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YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN
IN THIS ISSUE
Comment
Bull Food
Unified Currency
An End To 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: On the surface, it looks like a simple
story of the Saturn
cycle at work. One of the tenets of natal astrology is that the passage
of Saturn through the zodiac, a process which takes a little less than
30 years, is an indicator of success and prominence when it is
superimposed over an individual's natal horoscope. When Saturn crosses
the nadir in a natal chart, it indicates a period of consolidating
energies, but when the planet crosses the Midheaven and passes through a
natal tenth house, a time of gain, acclaim, and power occurs.
I'll be the first to admit that this understanding of the Saturn cycle
grossly oversimplifies the complexities of planetary cycles and their
impact on our lives and experiences. I also know that on theoretical
grounds it's perhaps a bit of a stretch to transpose this lore from
natal astrology to the realm of market astrology and astro-trading, but
there are times when the correlation is just too striking. For example,
take the news from this past week that Toyota has now unseated General
Motors as the world's largest manufacturer of automobiles. Toyota sold
2.35 million vehicles during the first quarter of the year, while GM
sold just 2.26 million cars and trucks.
GM's troubles have been quite evident for quite some time now. Its stock
hit a peak in 2000, just before Saturn crossed over the nadir in its
First-Trade horoscope (December 20, 1916, 10:00 a.m. NYC). Since that
time the company has struggled on the verge of bankruptcy, and it's
obviously still not out of the woods yet, with another 8 long years to
go before transiting Saturn reaches its First-Trade Midheaven.
A glance at the First-Trade chart for Toyota, however (September 29,
1999, 9:30 a.m. NYC), reveals a very different picture. Saturn recently
crossed the First-Trade Midheaven, and has just resumed direct motion in
the TM First-Trade tenth house. In contrast to GM, Toyota's stock has
done well in recent years, and in 2006 it passed the top it had set in
2000.
Of course I don't expect to see General Motors executives talking about
the adverse effects of the Saturn cycle as they comment on Toyota taking
over the company's long-held position as king of the mountain. Most
likely, we'll soon see American auto makers moaning about the rising
cost of gasoline as the latest scapegoat in the saga of sagging
productivity. But even so, it's nice to know that there is at least some
evidence of powerful astro-cycles at work behind the scenes.
WHO'S BEEN FEEDING THE BULLS?
The U.S. economy continues to show increasing weakness, and there are
many geopolitical factors that I would ordinarily expect to bring the
stock market down-- the news about Toyota and General Motors, the
gutting of the real estate market, the trend toward rising taxes, the
Federal Reserve's continuing bias toward tight money, the fact that the
Democrats are now in power in Washington, the escalating crisis in
consumer debt, and of course the extremely grim GDP numbers released
last week, showing that the economy is in the worst shape it has seen in
the last 4 years.
In recent weeks my analysis has repeatedly shown a number of relatively
weak astrological factors at work adding some generally positive
expectations to my assessment of market trends. Even so, I've been
surprised by the strength of the ongoing rally, since there are so many
fundamentals that would suggest a trend in the opposite direction. So
I've begun to suspect that there's more than just astrology in the mix
when, in the face of several brief market sell-offs, vast amounts of
capital have suddenly been pumped into equities to fuel another upward
leg in the rally.
Where's the money coming from? The Federal Reserve is doing its bit, of
course, and the printing presses are apparently running day and night.
But the real story, or at least a big part of it, may have its origins
far, far away from Wall Street--in the city that is the home to world's
largest number of billionaires.
That city, surprisingly enough, is Moscow. Just 15 years ago, the city
didn't even have a single millionaire. But by 2004, Moscow had 33
billionaires, compared with the 31 in New York. Today, that number has
risen to at least 60.
The exact number of Moscow billionaires is not known, since many of them
are quite devoted to privacy. According to a recent BBC report, most of
this elite group of the ultra-rich secretly reside in luxurious walled
estates hidden in the forests just outside of Moscow. Not all of them
are public figures, but according to one estimate, just 36 of them now
control more than 25 percent of all of Russia's wealth.
