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YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN
IN THIS ISSUE
Comment
A Friendly Retrograde
Nonbinding But Important
Sale Ends Wednesday
The Week Ahead in Earnings
The Economic Calendar
Astrological Dynamics
Spiritual Focus for the Week
Global Equities Markets
U.S. Equity Trends
Metal Markets
Financial Cycles Model Portfolio
Market Sector Strength and Weakness
Astro-Trading Gann Plan Calendar
Stocks to Watch
COMMENT: I spent some time traveling last week,
and the experience gave
me a wonderful reminder of just how powerful Mercury retrograde periods
are. My overall schedule was sane enough that I avoided any catastrophic
frustrations, and I didn't have to contend with a cancelled flight as so
many travelers have had to put up with during the last couple of weeks.
Even so I did experience some unscheduled delays in airports, with gate
changes, weather challenges, and a rescheduling due to mechanical
problems. But making the flight connections was nothing compared to the
ride to the long-term parking lot once I had returned home. I retrieved
my luggage, got into the shuttle van at the airport, and then sat at a
standstill in a complete gridlock for well over an hour, just to travel
about three-quarters of a mile to pick up my automobile.
A BACKWARD BENEFIT
Of course it's not just negative experiences that come with Mercury
retrograde periods. Sometimes a little confusion can be a good thing.
When I travel, I typically carry a wireless telephone card with my
laptop computer, so that I don't have to depend on the sometimes
unreliable internet service in hotels. But I got a new laptop a couple
of months ago, and just prior to departing on my recent trip I realized
that my wireless card wouldn't fit in my new computer.
My wireless card, it turns out, was the PCIA format device, something
that used to be standard for laptops. My new computer, however, will not
accommodate that size card. Instead, it's set up to receive computer
cards in the new Express 34/54 standard, which are physically smaller
than the older cards.
So I needed a new wireless card, and I wanted to get one before I left
for my trip. To start with, I logged onto the website for the wireless
phone company, with the intention of searching for an alternative card.
I figured that if I could get the specific model number that I needed,
it might speed up the process of picking up a card or of having one
delivered to my door.
That's when the Mercury retrograde complications began. The company's
website wouldn't give me any information, even about the products they
have for sale, unless I had a password.
In order to get a password I had to register online. I dutifully walked
through the registration process, entering my account number with the
company, the wireless phone number for my PC card, and my e-mail
address. Once I had completed the process, the website informed me that
I would soon be receiving my new password-- via a text message to my
wireless phone. This presented some obvious challenges since my wireless
phone is a PC card, which is not only not set up to get text messages,
but which I was also unable to plug into my computer in the first place!
So a trip to the wireless phone store was in order. This is something I
had hoped to avoid since I have consistently found visits to this sort
of establishment overwhelmingly tedious and rarely very productive.
But I drove to the store, where I was required to sign in at an
electronic podium with a touch-screen menu. Again, I provided my account
number with the company, the wireless phone number for my PC card, and
my e-mail address. The device wanted to know the purpose of my visit.
Was it a billing problem? A repair? I selected "equipment upgrade" and
began the 20-minute wait that the screen told me would be coming next.
One of the things that makes visits to this type of store so challenging
is the fact that there are usually a lot of customers milling around,
all in various stages of angst or frustration, with tempers getting
shorter and shorter as the waiting time blurs into an infinite horizon.
That's what was going on during my visit. I was surrounded with unhappy
people. I made a couple of feeble attempts to start conversations, but
no one was in the mood to talk with me. Everyone wanted to be hooked up
with one of the two sales people in the room, who were both happily
chatting away with other customers about ring tones and GPS features.
I decided to use my time looking at the various cell phones and
accessories that were displayed in the room. I even found what looked
like the kind of PC card that I needed, and noted that it was priced at
over $200. That was more than I had planned to pay, but I decided that
since I really had no choice, I would go ahead with the process.
Mercifully, after a wait that was actually just a couple of minutes shy
of the predicted time frame, one of the clerks finished with a customer
and then called my name. All the other eyes in the room turned to glare
at me as I made my way toward the counter. I did my best to act
nonchalant as I explained to the clerk what I needed for my new computer.
