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YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN
IN THIS ISSUE
Comment
Fed Frightens the Market
Ready for the Roller Coaster?
Language and Money
Still More Savings
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: The action in the stock market last
week followed the trading
pattern that I had anticipated, with a positive start followed by a
price pullback and then a resumption of the market's forward progress.
What surprised me, however, was the modest scale of the market advances
at the beginning of the week and the relative severity of the downturn
at the halfway point.
I've often noted that while astrology is an extremely valuable tool for
anticipating changes in market direction, it doesn't always make it easy
for us to anticipate the amplitude of market moves. It's a fairly simple
thing to say that I expect the price of a stock to go up tomorrow, and
when it does in fact go up, I certainly enjoy the feeling of having made
a correct forecast. But that forecast can be correct whether the stock
goes up 10 cents or 10 dollars, and that's the kind of distinction that
can make a big difference in the profitability of a trade.
FEARS OF A FIRM FED
While there are astrological factors which made the pullback in prices
likely during the middle of the last trading week, they were aided and
abetted by Ben Shalom Bernanke and Company. On Wednesday the minutes of
the most recent meeting of the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee
were released, instantly putting an end to traders' fantasies that the
Fed may be considering interest rate cuts in the near future. Instead,
the overriding concern is about inflationary tendencies, and lower
interest rates are certainly not the way to go if the Fed hopes to keep
inflation in check. The idea that interest rates will at least be kept
steady and may possibly even seen some increases was right in line with
my comment in last week's newsletter that "I don't think we should be
too eager to go along with a uniformly positive set of expectations"
about Fed policies. I noted that "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,"
providing "clear indications that the brakes can get slammed on quite
suddenly as far as any easy-money policies are concerned."
FASTEN YOUR SAFETY BELT
There are no two ways about it. With overextended conditions and less
and less certainty in the underlying economic environment, today's stock
market is getting more and more risky.
But who cares? After all, isn't risk a good thing? It sells tickets to
roller coaster rides. It makes for box office hits at the movies.
Nothing can compare to a big hit of adrenaline to get you going in the
morning!
I'm being facetious of course, at least a little bit. But there does
seem to be little else that can logically explain the sudden affection
that investors are now feeling for an increasingly hazardous market
environment.
In my own trading, and in the Model Portfolio presented in this
newsletter, I tend to make far more market mistakes because of being
risk adverse, rather than because of my willingness to bet the farm and
take big plunges. At times like this, when there is increasing evidence
of an imminent shift in market direction, I put on short positions as
well as long ones, so I can be ready for upcoming market moves. Greater
potential rewards accompany greater risk, of course, so I inevitably
miss out on a few opportunities. But even so, it's nice to keep some
trading capital intact. And when you get right down to it, I don't
really miss the roller coaster rides that much.
LOOSE LIPS AND CAREENING CONTRACTS
Here's a quick vocabulary quiz.
The word "ho" is:
(a) One-third of a Christmas greeting by a guy in a red suit.
(b) A verb describing what you do in a field when you're growin' taters.
(c) Diminutive slang describing a practitioner of the world's oldest
profession.
(d) A rum chaser, when accompanied with "yo ho."
(e) Part of a sexist/racist slur, particularly when uttered by an aging
white cowboy who's having a bad hair day.
(f) The secret key that unlocks the door to multimillion dollar contract
negotiations.
You can take your pick, of course, but in the recent case of broadcaster
Don Imus and the Rutgers women's basketball team, the alternate meanings
are certainly worth pondering.
While there's no doubt that the comment from Imus was inappropriate in a
social context and completely inept as an attempt at humor, what has
really been most interesting is seeing the huge amount of commentary
that the incident has generated.
There have of course been discussions of freedom of speech and
censorship of the airwaves. There have been probing ruminations on the
extent of racism in America. There have been expressions of confusion
and concern about the incongruity of an on-air personality who
simultaneously scales new heights of crudeness and insensitivity while
providing a thought-provoking venue for serious intellectual discussion
and political debate.
