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YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN
IN THIS ISSUE
Comment
Houses of Cards
Disco-Era Gas Lines
Is the BOE Ready?
Mete the Beatles
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: Even though we had a trading week shortened
by the Memorial Day
holiday, stocks returned to their bullish ways last week, with markets
around the world flirting with new highs. I expect to see more of the
same this week, in spite of the fact that the party could be spoiled at
any time by a serious bump in the economic picture or by a hint that
higher interest rates are on the way.
JUST HOW BAD IS THE HOUSING COLLAPSE?
At first blush, the news seemed cheery. The Commerce Department recently
reported that there had been a 16% one-month jump in the number of new
homes sold. But no sooner had that number been released when its
reliability began to be called into question, with even the National
Association of Homebuilders expressing public doubts about its accuracy.
Anyway, according to the report it was just the number of homes sold
that went up; the prices for homes sold continued to fall during the
same period.
Apparently not wanting to be left out of the picture, Federal Reserve
Chairman Ben Shalom Bernanke has been doing his best to gloss over the
impact of the collapse of the U.S. real estate market. But his
assumptions about property values are also suspect. For example, the
current estimates from the Fed and from the Commerce Department are that
declining home prices have resulted in the loss of between $75 billion
and $100 billion in market value, but the chances are good that those
estimates are far too small.
On May 24 the National Association of Realtors reported that there had
been a drop of existing home sales in April of 2.6% below the March
level, bringing the pace down to its lowest level since early 2003. This
was combined with a 1% decrease in the average prices of the existing
home sold. One day earlier, the Commerce Department had reported an 11%
drop from the previous year in the median price of the new homes being
sold. By combining these figures for new and existing home sales, and
weighting them based on their relative roles in the U.S. housing market,
a conservative conclusion is that the median price of all homes being
sold has dropped from about $228,000 to $221,000 in the last year. This
decline in nominal value of about 3% a year is unlike anything that has
been in U.S. real estate seen since the early 1930s.
Of course these numbers just reflect property that has been sold. If the
same decline in supposed value is applied to all American homes, whether
or not they are on the market, the total drop in estimated value is
somewhere in the neighborhood of $600 billion to $700 billion. Deduct
the value of the fully paid-off property, and there's still an impact on
home mortgage assets to the tune of $300 billion to $400 billion.
That's a lot of value that has disappeared into thin air. It's
especially significant since roughly 49% of the total assets in the U.S.
banking system are based on these mortgage values. And the rate of
erosion doesn't seem to be slowing down, with homebuilders and resellers
alike furiously discounting prices in frantic efforts to close sales,
and with foreclosure sales driving down prices even farther. With total
foreclosures up more than 60% over last year and nearly 600,000
foreclosures in the U.S. during just the first four months of 2007, it's
possible that as many as two million homes will enter foreclosure this
year alone.
It's also worth noting that this plunge in residential real estate is
potentially just the beginning. Next in line is commercial real estate;
the potential fallout from a plunge in commercial mortgage values could
be equally devastating. So even though Dr. Bernanke's optimism may be an
admirable personality trait, it's still worth taking with a grain of salt.
ANTI-NOSTALGIA FROM API
In response to recent congressional efforts to make gasoline
price-gouging a federal crime, the oil industry has launched a campaign
to encourage public support for higher prices.
Late last week, the American Petroleum Institute began running radio ads
in major media markets across the U.S. using a negative nostalgic spin
in an effort to discredit proposed price regulations. Summoning up
memories of the disco era of the 1970s, the radio spots warn listeners
that they could see a return to long lines at the gas pump, which were
the order of the day when Congress took on OPEC three decades ago with a
series of energy taxes and price controls.
In the commercials, an announcer urges listeners to "tell Congress to
leave relics like gasoline price controls and policies that discourage
domestic energy development where they belong, back in the 1970s."
IS THE BANK OF ENGLAND READY TO RAISE RATES?
Manufacturing in the UK is booming, according to the latest report from
the Chartered Institute for Purchasing and Supply. Its monthly snapshot
of industry, released late last week, showed the fastest growth in
industrial production in eight months and the strongest increases in
prices ever to be recorded during the seven and a half years that the
survey has been conducted.