The question is, if you're an ultra-rich, extremely secretive Russian,
where do you put your excess capital? After spending $20 million or so
on an ostentatious "cottage" outside of town, you've barely drained a
drop from your billionaire bucket. So it's time to go shopping on Wall
Street.
And what are Moscow's billionaires buying when they come to the U.S.
bourses? Apparently, just about everything in sight. There may, in fact,
already be hundreds of billions in the U.S. markets already, and there's
every reason to believe that there's a lot more where that came from.
So yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. And while his largess may not
protect the stock market from all conceivable downturns, it's certainly
doing a lot to turn the bulls into contented cows.
YES, WE HAVE NO AMEROS
Against the background of a rapidly plunging U.S. dollar, there has been
renewed discussion of the amero, the new currency proposed by Robert
Pastor, a vice chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations task force
that produced the report "Building a North American Union."
As a part of the ongoing debate, the vice president of a prominent
London investment firm went on U.S. television in recent months to push
for a move away from the dollar and into a unified North American currency.
In his interview on CNBC, Steve Previs of Jefferies International Ltd.,
noted that the so-called "amero," the coming North American currency
that is now in the planning stages, "will have a big impact on
everybody's life, in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico."
The aim of the new currency, which is to be shared by the three North
American countries, Previs said, is to create a "borderless community,
much like the European Union, with the U.S. dollar, the Canadian dollar
and the Mexican peso being replaced by the amero."
According to Previs, many Canadians are currently quite "upset" about
the amero. In the U.S., however, with the exception of Texas, people are
totally unaware of the amero or of the plans to integrate North America.
Previs told the television audience that most U.S. citizens are simply
"putting their head in the sand" as far as the plans are concerned.
When CNBC asked Previs whether he thought NAFTA was "working and doing
enough," he replied that he thought it had been, at least "until it
created a lot of illegal immigrants coming across the border. I don't
know. You get the pros and cons on NAFTA. For some people it is a good
thing, and for other people it has been a disaster."
In currency trading last week, the dollar reached a new multi-month low
against the euro, and has now definitively broken through the $1.33 per
euro technical resistance zone that had held since last December.
An in-depth amero analysis was published by the Fraser Institute in
1999. "The Case for the Amero: the Economics and Politics of a North
American Monetary Union" by Herbert G. Grubel, professor of economics
emeritus at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. The report is
available for download as a free PDF file at
http://oldfraser.lexi.net/publications/critical_issues/1999/amero/amero.pdf
from the Fraser Institute.
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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
The most noteworthy reports this week will come from Alberto-Culver
Company (ACV), Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC), Centex Corporation
(CTX), FPL Group (FPL), Genworth Financial, Inc. (GNW), Hercules (HPC),
Hilton Hotels Corporation (HLT), Humana Inc. (HUM), Kellogg Company (K),
Loews Corporation (LTR), National City (NCC), Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI),
RadioShack Corporation (RSH), SYSCO Corporation (SYY), The Principal
Financial Group (PFG), Tyson Foods (TSN), Verizon (VZ), Vulcan Materials
(VMC), Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (WWY), Affiliated Computer Services
(ACS), Allied Waste Industries Inc. (AW), Archer Daniels Midland Company
(ADM), Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Avon Products, Inc. (AVP),
Emerson Electric (EMR), EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG), Equity Residential
(EQR), Lincoln National (LNC), Liz Claiborne (LIZ), Marathon Oil
Corporation (MRO), Masco (MAS), Medco Health Solutions (MHS), MetLife
Inc. (MET), Procter and Gamble Company (PG), Qwest Communications (Q),
RR Donnelley (RRD), Safeco Corporation (SAF), TECO Energy Inc. (TE),
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. (WPI), Wyndham Worldwide (WYN), Yum! Brands
Inc. (YUM), Allergan (AGN), ASSURANT Inc. (AIZ), Biogen Idec Inc.