When she understood what I was looking for she smiled and nodded. I
thought that was a good sign until she said, "I know exactly what you're
looking for. But this is the wrong department. You need to talk to
someone in the billing area, which is in the next room."
I started to protest that this really wasn't a billing question at all.
But then I thought better of it. This was obviously not the kind of
place where people were accustomed to listening to reason. But the clerk
informed me that my name was automatically being inserted into the
billing department queue, so I wouldn't need to begin the registration
process all over again. I trudged into the next room to begin yet
another waiting period.
Here the people were even more unhappy. The customers who were waiting
all apparently had some kind of problems with their phone bills, and
they were not especially delighted to see one more person crowding into
the small area where they were huddled together.
They were even less delighted when, after a few minutes, the clerk
behind the billing counter called my name. Several people raised their
voices in protest, insisting that they had been there first. But the
clerk ignored their anguish. I could feel waves of hostility percolating
behind my back, so I did my best to be completely invisible as I spoke
to the clerk in hushed tones, handed her my old PC card, and explained
the nature of my problem.
Wireless PC cards were obviously not her specialty, so this was a
situation that called for the aid of a supervisor, who arrived after a
moment or two. The supervisor, it turned out, was one of the clerks from
the adjacent room, the guy who had been talking about ring tones so
enthusiastically a few minutes earlier.
He spoke eloquently about the changes in computer technology and about
the fact that the new phone cards were absolutely state-of-the-art
devices. But, he confided, the Express 34/54 cards didn't measure up to
the service provided by a new line of USB modems, which would also work
with my new laptop. "It's about a $30 price difference," he explained,
"But I think you might find it worth it."
I opted for the USB modem and the supervisor went out of the room to get
one. When he returned, he muttered a couple of words of explanation to
the clerk so that she could ring up the order. Then he nodded to me and
left.
The clerk spent a long time typing in information. "Did you bring your
receipt for the old card?" she wanted to know. I told her I didn't have
the receipt; I had gotten the original wireless card well over a year
ago. "I'll have to look up your receipt in our system," she said.
There was a lot more typing and a lot more waiting. The clerk's machine
spit out long rolls of paper. Finally, the clerk looked up at me and
asked "Where you at this store when you got this card yesterday?"
"No," I replied. "It was a different store. And I didn't get it yesterday."
The clerk looked puzzled. "When did you get it?" she wanted to know.
"About 14 months ago," I told her.
A glazed, deer-in-the-headlights expression flashed across her face.
There had obviously been some mistake. She glanced at the clock. The
store was due to close in about eight minutes, and there were still
several irate customers in line behind me.
"Since you don't know exactly when, I'll just put in yesterday's date,"
she said. "Let's see. That means the balance due for the new thing would
be $32.10."
"Do you take cash?" I asked. She gulped and nodded.
It took a couple of minutes longer for her to record the serial number
for the new modem, put the device in a bag, and start to hand it to me.
At that point she hesitated one more time. She looked at her computer
screen, then at the modem in the bag, then back at her screen. There was
some more typing and another long roll of paper emerged.
"I almost forgot," she said. "You get a rebate on this one. Just mail in
this form with the bar code from the box and we'll send you a check for
$50. Have a nice day."
"You too," I said. And, as I turned to leave the store, I couldn't help
but think that a retrograde Mercury can sometimes be very friendly!
AN HISTORIC VOTE
The ultimate outcome was probably predictable considering the fact that
Mercury had just turned retrograde. But when the House of
Representatives spent four days recently debating President Bush's war
in Iraq, it was a surprisingly powerful move toward the reassertion of
the Congress's constitutional authority.
The debate, which took place between February 13 and February 16, ended
up with a decisive 246 to 182 vote of disapproval for the president's
"surge" to escalate the war. Although the media made much of
"nonbinding" nature of the resolution and although the Senate failed to
bring it to a vote in an unusual Saturday session, the entire process
was still noteworthy. In fact, nothing quite like it had been seen in
the Capitol since May 1970, when the Congress voted to overturn the Gulf
of Tonkin resolution that had been used to justify the Vietnam
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*****
THE WEEK AHEAD IN EARNINGS
This week we will be looking for earnings announcements from DTE Energy
Company (DTE), Nordstrom (JWN), XM Satellite Radio (XMSR), Autodesk Inc.
