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YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN
IN THIS ISSUE
Comment
The View from Stathis
Truthiness Fading
High Moscow Prices
Financial Astrology in the Press
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: Mercury is in retrograde motion now,
so we can look for
confusion in communications, delays in travel, and plenty of fake-outs
in the markets. It will be in effect until July 9, so have a good time!
PERSPECTIVES FROM GEORGIA STATHIS
My comments last week provoked an extensive response from friend and
colleague Georgia Stathis, who is an extremely accomplished financial
astrologer.
"Thank you for the clarification of the percentages regarding housing,"
she wrote. "I too have been traveling a lot and have noticed some
startling things as well. I was in Texas last week and spent about
three months in Florida this past winter (first time I stayed there that
long).
"I live in Northern California where the houses are on the market for
months and months at a time now. The market is extremely slow and the
realtors are dropping like flies and foreclosures are increasing
exponentially.
"The subprime loans are becoming a major problem and regardless of the
slow increase in interest rates, many still don't get that their homes
are too inflated and not until they really reduce the prices several
months later do they get any action at all - if that.
"We have a high state tax, but we are fortunate in that we have the
Proposition 13 still in force, which allows those of us who have had our
homes for quite some time not to have the massive increases in property
taxes each year which allows people to stay in their homes - if they are
want to do that! We also have reciprocal agreements here between certain
counties for those over 55. I.E. if you buy a property for the same or
less sale price of your current property in a reciprocal county, then
you get to carry your tax base with you. This is excellent.
"The problem is that the 'quality' of a place you buy for that same
price may not be of the same quality of the place you are selling! Still
it is a good thing.
"Fast forward -- went to Texas to peruse property and present a lecture
regarding business electionals and visited both San Antonio and Austin.
"Amazing. Many Californians are emigrating to Texas, because for what
you can get in California you can get in Texas for a third or,
sometimes, fourth of the prices here.
"The state, I found out, also freezes that annual assessment of property
and its value (for the sake of property taxes) when you are 65 years of
age (this from an old time realtor), and, apparently, because of some
past bill (Forgive me if I don't recall the specifics) , many taxes are
going to be lowered in 2008.
"Now, they have also had a lot of rain, something we normally have in
Northern California, none of which we had this past winter.
"The difficulty, however, is that for anyone living on the coast of
Texas as on the coast of Florida now is that their property insurance
escalates at an extremely high level, some people (I know personally in
Florida) are paying around $10,000 a year in just homeowners insurance!
A number I heard regarding the Texas coast can be something like
$18,000!!!!! Yikes!!!
"Just thought I would share that with you. I find what you are saying
fascinating and a real good way to convey to people what is happening
all over the US regarding housing and living.
"One more thing -- regarding the war (and I know you don't want your
newsletter to move towards war commentary), but I think you will find
this interesting. A little film was made about a year or two ago
entitled, "Why We Fight". I saw it quite by accident.
"It is fascinating. The narrator goes around asking many people why are
we fighting and in the war?
"Several people give this reason or that, but most say, they don't
know..and then the filmmaker explores the real WHY. They go back to
Eisenhower's famous line, "Beware of the Military Industrial Complex!"
"And then proceed to examine the MASSIVE lobbying by several military
supply based companies in our Congress...basically arriving at the
conclusion that everything in the military is so outsourced (including
food-- peeled potatoes, clothing, you name it), that if we stopped
fighting we would be broke, because business is running the wars!
"Because our industries are so driven by this massive military
industrial complex, that wise old Eisenhower warned us about. Of
course, it is a film that is skewed with a message, but it is
frightening to hear and see and assimilate the details of this very
complicated organizational structure."
AN END TO TRUTHINESS?
"Truthiness" was the word comedian Steven Colbert coined last year to
describe the policies and positions of President George W. Bush. Both at
home and abroad, that term has shown itself uniquely accurate in
describing an approach to facts and integrity in which appearances are
often more important than substance.
It is also a good word to apply to the astrological dynamics at play
with the current series of Saturn/Neptune oppositions. We got the first
in the series of oppositions last summer, the second in late February,
with the third and final occurrence coming up on June 25. Saturn/Neptune
oppositions are about the contrasts between illusion and reality,
between vagueness and specificity, the very essence of "truthiness."
