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YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN
IN THIS ISSUE
Paying More at the Pump
Subprime Sadness
Articles for Cheney?
Bunnies Gone Wild
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 market continues to set new highs,
in spite of all rational
expectations to the contrary. The astrological action supports more
bullish expectations, at least for the short term, but it's increasingly
doubtful that this act of unnatural levitation can be sustained much
longer. I'm continuing to add some short positions in my trading, and am
locking in profits as my long trades get into the black.
MORE PAIN AT THE PUMP
It's now a virtual certainty that we will soon be seeing U.S. gasoline
prices topping $4 a gallon at the pump. With prices climbing at a pace
that hasn't been seen since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita knocked out a
third of the U.S. oil refining industry in 2005, there doesn't seem to
be an end in sight.
What's interesting, however, is the relative indifference to this trend
on the part of the gas-guzzling consumers. The SUVs continue to line up
at the service stations, and industry analysts say that gasoline
consumption is climbing twice as fast as last year and will continue to
accelerate when summer travel begins in late May. The buying public is
already taking $3 gas in stride, and there doesn't seem to be much of a
psychological barrier to the $4 mark, either, especially when it's time
to hit the road!
HOUSING HOUSE OF CARDS CONTINUES TO CRUMBLE
California is rapidly becoming the center of attention in the growing
subprime lending crisis. According to a newly-released report from
Goldman Sachs, of the top 12 metropolitan areas for subprime mortgage
lending in 2006, 10 were in California, with Stockton leading the list.
40% of home loans in that town last year were subprime. During the first
quarter of 2007, home foreclosures in California were nine times greater
than during the corresponding period in 2006.
The Goldman Sachs report predicted that home prices will fall still
further in California, and projected that Countrywide Financial,
America's largest independent mortgage lender, will soon be in serious
trouble, because nearly half of its $72 billion mortgage loan portfolio
outstanding is from California.
In the ten days since April 12, seven more mortgage lending institutions
have collapsed: Homefield Financial, Alt-A lender; Home 123 Mortgage,
subprime lender; Home Capital, Inc., online mortgage lender; Innovative
Mortgage Capital, subprime lender; Home Equity of America, second lien
mortgage lender; Opteum, Alt-A lender; and Mortgage Investment Lending
Associates, online lender. This raises to 62 the number of major U.S.
mortgage lenders that have collapsed since late 2006.
One of the hidden challenges in the collapse of the subprime mortgage
market is that the value of mutual fund portfolios will plunge as home
prices continue to fall. Mutual funds with heavy REIT exposure are
particularly vulnerable.
IS A CHENEY IMPEACHMENT IN THE WORKS?
There's an unconfirmed rumor going around Washington that Representative
Dennis Kucinich of Ohio plans to introduce articles of impeachment
against Vice President Dick Cheney this week, possibly on Wednesday,
April 25. The Congressman reportedly sent a "dear colleague" letter
recently to fellow Members of Congress, informing them of his plan to
introduce the articles of impeachment against the Vice President.
However, Kucinich postponed the plan in the wake of the killing of 32
students, faculty, and staff at Virginia Tech on Monday. If there's any
truth to the rumor, and Kucinich does in fact introduce impeachment
articles on Wednesday, that day's Mars conjunction with the True Lunar
Node virtually guarantees a significant fight.
ARE THERE RABBITS IN THE MARKET ROAD?
One of the news items that caught my attention this past week was the
story from Budapest about a Hungarian highway being blocked on Monday by
5000 rabbits after the truck that was carrying them collided with
another vehicle and overturned on the M1 highway, the main road between
the capitals of Hungary and Austria. About 500 rabbits were killed by
the accident, and the highway was closed for several hours, while about
4400 of the remaining bunnies were tracked down and captured. I'm not
exactly sure how the symbolism plays out here, but somehow this incident
seems weirdly descriptive of the current situation in the stock market.
As we roll merrily along toward a higher highs and increasing optimism,
the journey could be interrupted at any moment, and the obstructions
getting in the way of the positive trend may not be anything at all like
what we would ordinarily expect.