(ADSK), AutoZone Inc. (AZO), CBS (CBS), Citizens Communications Company
(CZN), Dynegy Inc. (DYN), El Paso Corporation (EP), Federated Department
Stores Inc. (FD), H.J. Heinz Company (HNZ), Harrah's Entertainment
(HET), Public Storage (PSA), RadioShack Corporation (RSH), Rowan
Companies, Inc. (RDC), RR Donnelley (RRD), Target Corporation (TGT),
Tenet Healthcare (THC), TXU Corporation (TXU), Vornado Realty Trust
(VNO), Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (WPI), Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(BRL), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Edison International (EIX), Hospira
(HSP), King Pharmaceuticals (KG), Limited Brands (LTD), Liz Claiborne
(LIZ), Sprint Nextel Corporation (S), The Interpublic Group of
Companies, Inc. (IPG), Dell, Inc. (DELL), Fluor Corporation (FLR), Gap
Inc. (GPS), Kohl's (KSS), Novell, Inc. (NOVL), Pall Corporation (PLL),
Staples, Inc. (SPLS), Viacom (VIA), and American International Group (AIG).
THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR
The economic reports this week will include Durable Goods Orders,
Consumer Confidence, Existing Home Sales, MBA Purchase Applications,
ICSC-UBS Store Sales, GDP, National Association of Purchasing Managers
Chicago Report, New Home Sales, Farm Prices, the EIA Petroleum Status
Report, the EIA Natural Gas Report, the Challenger Job-Cut Report,
Jobless Claims, Personal Income and Outlays, Construction Spending, ISM
Manufacturing Index, Chain Store Sales, Motor Vehicle Sales, Consumer
Sentiment, and the Money Supply.
On Tuesday Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher will be
in Austin, Texas, to talk about the Texas economy. Federal Reserve
Governor Susan Schmidt Bies will be in New York the same day to speak to
a conference on risk management. On Wednesday New York Federal Reserve
Bank President Timothy Geithner will talk to the same group. On Thursday
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will address the Economic Club in
Washington, D.C. St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole
will be traveling to Chile this week; he will speak about energy prices
in Santiago on Friday.
The most noteworthy words this week, however, will undoubtedly be coming
from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Shalom Bernanke, who will be
testifying before the House Budget Committee on Wednesday. With the
Saturn/Neptune opposition exact that day, I'll be paying close attention
to the spin he puts on the current challenges facing the U.S.
economy--will it all be smoke and mirrors, or will he be willing to risk
getting real? On Friday Dr. Bernanke will be in Stanford, California to
talk about globalization to the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy
Research. This one could be boring but important.
ASTROLOGICAL DYNAMICS
The week kicks off with Mars moving into the sign of Aquarius, an
astro-indicator that typically brings lower stock prices in its wake. I
think we have a good chance of seeing a correction getting underway this
week, thanks not only to this action from Mars, but also to the
reinforcement of the Mercury retrograde cycle and the fact that
transiting Mercury will be entering Aquarius after the closing bell on
Monday. While a Mercury ingress into Aquarius can bring stock prices up
when the planet is in direct motion, the opposite is very much the case
when Mercury is retrograde and enters Aquarius in the closing degrees of
the sign.
I'll be stepping aside from active trading action throughout the trading
day on Tuesday, since there is a void-of-course Moon that lasts
throughout the entire trading day. It ends on Wednesday morning about
half an hour before the Saturn/Neptune opposition.
This is the second in a series of three oppositions between those two
planets, and the strongest effect in a series like this is typically
with the third passage. Even so, I don't think we can rule out the
potential that this Saturn/Neptune opposition holds for triggering a
short-term trend change. The heliocentric ingress of Mercury into Libra
on Wednesday evening adds to the likelihood of a price pull-back for
stocks this week.
Just to make sure we get the point, there's also a lot of
correction-producing action on Thursday, including two eclipse
activation during the afternoon of the trading day in New York. The
biggest potential market mover on Thursday will come after the closing
bell, however, with Venus forming an opposition to Zeus. This aspect
usually brings stock prices down fairly decisively.
