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YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN
IN THIS ISSUE
Comment
A Market Pause?
Disappearing Oil Act
A Holiday's Forgotten Meaning
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: When I commented last week that it was
"time for the stock
market to take a breather," I didn't realize how literally a breather
would be needed in this part of the country. Here on the Gulf of Mexico
in Sarasota, Florida, I am about 300 miles from the Georgia state line
to the north, but during the past week the wildfires rampaging across
southern Georgia and northern Florida have sent a blanket of smoke all
the way down the Florida peninsula. For several days here the weather
has seemed to a persistent fog, but it only takes one whiff when you
step outside to remind you that it's definitely smoke. So I'm staying
indoors as much as possible, running the air conditioning constantly,
and have taken to staring out the window a lot. Right now, for example,
as I'm writing these words, it's about two hours before sunset, so the
Sun is still relatively high in the western sky, but it has the reddish
glow we typically see when it's just about ready to pop below the horizon.
The smoke has brought some negative health effects, of course, but it
has also forced intermittent closures of parts of highways I-10 and
I-75, and has disoriented some species of birds, which have been flying
into buildings. And in a weird kind of way, the confusion caused by the
noxious clouds is emblematic of the state of affairs in the stock market
as well. Day to day trading is seeing wider price swings, and new record
highs are promptly followed with sharp reversals to the downside. The
technical indicators have been disastrously unreliable, and even some of
the astrological signals have been confusing. So while I'm currently
seeing more tradable opportunities on the short side than on the long
side, I'm also contending with likely whipsaws and disquieting reversals.
BACKING OFF A BIT
Having said all that, I should note that the market's behavior did
essentially follow the pattern I forecast in last week's issue of this
newsletter. And, as I noted last week, we are quite likely now to see
some fairly intense corrective action get underway in the equities
markets. Even so, a downward move now may ultimately prove to be a good
buying opportunity, since it looks like the bullish tendencies in stocks
will continue to find expression over the next couple of months.
OIL? WHAT OIL?
The New York Times reported on Saturday that "Between 100,000
and 300,000 barrels a day of Iraq's declared oil production over the
past four years is unaccounted for and could have been siphoned off
through corruption or smuggling."
The Times noted that there are "several possible explanations for the
discrepancy, including the loss of oil through sabotage of pipelines and
inaccurate reporting of production in southern Iraq," and said that
"analysts outside the government agreed that such a large discrepancy
indicated that there was either a major smuggling operation in place or
that Iraq was incapable to generate accurate production figures."
But there could be another explanation, at least according to BBC
investigative reporter Greg Palast, the author of "Armed Madhouse".
Palast says that "A lot of intelligent folk believe Bush had a secret
plan to grab the oil fields of Iraq before the tanks rolled. That's
wrong. He had two plans. The plans conflict. There's the neo-con plan:
Privatize -- that is, sell off -- everything, 'especially the oil'
industry. That's a quote from the 101-page document which I learned was
written by the neo-cons. That didn't happen -- because a Jim Baker team
-- he's the lawyer for both Exxon and Saudi Arabia -- secretly wrote a
323-page plan that called for controlling the oil flow, not owning it.
The purpose was to limit the supply of oil from Iraq and keep prices
high. This would, 'enhance [Iraq's] relationship with OPEC' -- the oil
cartel. That's a quote from the document you're not supposed to see."
So, Palast adds, "the invasion was about limiting the flow of oil from
Iraq, keeping prices high, not grabbing the oil to bring prices down for
your SUV. The secret Baker plan is now the law in Iraq and prices are
over $50 a barrel. Mission accomplished."
REMEMBERING MOM
Amid all the flowers, greeting cards, and phone calls of this weekend's
Mother's Day holiday, it has been easy to forget the origin--and real
meaning--of the event. It was poet and social activist Julia Ward Howe
who first came up with the idea for Mother's Day.