In the markets, the previous two Saturn/Neptune oppositions have been
accompanied by some short-lived corrective action in the midst of a
strongly positive price trend. Last August the retracement was fairly
modest, but in late February a much more serious sell-off kicked in. I
wouldn't be too surprised, then, to see another pullback in stocks
around the end of this month.
In any event, we will have an opportunity once the third and final
opposition occurs to get past "truthiness" and return to some real
substance.
How rapidly that change will become evident in the markets, or in
government, remains to be seen. But no matter how fast it occurs, it
will certainly be most welcome.
MOSCOW STILL THE MOST EXPENSIVE
Alexander Timoshik, writing in Pravda, reports that Moscow remains the
world's most expensive city for expatriates, with London a close second.
The trend is due mainly to currency fluctuations, especially the weaker
dollar and the stronger euro. Other expensive cities in the survey by
Mercer included Seoul, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, with some of the cheapest
being Asuncion, Karachi, and Quito. The least expensive city in Europe
for expats is Sofia in Bulgaria, while Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro are
the most expensive cities in South America.
FINANCIAL ASTROLOGY IN THE NEWS
It was good to see Bill Meridian, Henry Weingarten, and Robert Gover all
mentioned in an article in the June 8 issue of MoneyWeek, published in
London. The article notes that "astrological charting is, it seems, not
only a relatively popular investment tool, but also one favoured by some
of the world's best investors."
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
Sharper Image Corporation (SHRP), Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) Carnival
Corporation (CCL), Darden Restaurants (DRI), CarMax, Inc. (KMX), Circuit
City Stores Inc. (CC), FedEx (FDX), Morgan Stanley (MS), Sonic
Corporation (SONC), H+R Block, Inc. (HRB), Jabil Circuit, Inc. (JBL),
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (PIR), and Tektronix Inc. (TEK).
THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR
The schedule of economic announcements for this week includes the
Housing Market Index, ICSC-UBS Store Sales, Housing Starts, the State
Street Investor Confidence Index, MBA Purchase Applications, the EIA
Petroleum Status Report, the EIA Natural Gas Report, Leading Indicators,
Jobless Claims, the Philadelphia Fed Survey, and the Money Supply.
Wednesday will be the day to watch for economic hints from the Fed, with
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen and New York
Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy Geithner both speaking about
Asian financial issues at a conference in San Francisco.
ASTROLOGICAL DYNAMICS
We are moving into a week of fairly intense astrological action,
highlighted by planetary conjunctions with transneptunian factors, the
Summer Solstice, and two planetary stations at the end of the week. The
overall outlook is for some initial weakness in the markets followed by
a sharp spike upward in midweek. Then I'm looking for declining trends
and weakening price action as the week comes to a close.
There's one catch here, however. Since Mercury has just gone into
retrograde motion, all of our normal astrological conclusions are
suspect at this time. For the next three weeks we may see a countertrend
bringing consolidation in market prices. Or we may simply find that most
of our usually reliable market indicators, including astrological
factors and technical analysis, simply fail to work as expected. Either
way, we have some very exciting trading times ahead of us, and I think
there may even be a few opportunities for significant profits in the mix.
The trading environment on Monday is likely to feel the influence of
Sunday's opposition of Mars to Apollon and the conjunction of the Sun
with Hades. In both cases, the planetary aspects are likely to
contribute to some weakness in stock prices. Given last week's
superheated performance in the equities markets, I wouldn't be surprised
to see some profit-taking going on as this week gets underway.
There is a big shift in the energy on Tuesday, however. The opposition
of the Sun to Pluto and the heliocentric conjunction of Mars and Uranus
are both strong indicators of intensely positive market movement. I
suspect we will see an upward trend firmly in place by midday on
Tuesday, and it may carry over into Wednesday as well.