If some significant corrective action gets underway by midweek, then
Friday may be a good buying opportunity for selected stocks, if you're
interested in some bargain basement shopping. I may be putting on a
couple of long positions then, but will be sure to get my trading done
before the last couple of hours of the trading day, when we will have
another void-of-course Moon to deal with.
All this, of course, leads up to the Lunar Eclipse on Saturday, which by
itself would ordinarily be enough to get me thinking about a correction
in stock prices. With all the other factors at work to help bring prices
down, however, I suspect that this eclipse will simply act as an
amplifier for the overall corrective trend.
Please note however that the correction I am looking for is just that-- a brief and temporary
pullback in stock prices, and not an all-out
market plunge. Even with the added impact of the Solar Eclipse coming up
in a couple of weeks. I am expecting the lower prices to be a way
station en route to even higher prices in the months ahead.
Throughout this week I will be tracking geocentric fifth-harmonic
planetary lines (G,72,N,-2) for the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter,
Pluto, Cupido, Hades, Admetos, and Vulcanus, 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 February draws to a close, we are confronted with a fundamental
choice: shall we hold on to our old limited paradigms and constrained
expectations, or shall we embrace the unbounded possibilities that lie
ahead? As always, the answer lies within our hearts, but we must summon
our will and focus our intentions if we are going to manifest fresh
possibilities in the months ahead.
"If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you
most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off
the launching pad." --Denis Waitley
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*****
GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS
The Pacific was the place to be last week if you were long in equities.
Singapore was especially strong, with Sydney and Tokyo also turning in
solid performances. Things were a big weaker in Europe, with stocks
there essentially treading water. In the U.S. the Blue Chips were soft,
leaving most of the positive action to the broader-based small cap issues.
Dow Jones Industrial Average -- down 0.94%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- up 1.04%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 1.29%
S+P 500 -- down 0.30%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- up 0.75%
Russell 2000 -- up 1.04%
London FTSE-100 -- down 0.28%
Paris CAC-40 -- up 0.05%
Frankfurt DAX -- up 0.51%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- up 1.24%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- up 1.75%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- up 0.70%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 2.27%
*****
U.S. EQUITY TRENDS
In spite of some weakness in the Blue Chips last week, there's still an
upbeat outlook for stocks in the U.S. All of our trend indicators remain
on the positive side, with our market bias bullish for all time frames.
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 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.
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.
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
*****
METAL MARKETS
SILVER -- With a Sun/Uranus conjunction right on the heels of the
upcoming Lunar Eclipse, I expect to see more positive price action ahead
for Silver during the next couple of weeks. While there may be a
pull-back near Mercury's direct station, it's likely that we'll see a
sharp attempt to break through the price resistance of last spring.
GOLD -- While my outlook on Gold remains fundamentally bullish for the
long run, there are definitely some short-term signs of toppiness right
now. In spite of the yellow metal's attempt to break through last July's
resistance, I'm looking for a short-term price reversal--or at least
some significant congestion during the coming week.
*****
FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO
POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: DDS, NAVZ,
IMN, VIVO.
We closed four positions during the previous week, with one winner and
three losers bringing us a net profit of $1,701.00.
We bought to cover 300 shares of Dillard's Inc. (DDS) at 35.80 on
02/20/07, taking a loss of $210.00 (a 1.99% loss in 5 trading days).
We sold 300 shares of Navistar International Corporation (NAVZ) at 44.55
on 02/20/07, taking a profit of $2,775.00 (a 26.20% gain in 28 trading
days).
We bought to cover 300 shares of Imation Corporation (IMN) at 44.03 on
02/23/07, taking a loss of $426.00 (a 3.33% loss in 18 trading days).
We sold 300 shares of Meridian Bioscience Inc. (VIVO) at 27.48, taking a
loss of $438.00 (a 5.04% loss in 8 trading days).
*****
POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS
WEEK: ETN, VARI,
KDN, GRMN.
We added three long positions and one short position to the Model
Portfolio last week.
We bought 200 shares of Eaton Corporation (ETN) at 79.49 on 02/20/07,
with an initial stop set at 75.15.
We bought 200 shares of Varian Inc. (VARI) at 56.72 on 02/20/07, with an
initial stop set at 53.70.
We sold short 200 shares of Kaydon Corporation (KDN) at 44.69 on
02/21/07, with an initial buy stop set at 46.40.
