldn't be surprised to
see a slight moderation in stock prices as this trading week gets
underway. The impact of the Mars/Sun/Jupiter alignment is likely to be
overshadowed, however, by other factors at work.
The heliocentric conjunction of Mercury and Admetos on Monday night, for
example, is likely to turn stock prices in a more positive direction,
but its influence probably won't be felt in the markets until Wednesday
or Thursday. Tuesday's Admetos direct station is also a fairly reliable
indicator of higher prices, but there is typically a little bit of
choppy action for a day or so immediately following the phenomenon, just
before the positive price trend emerges.
At midday on Wednesday we have a Venus/Uranus conjunction, one of the
most reliable astrological indicators of higher stock prices. I would
expect to see a solid up trend kicking in within one or two trading
sessions after this aspect, and it gets some positive reinforcement from
the heliocentric Mercury/Jupiter opposition a few hours after
Wednesday's closing bell.
The trading session on Thursday will start with a void-of-course Moon,
so I will wait until after about 10:15 or so to consider any new
positions. The Sun/Neptune conjunction that morning should have a
moderately positive influence on stock prices; the heliocentric
Mars/Hades opposition later in the day should flatten prices out a bit
for Friday, but Thursday night's heliocentric Mercury/Cupido opposition
and Saturday's Venus conjunction with the True Lunar Node may both bring
a positive bias to the end of the trading week
In short, then, I'm expecting some moderation in stock prices this week,
creating some good buying opportunities in the midst of positive
expectations for a slightly longer time frame. The negative indicators
are hardly overpowering, and there are enough positive signals from the
heavens to suggest that even higher stock prices are ahead.
Throughout this week I will be tracking heliocentric fifth-harmonic
planetary lines (H,72,N,-2) for the Earth, Mercury, Venus, Uranus,
Pluto, Hades, Apollon, 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.
As we move into the first full week of February, explosive energies and
surprising developments may keep us on our toes more fully than we might
typically expect. In this environment, when we follow our egos, seeking
instant gratification in the most expedient way possible, we are likely
to find society supporting our behavior. If we are to counterbalance the
destructive side-effects of such indulgences, we must personally reclaim
our divine connection. Unless we remain firmly focused on our highest
ideals, we may unwittingly foster separation, conflict, and violence.
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick
society." -- Krishnamurti
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*****
GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS
With the Australian All Ordinaries Index leading the charge, stocks
around the world posted solid advances week.
Dow Jones Industrial Average -- up 1.33%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- up 6.24%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 2.16%
S+P 500 -- up 1.84%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- up 1.66%
Russell 2000 -- up 2.70%
London FTSE-100 -- up 1.33%
Paris CAC-40 -- up 1.70%
Frankfurt DAX -- up 2.92%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- up 4.21%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- up 0.72%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- up 1.39%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 0.48%
*****
U.S. EQUITY TRENDS
The positive action in all the U.S. markets confirmed our trend
analysis, with all of our trend indicators staying on the positive side
to leave 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
POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: SEIC, SHPGY,
ASN.
We closed three positions during the previous week, with one winner and
two losers bringing us a net loss of $436.00.
We sold 200 shares of SEI Investment Company (SEIC) at 61.41 on
01/29/07, taking a loss of $220.00 (a 1.76% loss in 9 trading days).
We sold 200 shares of Shire Pharmaceuticals Group PLC ADR (SHPGY) at
63.13 on 01/31/07, taking a profit of $8.00 (a 0.06% gain in 15 trading
days).
We sold 200 shares of Archstone-Smith (ASN) at 60.64 on 02/01/07, taking
a loss of $224.00 (a 1.81% loss in 10 trading days).
*****
POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS
WEEK: IMN, RIO, UNFI.
We added one long position and two short positions to the Model
Portfolio last week.