(BIIB), CIGNA (CI), Cincinnati Financial Corporation (CINF), Citizens
Communications Company (CZN), Clorox (CLX), Cognizant Technology
Solutions (CTSH), Devon Energy Corporation (DVN), Dominion Resources
Inc. (D), DTE Energy Company (DTE), JDSU (JDSU), Jones Apparel Group
Inc. (JNY), MeadWestvaco (MWV), Millipore Corporation (MIL), Prudential
Financial, Inc. (PRU), Rowan Companies, Inc. (DC), Sempra Energy (SRE),
Sprint Nextel Corporaion (S), Sunoco (SUN), Symantec (SYMC), Time Warner
Inc. (TWX), Transocean Inc. (RIG), UnumProvident Corporation (UNM),
VeriSign, Inc. (VERSN), Aon Corporation (AOC), Bebe Stores (BEBE), CBS
CORP New (CBS), Celgene Corporation (CELG), CenturyTel, Inc. (CTL),
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK), CMS Energy Corporation (CMS), Dean
Foods (DF), Electronic Data Systems (EDS), FirstEnergy (FE), General
Motors Corporation (GM), InterActiveCorp (IACI), International Flavors
and Fragrances (IFF), International Paper Company (IP), KIMCO Realty
Corporation (KIM), Nabors Industries (NBR), NiSource (NI), OfficeMax
(OMX), PPL Corporation (PPL), Public Storage (PSA), QLogic (QLGC),
Starbucks (SBUX), The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL), Williams
Companies Inc. (WMB), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Eastman Kodak Company
(EK), PSEG (PEG), and Weyerhaeuser Company (WY).
THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR
The economic reports scheduled for this week include Personal Income and
Outlays, the National Association of Purchasing Managers Chicago report,
Construction Spending, Farm Prices, ICSC-UBS Store Sales, the ISM
Manufacturing Index, Pending Home Sales, Motor Vehicle Sales, MBA
Purchase Applications, Challenger Job-Cut Report, ADP Employment Report,
Factory Orders, the EIA Petroleum Status Report, the EIA Natural Gas
Report, the Monster Employment Index, Jobless Claims, Productivity and
Costs, the ISM Non-Manufacturing Survey, the Employment Situation, and
the Money Supply.
U.S. President George W. Bush will be in the economic spotlight on
Monday as he hosts German Chancellor and European Council President
Angela Merkel and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at
the annual U.S.-EU Summit, in Washington, D.C. Also on Monday, Federal
Reserve Chairman Ben Shalom Bernanke will be in Butte, Montana to talk
about free trade at the University of Montana. U.S. Treasury Secretary
Hank Paulson will be talking about the China Balance Sheet at a
conference in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, and New York Federal
Reserve Bank President Timothy Geithner will go to Montreal, Canada on
Friday to speak about the changing global economy at the Financial
Markets Association World Congress.
ASTROLOGICAL DYNAMICS
Once again we have a trading week that is dominated by essentially
positive astrological factors, but there are not as many of them as we
have seen in recent weeks. The Mars/Uranus conjunction early Sunday
morning sets the tone for the entire week, with positive prices to
follow. Monday's Mercury/Poseidon opposition and Wednesday's Full Moon
should also both contribute to positive price action, but the
Venus/Hades conjunction late Thursday is likely to introduce some
choppiness to the trading environment toward the end of the week. I thus
expect to see a week in which we get higher stock prices overall, but
one in which the possibility of a short-term correction will be making
itself increasingly clear before the trading action is finished and the
week draws to a close.
Throughout this week I will be tracking heliocentric fifth-harmonic
planetary lines H,72,N,-2) for Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus,
Neptune, Pluto, Chiron, Cupido, Zeus, Vulcanus, and Kronos, 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.
Nature always provides resources so abundant that our needs and desires
can be met without hesitation, but there are nevertheless times when it
is helpful for us to remind ourselves of that fact, especially when we
are in the presence of discord, contention, or confrontation. It's not
that any special action is required on our part; it is simply that we
can experience ever-greater and more enriching levels of fulfillment
when we increase the amount of gratitude we are willing to experience
and express.