We bought 200 shares of Garmin Inc. (GRMN) at 57.46 on 02/23/07, with an
initial stop set at 51.80.
****
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY
So far this year we have had a total of 24 completed trades, with 5
winners and 19 losers bringing us a total net loss of $1,481.00. The
largest profit for a single trade has been $2,775.00, with our winners
averaging $694.00; the largest single-trade loss has been $438.00, with
our losers averaging $260.42. The overall average loss per trade has
been $61.71, and the mean duration of our trades has been 9.5 trading days.
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
Central Parking Corporation (CPC) -- bought 400 shares at 18.80 on
12/26/06; currently 22.47. Raise stop to 21.75.
Eaton Corporation (ETN) -- bought 200 shares at 79.49 on 02/20/07;
currently 84.04. Raise stop to 80.75.
Famous Dave's of America (DAVE) -- bought 500 shares at 18.48 on
02/13/07; currently 18.76. Raise stop to 18.38.
Garmin Inc. (GRMN) -- bought 200 shares at 57.46 on 02/23/07; currently
57.49. Raise stop to 56.00.
Hasbro, Inc. (HAS) -- bought 300 shares at 28.79 on 02/07/07; currently
29.31. Raise stop to 29.05.
Kaydon Corporation (KDN) -- sold short 200 shares at 44.69 on 02/21/07;
currently 44.53. Lower buy stop to 45.90.
Marriott International Inc. Class A (MAR) -- bought 200 shares at 49.10
on 02/05/07; currently 49.49. Raise stop to 49.05.
Varian Inc. (VARI) -- bought 200 shares at 56.72 on 02/20/07; currently
57.04. Raise stop to 55.60.
*****
MARKET SECTOR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Recreational Goods; Textile Manufacturing; Music and Video Stores;
Pollution and Treatment Controls; Silver.
WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
CATV Systems; Toy and Hobby Stores; Residential Construction; Wholesale
Medical Equipment; Brewers.
*****
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 25
Mars semisquare Cupido 02:07 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Uranus 05:28 EST
Venus semisquare Neptune 07:28 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Kronos 07:36 EST
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Zeus 08:10 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Saturn 13:36 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Chiron 15:42 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Venus 17:22 EST
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to True Lunar Node 17:48 EST
Venus conjunct 03/14/06 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 17:53 EST
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Jupiter 19:16 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 20:21-22:48 EST
Mars enters Aquarius 20:32 EST
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Saturn 23:33 EST
February 26
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Poseidon 04:52 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Neptune 08:45 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 09:44 EST
Mercury semisextile Mars 10:59 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Kronos 11:18 EST
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Hades 14:30 EST
Sun trine Poseidon 18:58 EST
Mars biquintile Hades 20:20 EST
Mercury enters Aquarius 22:14 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Saturn 23:29 EST
February 27
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Poseidon 00:33 EST
Void-of-Course Moon begins 01:03 EST
Mercury biquintile Vulcanus 05:54 EST
Sun parallel Mercury 06:30 EST
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Mercury 06:39 EST
Mercury quintile Jupiter 06:40 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Admetos 08:53 EST
Mars semisquare True Lunar Node 09:36 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 10:39 EST
Sun sesquiquadrate Vulcanus 11:16 EST
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Neptune 11:30 EST
Jupiter biquintile Vulcanus 12:59 EST
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Uranus 14:41 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Apollon 15:16 EST
Venus quincunx Poseidon 15:34 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Jupiter 16:14 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Zeus 16:26 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Chiron 18:25 EST
Venus semisquare Admetos 18:26 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Neptune 18:55 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Hades 20:06 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Vulcanus 23:37 EST
February 28
Venus conjunct 03/29/06 Solar Eclipse point 02:35 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Pluto 02:48 EST
Heliocentric Mars quintile Heliocentric Apollon 06:26 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 06:29 EST
Void-of-Course Moon ends 06:29 EST
Saturn opposition Neptune 07:02 EST
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Pluto 07:44 EST
Mercury sextile Pluto 08:18 EST
Heliocentric Mars semisextile Heliocentric Jupiter 16:23 EST
Mars quincunx Kronos 18:15 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Apollon 18:35 EST
Heliocentric Mars sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Saturn 18:36 EST