This heating up in the manufacturing sector is likely to catch the
attention of the Bank of England, whose monetary policy committee is
scheduled to meet this week. Whether or not the nine-member committee
decides to raise interest rates remains to be seen, but with the
potential for even higher prices for manufactured goods, an increase in
the cost of borrowing is becoming more and more likely.
MONTANA JUDGE ISSUES MUSICAL VERDICT
A Billings, Montana judge has sentenced a Beatles-loving thief by
quoting 42 of the band's song titles in his court verdict.
After Andrew McCormack, 20, had been asked what sentence he thought he
should get for stealing beer, he wrote: "Like The Beetles say, Let it
Be." But McCormack apparently didn't count on the musical knowledge
behind the bench in the person of District Court Judge Gregory R. Todd.
When he had read McCormack's statement, Judge Todd replied: "'Hey Jude',
'Do You Want to Know a Secret'? The greatest band in history spelled its
name B-e-a-t-l-e-s.
"Your response suggests there should be no consequences for your actions
and I should 'Let it Be' so you can live in 'Strawberry Fields Forever'.
"Such reasoning is 'Here, There and Everywhere'. It does not require a
'Magical Mystery Tour' of interpretation to know 'The Word' means leave
it alone. I trust we can all 'Come Together' on that meaning.
"If I were to overlook your actions I would ignore that 'Day in the
Life' on April 21, 2006. That night you said to yourself 'I Feel Fine'
while drinking beer. Later, whether you wanted 'Money' or were just
trying to 'Act Naturally' you became the 'Fool on the Hill'.
"As 'Mr. Moonlight' at 1.30 a.m., you did not 'Think for Yourself' but
just focused on 'I, Me, Mine'. 'Because' you didn't ask for 'Help'.
'Wait' for 'Something' else or listen to your conscience saying 'Honey
Don't', the victim was later 'Fixing a Hole' in the glass door you broke.
"After you stole the beer you decided it was time to 'Run For Your Life'
and 'Carry That Weight'. But the witness said 'Baby it's You', the
police said 'I'll Get You' and you had to admit 'You Really Got a Hold
on Me'.
"You were not able to 'Get Back' home because of the 'Chains' they put
on you. Although you hoped the police would say 'I Don't Want to Spoil
the Party' and 'We Can Work it Out', you were in 'Misery' when they said
you were a 'Bad Boy'.
"When they took you to jail, you experienced 'Something New' as they
said 'Hello Goodbye' and you became a 'Nowhere Man'.
"Later you may have said 'I'll Cry Instead'. Now you are saying 'Let it
Be' instead of 'I'm a Loser'. As a result of your 'Hard Day's Night' you
re looking at a 'Ticket to Ride' that 'Long and Winding Road' to prison.
"Hopefully you can say both now and 'When I'm 64' that 'I Should Have
Known Better'."
McCormack got probation, a community service order and a fine. Judge
Todd is a 1977 graduate of the University of Montana School of Law who
has served as a State District Court Judge in Billings since December, 2000.
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
This week the earnings reports most worth watching will come from Krispy
Kreme Doughnut (KKD), Brown-Forman Corporation (BFB), Copart (CPRT),
Guess (GES), ADC (ADCT), and National Semiconductor (NSM).
THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR
The schedule of economic announcements for this week includes Factory
Orders, ICSC-UBS Store Sales, the ISM Non-Manufacturing Survey, MBA
Purchase Applications, the Challenger Job-Cut Report, Productivity and
Costs, Wholesale Trade, the EIA Petroleum Status Report, the EIA Natural
Gas Report, Chain Store Sales, Jobless Claims, Consumer Credit,
International Trade, the RBC Cash Index, and the Money Supply. There
will also be interest rate announcements from the European Central Bank
on Wednesday and the Bank of England on Thursday.
The gala economic event of the week will come on Tuesday, with the
International Monetary Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. It will
feature speeches by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Shalom Bernanke,
European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, and Bank of Japan
Governor Toshihiko Fukui. Later in the week there will be presentations
by Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Lacker, speaking in
Frederick Maryland on Wednesday, by Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank
President Thomas Hoenig, speaking in Cody, Wyoming on Wednesday, and by
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Michael Moskow, being interviewed
on CNBC on Friday.