"How wonderful it would be if we could help our children and
grandchildren to learn thanksgiving at an early age. Thanksgiving opens
the doors. It changes a child's personality. A child is resentful,
negative-- or thankful. Thankful children want to give, they radiate
happiness, they draw people." --Sir John Templeton
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 U.S. issues hitting record highs, there wasn't much attention paid
to other parts of the world last week, but there were growing signs of
softness in both Europe and Asia. Singapore, playing the contrarian role
as usual, reversed the Pacific trend and posted another new record top.
Dow Jones Industrial Average -- up 1.23%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- down 1.60%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 0.73%
S+P 500 -- up 0.65%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- up 1.22%
Russell 2000 -- up 0.10%
London FTSE-100 -- down 1.05%
Paris CAC-40 -- down 0.14%
Frankfurt DAX -- up 0.48%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- down 0.75%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- down 0.30%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- down 0.19%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 1.13%
*****
U.S. EQUITY TRENDS
With prices in U.S. equities continuing their surge last week, all of
our trend indicators remain unchanged.
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.
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 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.
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 -- In spite of last week's slight pull-back in gold prices, the
overall positive energy for the yellow metal is likely to resume this
week, with higher prices ahead. Even so, we are moving toward further
corrective action in Gold before the end of May.
SILVER -- During the coming week, as we move toward the opposition of
transiting Mars to the transiting Venus/Jupiter midpoint, we are likely
to see Silver prices pull back somewhat. Before the end of the second
week in May, however, the strength should return to the Silver market.
*****
FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO
POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: APH, CBG,
VFC.
We closed three positions during the previous week, with three winners
bringing us a net profit of $2,269.00.
We sold 400 shares of Amphenol Corporation (APH) at 35.25 on 04/23/07,
taking a profit of $1,206.00 (a 9.35% gain in 15 trading days).
We sold 300 shares of CB Richard Ellis Services (CBG) at 35.51 on
04/23/07, taking a profit of $429.00 (a 4.20% gain in 10 trading days).
We sold 200 shares of VF Corporation (VFC) at 84.35 on 04/24/07, taking
a profit of $634.00 (a 3.90% gain in 25 trading days).
*****
POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE
PREVIOUS WEEK: ETN, ITRI, PCG.
We added two long positions and one short position to the Model
Portfolio last week.
We sold short 100 shares of Eaton Corporation (ETN) at 87.87 on
04/23/07, with an initial buy stop set at 92.00.
We bought 200 shares of Itron Inc. (ITRI) at 70.72 on 04/23/07, with an
initial stop set at 66.00.
We bought 200 shares of PG+E Corporation (PGE) at 51.64 on 04/23/07,
with an initial stop set at 49.25.
****
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY
So far this year we have had a total of 50 completed trades, with 18
winners and 32 losers bringing us a total net profit of $1,651.00. The
largest profit for a single trade has been $2,775.00, with our winners
averaging $518.64; the largest single-trade loss has been $744.00, with
our losers averaging $259.72. The overall average profit per trade has
been $33.02, and the mean duration of our trades has been 10.8 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
138.19. Raise stop to 137.25.
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNQ) -- bought 200 shares at 59.65 on
04/16/07; currently 60.40. Raise stop to 58.85.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A (CTSH) -- bought 200
shares at 87.19 on 04/13/07; currently 90.62. Raise stop to 88.25.
Eaton Corporation (ETN) -- sold short 100 shares at 87.87 on 04/23/07;
currently 90.60. Lower buy stop to 91.52.
Itron Inc. (ITRI) -- bought 200 shares at 70.72 on 04/23/07; currently
71.04. Raise stop to 70.30.
PG+E Corporation (PGE) -- bought 200 shares at 51.64 on 04/23/07;
currently 51.13. Raise stop to 50.75.
