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YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN
IN THIS ISSUE
Comment
Admetos and the Fed
Visiting Syria
Spring Sale Ends Soon in him
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 noted last week that we could expect
a positive trend for
stock prices, and that certainly proved to be the case. In fact, last
week's trading brought some extremely good news for the bulls, in spite
of lighter volume and a shortened trading week thanks to the holiday
break. My expectation is for the bullishness to continue throughout this
week, in all probability carrying equities prices to dizzying new
heights. As we look forward a bit farther, however, things get a bit
more treacherous in the markets.
A BUMPY ROAD AHEAD FOR THE FED
With transiting Jupiter conjoining Venus in the natal chart for the
Federal Reserve, there may be some excuse to feel optimistic about Fed
policies for the immediate future, especially since transiting Vulcanus
is forming an opposition to the Fed's natal Jupiter as well. And for
that matter, Fed Chairman Ben Shalom Bernanke has transiting Poseidon
semisquare his natal Apollon as well, so it's not surprising to see
Pollyanna very much in evidence.
Even so, I don't think we should be too eager to go along with a
uniformly positive set of expectations. Transiting Pluto is square natal
Admetos in the Fed chart, and transiting Admetos is also forming an
opposition to the Sun in the horoscope for the start of Fed operations.
These are clear indications that the brakes can get slammed on quite
suddenly as far as any easy-money policies are concerned, and with
transiting Admetos also square Pluto in the inception chart for the New
York Stock Exchange, we're also likely to see a rough correction for
equities in the months ahead.
TALKING IN SYRIA
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi got some criticism when she traveled
to Syria recently to encourage peace talks in the Middle East. While her
actions were seen as a partisan break with the Bush administration, the
presence of Republican congressmen was vastly underplayed by the news
media. Republicans representatives Frank Wolf of Virgina, Robert
Aderholt of Alabama, Joseph Pitts of Pennsylvania, and Darrell Issa of
California also visited President Assad in Syria, in a clear break with
the White House.
"I don't care what the Administration says on this. You've got to do
what you think is in the best interest of your country. I want us to be
successful in Iraq," Rep. Wolf said. According to Rep. Aderholt, "This
is an area where we would disagree with the administration. None of us
in Congress work for the President. We have to cast our own votes and
answer to our own constituents."
Rep. Issa of California noted that "President Bush is the head of state,
but he hasn't encouraged dialogue. That's an important message to
realize: we have tensions, but we have two functioning embassies."
Perhaps it's worth remembering that Henry A. Kissinger, prominent in a
former Republican administration, once commented that "You can't make
war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace without
Syria."
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NEWS AND UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK
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*****
THE WEEK AHEAD IN EARNINGS
This week we will be keeping an eye on earnings announcements from ALCOA
Inc. (AA), Bed Bath and Beyond Inc. (BBBY), MGIC Investment Corporation
(MTG), Bank of Granite (GRAN), Rite Aid Corporation (RAD), and General
Electric (GE).
THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR
This week we will be looking for reports on ICSC-UBS Store Sales, MBA
Purchase Applications, the Treasury Budget, Import and Export Prices,
Jobless Claims, the EIA Petroleum Status Report, the EIA Natural Gas
Report, Chain Store Sales, International Trade, Consumer Sentiment, the
Money Supply, and the Producer Price Index. We will also get an interest
rate announcement from the European Central Bank and the minutes from
the last meeting of the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee.
Appearances by Federal Reserve officials will be kept to a minimum this
week, but on Tuesday there will be a lecture at the University of
Delaware, presented by Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President
Charles Plosser, on Wednesday Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President
Michael Moskow will be at a church in Kenilworth, Illinois to talk about
the U.S. economy.
ASTROLOGICAL DYNAMICS
Once again we have a trading week ahead of us dominated by positive
astrological factors, which should bring an overall upward trend to
equities prices. The week starts with Sunday's Vulcanus direct station
still holding sway, casting a decidedly upbeat influence on the trading
environment. On Monday the waning Mars/Kronos trine and the waxing
Sun/Jupiter trine both have the potential to bring stock prices down,
but I am expecting their influence to be offset somewhat by the waning
heliocentric Venus/Apollon square and in the heliocentric Mercury Mars
conjunction that frame the day.
On Tuesday, the waxing Mercury/Pluto square provides a moderate impetus
for higher prices, although that evening's ingress of Mercury into Aries
weakens its impact somewhat. Any tendency toward a dissipation of the
bullish energy is nicely counterbalanced on Wednesday, however, with the
waxing heliocentric Mercury/Poseidon square and the ingress of Venus
into Gemini.