ASTROLOGICAL DYNAMICS
My expectation for the week ahead is that the astrological dynamics at
work will support yet another extension of the bullish mood in the
equities markets. On aggregate, however, it is the heliocentric
phenomena that most suggest rising prices right now, while some of the
geocentric configurations cast a little bit of doubt on the situation.
Monday's trading begins under the influence of a Sun/Cupido opposition,
which typically signals an upward trend for U.S. equities. This positive
expectation is reinforced by the waning Mercury/Poseidon trine Monday
evening, but the waxing Mars/Jupiter trine Monday morning brings
negative expectations with it. So the mix for Monday is somewhat
inconclusive, but I nevertheless expect a slight upward bias to the
trading that day.
On Tuesday the heliocentric ingress of Mercury into Scorpio a few hours
prior to the opening bell is an extremely positive indicator for blue
chip stocks. The geocentric ingress of Venus into Leo, however, is much
more neutral, and the Sun/Jupiter opposition that evening brings a more
negative outlook. Wednesday's heliocentric ingress of Venus into Scorpio
is another solid positive indicator, so I'm looking for some positive
price action in the middle of the trading week.
Both Thursday and Friday have heliocentric aspects accompanying the
closing bell on Wall Street, and in both cases the implications for
stock prices are positive. Thursday's heliocentric Mercury/Poseidon
conjunction carries a lot of positive weight, and the waxing
heliocentric trine of Venus and Kronos on Friday adds to the upbeat energy.
The weekend brings a waxing Sun/Uranus square. That's an aspect which
can bring unexpected trend reversals, but it also carries a lot of
positive energy with it, so I expect a bullish tone as we finish out
this trading week and get ready to move into the next one.
Throughout this week I will be tracking heliocentric eighth-harmonic
planetary lines H,45,N,-2) for the Earth, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter,
Uranus, Cupido, Hades, and Poseidon, 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
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emotional equilibrium is the key to effective trading. Through Practical
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enhance emotional balance, and make wiser choices in the markets.
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advancement is our personal willingness to take the initiative and move
into action. As we release our dependence on the authority of leaders
and teachers, we can spontaneously act in ways that bring us material
results as well as spiritual and intellectual insights, simply because
the support of nature rises powerfully to fulfill our intentions.
"Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before
them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them." - Orison
Swett Marden
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*****
GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS
Even though the week got off to a fairly sluggish start, and even though
there were significant midweek losses, mainly in the Asian markets, all
of the major indexes around the world finished out the week in an
unabashedly bullish mode, with the European issues putting in an
especially strong showing.
Dow Jones Industrial Average -- up 1.19%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- up 3.47%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 1.30%
S+P 500 -- up 1.36%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- up 2.22%
Russell 2000 -- up 2.83%
London FTSE-100 -- up 1.62%
Paris CAC-40 -- up 1.83%
Frankfurt DAX -- up 3.21%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- up 1.44%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- up 2.73%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- up 0.40%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 1.77%
*****
U.S. EQUITY TRENDS
All of the market averages in U.S. stocks finished up the week in
positive territory, reinforcing our basic trend assumptions for all time
frames.
The Russell 2000 is currently 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.
With the S+P 500 we still 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.
Our bullish indicators also remain intact 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 -- I suggested last week that the outlook for Gold "definitely
looks bullish" for the short term, and trading in the yellow metal
validated that expectation, with exceptionally strong movement on Friday
capping a positive week. During the coming week I'm looking for some
additional advances in Gold, but there's a strong possibility that with
the Sun/Uranus square coming up this weekend we will see a short-term
top for Gold either on Friday, June 8 or Monday, June 11. While we may
see this high tested again before the month is out, I think the stage is
being set for an important price pullback as we move into the summer
months, creating a significant buying opportunity for longer-term players.
SILVER -- Although I have been expecting some positive price action for
Silver, I was a bit surprised to see it manifesting so decisively during
last week's trading. There's a distinct possibility that we'll see some
retracement during the week ahead, with another significant leg up
getting underway on June 11 or 12.
*****
FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO
POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: DISH, KDN,
POT.
We closed three positions during the previous week, with one winner and
two losers bringing us a net loss of $468.00.
