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YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN
IN THIS ISSUE
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To the Presses!
Mad Money Attack
Republicans Reconsider
Reverse Madness
Merrie Olde Mortgages
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 closely matched
my expectations,
based primarily on the astrological dynamics at work. I noted in last
week's issue that we were likely to "see stock prices valiantly trying
to regain some of the ground that has been lost in recent weeks," with a
strong start on Monday and a trading environment in which the "positive
energy in the markets will continue through Tuesday and Wednesday" to
produce "a fairly bullish environment for much of the trading week."
Nevertheless I also noted last week that "I would not be surprised to
see some continuing volatility and a few gut-wrenching pullbacks in
equities prices as the week progresses."
That certainly panned out on Thursday, with the Dow Industrials
suffering a dizzying 387-point drop following the news from France that
the implications of the subprime credit mess had officially made their
way across the Atlantic. Even so, right in tune with my forecast, the
major U.S. market averages finished out the week with modest gains.
Those gains obviously weren't enough to recoup all of the losses in the
past few weeks, but they were clearly a move in a new market direction.
WHIRLYBIRD CONFETTI
"Quick! Get those printing presses going!" That was the essence of the
speedy response from the Federal Reserve Bank last week when the stock
market went into another dramatic swoon. Central banks around the world
joined the Fed in pumping more money into the system, as confidence in
the global credit markets crumbled at an astonishingly rapid rate.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Shalom Bernanke, after all, earned his
"Helicopter Ben" nickname when he made a statement a few years ago
claiming that a crisis in the markets could always be remedied by
printing up more money and dumping it out of helicopters. But even with
such a scheme, before the helicopters can be sent aloft, the printing
presses have to go to work.
Late last week, the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank acted
together in rushing a whole lot of money into the system, with Japan,
Canada, Switzerland, Norway and Australia following right along.
Together they tossed an extra $136 billion into the kitty on Friday,
with the Fed contributing $38 billion and pledging to add more "as
necessary." That was on top of the $24 billion the Fed had ponied up on
Thursday.
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank, said
that his institution was paying "great attention to the markets," and
noted that the huge injection of money was just a normal way of "giving
the markets the appropriate liquidity."
Alice Rivlin, a former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve who is now
at the Brookings Institute, agreed with Trichet's perspective when she
commented on the Fed's actions. "The Fed has almost unlimited ability to
supply liquidity if they feel that is appropriate,'' she said.
But whether you call it appropriate liquidity or market manipulation,
the intent remains the same: to convince investors that the stock market
is a great place to hang out, and that the big belly-flops in the market
averages are all in good fun, since stock prices can ultimately only go up.
Perhaps David Resler, the chief economist in the New York office of
Nomura Securities International, summed up the situation best on Friday
when he noted that the central banks had "accomplished their short-term
mission to make sure the market stabilized ahead of the weekend. It
remains to be seen how much more they'll have to do.''
Even so, I'm seriously wondering whether or not all this action by the
central banks may just be a signal that it's time to diversify my
portfolio. I'm thinking about getting into printer's ink futures and
helicopter stocks.
TV OR NOT TV?
So what really caused the dizzying dip in stocks last week, warranting
the dramatic action from the Fed?
European reactions to the underlying weakness in mortgage-based
securities certainly had something to do with it. But perhaps the real
culprit was market pundit Jim Cramer, who went into a tirade on his "Mad
Money" program last Monday, attacking the Federal Reserve's Open Market
Committee (FOMC) for not lowering interest rates. His basic message
seemed to be that this means the end of the stock market as we know it.
Since Cramer is typically bullish on stocks, his outburst was enough to
get some real attention. Of course the buzz was spurred on by the fact
that NBC's "Today" show ran the clip of Cramer's performance as the
opening segment on Tuesday, the day the Open Market Committee was
meeting. And then the YouTube crowd got into the act as well, posting
the Cramer clip so it could get viewed thousands of times more.
YOUTUBE REDUX
Speaking of YouTube, I noted a couple of weeks ago that almost all the
Republican presidential candidates had decided not to participate in the
YouTube debate, which had been scheduled for September 17 in St.
Petersburg, Florida, but was in danger of being cancelled. Now,
apparently, the debate is back on again.
It's likely that the results from Saturday's straw poll in Ames, Iowa
have had some to do with the shift in sentiment, at least as far as Mitt
Romney is concerned. Romney won the Iowa poll handily, getting 4,516
votes, or 31%, keeping his campaign alive with surprising strength. The
pack that trailed him also brought some surprises, with Mike Huckabee
coming in second with 2,587 votes (18.1%), Sam Brownback in third with
2,192 votes (15.3%), Tom Tancredo in fourth with 1,961 votes (13.7%),
Ron Paul in fifth with 1,305 votes (9.1%), and Tommy Thompson in sixth
with 1,039 votes (7.3%).