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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
There continues to be a steady stream of earnings announcements flooding
the markets this week. There will be far too many of them to track and
analyze individually, but it's nevertheless important to remember that
any positive or negative surprises can seriously alter the overall
direction of the stock market. The most noteworthy reports will come
from Altera Corporation (ALTR), Amgen (AMGN), Boston Scientific
Corporation (BSX), Chubb Corporation (CB), Equifax Inc. (EFX), Express
Scripts, Inc. (ESRX), Hasbro, Inc. (HAS), Juniper Networks (JNPR),
Kimberly Clark (KMB), L-3 Communications Holdings (LLL), Pactiv (PTV),
Plum Creek Timber (PCL), Rohm and Haas Company (ROH), Synovus Financial
Corporation (SNV), Texas Instruments (TXN), ACE Limited (ACE), Aflac
Incorporated (AFL), Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), Ameriprise Financial Inc.
(AMP), AT+T (T), Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY), BJ SVCS CO (BJS),
Boston Properties (BXP), Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNI),
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. (CHRW), C. R. Bard, Inc. (BCR), Chicago
Mercantile Exchange Holdings (CME), Coach Inc. (COH), DuPont (DD),
Ecolab Inc. (ECL), ENSCO International (ESV), Forest Laboratories, Inc.
(FRX), Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK), Lexmark International Inc. (LXK),
Lockheed Martin (LMT), Northrop Grumman (NOC), Occidental Petroleum
Corporation (OXY), Omnicom Group (OMC), PACCR (PCAR), Parker Hannifin
Corporation (PH), Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG), Rockwell Collins, Inc.
(COL), Sanmina-SCI Corporation (SANM), Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (SIAL),
Snap-On Incorporated (SNA), Sun Microsystems (SUNWQ), Tell Labs (TLB),
the McGraw Hill Companies (MHP), United States Steel Corporation (X), VF
Corporation (VFC), Waters Corporation (WAT), Western Union Company (WU),
Whirlpool Corporation (WHR), XL Capital Ltd. (XL), Air Products and
Chemicals Inc. (APD), Allegheny Technologies (ATI), Ambac Financial
Group (ABK), AmeriSourceBergen (ABC), Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
(BUD), Apple Inc. (AAPL), Ashland (ASH), Avalonbay Communities (AVB),
Avaya (AV), Baker Hughes Incorporated (BHI), Becton, Dickinson and
Company (BDX), Black and Decker Corporation (BDK), Citrix Systems
(CTXS), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), ConocoPhillips (COP), Constellation
Energy Group, Inc. (CEG), Corning (GLW), Dover Corporation (DOV), Embarq
Corporation (EQ), Exelon Corporation (EXC), Fidelity National
Corporation (FIS), Fiserv (FISV), Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold
(FCX), General Dynamics (GD), Genzyme Corporation (GENZ), Hess
Corporation (HES), Host Hotels and Resorts Inc. (HST), LSI Corporation
(LSI), Manor Care, Inc. (HCR), Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM),
Meredith Corporation (MDP), Moody's Corporation (MCO), Murphy Oil
Corporation (MUR). Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC), Pinnacle West
Capital Corporation (PNQW), PMC-Sierra, Inc. (PMCS), Praxair Inc. (PX),
Plute Home Inc. (PHM), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Questar Corporation (SR),
Raytheon (RTN), Reynolds American, Inc. (RAI), Ryder System, Inc. (R),
Sealed Air (SEE), Smith International Inc. (SII), Temple-Inland Inc.
(TIN), Terex Corporation (TEX), The Boeing Company (BA), E.W. Scripps
Company (SSP), The Stanley Works (SWK), Unisys (UIS), United Parcel
Service Inc. (UPS), Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (VAR), Weatherford
International (WFT), WellPoint, Inc. (WLP), Wendy's International (WEN),
Xcel Energy (XEL), Xilinx, Inc. (XLNX ), XTO Energy Inc. (XTO), 3M
Company (MMM), Aetna Inc. (AET), Allegheny Energy, Inc. (AYE), American
Electric Power (AEP), Apache Corporation (APA), AutoNation (AN), Ball
Corporation (BLL), Bemis Company, Inc. (BMS), Bristol-Myers Squibb
(BMY), Broadcom (BRCM), Brunswick Corporation (BC), Cardinal Health,
Inc. (CAH), Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CCE), Comcast Corporation
(CMCSA), CONSOL Energy (CNX), Convergys Corporation (CVG), Countrywide
Financial Corporation (CFC), Developers Diversified Realty Company
(DDR), Eastman Chemical Company (EMN), Entergy (ETR), ExxonMobil
Corporation (XOM), Federated Investors, Inc. (FII), Ford Motor Company
(F), Fortune Brands (FO), Franklin Resources (BEN), Goodrich Corporation
(GR), Halliburton Company (HAL), Harman International Industries (HAR),
Hartford Financial Services (HIG), Janus Capital Group Inc. (JNS),
KLA-Tencor (KLAC), Laboratory Corporation of America (LH), MBIA Inc.