We sold 200 shares of EchoStar Communications (DISH) at 47.00 on
05/29/07, taking a loss of $464.00 (a 4.70% loss in 6 trading days).
We bought to cover 200 shares of Kaydon Corporation (KDN) at 46.99 on
05/29/07, taking a loss of $34.00 (a 0.34% loss in 8 trading days).
We bought to cover 50 shares of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT)
at 204.50 on 05/29/07, taking a profit of $30.00 (a 0.29% gain in 6
trading days).
*****
POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS
WEEK: HAS, VMC.
We added one long position and one short position to the Model Portfolio
last week.
We bought 300 shares of Hasbro Inc. (HAS) at 32.49 on 05/29/07, with an
initial stop set at 30.50.
We sold short 100 shares of Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) at 121.85 on
06/01/07, with an initial buy stop set at 125.00.
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REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY
So far this year we have had a total of 66 completed trades, with 24
winners and 42 losers bringing us a total net profit of $563.00. The
largest profit for a single trade has been $2,775.00, with our winners
averaging $486.54; the largest single-trade loss has been $754.00, with
our losers averaging $279.52. The overall average profit per trade has
been $8.53, and the mean duration of our trades has been 10.3 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
Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI) -- bought 200 shares at 82.77 on 05/21/07;
currently 83.17. Raise stop to 80.95.
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNQ) -- bought 200 shares at 59.65 on
04/16/07; currently 67.83. Raise stop to 64.10.
EOG Resources Inc. (EOG) -- bought 200 shares at 76.66 on 05/25/07;
currently 77.14. Raise stop to 76.75.
Hasbro Inc. (HAS) -- bought 300 shares at 32.49 on 05/29/07; currently
32.46. Raise stop to 31.90.
Loews Corporation (LTR) -- bought 300 shares at 48.10 on 05/10/07;
currently 51.02. Raise stop to 50.60.
Roper Industries Inc. (ROP) -- bought 300 shares at 55.62 on 05/24/07;
currently 58.06. Raise stop to 56.70.
Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) -- sold short 100 shares at 121.85 on
06/01/07; currently 121.50. Lower buy stop to 123.00.
*****
MARKET SECTOR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Residential REITs; Technical Services; Copper; Nonmetallic Mineral
Mining; Steel and Iron.
WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Residential Construction; Major Drug Manufacturers; Music and Video
Stores; Toys and Games; Diagnostic Substances.
*****
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.
June 3
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Poseidon 00:25 EDT
Venus quintile Zeus 02:14 EDT
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Vulcanus 03:32 EDT
Mercury square 03/14/06 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 03:52 EDT
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Pluto 07:49 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Admetos 11:03 EDT
Mercury crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 12:39 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Vulcanus 13:13 EDT
Venus quincunx Pluto 14:23 EDT
Heliocentric Venus conjunct Heliocentric Apollon 15:41 EDT
Venus square 02/21/08 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 16:15 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Apollon 19:07 EDT
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Zeus 19:20 EDT
Sun square 03/03/07 Lunar Eclipse point 19:43 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Zeus 20:54 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 21:02 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Venus 22:22 EDT
Sun biquintile Poseidon 22:52 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Saturn 23:07 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Saturn 23:56 EDT
Venus sesquiquadrate Cupido 23:57 EDT
June 4
Sun parallel Hades 00:55 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Hades 01:50 EDT
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Hades 05:31 EDT
Mars opposition 09/07/06 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 05:38 EDT
Heliocentric Earth conjunct Heliocentric Cupido 05:57 EDT
Sun opposition Cupido 06:05 EDT
Uranus biquintile Apollon 06:41 EDT
Jupiter square 09/07/06 Lunar Eclipse point 10:43 EDT
Mars trine Jupiter 10:57 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Pluto 12:26 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Neptune 17:11 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 17:43-19:15 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Cupido 18:56 EDT
Mercury trine Poseidon 21:11 EDT
June 5
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Mercury 00:21 EDT
Mars sextile Chiron 02:25 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Pluto 03:22 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Jupiter 05:34 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury enters Scorpio 06:35 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Uranus 11:35 EDT
Venus sesquiquadrate Jupiter 12:39 EDT
Venus enters Leo 13:59 EDT