What was most noticeable here, however, was how poorly some much-touted
candidates did in Ames. Fred Thompson, who has been lots of attention
lately, only managed to bring in 203 votes to place a distant seventh.
Rudy Giuliani, often proclaimed as the Republican front-runner, was an
embarrassing eighth with just 183 votes. And John McCain, whose campaign
has all but evaporated, got just 101 votes for a tenth-place finish.
PRIME TIME SUBPRIME?
"This may not be right for you," the smooth-talking actor on TV intones.
He then goes on to extol the virtues of reverse mortgages, an
arrangement that gives the homeowner some extra pocket money each month,
while the loan inexorably whittles down the remaining equity left in the
property.
It seems like a great deal on the surface. After all, it can provide
some extra income at a time when you might like to run out and buy
things. But of course there's the minor downside--eventually the entire
value of the home goes away, and the bank owns the property lock, stock,
and barrel. If you're a senior citizen, however, this really shouldn't
bother you, since you'll probably be dead when it happens, and your kids
can certainly figure out what to do without the inconvenience of an
inheritance.
According to the Federal Housing Administration, there's been a 105
percent jump in the number of reverse mortgages from 2000 to 2006. And
this is just the tip of the iceberg. Experts are predicting an explosion
in adjustable-rate reverse mortgages in the years ahead, as the baby
boomers hit retirement age and will be looking for more money to spend.
In fact, this younger generation is already getting into reverse
mortgages much more aggressively, and "We're just starting to scratch
the surface." So says David Peskin, CEO of the Senior Lending Network.
"The baby boomer generally is accustomed to debt," Peskin says, "so
they're walking into this understanding the concept of a mortgage."
That may seem encouraging, especially if you favor a scenario in which
the banks eventually take over all the real estate so a few more
greenbacks can be squeezed out of the system and diverted into the stock
market. That's the sort of thinking that's consistent with the Fed's
willingness to print more money as an ongoing solution to economic ills.
But if you feel, as the Austrian economists did, that economics is
really about quality instead of quantity, you might have second
thoughts. My guess is that's exactly what happened in France last week
when a large bank started to question the real value of some funny-money
mortgage-backed securities, sending a shock wave through global markets.
QUEASY TIMES IN THE U.K.
Of course the French aren't the only ones with cause for concern. The
potential for a British financial crisis is also high right now, with or
without continuing subprime problems in the U.S.A. Banks in the U.K.
have also been funding leveraged buyouts, gobbling up debt back by
subprime mortgages, and lending out plenty of money to less-than-ideal
borrowers. Along the way, British consumers have run up £1.3 trillion in
debt, which should make the prospect of higher interest rates an
extremely uncomfortable proposition.
There are also some looming challenges in the U.K. mortgage arena.
Roughly £155 billion in fixed-rate mortgages are due to be repriced
between now and next June, and Citigroup estimates that the payments due
on mortgage interest in the U.K. will go up by as much as 40% by autumn,
pinching pocketbooks even further. The subprime exposure adds to the
overall vulnerability, and compared to last year British property
foreclosures have already seen a 30% jump in the first half of 2007.
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
Once again there are only a few quarterly earnings reports that are
worth paying attention to this week, but some of those have the
potential to move the markets in a big way. We will be watching for
earnings announcements from DTE Energy Company (DTE), SYSCO Corporation
(SYY), Agilent Technologies Inc. (A), Applied Materials (AMAT), Harman
International Industries (HAR), Home Depot Inc. (HD), The TJX Companies,
Inc. (TJX), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), Deere and Company (DE), Macy's,
Inc. (M), Network Appliance (NTAP), Sara Lee (SLE), Autodesk, Inc.
(ADSK), Fannie Mae (FNM), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), JCPenney (JCP), Kohl's
(KSS), Nordstrom (JWN), and The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL).
THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR
The economic reports we will be seeing this week include Retail Sales,
Business Inventories, ICSC-UBS Store Sales, International Trade,
Producer Price Index, MBA Purchase Applications, the EIA Petroleum
Status Report, the EIA Natural Gas Report, Consumer Price Index, the
Empire State Manufacturing Survey, Treasury International Capital,
Industrial Production, Housing Market Index, Housing Starts, the
Philadelphia Fed Survey, Consumer Sentiment, Jobless Claims, and the
Money Supply. Several of these reports could shake up the markets
sharply if the numbers fail to meet expectations, especially the
housing-related figures that come out on Wednesday and Thursday. On
Friday St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole will be in
Little Rock, Arkansas to talk about U.S. export opportunities. His
remarks are likely to be watched closely, especially since they may
contain hints of upcoming Fed policies in the wake of the massive cash
infusions the central bank has been providing lately.