(MBI), Microsoft (MSFT), Monster Worldwide (MNST), NCR Corporation
(NCR), Newell Rubbermaid (NWL), Newmont Mining Corporation (NEM), Office
Depot Inc. (ODP), PerkinElmer (PKI), Rockwell Automation (ROK), Safeway
Inc. (SWY), SanDisk Corporation (SNDK), Southern Company (SO), Starwood
Hotels and Resorts (HOT), The Dow Chemical Company (DOW), The Travelers
Companies, Inc. (TRV), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), UST Inc. (UST),
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), Zimmer Holdings Inc. (ZMH), Alltel
Corporation (AT), Chevron (CVX), Coventry Health Care, Inc. (CVH),
Cummins Inc. (CMI), Goodyear Tire and Rubber (GT), Ingersoll-Rand
Company, Ltd. (IR), ITT Corporation (ITT), Keyspan (KSE), National
Oilwell Varco (NOV), Nicor Inc. (GAS), Simon Property Group, Inc. (SPG),
and Waste Management (WMI).
THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR
The economic reports scheduled for this week include the Conference
Board Consumer Confidence numbers, ICSC-UBS Store Sales, Existing Home
Sales, MBA Purchase Applications, Durable Goods Orders, New Home Sales,
the EIA Petroleum Status Report, the EIA Natural Gas Report, the Help
Wanted Index, Jobless Claims, the Employment Cost Index, the GDP,
Consumer Sentiment, and the Money Supply. On Tuesday we will also get an
interest rate announcement from the Bank of Canada.
There's mercifully little jawboning by Fed officials going on this week.
The exception will be San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet
Yellen, who will be in New York on Thursday evening to talk to the Money
Marketeers of New York University about the prospects for the U.S. economy.
ASTROLOGICAL DYNAMICS
The trading week just ahead is dominated by the planetary interaction of
Mars, Jupiter, and Uranus. Jupiter and Uranus are currently in a square
aspect and transiting Mars is forming a square to Venus, which in turn
is in opposition to Jupiter, forming a stressful pattern known
astrologically as a T-square. As the week progresses, Mars will move
past the Venus square and then and conjoin transiting Uranus, so we get
a dynamic that suggests extreme volatility and big price swings in the
market. Mars, after all, is all about action, while Jupiter indicates
large-scale moves and Uranus brings surprises. The net result is that we
may see huge price variations in the equities markets as a matter of
course during most of the trading days this week, with plenty of
opportunities for treacherous whipsaws in short-term trading strategies.
Against this backdrop it's interesting to note the action of transiting
Venus this week as it activates the T-square pattern and forms other
planetary aspects on a day-to-day basis. The waxing Venus/Mars square in
the early morning hours of Monday is a solid indicator of upward price
action for large-cap stocks, and the Venus/Poseidon biquintile on Monday
afternoon can also be expected to bring prices up.
On Tuesday the Venus/Cupido opposition in the early morning hours sets
the stage for more positive price action, but with the heliocentric
Venus/Neptune opposition at the opening bell providing a slightly
moderating influence. Although Tuesday's trading may get off to a
sluggish start because of this aspect, my expectation is that we will
see a solid price run-up by the end of the day, with the waxing
Mars/Cupido square dominating the energy at the closing bell to add
another positive note.
The Venus action early Wednesday morning is a waxing trine to Chiron,
which is a strong indicator of positive price action as well. Wednesday
evening's conjunction of Mars with the True Lunar Node frames the
trading day, and provides yet another indication of strong positive
potential for stock prices. On Thursday the significant Venus action
doesn't come until nearly midnight, well after the trading day has
passed. The waxing Venus/Uranus Square then introduces the possibility
of some congested trading at the close of the week, but the overall bias
is still strongly positive. The heliocentric Mars/Chiron conjunction
early Thursday morning brings a positive bias to the trading that day as
well, but Thursday may be one of those days when the extra volatility
makes for some especially nervous trading--and some extraordinary
short-term opportunities!
Early Friday morning the heliocentric Venus/Saturn conjunction less than
an hour before Mercury's geocentric ingress into Taurus signals a
positive finish to the trading week, with the upward price pressure
likely to sustain itself well into the following week. This notion gets
some strong reinforcement from the geocentric Venus/Saturn waning
sextile at Friday's closing bell. The weekend brings a Venus/Jupiter
opposition and the exact Mars/Uranus conjunction, both indicators of yet
more positive prices to come as we move into the following week.