Julia Ward Howe was perhaps best known for writing the "Battle Hymn of
the Republic" as a rallying song for the Union troops in the Civil War,
but it was in 1870, after she had witnessed the unbelievable carnage of
the American Civil War and after the Franco-Prussian war had gotten
underway, that she wrote the original Mother's Day proclamation, which
was essentially an antiwar document. It called upon the women of the
world to unite for peace, and planted the seed for what would eventually
become a national holiday.
After writing the proclamation, Howe had it translated into many
languages and spent the next two years of her life distributing it and
speaking to women leaders all over the world. In her book Reminiscences,
Howe wrote, "Why do not the mothers of mankind interfere in these
matters to prevent the waste of that human life of which they alone bear
and know the cost?" She devoted much of the next two years to this
cause, and began holding annual "Mother's Day" gatherings in Boston,
Massachusetts and elsewhere.
In 1907, thirty-seven years after the proclamation was written, women's
rights activist Anna Jarvis began campaigning for the establishment of a
nationally observed Mother1s Day holiday. And in 1914, four years after
Howe's death, President Woodrow Wilson declared Mother's Day as a
national holiday.
Here is the text of Julia Ward Howe's original Mother's Day Proclamation:
Arise, then, women of this day!
Arise, all women who have breasts,
Whether our baptism be of water or of tears!
Say firmly:
"We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies, Our
husbands will not come to us, reeking with carnage, for caresses and
applause. Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn All that we
have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience. We, the
women of one country, will be too tender of those of another country To
allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs."
From the bosom of the devastated Earth a voice goes up with our own.
It says: "Disarm! Disarm! The sword of murder is not the balance of
justice."
Blood does not wipe out dishonor, nor violence indicate possession.
As men have often forsaken the plough and the anvil at the summons of war,
Let women now leave all that may be left of home for a great and earnest
day of counsel.
Let them meet first, as women, to bewail and commemorate the dead.
Let them solemnly take counsel with each other as to the means
Whereby the great human family can live in peace,
Each bearing after his own time the sacred impress, not of Caesar,
But of God.
In the name of womanhood and humanity, I earnestly ask
That a general congress of women without limit of nationality
May be appointed and held at someplace deemed most convenient
And at the earliest period consistent with its objects,
To promote the alliance of the different nationalities,
The amicable settlement of international questions,
The great and general interests of peace.
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 earnings reports this week will come from Agilent
Technologies Inc. (A), Applied Materials (AMAT), Compuware Corporation
(CPWR), Home Depot Inc. (HD), The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX), Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc. (WMT), Deere and Company (DE), Federated Department Stores
Inc. (FD), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK), Intuit (INTU),
JCPenney (JCP), Kohl's (KSS), and Nordstrom (JWN).
THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR
The economic reports scheduled for this week include the Consumer Price
Index, the Empire State Manufacturing Survey, the Housing Market Index,
Treasury International Capital, ICSC-UBS Store Sales, Housing Starts,
MBA Purchase Applications, the EIA Petroleum Status Report, the EIA
Natural Gas Report, Industrial Production, the Philadelphia Fed Survey,
Jobless Claims, The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment report,
and the Money Supply.
It's a big week for jawboning by Federal Reserve officials. Dallas
Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher will be in Washington,
D.C. on Monday to speak to the U.S.-China Business Council. On Wednesday
he will be in Fort Worth, Texas, to speak about globalization at Texas
Christian University. On the same day Federal Reserve Governor Randall
Kroszner will be speaking at a conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina,
while the Atlanta Fed's financial markets conference on credit
derivatives in Sea Island, Georgia will bring in Federal Reserve
Governor Fredric Mishkin, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn,
Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Cathy Minehan, New York Federal
Reserve Bank President Timothy Geithner, and Philadelphia Federal
Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser. The headliner for the event,
however will be Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Shalom Bernanke; he will
also be in the spotlight on Thursday, when he goes to Chicago to talk
about the subprime mortgage market at the Chicago Fed's Bank Structure
conference.
