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YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN
IN THIS ISSUE
Comment
A Visit from the Waiter
Conventional Wisdom
The Snooze Alarm
Hot Time in Shanghai
Feel-Good Bush
Pluto Ahead
YouTube Bailout
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: Last week's trading action provided
quite an interesting dining
experience for market connoisseurs. The big question was, do you really
have the stomach for that kind of meal?
In my case, it was hardly what I might have ordinarily considered the
optimal gastronomic event. It certainly wasn't what I thought I had
ordered, but it was somewhat satisfying nevertheless. The Financial
Cycles Model Portfolio took some losses, but with some profit-taking as
well ended up the week in positive territory. My personal resolution to
stay away from the market during a Void-of-Course Moon saved me
considerable indigestion. So maybe the stock market isn't such a bad
restaurant after all.
THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MENU
But of course there's the little matter of the guest check. Market
corrections can be costly, no matter how robust your appetite may be.
The tab for last week's sell-off in equities was substantial, to say the
least, especially when it's viewed from a global perspective. The total
bill ran up to something in the range of $2.1 trillion in lost equity
value. A pricey meal indeed!
CONVENTIONS REVISITED
Last week I made light of the "conventional wisdom" that was suggesting
we were "close to a time for a significant correction" with a sell-off
that would signal "the start of a major decline." And, as it turns out,
I should have paid more attention to the conventional wisdom. Sometimes
second-guessing the obvious market indicators brings unwelcome results.
A HEALTHY SIGN?
The Dow took a beating. The S+P took a beating. The Russell took an even
bigger beating, and the FTSE-100 erased all the gains it had made so far
this year.
In almost anybody's book, it was the worst week the markets had seen in
almost five years. Even so, U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson said
last week that the "wake-up call" brought about by the sell-off was a
"healthy" sign. "I think we could use some more discipline," he said.
"We are seeing a reassessment of risk and that is leading to a market
adjustment."
While I'm inclined to agree with Mr. Paulson about the correction being
a generally positive thing, what's surprising to me is that a wake-up
call was needed in the first place. The seriousness of the subprime
lending crisis and the looming problems impacting leveraged buyouts have
actually been like extremely noisy fire alarms sounding incessantly for
the past couple of months. But maybe the Treasury Secretary is an
especially sound sleeper.
A MARKET RECORD
While the bloodbath in US equities got plenty of media attention last
week, not too many pundits commented on what was going on in the Chinese
stock market. The Shanghai Composite Index shot up 22.49 points on
Thursday, closing at 4346.46, setting a new record high. The Shenzhen
Composite Index also posted strong gains last week. The Shanghai index
has risen more than 62 percent this year and 14 percent since the start
of July. It more than doubled in 2006.
AN OPTIMISTIC PRESIDENT
President Bush's solar arc Jupiter was exactly sextile his natal Moon on
Wednesday, so it's not surprising that he has been feeling good lately.
That optimism was very much in evidence on Friday, following his morning
meeting with his economic advisers, when he declared that the entire
global economy is in great shape, because the US economy is in great
shape. The good economic news was of course the GDP report, which showed
some of the best numbers that have been seen in about a year. Even so,
Bush's glowing optimism seemed weirdly out of place in the face of the
311-point drop in the Dow the previous day, to say nothing of the
additional 200-point slide following his comments.
There are a couple of things to note here. First of all, with that rosy
solar arc dynamic at play, the president isn't faking it. He's not
making this up! He really does feel good, even though he may be
completely out of touch with economic realities.
Secondly, this public display of economic enthusiasm is a huge warning
sign. As a general rule of thumb, the more vociferously and
enthusiastically good economic news is announced, the more likely it is
to be genuinely bad news instead. In this case it's not simply a matter
of sweeping a little bit of dirt under the rug, however. Whatever you
do, don't step on that brightly-colored optimistic throw rug that the
president so proudly displayed on Friday--what it really covers is the
gaping sinkhole caused by the subprime lending mess, which has already
done massive damage to the building's foundation, with even more
disastrous consequences to come.
PLUTO AND THE PRESIDENCY
Even though that planetary aspect from solar-arc Jupiter may have Mr.