What has been strangely missing in all of the discussion, however, has
been a thoughtful examination of the money potential involved. Of course
it was a threatened boycott and the fearful responses of advertisers
that ultimately knocked Don Imus off the air. But after his firing, the
lawyers have been quick to rush in, and there is little doubt that some
new and even more interesting contract arrangement will soon be on its
way, whether it puts the I-Man on satellite radio, on an Internet RSS
feed, or on some other yet-to-be-revealed medium. The financial
potential in this whole affair is staggering, and given the overreaction
to the original incident, it wouldn't be too surprising to discover
eventually that at least some of the hoopla we have been exposed to in
the past ten days has been a deliberate set-up, to help create an
environment for an even more lucrative arrangement in the future.
From an astrological perspective, the Imus episode provided a great
illustration of the power of the Transneptunian factors at work. Even
these are considered "hypothetical planets," they can still have a
profound effect. When Don Imus had his contract cancelled by CBS,
transiting Mars was equal to the Uranus/Admetos midpoint, indicating a
"surprising break-off of an activity" and "suppression" in a situation
characterized by "shock and commotion." Don Imus' natal Hades (he was
born July 23, 1940) is also equal that same Uranus/Admetos midpoint, so
the firing put him in "surprisingly sudden great need and
want"--temporarily, at least. Stay tuned.
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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 that may be of interest.
*****
THE WEEK AHEAD IN EARNINGS
With earnings season in full swing, there enough reporting action going
on to move the direction of the entire market. This week we should be
getting earnings announcements from Citigroup Inc. (C), Eaton (ETN), Eli
Lilly (LLY), Mattel (MAT), W.W. Grainger (GWW), Wachovia Corporation
(WB), Comerica Incorporated (CMA), CSX (CSX), Dow Jones and Company Inc.
(DJ), EMC Corporation (EMC), Intel Corporation (INTC), International
Business Machines (IBM), Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), KeyCorp (KEY),
Linear Technology (LLC), M and T Bank Corporation (MTB), Marshall and
Ilsley (MI), Mellon Financial Corporation (MEL), Northern Trust (NTRS),
Regions Financial Corporation (RF), State Street Corporation (STT),
SunTrust (STI), U.S. Bancorp (USB), Washington Mutual (WM), Wells Fargo
and Company (WFC), Yahoo, Inc. (YHOO), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), CIT
Group (CIT), Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (CBH), E*TRADE Financial Corporation
(ETFC), eBay (EBAY), First Horizon National Corporation (FHN), Gilead
Sciences (GILD), Illinois Tool works Inc. (ITW), IMS Health (RX), J.P.
Morgan Chase and Company (JPM), Kraft Foods (KFT), Motorola Inc. (MOT),
Novellus Systems, Inc. (NVLS), PNC Financial Services Group (PNC),
Sovereign Bancorp (SOV), Stryker (SYK), Teradyne Inc. (TER), The
Allstate Corporation (ALL), The Bank of New York (BK), Torchmark (TMK),
Tribune (TRB), United Technologies (UTX), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD),
Altria Group, Inc. (MO), American Express Company (AXP), American
Standard (ASD), Bank of America Corporation (BAC), Baxter International
Inc. (BAX), BB+T Corporation (BBT), Briggs and Stratton Corporation
(BGG), Capital One Financial Corporation (COF), Cooper Industries Ltd.
(CBE), D.R. Horton (DHI), Danaher (DHR), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB),
First Data (FDC), Gannett (GCI), Genuine Parts (GPC), Google (GOOG),
Harley-Davidson (HOG), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), International Game
Technology (IGT), Leggett and Platt (LEG), Marriott International (MAR),
Merck and Company, Inc. (MRK), Merrill Lynch (MER), Molex Inc. (MOLX),
Noble Corporation (NE), Nucor (NUE), Peabody Energy Corporation (BTU),
PPG Industries (PPG), Quest Diagnostics (DGX), Robert Half International
(RHI), Schering-Plough (SGP), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), Southwest Airlines
(LUV), St. Jude Medical, Inc. (STJ), Supervalu Inc. (SVU), Textron Inc.