Heliocentric Mercury enters Libra 20:46 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Zeus 23:20 EST
Heliocentric Mars sextile Heliocentric Poseidon 23:46 EST
March 1
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Cupido 03:10 EST
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Saturn 03:43 EST
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Chiron 08:00 EST
Sun sesquiquadrate Apollon 08:21 EST
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Mars 08:37 EST
Uranus square Cupido 09:18 EST
Sun quincunx Zeus 10:56 EST
Sun quintile Pluto 11:46 EST
Venus opposition 10/03/05 Solar Eclipse point 12:32 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Kronos 15:00 EST
Sun opposition 04/08/05 Solar Eclipse antiscion 16:07 EST
Mars semisquare Jupiter 16:56 EST
Venus opposition Zeus 19:57 EST
Sun quintile Admetos 22:21 EST
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Chiron 23:33 EST
March 2
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Neptune 01:05 EST
Heliocentric Venus conjunct Heliocentric Admetos 03:28 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 04:45 EST
Venus conjunct 09/11/07 Solar Eclipse antiscion 06:30 EST
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 08:09 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Vulcanus 10:51 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 14:02-16:32 EST
Sun in 24th Harmonic to Mercury 17:38 EST
Mercury parallel Apollon 17:49 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Saturn 18:14 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Jupiter 18:29 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Poseidon 18:36 EST
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Apollon 19:01 EST
Mercury semisquare Venus 20:05 EST
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Zeus 23:00 EST
March 3
Heliocentric Jupiter semisextile Heliocentric Poseidon 00:01 EST
Venus contraparallel Zeus 01:37 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Mars 02:27 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Admetos 04:01 EST
Sun semisextile Chiron 07:32 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Hades 08:25 EST
Venus sextile Chiron 08:39 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Apollon 11:04 EST
Venus quintile Hades 12:22 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Zeus 12:23 EST
Heliocentric Mars sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Admetos 12:26 EST
Sun semisextile Venus 13:24 EST
Sun parallel Uranus 13:45 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Chiron 14:58 EST
Mercury quintile Cupido 15:51 EST
Full Moon Lunar Eclipse 18:21 EST
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Cupido 20:07 EST
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Uranus 20:56 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Venus 22:51 EST
March 4
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Pluto 01:47 EST
True Lunar Node direct station 02:36 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 04:17 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Cupido 07:13 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Mercury 11:25 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Uranus 17:56 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Pluto 20:05 EST
Venus trine Cupido 22:17 EST
Mars in 24th Harmonic to Neptune 23:48 EST
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STOCKS TO WATCH: ACL, VAS.
Alcon Inc. (ACL)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 03/21/2002; 09:30 a.m.
The stock for this Swiss maker of medical instruments shot up nicely
recently after the company announced that it was expecting even higher
earnings for 2007 after finishing 2006 with a surprisingly strong
quarterly profit. From an astrological perspective, ACL has transiting
Saturn conjoining its First-Trade IC, hinting that even at its current
high price, ACL could be building a base for even further growth to
come. With transiting Uranus conjoining First-Trade Mercury, any fresh
news from the company is creating quite a stir right now, adding to the
speculative potential. And to top that off, with transiting Jupiter
conjoining First-Trade Pluto, the potential for an extremely solid price
run-up is quite high. Our plan is thus to add a long position in this
stock to the Model portfolio. But because the Saturn Neptune transit on
the Meridian axis may generate a short-term price pullback, we will wait
until the end of the week to purchase the stock. Our initial stop will
be set at 125.00.
Viasys Healthcare Inc. (VAS)
NYSE: optionable
First Trade Date: 11/05/2001; 09:30 a.m.
Transiting Neptune is currently conjoining the VAS First-Trade Uranus,
with transiting Saturn forming an opposition to the same planet. Will
this bring the price up or down? Our guess is that we will see higher
prices ahead, since transiting Venus is about to cross the First-Trade
IC and transiting Jupiter is about to conjoin the First-Trade Ascendant.
In addition, transiting Apollon is conjoining the VAS First-Trade
Mercury/Venus conjunction. All this adds up to a buying situation; we
plan to add a long position to the Model Portfolio near the end of this
trading week, with our initial stop set at 27.75.
*****
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