ASTROLOGICAL DYNAMICS
Once again, the trading week begins on a positive note, with a
heliocentric Mercury/Vulcanus conjunction on Monday, followed by a
Sun/Admetos conjunction in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Both of
these are positive indicators for trading in large-cap stocks, and they
get some good reinforcement on Tuesday from the geocentric ingress of
Mars into Aries and the heliocentric ingress of Mercury into Leo.
In the predawn hours of Wednesday, however, the waning heliocentric
Mars/Admetos square is likely to trigger some downward pressure in the
markets. There's a New Moon on Wednesday afternoon, however, so any
pullback in prices may seem inconclusive by the end of the trading day.
That is especially likely to be true because of the Void-of-Course Moon
which kicks in about 30 minutes before the closing bell on Wednesday.
I'll be using that as a reason to close up shop early for the day's
trading activities
By Thursday, things start to get even more uncertain in the markets. The
heliocentric conjunction of Jupiter and Cupido a few hours prior to the
opening bell is likely to trigger some downward price pressure, but that
negative bias may be modified somewhat by the heliocentric
Mercury/Chiron opposition and the heliocentric Mars/Saturn opposition
which take place later in the day.
On Friday, the geocentric Mercury/Cupido opposition prior to the opening
bell adds another strong dose of negative potential to the market
action. As we move into the weekend, the conflicting signals continue:
the heliocentric ingress of Venus into Libra and the Chiron retrograde
station are both positive indicators for the following week, but the
Mercury/Jupiter opposition next Sunday, reinforces more negative
expectations.
Throughout this week I will be tracking heliocentric fourth-harmonic
planetary lines H,90,N,-2) for Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Cupido, Hades, Admetos, Apollon, Vulcanus, and the Earth, 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.
Sometimes the smallest insight, the faintest intention, and the tiniest
exertion are all that are needed to trigger the most compelling
transformations in our lives. When we align ourselves with the eternal
Principle of Least Action, the law of doing more with less, our power to
manifest abundance and to express enlightenment truly becomes boundless.
"Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen." -
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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
Markets around the world headed down last week, in harmony with the
Jupiter/Uranus dynamic at play in the heavens. Except for Tokyo, which
managed to post a gain for the week, prices in Asia lost more ground
than in Europe. In the U.S. it was only the Blue Chip issues that were
able to keep up any optimistic appearances.
Dow Jones Industrial Average -- up 0.46%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- down 0.10%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 0.06%
S+P 500 -- up 0.02%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- down 0.39%
Russell 2000 -- down 0.40%
London FTSE-100 -- down 0.58%
Paris CAC-40 -- down 0.30%
Frankfurt DAX -- down 0.50%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- up 0.02%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- up 0.91%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- down 1.79%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- down 0.54%
*****
U.S. EQUITY TRENDS
U.S. equities were severely shaken last week, but all of the major
averages stayed well within our underlying trend assumptions. In spite
of the upheaval on the trading floors and the nagging discomfort in the
minds of individual investors, all of our trend indicators for U.S.
stocks remain unchanged and consistently bullish.
The Russell 2000 lost fractionally last week, but continues to trade in
a bullish zone. The Russell 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.
Thursday's close for the S+P 500 at 1491 was enough get some attention
on Wall Street, but it was not enough to challenge our bullish
indicators. 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.
The NASDAQ also sold off sharply on Thursday, but it regained only a
part of its lost ground during the Friday trading session. 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 -- Right in line with expectation, Gold started to sell off last
week. As we previously suggested, this is setting up to be a good buying
opportunity. Even so, so caution is definitely in order here--we can
look for Gold prices to start the week to the upside, then resume the
recent pullback, and then finally move back into a more positive mode by
week's end. Traders without the stomach for short-term plays fraught
with potential whipsaws should sit on the sidelines at this point,
waiting for a clearer indication of a potential entry point on the long
side.