Throughout this week I will be tracking geocentric fourth-harmonic
planetary lines (G,90,N,-2) for Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus,
Cupido, and Apollon, 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.
In our most romantic notions of ultimate spiritual refinement, we may
imagine that all interpersonal barriers spontaneously disappear,
allowing us to merge completely with the minds and intentions of others.
Even so, as long as we continue to function on the material plane we
must actively use our most intelligent powers of discernment to energize
ourselves for more engaging and effective ways of uniting with our
companions on the spiritual journey.
"You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you
generously consent to share them." - William Blake
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
It was yet another bullish week for stocks around the globe, with new
record highs in Europe, Australia, and the U.S. The only holdout from
the buying frenzy was Singapore, where the Singapore Straits Times Index
posted a modest pullback from the previous week's record top.
Dow Jones Industrial Average -- up 2.77%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- up 3.39%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 2.03%
S+P 500 -- up 2.17%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- up 1.38%
Russell 2000 -- up 1.16%
London FTSE-100 -- up 0.38%
Paris CAC-40 -- up 2.58%
Frankfurt DAX -- up 1.81%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- up 1.04%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- up 0.51%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- up 1.11%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- down 0.38%
*****
U.S. EQUITY TRENDS
Last week's ebullience in U.S. stocks flipped the last of our bearish
indicators to the positive, so we now have buy signals in all time
frames for all the major market averages. While this doesn't mean that
it's safe to throw all caution to the winds, it does suggest that
there's still some wisdom in weighting the portfolio slightly to the
long side.
In other words, despite the overall congruence of the trend indicators,
there's still some reason for caution with U.S. stocks at this point. As
soon as further advances become a foregone conclusion, it's time to
start looking for a severe turn to the downside. So while we are trading
with the trend by adding greater weight to long positions, we are also
playing an increasingly dangerous game.
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 are now on an April 20 short-term buy
signal, an October 13 intermediate-term buy signal, and an October 13
long-term buy signal. A daily close below 2448 will flip our short-term
indicator back to the sell side, with a daily close below 2331 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 Bullish
RUSSELL 2000 -- Long-Term Bullish; Intermediate-Term Bullish; Short-Term
Bullish
*****
METAL MARKETS
GOLD -- With a little help from Saturn, Gold prices came down fairly
sharply on Thursday, fulfilling our forecast of "rising prices during
the first part of the week, with a retracement getting underway as the
trading week draws to a close." This week it looks like there will be a
real tug-of-war in the Gold pits during the early trading sessions, with
positive price action holding sway during the second half of the week.
SILVER -- Last week's prediction that "we may see a pull-back in Silver
getting underway by mid-week" proved to be exactly correct, with Silver
prices losing ground on Thursday and finishing the week down 0.78%. This
week, with the likelihood that the upcoming Mars/Uranus conjunction will
begin to make its influence felt early, we should see a resumption of a
solid upward trend for Silver, especially during the second half of the
trading week.
*****
FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO
POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: CAM, NFG.
We closed two positions during the previous week, with one winner and
one loser bringing us a net profit of $295.00.
We bought to cover 1000 shares of Cameron International Corporation
(CAM) at 66.41 on 04/17/07, taking a loss of $173.00 (a 2.67% loss in 5
trading days).
We sold 300 shares of National Fuel Gas Company (NFG) 45.58 on 04/19/07,
taking a profit of $468.00(a 3.54% gain in 12 trading days).
*****
POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: CNQ, THQI, RES.
We added two short positions and one long position to the Model
Portfolio last week.
We bought 200 shares of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNQ) at 59.65
on 04/16/07, with an initial stop set at 56.25.
We sold short 300 shares of THQ Inc. (THQI) at 36.33 on 04/16/07, with
an initial buy stop set at 38.25.
We sold short 500 shares of RPC Inc. (RES) at 17.67 on 04/20/07, with an
initial buy stop set at 23.75.
****
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY
So far this year we have had a total of 47 completed trades, with 15
winners and 32 losers bringing us a total net loss of $618.00. The
largest profit for a single trade has been $2,775.00, with our winners
averaging $503.47; the largest single-trade loss has been $744.00, with
our losers averaging $259.72. The overall average loss per trade has
been $13.15, and the mean duration of our trades has been 10.4 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
139.64. Raise stop to 135.95.
Amphenol Corporation (APH) -- bought 200 pre-split shares at 64.47 on
03/30/07; currently 400 shares at 36.17. Raise stop to 35.25.