(TXT), The Hershey Company (HSY), he New York Times Company (NYT), Union
Pacific (UNP), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), Wyeth (WYE), Zions Bancorp
(ZION), Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), Honeywell (HON), McDonald's Corporation
(MCD), Schlumberger (SLB), and Xerox Corporation (XRX).
THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR
The economic reports scheduled for this week include the Empire State
Manufacturing Survey, Retail Sales, Treasury International Capital,
Business Inventories, Housing Market Index, ICSC-UBS Store Sales, the
Consumer Price Index, Housing Starts, Industrial Production, the State
Street Investor Confidence Index, MBA Purchase Applications, the EIA
Petroleum Status Report, the EIA Natural Gas Report, the Philadelphia
Fed Survey, Jobless Claims, the Conference Board Leading Indicators, and
the Money Supply.
That's a lot of numbers to watch, and with a hefty dose of earnings this
week, there will be plenty to keep the market pundits pontificating. To
top things off, Monday will also bring presentations by St. Louis
Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole, who will be in Brussels to
talk to the American European Community Association about trade
imbalances, and by Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles
Plosser, who will be at Drexel University to open the Global
Interdependence Center's 25th Annual Monetary and Trade Conference. On
Tuesday Plosser goes to Cherry Hill, New Jersey to speak about the U.S.
economic outlook at Rutgers University, while New York Federal Reserve
Bank President Timothy Geithner will be giving the keynote speech at the
conference on the Euro and the Dollar in New York. Then on Thursday San
Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen will go to Los
angeles to talk to a minority economic development conference.
ASTROLOGICAL DYNAMICS
The trading week ahead of us bears some interesting resemblances to the
week we have just completed. Once again there are astrological factors
kicking off the week which suggest a positive trend for stock prices,
followed by some fairly negative indicators in the middle of the week,
and finally a good shot at renewed enthusiasm for equities prior to
Friday's closing bell. On balance, I expect to see higher weekly prices
for the major market averages, based on the week's trading taken as a
whole, with enough positive energy to outweigh any negative turns the
market takes.
One of the strongest indicators of a positive start to the week is the
opposition of transiting Saturn to the transiting Mercury/Pluto
midpoint. In the past this has been a very consistent signal of
short-term surges in stock prices, especially for the smaller-cap
issues. On Monday this positive energy gets considerable help from the
waxing trine of Mars to Poseidon and from the opposition of heliocentric
Mercury to heliocentric Saturn. After the closing bell, however, the
Mercury/Zeus opposition is likely to create a moderating influence.
That consolidating dynamic may continue to hold sway on Tuesday morning,
in spite of the waning Venus/Saturn quintile, which is an aspect that
typically creates some strong upward price pressure. A Void-of-Course
Moon will kick in about an hour after Tuesday's opening bell and last
for a couple of hours, so there's a good excuse for avoiding a rush to
judgment then and to opt for an extended coffee break or an early lunch
instead.
The Mercury/Hades quintile on Wednesday morning is another indicator of
falling stock prices, and with another Void-of-Course Moon Thursday
morning followed by the Saturn station, we just might see a significant
pullback underway.
On Friday, though, the Sun moves into Taurus, and that positive energy
will be significantly augmented by the Venus/Zeus trine. So I suspect we
will see a strong finish to the trading week, with a good possibility
for an overall gain in stocks.
Throughout this week I will be tracking geocentric fifth-harmonic
planetary lines (G,72,N,-2) for the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn,
Pluto, Chiron, Hades,and Admetos, using the Fibonacci/Galactic Trader
software from P.A.S. to follow the active planetary support and
resistance in real time.
Have a great week!
*****
SPIRITUAL FOCUS FOR THE WEEK
Many of history's most successful traders have clearly understood that
emotional equilibrium is the key to effective trading. Through Practical
Spiritual Astrology we have an opportunity to restore inner harmony,
enhance emotional balance, and make wiser choices in the markets.
At the time of the New Moon we have a chance to reflect calmly and
soberly on all the ways we can improve ourselves as creative expressions
of Infinite Intelligence. It is only when we embrace complete personal
responsibility for all our circumstances that we can experience true
freedom in the midst of the social conventions and constraints that
surround us.