This geocentric Venus ingress is a very positive indicator for the
markets, but it contrasts with the heliocentric entry of Venus into Leo
in the early hours of Thursday morning, which brings a slightly negative
bias to the price action on a short-term basis. That little bit of
uncertainty is likely to be overcome quite decisively as we move into
the final sessions of the trading week, however, with the waning
Mercury/Kronos square, the waxing heliocentric Mercury/Zeus trine, and
the heliocentric Mercury/Chiron conjunction all providing a solid push
toward higher prices.
There is a Void-of-Course Moon that will provide for a brief recess from
active trading on Friday morning, but the overall finish to the week
looks quite positive.
My overall expectation for the markets this week, then, it is for
decisively higher prices on Monday, followed by flattened trading action
and more modest gains in midweek, with a strong positive finish as the
trading week comes to an end.
Throughout this week I will be tracking geocentric eighth-harmonic
planetary lines (G,45,N,-2) for the Sun, Chiron, 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.
There will inevitably be times when contacts become difficult, when
communications get tangled, and when relationships get tense. Whenever
that happens our sacred task is not only to reclaim our connection with
the eternal presence of the Divine Absolute, but also to remember that
Divinity perpetually expresses itself in infinite variety. The more we
experience radical change in our lives, the more we can be reassured
that we are being cared for in a loving Universe.
"There is no time for cut-and-dried monotony. There is time for work.
And time for love. That leaves no other time!" -- Coco Chanel
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*****
GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS
It was a decidedly positive week for stock markets around the world,
with solid gains in U.S. issues and an extremely strong showing in Asian
shares. European advances were a bit more modest, with the exception of
Frankfurt, where the DAX surged ahead to its highest level in almost
seven years.
Dow Jones Industrial Average -- up 1.67%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- up 2.21%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 2.03%
S+P 500 -- up 1.61%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- up 2.05%
Russell 2000 -- up 1.58%
London FTSE-100 -- up 1.42%
Paris CAC-40 -- up 1.90%
Frankfurt DAX -- up 2.64%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- up 1.42%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- up 1.18%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- up 2.06%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 3.55%
*****
U.S. EQUITY TRENDS
With each recent short-term corrective action quickly being absorbed and
assimilated by subsequent trading, the overall outlook for U.S. stocks
remains bullish. Although we have not yet seen a complete recovery from
the pull back in late February and early March, we continue to view the
upcoming market scenario with a positive bias.
Trading in the S+P 500 hit our short-term buy trigger last week, so we
now have an April 5 short-term buy signal in place, with a daily close
below 1408 needed to trigger a reverse indicator back to the sell side.
We also have an August 18 buy signal in place for 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.
For the NASDAQ Composite, we remain on a March 2 short-term sell signal,
an October 13 intermediate-term buy signal, and an October 13 long-term
buy signal. A daily close above 2525 will flip our short-term indicator
back to the buy 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 760
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 Bearish
RUSSELL 2000 -- Long-Term Bullish; Intermediate-Term Bullish; Short-Term
Bullish
*****
METAL MARKETS
GOLD -- During the coming week the greatest likelihood is that God
trading will be essentially flat. Longer-term the outlook for Gold is
very bullish, although we are increasingly likely to see a substantial
correction before the end of the summer.
SILVER -- The short-term trend in Silver continues to look quite
bullish, at least for the next few weeks. Even so, there may be some
solid selling pressure for this metal following the Sun/Jupiter trine on
April 9.
*****
FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO
POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: CP, VAS.
We closed two positions during the previous week, with one winner and
one loser bringing us a net profit of $389.00.
We sold 200 shares of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP) at 55.40 on
04/05/07, taking a loss of $166.00 (a 1.48% loss in 4 trading days).
We sold 300 shares of Viasys Healthcare Inc. (VAS) at 32.72 on 04/05/07,
taking a profit of $555.00 (a 5.99% gain in 24 trading days).
*****
POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS
WEEK: NFG, MW, TEX.
We added two long positions and one short position to the Model
Portfolio last week.
We bought 300 shares of National Fuel Gas Company (NFG) at 44.02 on
04/02/07, with an initial stop set at 40.45.
We bought 200 shares of Men's Wearhouse, Inc. (MW) at 47.10 on 04/05/07,
with an initial stop set at 45.25.
We sold short 100 shares of Terex Corportion (TEX) at 71.93 on 04/05/07,
with an initial buy stop set at 74.05.
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REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY
So far this year we have had a total of 40 completed trades, with 12
winners and 28 losers bringing us a total net loss of $32.00. The
largest profit for a single trade has been $2,775.00, with our winners
averaging $583.00; the largest single-trade loss has been $600.00, with
our losers averaging $256.04. The overall average loss per trade has
been $0.80, and the mean duration of our trades has been 10.7 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
Alcon Inc. (ACL) -- bought 100 shares at 123.44 on 03/02/07; currently
138.08. Raise stop to 133.35.
Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) -- bought 200 shares at 89.18 on
03/23/07; currently 89.23. Raise stop to 88.78.