SILVER -- The signals for Silver are somewhat mixed at this point. I'm
expecting prices to continue to dip lower for most of this trading week,
but that's where the uncertainty begins. By the end of the week we will
be ready either for the beginning of a price pullback, or for another
fairly significant leg down with accelerating momentum. Trading caution
is definitely called for here for the time being, at least for
short-term positions, but by mid to late June we should see a
substantial rally underway.
*****
FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO
POSITION CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: PKD.
We closed one position during the previous week, with one loser bringing
us a net loss of $468.00.
We bought to cover 900 shares of Parker Drilling Company (PKD) at 11.27
on 05/07/07, taking a loss of $468.00 (a 4.84% loss in 4 trading days).
*****
POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING
THE PREVIOUS WEEK: JBX, MCHP, LTR, VSEA.
We added two long positions and two short positions to the Model
Portfolio last week.
We sold short 200 shares of Jack In The Box (JBX) at 70.53 on 05/07/07,
with an initial buy stop set at 72.00.
We bought 300 shares of Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP) at 40.96 on
05/07/07, with an initial stop set at 39.00.
We bought 300 shares of Loews Corporation (LTR) at 48.10 on 05/10/07,
with an initial stop set at 46.00.
We sold short 200 shares of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates
Inc. (VSEA) at 64.56 on 05/11/07, with an initial buy stop set at 71.25.
****
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY
So far this year we have had a total of 57 completed trades, with 21
winners and 36 losers bringing us a total net profit of $2,436.00. The
largest profit for a single trade has been $2,775.00, with our winners
averaging $538.10; the largest single-trade loss has been $744.00, with
our losers averaging $263.61. The overall average profit per trade has
been $42.74, 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
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNQ) -- bought 200 shares at 59.65 on
04/16/07; currently 63.60. Raise stop to 61.39.
Jack In The Box (JBX) -- sold short 200 shares at 70.53 on 05/07/07;
currently 71.24. Lower buy stop to 71.66.
Loews Corporation (LTR) -- bought 300 shares at 48.10 on 05/10/07;
currently 48.56. Raise stop to 47.74.
Lufkin Industries Inc. (LUFK) -- bought 200 shares at 64.67 on 05/04/07;
currently 63.74. Raise stop to 61.85.
Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP) -- bought 300 shares at 40.96 on
05/07/07; currently 40.76. Raise stop to 40.12.
RPC Inc. (RES) -- sold short 500 shares at 17.67 on 04/20/07; currently
16.92. Lower buy stop to 17.31.
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc. (VSEA) -- sold short 200
shares at 64.56 on 05/11/07; currently 64.50. Lower buy stop to 67.51.
*****
MARKET SECTOR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Aluminum; Heavy Construction' Nonmetallic Mineral Mining; Recreational
Goods; Residential REITs.
WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Wholesale Food; Multimedia and Graphics Software; Dairy Products;
Wholesale Medical Equipment; Music and Video 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.