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNQ) -- bought 200 shares at 59.65 on
04/16/07; currently 59.01. Raise stop to 57.60.
CB Richard Ellis Services (CBG) -- bought 300 shares at 34.08 on
04/09/07; currently 36.19. Raise stop to 35.50.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A (CTSH) -- bought 200
shares at 87.19 on 04/13/07; currently 88.21. Raise stop to 85.85.
RPC Inc. (RES) -- sold short 500 shares at 17.67 on 04/20/07; currently
17.81. Lower buy stop to 18.40.
THQ Inc. (THQI) -- sold short 300 shares at 36.33 on 04/16/07; currently
35.23. Lower buy stop to 35.95.
VF Corporation (VFC) -- bought 200 shares at 81.18 on 03/19/07;
currently 85.28. Raise stop to 84.40.
*****
MARKET SECTOR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Residential Construction; Mortgage Investment; Sporting Goods; Broadline
Semiconductors; Specialized Semiconductors.
WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Music and Video Stores; Semiconductor Memory Chips; Medical
Practitioners; Internet Information Providers; Savings and Loans.
*****
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 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
April 23
Mercury sextile Neptune 00:08 EDT
Venus square Mars 01:30 EDT
Venus square 03/03/07 Lunar Eclipse point 03:11 EDT
Mars opposition 03/03/07 Lunar Eclipse point 04:02 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 05:10-07:38 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Kronos 06:25 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Poseidon 11:01 EDT
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Kronos 11:36 EDT
Venus biquintile Poseidon 14:17 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Admetos 18:49 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 19:38 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Saturn 20:10 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Vulcanus 20:25 EDT
Mercury square Vulcanus 22:10 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Mars 23:25 EDT
April 24
Mercury semisextile Admetos 00:03 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Apollon 00:37 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Mars 00:47 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Venus 02:38 EDT
Venus opposition Cupido 03:37 EDT
True Lunar Node direct station 03:38 EDT
Mercury crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 03:39 EDT
Sun quintile Neptune 04:01 EDT
Mercury conjunct 10/17/05 Lunar Eclipse point 05:03 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Hades 05:13 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Chiron 07:31 EDT
Heliocentric Mars trine Heliocentric Zeus 08:12 EDT
Heliocentric Venus opposition Heliocentric Neptune 09:41 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Pluto 12:08 EDT
Sun sesquiquadrate Jupiter 15:16 EDT
Mercury opposition Apollon 15:22 EDT
Mars square Cupido 16:26 EDT
Mercury sextile Hades 16:53 EDT
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Mercury 17:15 EDT
Mercury opposition 08/28/07 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 18:34 EDT
Venus square True Lunar Node 20:40 EDT
Venus square 09/07/06 Lunar Eclipse point 22:23 EDT
April 25
Heliocentric Mercury enters Aries 01:46 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Uranus 02:56 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Saturn 03:12 EDT
Venus trine Chiron 03:19 EDT
Heliocentric Saturn semisextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 06:48 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Poseidon 09:19 EDT
Heliocentric Mars sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Hades 09:37 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Kronos 17:21 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 17:34 EDT
Mars conjunct True Lunar Node 18:41 EDT
Mercury quintile Chiron 19:47 EDT
Mars conjunct 09/07/06 Lunar Eclipse point 20:47 EDT
April 26
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Neptune 02:25 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 03:01-05:24 EDT
Heliocentric Mars conjunct Heliocentric Chiron 03:34 EDT
Mercury conjunct 02/21/08 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 05:02 EDT
Mars semisextile Chiron 05:06 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Apollon 06:15 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Mercury 06:40 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Chiron 10:06 EDT
Mercury trine Pluto 13:05 EDT
Heliocentric Mars sextile Heliocentric Jupiter 14:05 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Poseidon 14:44 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Cupido 17:14 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Saturn 19:17 EDT
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Admetos 21:10 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Admetos 21:49 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Venus 22:08 EDT
Venus in 24th Harmonic to Kronos 22:33 EDT
Venus square Uranus 23:20 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Saturn 23:33 EDT
April 27
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 01:42 EDT
Heliocentric Venus conjunct Heliocentric Saturn 02:37 EDT
Mercury enters Taurus 03:14 EDT
Mercury semisquare True Lunar Node 03:39 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Zeus 04:11 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Chiron 09:37 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Jupiter 11:10 EDT