Bush smiling right now, there are much more serious astrological
challenges that he is facing at the same time. Transiting Pluto is
currently quincunx his natal Saturn--the configuration will be exact on
August 10, but it has been building in energy for about a month now, and
will remain in orb until late November. This is potentially an extremely
stressful time for the president, since it demands total transformation
and a genuine commitment to overcoming some very serious obstacles. And
with his progressed Moon quincunx his progressed Saturn in late August,
it may be to the president's advantage to disconnect from long
relationships that are no longer serving him well. If Mr. Bush can let
go of the past and completely change some of his habitual ways of doing
things, he could come through the next few months as a much stronger,
wiser individual. But is he really up to the task?
REPUBLICANS SHY AWAY FROM YOUTUBE
The CNN/YouTube Republican Presidential Candidate Debate, scheduled for
September 17th in St. Petersburg has been postponed. The announcement
came after it turned out that only Senator John McCain and Texas
Congressman Ron Paul had agreed to participate. McCain campaign has been
struggling lately and Paul efforts have put him increasingly in the
spotlight. But even though more than 400 questions directed to the GOP
presidential field have been uploaded on YouTube so far, Rudy Giuliani
and Mitt Romney apparently aren't too eager to risk sharing a stage with
Ron Paul again.
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 stream of earnings reports is starting to slow down a bit this week,
but there are still plenty of them to pay attention to. I wouldn't be
surprised to see good earnings news get the credit for at least some of
this week's positive action. During the coming week we will be watching
for earnings announcements from Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC),
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. (CBG),
FPL Group (FPL), Humana Inc. (HUM), Loews Corporation (LTR), Monster
Worldwide (MNST), Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI), RadioShack Corporation (RSH),
Simon Property Group, Inc. (SPG), Sun Microsystems (SUNW), The Principal
Financial Group (PFG), Tyson Foods (TSN), Verizon (VZ), Vulcan Materials
(VMC), Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. (WWY), American Capital Strategies (ACAS),
American Electric Power (AEP), Aon Corporation (AOC), Automatic Data
Processing (ADP), Avon Products Inc. (AVP), Bemis Company, Inc. (BMS),
CBS Corp. (CBS), Coach, Inc. (COH), Coventry Health Care, Inc. (CVH),
Entergy (ETR), General Growth Properties Inc. (GGP), General Motors
Corp. (GM), IAC (IACI), Lincoln National (LNC), Liz Claiborne (LIZ),
Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO), Masco (MAS), MetLife Inc. (MET),
Millipore Corp. (MIL), NCR Corporation (NCR), Nicor Inc. (GAS), Safeco
Corp. (SAF), Valero Energy Corp. (VLO), Vornado Realty Trust (VNO),
Waste Management (WMI), Whole Foods Market (WFMI), Allergan (AGN),
Alltel Corp. (AT), Avalonbay Communities (AVB), CA (CA), CIGNA (CI),
Citizens Communications Co. (CZN), Cogizant Technology Solutions (CTSH),
Devon Energy Corporation (DVN), Dominion Resources Inc. (D), Electronic
Arts (ERTS), Electronic Data Systems (EDS), Equity Residential (EQR),
Jones Apparel Group Inc. (JNY), Kraft Foods (KFT), MeadWestvaco (MWV),
Molex Inc. (MOLX), Moody's Corporation (MCO), OfficeMax (OMX), Parker
Hannifin Corp. (PH), Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU), PSEG (PEG), Qwest
Communications (Q), RR Donnelley (RRD), Starbucks (SBUX), Sunoco (SUN),
Time Warner Inc. (TWX), Transocean Inc. (RIG), Unum Group (UNM), Walt
Disney (DIS), Wyndham Worldwide (WYN), Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
(AW), Ameren Corporation (AEE), Apartment Investment and Management
(AIV), Assurant Inc. (AIZ), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), CenturyTel, Inc.
(CTL), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK), Clorox (CLX), CMS Energy
Corp. (CMS), CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS), Eastman Kodak Company (EK),
International Paper Co. (IP), Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM), Newmont
Mining Corporation (NEM), NiSource (NI), PPL Corporation (PPL), Public
Storage (PSA), Rowan Companies, Inc. (RDC), Sempra Energy (SRE),
Starwood Hotels and Resorts (HOT), TECO Energy Inc. (TE), Viacom (VIA),
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (WPI), Williams Companies Inc. (WMB), EOG
Resources, Inc. (EOG), Procter and Gamble Company (PG), The Progressive
Corporation (PGR), Toyota Motor Corporation (TM), and Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY).
THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR
The economic reports we will be seeing this week include ICSC-UBS Store
Sales, the Employment Cost Index, Personal Income and Outlays, the
report from the National Association of Purchasing Managers in Chicago,
Construction Spending, Consumer Confidence, Farm Prices, MBA Purchase
Applications, the EIA Petroleum Status Report, the EIA Natural Gas
Report, the Challenger Job-Cut Report, ADP Employment Report, the ISM
Manufacturing Index, Pending Home Sales Index, Motor Vehicle Sales, the
Monster Employment Index, Factory Orders, the ISM Non-Manufacturing
Survey, Employment Situation, Jobless Claims, and the Money Supply.
Federal Reserve officials will be unusually silent this week, but there
will be interest rate announcements from both the European Central Bank
and the Bank of England on Thursday.
ASTROLOGICAL DYNAMICS
Astrologically we have a week shaping up that brings lots of potential
volatility to the equities markets. The Mars/Admetos conjunction before
the opening bell on Monday should be enough to bring stock prices
sharply lower, potentially scaring away the bargain hunters who might be
looking for a speedy recovery from last week's massive sell-off. The
Mercury/Neptune quincunx near the closing bell that day may put things
in a more positive light, but with Neptune involved I'm not sure that
any optimistic tendencies then are to be trusted.
It would be great to see some resolution to matters on Tuesday, but a
Void-of-Course Moon gets into play prior to the opening bell and stays
in effect until just after lunch time in New York, so the messages from
the market will be especially difficult to sort out. I plan to take my
time in getting involved with trades that day, but it will be
interesting nevertheless to observe the market action from the sidelines.
Tuesday evening the waning Mars/Saturn square signals a solid rally in
the making, so we may see a strong positive surge prior to the closing
bell. That positive energy is quite likely to carry over into
Wednesday's trading, however, especially with some good reinforcement
from the heliocentric Mercury/Admetos conjunction Tuesday night.
Overall Wednesday looks like a day in which we can expect to see rising
stock prices, thanks to the heliocentric Mars/Saturn sesquiquadrate near
the closing bell, which picks up some positive reinforcement from the
geocentric Mercury/Vulcanus conjunction. The heliocentric Mars/Chiron
sextile later that evening also adds to the positive mix.
Late Wednesday night, however, there's a waxing Mars/Pluto quincunx in
play, bringing a strong likelihood of a sharp reversal to the downside.
My guess is that we will see Thursday get underway with noticeably lower
prices on Wall Street, in spite of the positive tendencies suggested by
the Sun/Jupiter trine and the ingress of heliocentric Venus into
Aquarius that morning.
The fly in the ointment here is another Void-of-Course Moon, which kicks
in just before noon on Thursday and stays in play for the remainder of
the trading day. Essentially this means that all bets are off for market
forecasts that day. Friday, on the other hand, is likely to be dominated
by the influence of the waxing heliocentric Mars/Cupido trine, so I
expect the trading week to end with lower stock prices.
Throughout this week I will be tracking heliocentric fourth-harmonic
planetary lines (H,90,N,-2) for the Earth, Mercury, Venus, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune, Chiron, Cupido, Apollon, Admetos, 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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strength of that enduring spiritual foundation that we can discover
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enriching our own lives and the lives of others.
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*****
GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS
Last week's sell-off in equities impacted all of the major markets
around the world, with European bourses being hit on a scale with the
downturn in U.S. equities, and the Asian indexes tagging along behind.
Dow Jones Industrial Average -- down 4.23%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- down 5.98%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- down 7.24%
S+P 500 -- down 4.90%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- down 4.66%
Russell 2000 -- down 7.01%
London FTSE-100 -- down 5.62%
Paris CAC-40 -- down 5.26%
Frankfurt DAX -- down 5.37%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- down 5.12%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- down 4.81%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- down 3.10%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- down 4.35%
*****
U.S. EQUITY TRENDS
While last week's selling flipped our short-term trend indicators for
some U.S. stocks, our longer-range trend expectations remain in positive
territory. Even so, there's more than enough uncertainty on the trading
floors right now to warrant a lot of extra caution, especially where our
intermediate-term indicators come into play.