RPC Inc. (RES) -- sold short 500 shares at 17.67 on 04/20/07; currently
17.54. Lower buy stop to 17.97.
THQ Inc. (THQI) -- sold short 300 shares at 36.33 on 04/16/07; currently
34.49. Lower buy stop to 34.90.
*****
MARKET SECTOR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Catalog and Mail Order Houses; Trucks and Other Vehicles; Education and
Training Services; Medical Practitioners; Appliances.
WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Major Airlines; Office Supplies; Dairy Products; Wholesale Drugs; Home
Improvement Stores.
*****
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 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
April 30
Mars quincunx Saturn 00:09 EDT
Mars parallel True Lunar Node 02:39 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Mars 02:55 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Hades 03:10 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Jupiter 07:38 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Pluto 09:03 EDT
Sun quincunx Zeus 09:49 EDT
Venus square 03/29/06 Solar Eclipse antiscion 12:09 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Cupido 13:11 EDT
Heliocentric Venus enters Virgo 13:59 EDT
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Apollon 16:07 EDT
Mars opposition 09/11/07 Solar Eclipse point 16:52 EDT
Mercury opposition Poseidon 17:11 EDT
Sun semisquare Hades 18:09 EDT
Mars square Jupiter 18:20 EDT
Mars biquintile Apollon 20:15 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury enters Taurus 20:26 EDT
Venus trine Neptune 21:33 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Uranus 21:41 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Zeus 21:46 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Venus 23:03 EDT
May 1
Mercury biquintile Cupido 00:02 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 04:07-06:41 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Neptune 04:56 EDT
Mars parallel Uranus 06:45 EDT
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Admetos 08:15 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Poseidon 08:42 EDT
Jupiter square 09/11/07 Solar Eclipse point 09:29 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Kronos 09:44 EDT
Venus sesquiquadrate Poseidon 10:05 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Hades 14:12 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 18:48 EDT
Mercury quincunx Zeus 19:44 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Neptune 21:11 EDT
Mars conjunct 10/03/05 Solar Eclipse antiscion 21:39 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Jupiter 22:18 EDT
Mercury semisquare Hades 23:56 EDT
May 2
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Cupido 03:06 EDT
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Chiron 03:41 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Poseidon 03:56 EDT
Sun quintile Vulcanus 04:49 EDT
Full Moon 06:09 EDT
Heliocentric Mars semisextile Heliocentric Uranus 07:27 EDT
Venus semisextile Vulcanus 09:56 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Admetos 10:08 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Kronos 12:10 EDT
Venus semisextile Admetos 15:03 EDT
Mercury quintile Vulcanus 15:25 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Zeus 15:37 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Hades 18:19 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Jupiter 20:22 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Chiron 20:33 EDT
Sun opposition 02/07/08 Solar Eclipse point 21:38 EDT
Mercury opposition 02/07/08 Solar Eclipse point 22:58 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Jupiter 23:17 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Vulcanus 23:36 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Pluto 23:48 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Pluto 23:49 EDT
Heliocentric Earth opposition Heliocentric Mercury 23:49 EDT
May 3
Sun conjunct Mercury 00:03 EDT
Venus square 03/14/06 Lunar Eclipse point 01:50 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 02:43-0:48 EDT
Mercury biquintile Jupiter 03:13 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Cupido 03:40 EDT
Sun biquintile Jupiter 06:46 EDT
Sun parallel Mercury 07:51 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Uranus 11:51 EDT
Venus trine Apollon 13:02 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Pluto 14:51 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Mars 15:06 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Zeus 15:54 EDT
Mercury quincunx Cupido 18:39 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 18:47 EDT
Venus conjunct Hades 21:06 EDT
Mercury sextile True Lunar Node 22:04 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Kronos 23:02 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Cupido 23:21 EDT
May 4
Mars opposition 03/29/06 Solar Eclipse antiscion 04:07 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Pluto 06:00 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Neptune 06:33 EDT