On Wednesday the Jupiter/Cupido conjunction could put the brakes on the
uptrend fairly sharply. This is not a planetary aspect that we have a
lot of previous examples for, however, so I'm a bit reluctant to put too
much stock in it at this time, especially with Mercury in retrograde
motion. Even so, we should see some falling prices by Thursday, with the
effects of the Summer Solstice and the heliocentric Venus/Admetos
opposition kicking in.
Friday's Venus/Chiron opposition is likely to add to the weakening
market energy. I plan to end the trading day early on Friday, however,
thanks to a Void-of-Course Moon that begins about an hour before the
week's final closing bell. Over the weekend, the Uranus retrograde
station, Zeus direct station, ingress of Mars into Taurus, and
Sun/Kronos conjunction are all likely to contribute to moderating prices
as we move into the final trading week of June, but with Mercury still
in retrograde motion anything can happen. So it's time to stay alert to
opportunities while keeping a defensive posture with open positions.
Throughout this week I will be tracking geocentric fourth-harmonic
planetary lines (G,90,N,-2) for the Sun, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Chiron,
Pluto, Cupido, Hades, and Apollon, using the Fibonacci/Galactic Trader
software from P.A.S. to follow the active planetary support and
resistance in real time.
Have a great week!
*****
SPIRITUAL FOCUS FOR THE WEEK
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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.
By pausing now to reflect and to review our life's true purposes, we can
allow the Divine Presence to express itself more gloriously through us,
bringing into manifestation a bold new beginning, a fresh opportunity to
take complete personal responsibility for our own transformation and for
the renewal of the world. No matter how inadequate we may feel, we are
here to carry on a sacred tradition, and in performing that task we can
surprise ourselves with all the strength, intelligence, and loving
creativity that make us full participants in a greater plan.
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to do it." --Pablo Picasso
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*****
GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS
Right after a week of losses across the globe, stocks around the world
reversed direction just as uniformly last week to post extremely solid
gains. The hottest action was in Europe, with an exceptionally strong
showing from the Frankfurt DAX.
Dow Jones Industrial Average -- up 1.60%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- up 1.11%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 3.41%
S+P 500 -- up 1.67%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- up 2.07%
Russell 2000 -- up 1.54%
London FTSE-100 -- up 3.49%
Paris CAC-40 -- up 3.77%
Frankfurt DAX -- up 5.80%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- up 0.94%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- up 1.08%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- up 2.48%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 2.57%
*****
U.S. EQUITY TRENDS
With U.S. stocks recovering enthusiastically from their recent dip, the
bullish readings on all of our trend indicators have once again been
confirmed. All of our trend assumptions thus remain intact, but at this
point we have adjusted our short-term triggers to take some of the
recent gains in the market into account.
The Russell 2000 is currently on a November 14 buy signal. A daily close
below 807 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 1460 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 2519 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 -- Although we may see Gold continue to trade in positive territory
for a few more sessions, it's likely that once we get the Saturn/Neptune
opposition out of the way on June 25 we will see Gold start to tumble.
The long-range outlook for Gold remains bullish, but I think many Gold
traders will be surprised by how substantial the buying opportunity will
be during the second half of 2007.
SILVER -- A significant rally in Silver is already underway. I expect it
to continue into the beginning of July, with a price pullback at that
point leading into congested action that will make this a very
challenging market to trade effectively.
*****
FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO
POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: VMC, ACL
We closed two positions during the previous week, with one winner and
one loser bringing us a net profit of $219.00.
We bought to cover 100 shares of Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) at
117.53 on 06/11/07, taking a profit of $432.00 (a 3.55% gain in 6
trading days).
We sold 100 shares of Alcon Inc. (ACL) at 130.12 on 06/12/07, taking a
loss of $213.00 (a 1.61% loss in 2 trading days).
*****
POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS
WEEK: TYC, CRL, MO.
We added three long positions to the Model Portfolio last week.
We bought 300 shares of TYCO International Ltd. Inc. (TYC) at 33.86 on
06/11/07, with an initial stop set at 31.75.
We bought 200 shares of Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
(CRL) at 52.99 on 06/14/07, with an initial stop set at 50.00.
We bought 200 shares of Altria Group Inc. (MO) at 70.62 on 06/15/07,
with an initial stop set at 66.00.