May 13
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Mars 00:13 EDT
Mercury parallel Hades 01:21 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Uranus 03:40 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Mars 06:48 EDT
Venus square 03/14/06 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 06:49 EDT
Mars square Pluto 11:15 EDT
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Poseidon 11:54 EDT
Sun biquintile Pluto 11:54 EDT
Mercury square 08/28/07 Lunar Eclipse point 13:03 EDT
Venus crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 14:07 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Kronos 14:23 EDT
Mars in 24th Harmonic to True Lunar Node 16:18 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Jupiter 18:06 EDT
Jupiter biquintile Vulcanus 18:56 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Cupido 19:09 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Neptune 22:04 EDT
May 14
Chiron parallel Apollon 01:49 EDT
Mercury square 10/17/05 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 02:29 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Venus 06:41 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Mars 09:24 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Poseidon 10:49 EDT
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Mercury 11:35 EDT
Venus sesquiquadrate Neptune 12:12 EDT
Mercury quintile Saturn 12:18 EDT
Mars opposition 09/22/06 Solar Eclipse point 12:29 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 13:13 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Admetos 13:48 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Vulcanus 15:02 EDT
Sun sextile Vulcanus 16:28 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Saturn 17:45 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Apollon 18:19 EDT
Venus trine Poseidon 19:20 EDT
Mercury quincunx Poseidon 20:02 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 20:24-22:48 EDT
Mercury semisextile Venus 20:54 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Mars 21:28 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Hades 22:00 EDT
May 15
Sun conjunct Admetos 00:59 EDT
Heliocentric Earth opposition Heliocentric Admetos 01:07 EDT
Sun parallel Admetos 02:12 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Pluto 03:40 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Jupiter 06:49 EDT
Mercury parallel Kronos 07:01 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Cupido 07:25 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Zeus 07:29 EDT
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Vulcanus 08:43 EDT
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Admetos 08:58 EDT
Mars crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 10:06 EDT
Mars enters Aries 10:06 EDT
Mercury semisquare Vulcanus 12:33 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 13:28 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury enters Leo 14:11 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Uranus 16:04 EDT
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Admetos 16:53 EDT
Sun sesquiquadrate Zeus 17:37 EDT
Sun quincunx Apollon 18:44 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Venus 20:28 EDT
Venus square 03/29/06 Solar Eclipse point 22:41 EDT
May 16
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Saturn 00:02 EDT
Venus in 24th Harmonic to Vulcanus 01:07 EDT
Mercury trine Zeus 01:07 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Apollon 01:28 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Apollon 01:41 EDT
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Saturn 02:34 EDT
Heliocentric Mars square Heliocentric Admetos 02:58 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Kronos 03:19 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 03:25 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Pluto 04:28 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Apollon 04:53 EDT
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Zeus 04:58 EDT
Mars semisquare Chiron 07:31 EDT
Mars conjunct 09/22/06 Solar Eclipse antiscion 07:42 EDT
Sun in 24th Harmonic to Mercury 08:50 EDT
Venus semisquare Admetos 08:53 EDT
Sun quintile True Lunar Node 10:24 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Zeus 10:45 EDT
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Hades 10:59 EDT
Sun semisextile Hades 13:08 EDT
Heliocentric Mars quincunx Heliocentric Vulcanus 14:33 EDT
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Hades 14:55 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Admetos 15:19 EDT
New Moon 15:27 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 15:27-22:34 EDT
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Neptune 15:42 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Poseidon 21:44 EDT
Venus square Zeus 23:01 EDT
Venus biquintile Chiron 23:22 EDT
May 17
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Chiron 01:51 EDT
Mars biquintile Poseidon 03:23 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Hades 03:30 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Vulcanus 05:26 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Uranus 06:03 EDT
Heliocentric Jupiter conjunct Heliocentric Cupido 06:10 EDT
Mercury crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 06:43 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Saturn 08:40 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Zeus 09:54 EDT
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Pluto 11:42 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Hades 12:47 EDT
Venus square 10/03/05 Solar Eclipse point 13:07 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Chiron 16:03 EDT