The Russell 2000 is now on a July 24 short-term sell signal, with a
daily close above 834 needed to reactivate short-term bullishness. For
the intermediate-term and long-term perspectives, the Russell remains on
a November 14 buy signal, with a daily close below 760 required to flip
our intermediate-term buy signal and a close below 668 needed to move
our long-term indicator for the Russell to the sell side.
With the S+P 500 we have now have a July 26 short-term sell signal in
place, with a daily close above 1506 needed to trigger a reverse
indicator back to the buy side. We still 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 1219 will signal a long-term
bearish trend, with a close below 1364 turning our intermediate-term
indicator bearish.
Even though last week's plunge impacted the NASDAQ almost as severely as
the other U.S. averages, our bullish indicators are still intact for the
NASDAQ Composite at this point. 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 2560 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 Bearish
NASDAQ -- Long-Term Bullish; Intermediate-Term Bullish; Short-Term Bullish
RUSSELL 2000 -- Long-Term Bullish; Intermediate-Term Bullish; Short-Term
Bearish
*****
METAL MARKETS
GOLD -- The negative action I was looking for in Gold materialized last
week, but I don't think we have seen a bottom yet. Although we may see
some rising prices this week, I'm expecting a good bit of congestion in
Gold trading for the next couple of weeks, culminating in a short-term
bottom around August 21-23.
SILVER -- Although we have seen some of the gains in Silver that I have
been looking for, a fundamental shift in the market action has caused me
to reevaluate my forecast for this metal. We may see another brief push
to the upside as this trading week gets underway, but I now expect to
see a fairly substantial pullback in Silver prices during the next
couple of weeks. This could provide an ideal buying opportunity prior to
a solid price run-up between mid-August and September 1.
*****
FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO
TRADES CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: BRY, CVX, UNP,
ESL, FDS, and PCU.
We closed six trades during the previous week, with three winners and
three losers bringing us a net profit of $652.00.
We sold 200 shares of Berry Petroleum Company Class A (BRY) at 38.45 on
07/24/07, taking a loss of $514.00 (a 6.27% loss in 4 trading days).
We sold 100 shares of Chevron Corporation (CX) at 90.56 on 07/24/07,
taking a loss of $212.00 (a 2.29% loss in 6 trading days).
We sold 100 shares of Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) at 542.00 on
07/27/07, taking a profit of $542.00 (a 4.65% gain in 15 trading days).
We sold 100 shares of Esterline Technology Corporation (ESL) at 48.75 on
07/26/07, taking a loss of $230.00 (a 4.72% loss in 3 trading days).
We sold 200 shares of FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS) at 65.84 on
07/26/07, taking a profit of $20.00 (a 0.15% gain in 11 trading days).
We sold 100 shares of Southern Copper Company (PCU) at 109.00 on
07/27/07, taking a profit of $1,046.00 (a 10.61% gain in 17 trading days).
*****
POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS
WEEK:
ESL, HP, NOK.
We added two long positions and one short position to the Model
Portfolio last week.
We bought 100 shares of Esterline Technology Corporation (ESL) at 51.05
on 07/23/07, with an initial stop set at 48.75.
We bought 300 shares of Helmerich and Payne Inc. (HP) at 35.58 on
07/23/07, with an initial stop set at 30.85.
We sold short 400 shares of Nokia Corporation ADS (NOK) at 29.00 on
07/23/07, with an initial buy stop set at 34.50.
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REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY
So far this year we have had a total of 93 completed trades, with 37
winners and 56 losers bringing us a total net profit of $3,983.00. The
largest profit for a single trade has been $2,775.00, with our winners
averaging $498.55; the largest single-trade loss has been $754.00, with
our losers averaging $278.57. The overall average profit per trade has
been $42.83, 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
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) -- bought 500 shares at
23.09 on 07/09/07; currently 24.43. Raise stop to 24.25.
General Electric Company (GE) -- bought 9 December 2007 $40 calls at
1.50 on 07/10/07; currently 1.75. Sell one-third of position early in
the week.