ASTROLOGICAL DYNAMICS
We have a week ahead of us in which a lot of strong astrological factors
will combine to produce a positive environment for stock trading, so for
the most part I'm expecting higher prices ahead, at least for the short
term.
Having said that, there's a big caveat for trading on Monday. The day
gets underway with a Void-of-Course Moon getting underway right at the
New York opening bell, and staying in effect until about two hours prior
to the closing bell that day. This is a good reason to step aside from
the market action for a few hours and wait to see how things shake out.
Thanks to Monday's Sun/Neptune opposition, Venus/Saturn conjunction, and
heliocentric Mercury/Chiron opposition, I'm expecting to see a positive
price trend assert itself by the end of the trading day, but I plan to
be especially cautious about letting market indicators get me out of
focus earlier in the day.
The positive energy should stay in play throughout Tuesday, especially
with the Mercury/Neptune opposition coinciding with that day's closing
bell. I wouldn't be surprised to see some selling pressure as the
session gets underway on Wednesday, however, mainly because of the
dampening influence of the heliocentric Mercury/Venus opposition. That
tendency made be overridden by the positive influences of the
heliocentric Mercury/Neptune opposition and the heliocentric
Venus/Neptune conjunction, however, and by the time we get the
Sun/Mercury conjunction at Wednesday's closing bell the bulls should
clearly be back in charge.
Thursday brings a waning heliocentric Jupiter/Neptune sextile and a
heliocentric Mercury/Saturn conjunction, both after the closing bell.
Although they may not have a big effect on the trading action that day,
these aspects definitely pave the way for higher prices ahead. On Friday
the Mercury/Venus conjunction, the waning Mercury/Pluto trine, and the
waning Venus/Poseidon quintile all signal a positive surge to bring the
week to a close. Saturday's Mercury/Saturn conjunction signals some
choppy action to follow, however, so I'm not suggesting that unbounded
exuberance will be appropriate. Ultimately, even though I expect this to
be a positive week for stocks, this is a trading environment in which
extreme caution is warranted. There are plenty of booby traps along the
way, just waiting for unsuspecting traders to pay a visit.
Throughout this trading week I will be tracking geocentric
fourth-harmonic planetary lines (G,90,N,-2) for the Sun, Mercury, Venus,
Saturn, Neptune, and Admetos, 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.
The New Moon awakens us to the opportunity to begin again with fresh
resolve, deeper inspiration, and greater ease. This is an extremely
potent time for us, no matter what our specific circumstances may be.
Whether we choose to worship through organized rituals or whether we
simply expose ourselves to the amazing flow of divine energy that
perpetually finds expression in the natural world, our imaginative
connection with sacred realities will open up unbounded possibilities.
"To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind
than to be hopelessly in love with spring." --George Santayana
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
Thanks to some hefty intervention from the Federal Reserve Bank, stock
prices in the U.S. recovered a little bit of lost ground last week. That
was hardly the case in much of the rest of the world, however, even
though other central banks followed the Fed's lead. Issues in Europe
were especially hard hit, with some serious losses in Asia as well.
Apparently investors in other parts of the globe, having realized that
the credit crisis is not confined to U.S. shores, are a little less
willing to suspend disbelief than their American cousins seem to be.
Dow Jones Industrial Average -- up 0.44%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- up 1.80%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 3.06%
S+P 500 -- up 1.44%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- up 1.34%
Russell 2000 -- up 4.42%
London FTSE-100 -- down 2.99%
Paris CAC-40 -- down 2.67%
Frankfurt DAX -- down 1.24%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- down 1.50%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- down 1.27%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- down 3.31%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- down 2.24%
*****
U.S. EQUITY TRENDS
In spite of the dramatic plunge in equities on Thursday, last week's
market action was not severe enough to change our assumptions about the
general stock market trends currently in effect. The longer-term picture
remains solidly bullish at this point, but short-term and intermediate
terms circumstances continue to suggest that extreme caution is
advisable in those time frames.
The Russell 2000 is now on an August 3 intermediate-term sell signal,
with a daily close above 851 required to flip this intermediate-term
indicator back to the buy side. The Russell is also on a July 24
short-term sell signal, with a daily close above 834 needed to
reactivate short-term bullishness. From the long-term perspective, the
Russell remains on a November 14 buy signal, with a daily 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, 2006 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.
For the NASDAQ Composite we are on a July 31 short-term sell signal, an
October 13 intermediate-term buy signal, and an October 13 long-term buy
signal. A daily close above 2632 will flip our short-term indicator back
to the buy 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 Bearish
RUSSELL 2000 -- Long-Term Bullish; Intermediate-Term Bearish; Short-Term
Bearish
*****
METAL MARKETS
GOLD -- My forecast models for this metal are showing a continuing
decline in short-term Gold prices, with a bottom coming just after the
Solar Eclipse on 9/11. Until then, I expect to see prices trending
essentially downward for the yellow metal. For the long run, however, I
remain very bullish on Gold, with ongoing buying opportunities during
the next few weeks enhancing the underlying value for those traders and
investors who have sufficient capital and creativity to participate.