"'Oh,' she says, 'well, you're not a poor man. You know, why don't you
go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet?' And
so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm
going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one
envelope. I meet a lot of people. And, see some great looking babes. And
a fire engine goes by. And I give them the thumbs up. And, and ask a
woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the
story is, we're here on Earth to fart around." -- the late Kurt
Vonnegut, at age 82, about telling his wife that he was going out to buy
an envelope
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 notable exception of Tokyo, stocks were up across the board
last week. While the gains were a bit more modest than most of the
increases seen in recent weeks, it was nevertheless a solid picture of
the desire to remain in equities, as expressed by a diverse group of
traders and investors.
Dow Jones Industrial Average -- up 0.41%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- up 2.40%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- down 0.02%
S+P 500 -- up 0.63%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- up 0.83%
Russell 2000 -- up 0.74%
London FTSE-100 -- up 1.02%
Paris CAC-40 -- up 0.84%
Frankfurt DAX -- up 1.58%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- up 1.00%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- down 0.73%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- up 0.65%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 0.83%
*****
U.S. EQUITY TRENDS
The overall outlook for U.S. stocks remains bullish. Although the
trading momentum has been slowing and 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.
For the S+P 500 we 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 -- While the long-term outlook for Gold remains quite bullish, we
continue to contend with some choppy indicators in the current market.
The astrological outlook this week suggests rising prices during the
first part of the week, with a retracement getting underway as the
trading week draws to a close.
SILVER -- Trading for Silver has flattened out considerably in the past
week, but overall outlook remains bullish, essentially reflecting the
shine in Gold. Thanks to the impact of transiting Pluto forming a
sextile to the transiting Mars/Neptune midpoint, however, we may see a
pull-back in Silver getting underway by mid-week.
*****
FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO
POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: ATK, HRH,
IDXX, MW, TEX.
We closed five positions during the previous week, with two winners and
three losers bringing us a net loss of $881.00.
We sold 200 shares of Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) at 88.77 on
04/11/07, taking a loss of $82.00 (a 0.46% loss in 12 trading days).
We sold 200 shares of Hilb Rogal and Hobbs Company (HRH) at 48.91 on
04/11/07, taking a profit of $10.00 (a 0.10% gain in 7 trading days).
We sold 200 shares of Idexx Laboratories Inc. (IDXX) at 87.00 on
04/11/07, taking a profit of $78.00 (a 0.45% gain in 16 trading days).
We sold 200 shares of Men's Wearhouse, Inc. (MW) at 43.38 on 04/12/07,
taking a loss of $744.00 (a 7.98% loss in 4 trading days).
We bought to cover 100 shares of Terex Corporation (TEX) at 73.36 on
04/12/07, taking a loss of $143.00 (a 1.99% loss in 4 trading days).
*****
POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS
WEEK:
CBG, CAM, CTSH.
We added two long positions and one short position to the Model
Portfolio last week.
We bought 300 shares of CB Richard Ellis Services (CBG) at 34.08 on
04/09/07, with an initial stop set at 30.80.
We sold short 100 shares of Cameron International Corporation (CAM) at
64.68 on 04/10/07, with an initial buy stop set at 66.75.
We bought 100 shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class
A (CTSH) at 87.19 on 04/13/07, with an initial stop set at 84.25.
****
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY
So far this year we have had a total of 45 completed trades, with 14
winners and 31 losers bringing us a total net loss of $913.00. The
largest profit for a single trade has been $2,775.00, with our winners
averaging $506.00; the largest single-trade loss has been $744.00, with
our losers averaging $262.52. The overall average loss per trade has
been $20.29, and the mean duration of our trades has been 10.5 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
Alcon Inc. (ACL) -- bought 100 shares at 123.44 on 03/02/07; currently
138.15. Raise stop to 135.75.
Amphenol Corporation (APH) -- bought 200 pre-split shares at 64.47 on
03/30/07; currently 400 shares at 33.80. Raise stop to 32.90.
Cameron International Corporation (CAM) -- sold short 100 shares at
64.68 on 04/10/07; currently 65.37. Lower buy stop to 66.45.