Sun sesquiquadrate Pluto 08:40 EDT
Mercury parallel Saturn 11:07 EDT
Mercury square Chiron 11:20 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Pluto 11:55 EDT
Mercury biquintile Zeus 14:13 EDT
Sun quincunx Cupido 17:03 EDT
Heliocentric Jupiter in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Pluto 17:30 EDT
Mars semisextile Neptune 19:31 EDT
Sun sextile True Lunar Node 20:50 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Admetos 22:14 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 23:26 EDT
May 5
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Saturn 00:45 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Apollon 02:35 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Zeus 03:29 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Poseidon 04:50 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Hades 06:06 EDT
Mercury semisquare Kronos 08:45 EDT
Mars sesquiquadrate Poseidon 11:16 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Uranus 11:19 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Pluto 11:26 EDT
Mercury square 02/07/08 Solar Eclipse point 11:40 EDT
Mercury sextile Uranus 11:53 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Hades 12:14 EDT
Mercury crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 14:38 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 17:47 EDT
Mercury square Saturn 18:55 EDT
Mercury quincunx Jupiter 19:20 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury enters Gemini 21:36 EDT
Sun contraparallel Pluto 21:50 EDT
True Lunar Node square Cupido 23:07 EDT
May 6
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Apollon 01:54 EDT
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Uranus 01:56 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 02:45-05:21 EDT
Jupiter trine Saturn 03:05 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Vulcanus 07:26 EDT
Sun square Chiron 07:27 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Kronos 09:43 EDT
Venus square 03/18/07 Solar Eclipse point 10:30 EDT
Sun parallel Saturn 10:57 EDT
Sun biquintile Zeus 12:32 EDT
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Saturn 13:10 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Apollon 19:22 EDT
Heliocentric Mars sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Kronos 19:25 EDT
Venus opposition Pluto 22:05 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Zeus 22:47 EDT
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STOCKS TO WATCH:
LUKF, PKD.Lufkin Industries Inc. (LUFK)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date: 11/05/1990; 09:30 a.m.
With transiting Jupiter about to conjoin its First-Trade Ascendant, this
stock is ready for a boost of positive energy. Jupiter transits to
First-Trade angles are typically associated with trading tops, but in
this case there's good reason to believe that the positive influence
will be sustained well past Jupiter's passage. To start with, the
Jupiter transit will be accompanied by Uranus simultaneously forming a
square to the First-Trade Ascendant, adding some extra energy to the mix
in early May. Later in the month transiting Jupiter will connect with
the First-Trade True Lunar Node in a semisquare aspect, setting the
stage for more positive connections for the company and the stock. In
the background we also get the resonating influence of two outer
planets: transiting Neptune is square First-Trade Mercury and semisquare
First-Trade Uranus, while transiting Poseidon is sesquiquadrate
First-Trade Kronos. This all adds up to a strongly energized and
extremely positive set of factors at work, so we're likely to see LUFK
break through resistance and begin moving back toward the highs it set
in April and May of last year. During the first part of this week,
however, it looks like there's a possibility of a pull-back in the price
of this stock; we plan to wait until near the end of the trading week
before entering a long position. Our initial stop will be set at 60.00.
Parker Drilling Company (PKD)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 10/29/1975; 10:00 a.m.
Like LUFK, PKD has transiting Jupiter getting ready to conjoin its
First-Trade Ascendant, but the similarity in these two situations
essentially ends there. As Jupiter and Uranus come together to activate
the PKD First-Trade Ascendant, they also activate First-Trade Saturn,
which receives a sesquiquadrate from each of the two transiting planets.
This configuration puts the brakes on for this stock in a hurry, and to
make matters worse, we also have transiting Admetos sesquiquadrate the
PKD First-Trade Midheaven (apathy and hardheartedness) and conjunct
First-Trade Hades (pessimism, aversion, great and deep sadness), with
transiting Zeus sesquiquadrate First-Trade Hades as well (strikes,
lock-outs, lack of productive behavior). In other words, this is
anything but a rosy picture, so we plan to sell this stock short early
in the trading week. Our initial buy stop will be set at 12.50.
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