Helmerich and Payne Inc. (HP) -- bought 200 shares at 35.58 on 07/23/07;
currently 32.14. Raise stop to 31.15.
Nokia Corporation ADS (NOK) -- sold short 400 shares at 29.00 on
07/23/07; currently 27.96. Lower buy stop to 28.80.
*****
MARKET SECTOR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Diagnostic Substances; Catalog and Mail Order Houses; Security Software
and Services; Wholesale Medical Equipment; Research Services.
WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Rubber and Plastics; Trucks and Other Vehicles; Toy and Hobby Stores;
Hotel and Motel REITs; Healthcare Facilities REITs.
*****
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.
July 29
Mercury biquintile Cupido 03:35 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Poseidon 03:41 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Cupido 03:45 EDT
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Kronos 07:41 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon ends 09:14 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Admetos 09:58 EDT
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Admetos 13:37 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Zeus 15:40 EDT
Mars quincunx Apollon 16:15 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Mars 17:36 EDT
Heliocentric Venus opposition Heliocentric Vulcanus 18:07 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Hades 18:34 EDT
Full Moon 20:48 EDT
Mars sextile Vulcanus 21:08 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Vulcanus 23:23 EDT
Mars sesquiquadrate Zeus 23:39 EDT
July 30
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Pluto 01:13 EDT
Sun quintile Mars 01:24 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Chiron 01:25 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Jupiter 02:39 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Cupido 04:17 EDT
Sun quintile Admetos 06:02 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 06:26 EDT
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Apollon 06:40 EDT
Sun square Poseidon 07:01 EDT
Mars conjunct Admetos 08:02 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Uranus 14:53 EDT
Sun quincunx True Lunar Node 14:56 EDT
Mercury quincunx Neptune 15:56 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Zeus 15:57 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Hades 21:39 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Kronos 22:59 EDT
July 31
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Poseidon 00:30 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Jupiter 03:01 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Neptune 07:55 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 07:55-13:40 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate True Lunar Node 08:48 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Pluto 13:15 EDT
Mars square Saturn 19:59 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Saturn 21:02 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Admetos 22:03 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Pluto 22:40 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 23:12 EDT
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Chiron 23:41 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 23:57 EDT
August 1
Sun parallel Mars 01:25 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Apollon 02:26 EDT
True Lunar Node direct station 02:53 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Zeus 03:31 EDT
Sun in 24th Harmonic to Mercury 06:06 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Hades 06:18 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Cupido 10:07 EDT
Mercury square 10/17/05 Lunar Eclipse point 10:20 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Mars 12:01 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Saturn 12:24 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Pluto 12:45 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Uranus 14:15 EDT
Mercury square Apollon 14:53 EDT
Heliocentric Mars sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Saturn 16:14 EDT
Mercury conjunct Vulcanus 16:58 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Venus 17:32 EDT
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Kronos 18:43 EDT
Mercury sextile Admetos 20:36 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury enters Gemini 20:52 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Jupiter 21:30 EDT
Heliocentric Mars sextile Heliocentric Chiron 22:29 EDT
Mars quincunx Pluto 23:01 EDT
August 2
Mercury square 08/28/07 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 00:56 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Apollon 01:45 EDT
Sun in 24th Harmonic to Vulcanus 02:49 EDT
Sun sextile Zeus 04:17 EDT
Heliocentric Venus enters Aquarius 06:38 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Kronos 09:38 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Jupiter 11:11 EDT
Sun trine Jupiter 11:12 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 11:37-16:43 EDT
Mercury semisextile Saturn 12:08 EDT
Mars semisextile Hades 13:29 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Cupido 16:29 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 16:42 EDT
Mercury quincunx Pluto 18:50 EDT
August 3
Mercury semisextile Hades 00:10 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Cupido 05:23 EDT
Heliocentric Mars trine Heliocentric Cupido 01:04 EDT
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Zeus 01:44 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Poseidon 02:11 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Uranus 02:25 EDT