CB Richard Ellis Services (CBG) -- bought 300 shares at 34.08 on
04/09/07; currently 33.42. Raise stop to 33.05.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A -- bought 200 shares
(CTSH) at 87.19 on 04/13/07; currently 87.38. Raise stop to 84.60.
VF Corporation (VFC) -- bought 200 shares at 81.18 on 03/19/07;
currently 85.32. Raise stop to 83.78.
*****
MARKET SECTOR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Railroads; Recreational Goods; Long-Term Care Facilities; Technical
Services; Heavy Construction.
WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Advertising Agencies; Toy and Hobby Stores; General Entertainment; Major
Auto Manufacturers; Pollution and Treatment Controls.
*****
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 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 EDT
April 16
Venus square 08/28/07 Lunar Eclipse point 00:09 EDT
Sun contraparallel Mars 01:23 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Jupiter 02:17 EDT
Mars trine Poseidon 03:18 EDT
Mars parallel Chiron 03:32 EDT
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Hades 03:48 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Jupiter 04:42 EDT
Heliocentric Saturn square Heliocentric Admetos 08:15 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Admetos 11:42 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Saturn 11:44 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Vulcanus 13:41 EDT
Mercury opposition Zeus 16:48 EDT
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Poseidon 17:27 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Apollon 18:49 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Cupido 19:51 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Zeus 20:14 EDT
Mercury opposition 10/03/05 Solar Eclipse point 20:25 EDT
Venus square 10/17/05 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 23:11 EDT
April 17
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Hades 00:25 EDT
Mars parallel Apollon 01:34 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Chiron 02:39 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 02:44 EDT
Venus quintile Saturn 04:56 EDT
Sun quintile Chiron 07:00 EDT
New Moon 07:36 EDT
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Mercury 07:40 EDT
Mars sesquiquadrate Vulcanus 07:43 EDT
Mercury conjunct 09/11/07 Solar Eclipse antiscion 08:45 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Pluto 08:46 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 10:26-12:11 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Pluto 11:52 EDT
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Saturn 16:07 EDT
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Uranus 18:07 EDT
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Vulcanus 20:00 EDT
April 18
Heliocentric Mercury enters Pisces 01:54 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Uranus 02:52 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Vulcanus 03:38 EDT
Mercury quintile Hades 08:32 EDT
Sun conjunct 02/21/08 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 08:52 EDT
Venus quincunx Poseidon 10:41 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Zeus 11:09 EDT
Sun in 24th Harmonic to Mercury 11:19 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Cupido 12:03 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 16:37 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Hades 20:51 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Kronos 20:57 EDT
Venus parallel Kronos 21:27 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon begins 22:29 EDT
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Jupiter 23:10 EDT
April 19
Mercury trine Cupido 00:55 EDT
Heliocentric Venus opposition Heliocentric Chiron 02:22 EDT
Sun trine Pluto 03:34 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Zeus 04:14 EDT
Mars quincunx Zeus 05:27 EDT
Venus semisquare Vulcanus 06:05 EDT
Mars sesquiquadrate Apollon 06:36 EDT
Uranus parallel True Lunar Node 07:04 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Neptune 07:59 EDT
Venus in 24th Harmonic to Admetos 08:15 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Zeus 08:40 EDT
Mercury opposition 09/07/06 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 09:32 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon ends 11:51 EDT
Mercury sextile Chiron 12:29 EDT
Sun sesquiquadrate Cupido 12:41 EDT
Mercury semisextile True Lunar Node 14:14 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Pluto 16:15 EDT
Saturn direct station 17:25 EDT
Heliocentric Mars square Heliocentric Poseidon 19:07 EDT
Hades trine Apollon 19:45 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Poseidon 23:09 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Mars 23:52 EDT
April 20
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Apollon 04:13 EDT
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Cupido 06:42 EDT
Sun enters Taurus 07:07 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 07:28 EDT
Mars quintile Pluto 08:43 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Pluto 09:41 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Vulcanus 09:43 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Uranus 11:32 EDT