Amphenol Corporation (APH) -- bought 200 pre-split shares at 64.47 on
03/30/07; currently 400 shares at 33.94. Raise stop to 32.84.
Hilb Rogal and Hobbs Company (HRH) -- bought 200 shares at 48.86 on
03/30/07; currently 49.59. Raise stop to 49.05.
Idexx Laboratories Inc. (IDXX) -- bought 200 shares at 86.61 on
03/19/07; currently 88.02. Raise stop to 86.96.
Men's Wearhouse, Inc. (MW) -- bought 200 shares at 47.10 on 04/05/07;
currently 47.72. Raise stop to 46.40.
National Fuel Gas Company (NFG) -- bought 300 shares at 44.02 on
04/02/07; currently 45.60. Raise stop to 43.52.
Terex Corportion (TEX) -- sold short 100 shares at 71.93 on 04/05/07;
currently 72.00. Lower buy stop to 73.33.
VF Corporation (VFC) -- bought 200 shares at 81.18 on 03/19/07;
currently 85.80. Raise stop to 83.38.
*****
MARKET SECTOR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Diagnostic Substances; Sporting Goods; Long Distance Carriers;
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining; Diversified Communication Services.
WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Dairy Products; Farm Products; Pacific Regional Banks; Southeast
Regional Banks; Advertising Agencies.
*****
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 this 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. Note that in order to
save space this calendar excludes most lunar aspects, which can also be
important in moving markets as well.
April 8
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Admetos 00:09 EDT
Mercury parallel Zeus 00:44 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Hades 03:46 EDT
Vulcanus direct station 04:22 EDT
Mars in 24th Harmonic to Uranus 05:00 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Saturn 05:23 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Chiron 05:34 EDT
Sun trine Saturn 07:55 EDT
Heliocentric Jupiter sextile Heliocentric Zeus 08:57 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Admetos 09:30 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 12:03 EDT
Mars quintile Jupiter 12:07 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Pluto 13:40 EDT
Heliocentric Venus conjunct Heliocentric Vulcanus 14:05 EDT
Mars opposition 03/18/07 Solar Eclipse antiscion 15:43 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Cupido 21:20 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 21:35-23:36
April 9
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Apollon 01:56 EDT
Mars trine Kronos 02:43 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Jupiter 06:10 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury enters Aquarius 11:02 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Uranus 11:31 EDT
Mercury conjunct 03/18/07 Solar Eclipse point 14:43 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Hades 14:48 EDT
Sun trine Jupiter 20:06 EDT
Venus quintile True Lunar Node 20:34 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Mars 21:12 EDT
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Neptune 22:54 EDT
April 10
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Hades 01:36 EDT
Mercury square Pluto 03:21 EDT
Admetos sextile Vulcanus 07:22 EDT
Sun quintile Kronos 08:01 EDT
Mercury opposition 09/22/06 Solar Eclipse point 08:56 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 09:27 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Pluto 09:46 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Kronos 10:13 EDT
True Lunar Node direct station 14:37 EDT
Mercury semisquare Chiron 16:06 EDT
Venus quintile Uranus 19:02 EDT
Mercury enters Aries 19:06 EDT
Mercury crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 19:06 EDT
Heliocentric Mars biquintile Heliocentric Hades 20:05 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Neptune 23:27 EDT
April 11
Venus quincunx Pluto 00:32 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Cupido 00:33 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Zeus 01:35 EDT
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to True Lunar Node 03:25 EDT
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Uranus 04:31 EDT
Mercury conjunct 09/22/06 Solar Eclipse antiscion 05:09 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 05:57-07:23 EDT
Venus parallel Vulcanus 09:38 EDT
Mars biquintile Zeus 13:10 EDT
Sun sextile Neptune 15:33 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Poseidon 18:27 EDT
Mercury biquintile Poseidon 19:34 EDT
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Uranus 20:20 EDT
Venus enters Gemini 22:15 EDT
Mercury opposition 03/18/07 Solar Eclipse antiscion 22:55 EDT
April 12
Venus contraparallel Cupido 01:51 EDT
Heliocentric Venus enters Leo 02:54 EDT
Mercury square Kronos 04:03 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Uranus 04:14 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 04:42 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Kronos 06:05 EDT
Mars conjunct 08/28/07 Lunar Eclipse point 09:53 EDT
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Poseidon 14:39 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Zeus 14:42 EDT
Heliocentric Mars quincunx Heliocentric Kronos 16:51 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Jupiter 17:03 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Saturn 17:42 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Hades 19:19 EDT