True Lunar Node retrograde station 11:15 EDT
Heliocentric Mars semisquare Heliocentric Pluto 13:08 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Venus 13:09 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Apollon 13:36 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Mars 13:42 EDT
Venus sextile Saturn 16:07 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Zeus 16:57 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 17:25 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Cupido 18:04 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Poseidon 19:29 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Hades 21:19 EDT
Mercury semisquare Mars 22:48 EDT
Heliocentric Earth conjunct Heliocentric Poseidon 23:44 EDT
Sun opposition Poseidon 23:52 EDT
April 28
Sun contraparallel Poseidon 00:35 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Hades 02:43 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Uranus 03:13 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 03:14-05:45 EDT
Venus square 09/11/07 Solar Eclipse point 04:08 EDT
Mercury sextile Kronos 07:05 EDT
Mercury semisquare Uranus 08:01 EDT
Venus opposition Jupiter 08:43 EDT
Sun biquintile Cupido 15:06 EDT
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Pluto 22:33 EDT
Venus square 10/03/05 Solar Eclipse antiscion 23:29 EDT
Mercury quintile Neptune 23:53 EDT
April 29
Mars conjunct Uranus 00:36 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Neptune 00:39 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Jupiter 01:04 EDT
Heliocentric Mars sextile Heliocentric Cupido 02:09 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Kronos 05:45 EDT
Sun in 24th Harmonic to Admetos 07:26 EDT
Sun contraparallel Neptune 09:48 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Chiron 16:18 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 18:08 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Admetos 18:26 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Vulcanus 19:46 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Saturn 20:27 EDT
Mercury semisquare Venus 21:32 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Apollon 23:17 EDT
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STOCKS TO WATCH: ETN, ITRI, PCG.
Each of the three stocks under consideration this week has transiting
Jupiter conjoining an angle in its First-Trade horoscope, but each has
other unique factors at work that dictate different trading strategies.
Ordinarily, when this particular planetary transit is in effect, we
expect to see a trading top, with lower stock prices soon to follow. The
basic question is, do we take advantage of the upward momentum provided
by Jupiter to scalp a short-term profit on the long side, or is it more
appropriate to position ourselves on the short side to gain the benefit
of falling prices later on?
Eaton Corporation (ETN)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 07/24/1923; 10:00 a.m.
ETN has transiting Jupiter moving retrograde toward its First-Trade IC,
but this is only part of the story. This stock is currently going
through a Uranus return, an event that occurs once every 84 years. In
this case, the current conjunction of transiting Uranus to First-Trade
Uranus is the first in a series of three such passages, with the others
coming in August and next February. To complicate matters even further,
ETN has transiting Saturn conjoining its First-Trade conjunction of
Neptune and Cupido, and transiting Kronos is forming a square to
First-Trade Hades and a semi-square to First-Trade Cupido as well. The
crowning blow is the current passage of transiting Mercury in a
conjunction with First-Trade Chiron, hinting that current communications
about the company may not put this stock in the best possible light as
far as investors are concerned. The net result is that ETN is a strong
candidate for a short sale, and since it has already pulled back
slightly from last Monday's record high, we are ready to enter a short
position immediately. Our initial buy stop will be set at 89.00.
Itron Inc. (ITRI)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date: 11/05/1993; 09:30 a.m.
Transiting Jupiter is getting ready to conjoin the ITRI First-Trade
Ascendant, with transiting Neptune moving leisurely toward a conjunction
with First-Trade Saturn. Neptune is well within orb for this
conjunction, but this aspect won't be exact for another year, so we feel
reasonably comfortable in assuming that it will have little adverse
effect on a long position, at least for a short-term play. In fact, it's
reasonable to expect a further price run-up to get some solid support at
this time, since transiting Apollon is conjoining First-Trade Venus and
transiting Zeus is semisquare First-Trade Pluto. Our plan is thus to
enter a long position in ITRI immediately, with an initial stop set at
66.00.
PG+E Corporation (PCG)
NYSE: optionable
First Trade Date: 07/24/1919; 10:00 a.m.
This stock presents a much more straightforward scenario. Retrograde
Jupiter is currently applying to a conjunction with the PCG First-Trade
IC, against the backdrop of transiting Hades conjoining the PCG
First-Trade Moon. Early this week, however, the transiting Sun conjoins
the PCG First-Trade Kronos, so we expect the Jupiter transit to pick up
some extra energy. We will add a long position in this stock to the
Model Portfolio early in the trading week, with our initial stop set at
49.25.
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