We sold short 300 shares of Imation Corporation (IMN) at 42.61 on
01/29/07, with an initial buy stop set at 49.25 on a close-only basis
We bought 300 shares of Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce (RIO) at 33.50 on
02/02/07, with an initial stop set at 31.50.
We sold short 300 shares of United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) at 33.07 on
02/02/07, with an initial buy stop set at 36.00 on a close-only basis.
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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
AXA (AXA) -- bought 200 shares at 42.09 on 01/22/07; currently 43.06.
Raise stop to 42.45.
C.R. Bard Inc. (BCR) -- bought 100 shares at 83.24 on 01/22/07;
currently 81.50. Raise stop to 81.20 on a close-only basis.
Central Parking Corporation (CPC) -- bought 400 shares at 18.80 on
12/26/06; currently 20.25. Raise stop to 19.80.
Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce (RIO) -- bought 300 shares at 33.50 on
02/02/07; currently 34.02. Raise stop to 32.05.
Imation Corporation (IMN) -- sold short 300 shares at 42.61 on 01/29/07;
currently 43.75. Lower buy stop to 44.20 on a close-only basis.
Navistar International Corporation (NAV) -- bought 300 shares at 35.30
on 01/05/07; currently 45.31. Raise stop to 43.68.
Platinum Underwriters (PTP) -- sold short 300 shares at 30.06 on
01/22/07; currently 30.35. Lower buy stop to 30.55 on a close-only basis.
Trimeris Inc. (TRMS) -- bought 700 shares at 13.58 on 01/26/07;
currently 13.64. Raise stop to 13.23.
United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) -- sold short 300 shares at 33.07 on
02/02/07; currently 33.06. Lower buy stop to 34.00 on a close-only basis.
*****
MARKET SECTOR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Residential Construction; Trucking; Small Tools and Accessories;
Internet Service Providers; Textile Manufacturing.
WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Consumer Services; Printed Circuit Boards; Semiconductor Memory Chips;
Recreational Vehicles; Wholesale Food.
*****
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.
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
February 5
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Hades 01:10 EST
Venus quintile Pluto 02:58 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Neptune 04:11 EST
Mercury parallel Apollon 04:58 EST
Sun semisextile True Lunar Node 07:12 EST
Heliocentric Mars quincunx Heliocentric Admetos 07:18 EST
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Neptune 09:29 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Pluto 09:33 EST
Venus semisextile Chiron 10:30 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Uranus 10:36 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Saturn 12:01 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Apollon 13:14 EST
Mars semisextile Jupiter 14:29 EST
Venus opposition 04/08/05 Solar Eclipse antiscion 16:51 EST
Mercury conjunct 08/28/07 Lunar Eclipse point 17:07 EST
Venus quincunx Zeus 17:18 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 17:36-21:15 EST
Mars square 09/07/06 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 19:13 EST
Mercury biquintile Zeus 20:19 EST
Venus quintile Admetos 20:37 EST
Heliocentric Mars quincunx Heliocentric Vulcanus 20:49 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Admetos 21:25 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 22:40 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Mars 22:51 EST
February 6
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Apollon 01:45 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Zeus 02:29 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Hades 04:53 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Uranus 07:22 EST
Sun sesquiquadrate Kronos 08:01 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Pluto 09:06 EST
Admetos direct station 09:38 EST
Mercury opposition 10/17/05 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 16:20 EST
Mercury crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 18:44 EST
Heliocentric Mercury enters Gemini 21:21 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 21:34 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Kronos 22:31 EST
February 7
Sun contraparallel Saturn 00:02 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Apollon 01:04 EST
Mars biquintile Saturn 03:30 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Venus 06:10 EST
Heliocentric Mars sextile Heliocentric Apollon 06:30 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Kronos 08:49 EST
Venus conjunct Uranus 13:57 EST
Venus opposition 03/03/07 Lunar Eclipse point 09:47 EST
Jupiter square 09/07/06 Lunar Eclipse point 15:24 EST
Heliocentric Mars semisquare Heliocentric Chiron 17:13 EST
Sun parallel Neptune 17:44 EST
Mars sextile True Lunar Node 17:49 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Jupiter 18:55 EST
February 8
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Mercury 00:31 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Poseidon 01:47 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 06:38-10:09 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Admetos 07:24 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Vulcanus 08:37 EST