****
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY
So far this year we have had a total of 72 completed trades, with 28
winners and 44 losers bringing us a total net profit of $1,595.00. The
largest profit for a single trade has been $2,775.00, with our winners
averaging $470.71; the largest single-trade loss has been $754.00, with
our losers averaging $277.52. The overall average profit per trade has
been $22.15, and the mean duration of our trades has been 10.1 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
Altria Group Inc. (MO) -- bought 200 shares at 70.62 on 06/15/07;
currently 70.67. Raise stop to 69.25.
Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI) -- bought 200 shares at 82.77 on 05/21/07;
currently 88.01. Raise stop to 83.95.
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNQ) -- bought 200 shares at 59.65 on
04/16/07; currently 69.79. Raise stop to 66.00.
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL) -- bought 200
shares at 52.99 on 06/14/07; currently 53.87. Raise stop to 52.05.
FLIR Systems, Inc. (FLIR) -- bought 300 shares at 40.23 on 06/08/07;
currently 42.97. Raise stop to 40.90.
Pall Corporation (PLL) -- bought 300 shares at 45.28 on 06/08/07;
currently 47.00. Raise stop to 45.75.
TYCO International Ltd. Inc. (TYC) -- bought 300 shares at 33.86 on
06/11/07; currently 34.32. Raise stop to 33.50.
*****
MARKET SECTOR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Copper; General Contractors; Heavy Construction; Oil and Gas Drilling
and Exploration; Agricultural Chemicals.WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Toy and Hobby Stores; Music and Video Stores; Residential Construction;
Retail REITs; Health Care Plans.
*****
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 17
Heliocentric Jupiter square Heliocentric Uranus 00:11 EDT
Mars opposition Apollon 03:09 EDT
Mars semisextile Admetos 03:32 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 03:39-13:25 EDT
Venus semisquare Hades 10:41 EDT
Mercury parallel Vulcanus 11:37 EDT
Sun conjunct Hades 12:34 EDT
Heliocentric Earth opposition Heliocentric Hades 12:43 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 13:26 EDT
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Saturn 14:38 EDT
Mars semisquare True Lunar Node 15:40 EDT
Mercury semisextile Venus 19:30 EDT
Zeus sesquiquadrate Admetos 19:41 EDT
Sun in 24th Harmonic to Mercury 20:31 EDT
June 18
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Kronos 00:45 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Poseidon 01:59 EDT
Mars opposition 08/28/07 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 04:25 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Neptune 08:16 EDT
Sun semisquare Venus 10:52 EDT
Venus parallel Admetos 13:24 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Vulcanus 17:42 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Chiron 17:55 EDT
Venus square 02/07/08 Solar Eclipse point 17:59 EDT
Venus quintile Apollon 23:07 EDT
June 19
Mercury square 09/11/07 Solar Eclipse antiscion 00:08 EDT
Sun parallel Kronos 00:42 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Apollon 00:49 EDT
Heliocentric Earth conjunct Heliocentric Pluto 02:41 EDT
Sun opposition Pluto 02:49 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Zeus 03:02 EDT
Venus sesquiquadrate Pluto 04:17 EDT
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Hades 05:29 EDT
Venus biquintile Uranus 05:31 EDT
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Hades 06:17 EDT
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Neptune 07:56 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 09:23 EDT
Mars sextile Hades 10:53 EDT
Heliocentric Mars conjunct Heliocentric Uranus 12:06 EDT
Sun square 03/18/07 Solar Eclipse point 14:20 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 17:22-20:46 EDT
Venus trine Cupido 17:31 EDT
Venus trine Jupiter 18:49 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Chiron 19:18 EDT
Heliocentric Mars square Heliocentric Jupiter 19:32 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Pluto 22:15 EDT
June 20
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Cupido 00:01 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Cupido 05:37 EDT
Jupiter conjunct Cupido 06:19 EDT
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Mercury 08:36 EDT
Chiron parallel Apollon 10:04 EDT
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Poseidon 18:07 EDT
True Lunar Node direct station 18:20 EDT
Mars quintile Chiron 20:12 EDT
June 21
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Uranus 02:13 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Jupiter 04:45 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 07:47 EDT
Mars trine Pluto 09:36 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Mars 13:27 EDT