Venus in 24th Harmonic to Hades 17:13 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 17:54 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Pluto 18:57 EDT
Mercury square 03/03/07 Lunar Eclipse point 20:02 EDT
Heliocentric Mars opposition Heliocentric Saturn 20:03 EDT
Mercury square True Lunar Node 21:08 EDT
Heliocentric Mars trine Heliocentric Apollon 21:20 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Apollon 21:58 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Venus 21:59 EDT
Mars opposition 03/18/07 Solar Eclipse antiscion 22:13 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Cupido 22:58 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Jupiter 23:12 EDT
Mercury biquintile Poseidon 23:44 EDT
May 18
Heliocentric Mars quintile Heliocentric Cupido 05:56 EDT
Mercury opposition Cupido 06:00 EDT
Heliocentric Mars sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Zeus 06:19 EDT
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Kronos 07:22 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Uranus 08:17 EDT
True Lunar Node opposition 03/03/07 Lunar Eclipse point 08:39 EDT
Heliocentric Mars quintile Heliocentric Jupiter 09:11 EDT
Venus square 09/11/07 Solar Eclipse antiscion 09:32 EDT
Mercury quintile Mars 14:33 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Pluto 14:35 EDT
Heliocentric Saturn sextile Heliocentric Apollon 19:45 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Kronos 20:17 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 20:57-23:38 EDT
Saturn contraparallel Pluto 21:16 EDT
Mars square Kronos 21:47 EDT
Mercury square 09/07/06 Lunar Eclipse point 23:36 EDT
May 19
Heliocentric Venus enters Libra 01:37 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Neptune 05:05 EDT
Mercury trine Chiron 07:48 EDT
Heliocentric Mars trine Heliocentric Hades 07:54 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 09:48 EDT
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Cupido 13:26 EDT
Sun quincunx Pluto 14:05 EDT
Mars in 24th Harmonic to Uranus 15:41 EDT
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Jupiter 18:09 EDT
Venus trine True Lunar Node 20:51 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Cupido 21:53 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Admetos 23:08 EDT
May 20
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 00:33 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Jupiter 01:00 EDT
Mercury opposition Jupiter 01:35 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Apollon 04:20 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Saturn 04:33 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Zeus 05:27 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Poseidon 06:09 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Hades 08:35 EDT
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Kronos 11:17 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Mars 12:02 EDT
Heliocentric Mars in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Chiron 13:41 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Pluto 15:16 EDT
Mars sesquiquadrate Saturn 16:41 EDT
Venus quincunx Cupido 17:42 EDT
Mercury square Uranus 19:30 EDT
Chiron retrograde station 21:49 EDT
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Mars 23:24 EDT
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STOCKS TO WATCH: DISH, KDN, VIVO, POT.
EchoStar Communications (DISH)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date: 06/21/995; 09:30 a.m.
With transiting Saturn currently crossing the DISH First-Trade
Ascendant, we have a classic setup for a brief price stabilization prior
to another leg upward for this stock. Soon after Saturn clears this spot
in the First-Trade horoscope, transiting Cupido will form an opposition
to First-Trade Venus, adding to the positive mix. Our plan is thus to
wait until late in the trading week and then add a long position in DISH
to the Model Portfolio. We will set our initial stop at 41.50.
Kaydon Corporation (KDN)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 06/22/1994; 09:30 a.m.
Transiting Saturn is closing in on the KDN First-Trade Ascendant, and
eventually we should see more positive price action for this stock. For
the time being, however, KDN is also having to content with the
transiting True Lunar Node conjoining First-Trade Saturn as well, so we
are looking for some fairly substantial downside action. Our plan is
sell KDN short early in the trading week; our initial buy stop will be
set at 49.30.
Meridian Bioscience Inc. (VIVO)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date: 07/29/1986; 09:30 a.m.
Retrograde Jupiter has just conjoined the VIVO First-Trade Uranus and is
currently moving over the First-Trade IC. This sets the stage for a
brief run-up in the price of this stock, which in turn paves the way for
a short trade. We plan to enter a short position in VIVO toward the end
of the trading week; our initial buy stop will be set at 31.25.
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 11/02/1989; 09:30 a.m.
This has been a high-flying stock in the past couple of months, and with
transiting Jupiter about to cross the First-Trade Ascendant, it's likely
that we'll see prices continue higher for another week or 10 days. Part
of the glamour in this situation could also come from transiting Neptune
conjoining the POT First-Trade True Lunar Node. At any rate the Jupiter
aspect will be done by the end of the May and the energy of the Neptune
aspect will dissipate by late June, so there isn't much to hold this
stock up past the short term. Our plan is thus to sell POT short late in
the trading week, with an initial buy stop set at 205.00.
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