Venus crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 13:59 EDT
Sun parallel Venus 15:42 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Cupido 16:28 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 17:09 EDT
Heliocentric Earth conjunct Heliocentric Jupiter 19:06 EDT
Sun opposition Jupiter 19:12 EDT
Sun square 09/07/06 Lunar Eclipse point 23:32 EDT
June 6
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Kronos 06:37 EDT
Venus parallel Hades 09:24 EDT
Sun trine Chiron 10:57 EDT
Heliocentric Mars trine Heliocentric Poseidon 11:02 EDT
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Uranus 14:39 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Jupiter 15:31 EDT
Heliocentric Venus enters Scorpio 15:54 EDT
Mercury square 03/29/06 Solar Eclipse point 20:14 EDT
Mars contraparallel Uranus 20:58 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon begins 21:46 EDT
June 7
Mars conjunct 03/03/07 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 00:15 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon ends 01:24 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Uranus 02:14 EDT
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Vulcanus 08:10 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 11:57 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Poseidon 16:08 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Saturn 18:29 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Venus 19:06 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Mars 23:44 EDT
June 8
Mercury semisquare Admetos 02:45 EDT
Mercury biquintile Chiron 08:53 EDT
Mercury square Zeus 09:11 EDT
Venus contraparallel Jupiter 10:43 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Apollon 12:40 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Zeus 14:39 EDT
Venus semisextile Kronos 15:03 EDT
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Kronos 15:43 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Hades 20:06 EDT
Sun in 24th Harmonic to Kronos 23:46 EDT
June 9
Void-of-Course Moon 01:52-05:26 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Chiron 04:21 EDT
Mars semisextile Uranus 04:48 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 05:26 EDT
Heliocentric Mars sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Vulcanus 07:21 EDT
Venus sesquiquadrate Uranus 07:26 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Pluto 07:51 EDT
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Vulcanus 09:39 EDT
Venus biquintile Pluto 14:25 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Cupido 14:48 EDT
Heliocentric Mars quintile Heliocentric Pluto 15:48 EDT
Sun square Uranus 16:08 EDT
Mercury parallel Kronos 16:46 EDT
Sun square 09/11/07 Solar Eclipse point 20:21 EDT
Venus contraparallel Cupido 20:49 EDT
Zeus in 24th Harmonic to Apollon 22:28 EDT
Mercury square 10/03/05 Solar Eclipse point 23:34 EDT
June 10
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Jupiter 05:28 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Uranus 09:15 EDT
Venus parallel Vulcanus 09:31 EDT
Heliocentric Mars sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Apollon 14:14 EDT
Venus biquintile True Lunar Node 14:55 EDT
Sun square 10/03/05 Solar Eclipse antiscion 19:21 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 21:35 EDT
Heliocentric Mars quincunx Heliocentric Zeus 23:39 EDT
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portion of the wisdom that Gann brought to the markets during the last
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STOCKS TO WATCH: ACL, FLIR, PLL.
Alcon Inc. (ACL)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 03/21/2002; 09:30 a.m.
We are still looking for an opportunity to buy this stock at a price of
132.25 or better, since we did not get an order filled at that price
last week. If we can add a long position at that price, our plan is to
be quite generous with our initial stop, setting it at 124.75.
FLIR Systems, Inc. (FLIR)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date 06/22/1993; 09:30 a.m.
Transiting Saturn is just crossing the FLIR First-Trade Ascendant,
providing a springboard for a fresh advance in the price of this stock.
That advance could be fairly explosive, considering the fact that
transiting Chiron is square the FLIR First-Trade Venus and transiting
Uranus is sesquiquadrate the First-Trade Moon. Our plan here is to add a
long position to the Model Portfolio, but we will delay doing so until
at least the middle of the trading week to see if the Saturn transit
triggers a slight price pullback. We will set our initial stop at 38.65.
Pall Corporation (PLL)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 10/05/1992; 09:30 a.m.
In this case transiting Saturn is currently crossing the PLL First-Trade
Midheaven, backed up with transiting Pluto semisquare First-Trade Venus
and transiting Neptune square the First-Trade Sun/Cupido conjunction.
That's another positive setup, creating an opportunity to add a long
position in this stock. We plan to do so near the end of the trading
week, with an initial stop set at 42.50.
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