Summer Solstice - Sun enters Cancer 14:06 EDT
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Admetos 15:59 EDT
Heliocentric Venus opposition Heliocentric Admetos 16:46 EDT
Sun sesquiquadrate Chiron 17:47 EDT
Mars sesquiquadrate Jupiter 20:42 EDT
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Vulcanus 21:18 EDT
June 22
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Vulcanus 00:23 EDT
Mars sesquiquadrate Cupido 01:45 EDT
Venus opposition Chiron 02:26 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 02:50-07:43 EDT
Mercury quintile Mars 04:37 EDT
True Lunar Node retrograde station 06:38 EDT
Mars contraparallel Apollon 09:02 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Apollon 09:37 EDT
Mars contraparallel Chiron 10:02 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Zeus 13:26 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Neptune 17:19 EDT
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Jupiter 21:59 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Hades 23:52 EDT
June 23
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Saturn 03:47 EDT
Mercury trine True Lunar Node 04:37 EDT
Uranus retrograde station 10:43 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Zeus 11:57 EDT
Mercury semisquare Admetos 12:40 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Poseidon 13:01 EDT
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Kronos 16:14 EDT
Mercury square Zeus 16:14 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Pluto 22:49 EDT
Zeus direct station 23:29 EDT
June 24
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Admetos 02:08 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Vulcanus 04:45 EDT
Sun parallel Kronos 06:24 EDT
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Vulcanus 10:02 EDT
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Cupido 11:25 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Apollon 11:52 EDT
Mercury biquintile Chiron 12:15 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 15:22-20:26 EDT
Mars enters Taurus 17:26 EDT
Heliocentric Mars biquintile Heliocentric Apollon 20:03 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Hades 20:05 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Saturn 22:51 EDT
Sun conjunct Kronos 23:14 EDT
Heliocentric Earth opposition Heliocentric Kronos 23:23 EDT
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STOCKS TO WATCH: CTV, TGT, TEX.
Commscope, Inc. (CTV)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 07/24/1997; 09:30 a.m.
Transiting Jupiter is crossing the CTV First-Trade IC, which is
typically a sign of a short-term price increase and a signal that the
stock will soon be heading lower after a short-term top. In this case,
however, there are several mitigating factors. Transiting Cupido is also
conjoining the First-Trade IC, and it will be forming a direct station
there soon to draw out the impact of this conjunction. On top of that
transiting Poseidon is square first trade Uranus, and all this
potentially positive planetary action is taking place in a situation
that's devoid of negative Saturn aspects, at least for the next six or
seven weeks. Our plan is thus to take a long position in this stock by
midweek; we will set our initial stop at 49.25.
Target Corporation (TGT)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date 01/28/2000; 09:30 a.m.
TGT is coming under a lot of positive planetary influence right now.
Transiting Pluto is in opposition to First-Trade Kronos, an indication
that this stock will show "upward development" or will "ascend in rank."
There's also a strong activation of the TGT First-Trade Jupiter/Pluto
sequiquadrate, with transiting Jupiter conjoining First-Trade Pluto and
simultaneously sesquiquadrate First-Trade Jupiter. There is also reason
to expect some strong energy from this stock in the short term due to a
double Uranus activation, with transiting Uranus conjoining First-Trade
Mars and transiting Chiron conjoining First-Trade Uranus. We will add a
long position in TGT to the Model Portfolio early in the trading week;
our initial stop will be set at 61.50.
Terex Corporation (TEX)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 03/19/1991; 09:30 a.m.
TEX has a line-up of fairly stressful planetary dynamics providing a
potential impact, led by the seemingly benign passage of retrograde
Jupiter over the First-Trade Descendant. Once this brief passage is out
of the way, there are plenty of reasons to expect this stock to move
lower. Transiting Uranus is making its retrograde station in a
sesquiquadrate to First-Trade Jupiter, transiting Pluto is square
First-Trade Zeus, and transiting Saturn is square First-Trade Cupido.
Our plan is thus to sell TEX short immediately; our initial buy stop
will be set at 87.00.
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