Venus biquintile Apollon 21:02 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Chiron 21:23 EDT
Jupiter square 10/03/05 Solar Eclipse antiscion 23:42 EDT
April 13
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Pluto 04:25 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 09:50-11:39 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Cupido 11:25 EDT
Venus square 03/18/07 Solar Eclipse antiscion 12:51 EDT
Sun square Vulcanus 16:24 EDT
Sun semisextile Admetos 17:24 EDT
Venus semisextile Kronos 20:43 EDT
Mars opposition 10/17/05 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 20:48 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 21:40 EDT
April 14
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Uranus 00:25 EDT
Mars crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 00:27 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Kronos 00:36 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Saturn 01:09 EDT
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Pluto 02:48 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Admetos 03:05 EDT
Sun crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 03:57 EDT
Mercury conjunct 03/14/06 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 04:42 EDT
Sun conjunct 10/17/05 Lunar Eclipse point 06:48 EDT
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Vulcanus 10:38 EDT
Venus contraparallel Jupiter 11:38 EDT
True Lunar Node retrograde station 13:20 EDT
Venus parallel Hades 15:16 EDT
Mercury semisextile Mars 16:34 EDT
Mercury semisquare Neptune 17:44 EDT
Mars in 24th Harmonic to Neptune 19:14 EDT
Heliocentric Venus opposition Heliocentric Mars 20:03 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Kronos 20:46 EDT
April 15
Sun sextile Hades 03:38 EDT
Heliocentric Earth conjunct Heliocentric Apollon 06:20 EDT
Sun opposition Apollon 06:28 EDT
Sun contraparallel Apollon 06:54 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Mars 07:38 EDT
Mercury quincunx Poseidon 08:04 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Neptune 08:57 EDT
Sun opposition 08/28/07 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 10:09 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 11:02-12:47 EDT
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Zeus 11:44 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 12:45 EDT
Heliocentric Mars in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Neptune 15:14 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Admetos 19:05 EDT
Mercury conjunct 03/29/06 Solar Eclipse point 20:52 EDT
Mercury semisquare Admetos 21:17 EDT
Sun contraparallel Chiron 23:52 EDTWhile the weekly Gann Plan Astro-Trading Calendar acknowledges
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STOCKS TO WATCH: CAM, CBG, CTSH.
Cameron International Corporation (CAM)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 08/01/1995; 09:30 a.m.
With transiting Jupiter stationary as it conjoins the CAM First-Trade
IC, there's good reason to believe that this stock's run-up during the
past few months to hit an all-time high may be coming to an end. In
fact, with transiting Saturn currently square First-Trade Admetos and
with transiting Mars getting ready to conjoin First-Trade Saturn in
early May, there's a strong astrological argument for selling CAM short.
Our plan is to do so early in this trading week; we will set our initial
buy stop at 64.45.
CB Richard Ellis Services (CBG)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 11/07/1997; 09:30 a.m.
Here's another case of Jupiter making its station as it conjoins an
angle in a First-Trade horoscope. With CBG, however, Jupiter not only
conjoins the First-Trade Ascendant; it also forms a sextile to
First-Trade Apollon and a quincunx to First-Trade Vulcanus. That's
enough to suggest that this Jupiter transit won't necessarily mean a top
for this stock, especially with transiting Pluto conjoining First-Trade
Mars as well. And, with transiting Venus trine First-Trade Neptune,
there's good reason to look for some speculative enthusiasm here as
well. Our plan is thus to add a long position in CBG to the Model
Portfolio early in the trading week, with an initial stop set at 30.80.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A (CTSH)
NASDAQ: optionable
First Trade Date: 06/19/1998; 09:30 a.m.
Transiting Saturn conjoining the CTSH First-Trade Ascendant provides a
foundation for a short-term positive move for this stock. With
transiting Jupiter in opposition to First-Trade Mars, transiting Mercury
conjoining First-Trade Jupiter, and First-Trade Apollon at the
transiting Jupiter/Saturn midpoint, this looks like a very solid buying
opportunity. Our plan is to add a long position toward the end of the
current trading week, with an initial stop set at 84.25.
*****
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securities or commodities mentioned in FINANCIAL CYCLES WEEKLY have the
complete responsibility for making themselves fully aware of all the
risks involved before they invest. The editor may or may not have
positions in the securities and commodities discussed in this
newsletter, and the information in FINANCIAL CYCLES WEEKLY should in no
way be understood or construed as a solicitation or an offer to buy or
sell any products or securities, nor should the material published in
this newsletter be considered buy/sell advice.
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