Venus square Cupido 09:22 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Saturn 10:05 EST
Sun conjunct Neptune 10:52 EST
Heliocentric Earth opposition Heliocentric Neptune 11:00 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Apollon 11:37 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Zeus 12:20 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Chiron 12:37 EST
Mars square 03/03/07 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 13:35 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Hades 14:41 EST
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Neptune 15:39 EST
Heliocentric Mars opposition Heliocentric Hades 16:52 EST
Venus parallel Uranus 21:13 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 22:17 EST
Mercury trine Poseidon 22:27 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Cupido 23:07 EST
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Venus 23:40 EST
February 9
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Poseidon 00:40 EST
Venus conjunct 09/07/06 Lunar Eclipse point 01:46 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Uranus 04:36 EST
Venus square Jupiter 06:31 EST
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Jupiter 10:03 EST
Chiron trine Zeus 12:00 EST
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Kronos 13:41 EST
Mercury parallel Uranus 16:55 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Kronos 18:04 EST
Mars crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 22:10 EST
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Saturn 23:24 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Neptune 23:55 EST
February 10
Mercury sesquiquadrate Vulcanus 00:05 EST
Venus conjunct True Lunar Node 03:30 EST
True Lunar Node retrograde station 04:41 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 05:39-22:00 EST
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Mercury 06:55 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Saturn 07:57 EST
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Chiron 09:01 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Venus 10:47 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Poseidon 10:52 EST
Heliocentric Earth conjunct Heliocentric Saturn 13:35 EST
Sun opposition Saturn 13:42 EST
Heliocentric Mars conjunct Heliocentric Pluto 15:21 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Admetos 16:27 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 17:39 EST
Sun parallel Poseidon 20:13 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Apollon 20:39 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Chiron 21:47 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 22:00 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Hades 23:43 EST
February 11
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Pluto 03:52 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Mars 05:06 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Admetos 09:13 EST
Mars square 04/08/05 Solar Eclipse point 09:23 EST
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Vulcanus 13:57 EST
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STOCKS TO WATCH: HAS, SFI, MAR.
Hasbro, Inc. (HAS)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 06/23/1999; 09:30 a.m.
Transiting Saturn is moving retrograde toward the HAS First-Trade
Ascendant, which it will conjoin near the end of this month. That is
likely to slow this stock down a bit, but we plan to add a long position
to the Model Portfolio prior to Friday's earnings report. With
transiting Cupido sesquiquadrate First-Trade Jupiter and with aspects
from transiting Jupiter to First-Trade Uranus and First-Trade Venus on
the way, it looks like some more positive action for HAS is on the way.
We will set our initial stop at 25.75.
iStar Financial Inc. (SFI)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 11/04/1999; 09:30 a.m.
Transiting Jupiter will conjoin the SFI First-Trade Ascendant in about
two weeks, and with transiting Uranus semisquare First-Trade Jupiter
this week we're ready to add a long position in anticipation of a
short-term run-up in this stock. We will add a position early in the
trading week, with our initial stop set at 46.50.
Marriott International Inc. Class A (MAR)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 03/23/1998; 09:30 a.m.
Transiting Saturn will conjoin the MAR First-Trade IC just two days
before Thursday's earnings report is due, so we wouldn't be surprised to
see a bit a pull-back in this stock as trading unfolds at the beginning
of the week. With or without a pull-back, however, we are ready to add a
long position early in the trading week, thanks to transiting Mars
semisquare First-Trade Cupido, transiting Venus conjunct First-Trade
Jupiter, and transiting Jupiter getting ready to cross the First-Trade
Descendant in about two weeks. We will set our initial stop at 43.75.
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