Sun semisquare True Lunar Node 11:35 EDT
Venus trine Zeus 11:56 EDT
Venus sesquiquadrate Apollon 12:45 EDT
Chiron semisextile True Lunar Node 12:59 EDT
Venus in 24th Harmonic to Hades 13:08 EDT
Mercury semisextile Uranus 14:09 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Apollon 14:22 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Zeus 15:38 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Jupiter 21:07 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Chiron 21:40 EDT
April 21
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Admetos 01:09 EDT
Mercury trine Saturn 03:07 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Cupido 08:28 EDT
Mars quintile Admetos 09:53 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Uranus 11:19 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 11:51-13:50 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Uranus 14:01 EDT
True Lunar Node conjunct 09/07/06 Lunar Eclipse point 14:52 EDT
Mercury contraparallel True Lunar Node 17:50 EDT
Mercury trine Jupiter 18:36 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Uranus 19:18 EDT
April 22
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Venus 00:05 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 00:17 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Mercury 04:27 EDT
Venus crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 05:59 EDT
Mercury quintile Kronos 06:29 EDT
Heliocentric Jupiter sextile Heliocentric Chiron 08:41 EDT
Heliocentric Mars biquintile Heliocentric Kronos 09:40 EDT
Sun semisquare Uranus 13:51 EDT
Sun sextile Kronos 16:35 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Apollon 16:45 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Neptune 21:21 EDT
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STOCKS TO WATCH: CNQ, RES, THQI.
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNQ)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 07/31/2000; 09:30 a.m.
Ordinarily, with transiting Jupiter conjoining an angle in a First-Trade
horoscope, we expect to see a trading top, with lower stock prices soon
to follow. In the case of CNQ, however, Jupiter's stationary meeting
with the First-Trade IC is just one of several positive factors. Jupiter
also forms a semisquare with First-Trade Neptune and a semisquare with
First-Trade Poseidon, which can both enhance the speculative energy at
play for this issue. In the background transiting Pluto is forming an
opposition to First-Trade Kronos, a signal of transformations that can
bring higher status and new-found wealth. At the same time, transiting
Apollon is semisquare First-Trade Pluto and square the First-Trade True
Lunar Node, suggesting great possibilities for business expansion and
widening influence. And the cherry on the sundae is transiting Venus,
which is currently conjoining First-Trade Jupiter to make this stock a
delicious prospect for a long position. While we plan to add just such a
position to the Model Portfolio early in the trading week, we also
recognize the fact that these transits won't last forever, so we will
set an initial stop at 56.25 and then tighten it up as the trade gets
underway.
RPC Inc. (RES)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 06/11/1984; 10:00 a.m.
Transiting Jupiter has been stationary in opposition to the RES
First-Trade Venus recently, creating an astrological dynamic that has
done a wonderful job of bringing the price of this stock up. In fact,
RES is currently trading at its highest level in nearly a year, and
there seems to be very little getting in the way of even higher prices
to come, especially since oil and gas prices once again look like they
are headed for the Moon. On closer examination, however, it becomes
apparent that that Jupiter/Venus dynamic is about to run its course, and
once it's out of the way the impact of Saturn's station in conjunction
with the RES First-Trade Ascendant will start to be felt. That's almost
certain to start bringing the price of this stock back down to earth,
especially with transiting Kronos semisquare the First-Trade Ascendant,
transiting Hades sesquiquadrate First-Trade Saturn, and transiting
Uranus square First-Trade Kronos. Our plan here is to wait until
Thursday's Saturn station and then sell this stock short; our initial
buy stop will be set at 23.75.
THQ Inc. (THQI)
NASDAQ: optionable
First Trade Date: 08/01/1991; 09:30 a.m.
In this case transiting Jupiter is currently leaving its conjunction
with the THQI First-Trade IC and has started heading toward a semisquare
with First-Trade Saturn, hinting that this stock's flirtation with
record high prices may soon be coming to an end. Transiting Chiron is
square First-Trade Admetos, so the end of the ride could come with an
uncomfortable bump, but even if THQI starts to back off gradually,
transiting Saturn will be going direct and then will begin to close the
gap with First-Trade Jupiter, which it will conjoin in June. In other
words, the time is ripe for selling this stock short; we will do so
early in the trading week, with our initial buy stop set at 38.25.
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