Mercury sextile Mars 05:47 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Admetos 08:00 EDT
Mercury quintile Zeus 08:33 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Vulcanus 09:08 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Mars 11:58 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Apollon 12:17 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Zeus 13:20 EDT
Mercury square 02/21/08 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 13:50 EDT
Mercury parallel Vulcanus 13:54 EDT
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Mercury 15:24 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Hades 16:03 EDT
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Hades 16:54 EDT
Sun in 24th Harmonic to Saturn 19:40 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Hades 19:43 EDT
Venus conjunct 03/18/07 Solar Eclipse antiscion 22:01 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Chiron 22:43 EDT
August 4
Heliocentric Mars quintile Heliocentric Hades 00:44 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Poseidon 01:04 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Cupido 01:11 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Mars 03:46 EDT
Sun sesquiquadrate Pluto 04:11 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Kronos 08:52 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 09:09 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Saturn 09:46 EDT
Heliocentric Saturn trine Heliocentric Pluto 10:45 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Uranus 11:18 EDT
Mercury enters Leo 13:14 EDT
Mercury crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 13:14 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 13:31-19:16 EDT
Sun biquintile Uranus 14:58 EDT
Sun semisquare Hades 15:59 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Kronos 18:52 EDT
Venus contraparallel Uranus 20:24 EDT
Sun square 02/07/08 Solar Eclipse point 21:02 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Venus 22:12 EDT
August 5
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Jupiter 00:10 EDT
Sun trine Cupido 01:11 EDT
Sun quintile Apollon 02:24 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Neptune 03:28 EDT
Mercury biquintile True Lunar Node 04:55 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Jupiter 06:24 EDT
Mercury semisextile Venus 06:56 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Poseidon 11:16 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Pluto 13:26 EDT
Heliocentric Earth conjunct Heliocentric Chiron 16:14 EDT
Sun opposition Chiron 16:22 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Admetos 17:02 EDT
True Lunar Node retrograde station 17:14 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 18:10 EDT
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Neptune 19:21 EDT
Mercury biquintile Pluto 20:26 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Apollon 21:19 EDT
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STOCKS TO WATCH:CBI, MBT,RSG.
Chicago Bridge and Iron Company N.V. (CBI)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 03/27/1997; 09:30 a.m.
Transiting Saturn is nearing the CBI First-Trade IC, so we have a
situation in which we are looking for higher prices ahead for this
stock. There are also some other interesting dynamics at play for CBI,
including transiting Admetos semisquare First-Trade Saturn, transiting
Zeus in opposition to First-Trade Saturn, transiting Venus semisquare
First-Trade Vulcanus, transiting Uranus sesquiquadrate First-Trade
Neptune, and the transiting True Lunar Node semisquare First-Trade
Mercury. That's quite a lineup, but it all adds up to a positive and
potentially profitable dynamic for this stock. Our plan is thus to add a
long position in CBI to the Model Portfolio around the middle of the
week, with an initial stop set at 30.75.
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ADS (MBT)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 06/30/2000; 09:30 a.m.
Here Saturn is conjoining the MBT First-Trade Ascendant, and once again
there is quite a chorus of supporting aspects: transiting Kronos square
First-Trade Zeus, transiting Venus semisquare First-Trade Mercury,
transiting Venus square First-Trade Cupido, transiting Jupiter
sesquiquadrate the First-Trade True Lunar Node, transiting Vulcanus
conjunct the First-Trade True Lunar Node, transiting Apollon square the
First-Trade True Lunar Node, transiting Cupido conjunct First-Trade
Chiron, and transiting Chiron sesquiquadrate First-Trade Kronos. That's
a tough combination to assess, but in the aggregate it looks like a very
positive dynamic at work, so we will add a long position in MBT late in
the trading week, with an initial stop set at 52.50.
Republic Services, Inc. (RSG)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 07/01/1998; 09:30 a.m.
This company provides waste disposal services, so perhaps we shouldn't
be too concerned about the impact of transiting Hades right now. Even
so, it looks like the passage of transiting Saturn over the RSG
First-Trade Ascendant may not be a rapid-fire positive trigger for this
stock, despite the fact that transiting Mars is square the First-Trade
Ascendant and transiting Venus is conjoining the First-Trade True Lunar
Node. We also have transiting Admetos semisquare the First-Trade Sun,
and transiting Hades is conjunct First-Trade Mars, conjunct First-Trade
Kronos, and sesquiquadrate First-Trade Uranus. That doesn't bode very
well for positive price action, so we plan to sell RSG short early in
the trading week. Our initial buy stop will be set at 32.40.
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