SILVER -- Silver has been struggling to break through resistance lately,
very much in keeping with my recent forecasts, which have called for
lower prices in this metal. Right now, however, I'm seeing some good
evidence that Silver may be ready to break that resistance and begin a
short-term rally, so I'm revising my forecast to a slightly more bullish
perspective. In fact, I think it's appropriate to put on a long position
in Silver during this next trading week, with the expectation that we
will see substantially higher prices in this metal near the end of this
month.
*****
FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO
TRADES CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: CBI, HP.
We closed two trades during the previous week, with two losers bringing
us a net loss of $1,198.00.
We sold 200 shares of Chicago Bridge and Iron Company N.V. (CBI) at
36.95 on 08/06/07, taking a loss of $378.00 (a 4.87% loss in 3 trading
days).
We sold 200 shares of Helmerich and Payne Inc. (HP) at 31.48 on 08/0/07,
taking a loss of $820.00 (an 11.52% loss in 10 trading days).
*****
POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS
WEEK:
PCU, ALDN, WTSLA.
We added two long positions and one short position to the Model
Portfolio last week.
We bought 100 shares of Southern Copper Corporation (PCU) at 103.07 on
08/07/07, with an initial stop set at 90.50.
We sold short 500 shares of Aladdin Knowledge Systems (ALDN) at 21.62 on
08/08/07, with an initial buy stop set at 24.00.
We bought 2,000 shares of The Wet Seal, Inc. (WTSLA) at 3.95 on
08/10/07, with an initial stop set at 3.60.
****
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY
So far this year we have had a total of 98 completed trades, with 40
winners and 58 losers bringing us a total net profit of $3,510.00. The
largest profit for a single trade has been $2,775.00, with our winners
averaging $479.28; the largest single-trade loss has been $820.00, with
our losers averaging $289.62. The overall average profit per trade has
been $35.82, 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
Aladdin Knowledge Systems (ALDN) -- sold short 500 shares at 21.62 on
08/08/07; currently 20.97. Lower buy stop to 21.60.
General Electric Company (GE) -- bought 6 December 2007 $40 calls at
1.50 on 07/10/07; currently 1.80. Hold.
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ADS (MBT) -- bought 100 shares at 64.67 on
08/03/07; currently 62.19. Raise stop to 60.25.
Republic Services, Inc. (RSG) -- sold short 300 shares at 31.68 on
07/30/07; currently 29.98. Lower buy stop to 31.20.
Southern Copper Corporation (PCU) -- bought 100 shares at 103.07 on
08/07/07; currently 97.04. Raise stop to 90.70.
The Wet Seal, Inc. (WTSLA) -- bought 2,000 shares at 3.95 on 08/10/07;
currently 4.43. Raise stop to 3.75.
*****
MARKET SECTOR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Water Utilities; Residential Construction; Recreational Goods;
Healthcare Facilities REITs; General Entertainment.
WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Toy and Hobby Stores; Consumer Services; Tobacco Products; Heavy
Construction; Trucks and Other Vehicles.
*****
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 for longer-term trades 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.
August 12
Mercury quintile Mars 00:49 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Mars 00:59 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Kronos 03:16 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Pluto 05:56 EDT
New Moon 07:02 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Jupiter 11:31 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Admetos 15:10 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Uranus 15:37 EDT
Sun contraparallel Neptune 18:04 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Poseidon 21:29 EDT
August 13
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 02:46 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Vulcanus 05:15 EDT
Mars semisextile Kronos 05:56 EDT
Mercury opposition 02/07/08 Solar Eclipse point 06:27 EDT
Mercury quincunx Uranus 06:37 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Jupiter 07:55 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Uranus 09:21 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 09:34-14:03 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Zeus 09:59 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Hades 13:06 EDT
Heliocentric Earth conjunct Heliocentric Neptune 14:17 EDT
Sun opposition Neptune 14:25 EDT
Venus conjunct Saturn 15:14 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Pluto 20:30 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Kronos 20:46 EDT
Mercury semisquare Kronos 21:01 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Chiron 21:20 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Saturn 21:45 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Apollon 21:53 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Cupido 23:42 EDT
August 14
Venus sextile Hades 02:47 EDT
True Lunar Node direct station 03:55 EDT
Heliocentric Mars trine Heliocentric Jupiter 04:50 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Pluto 05:27 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Uranus 11:41 EDT
Mars square 08/28/07 Lunar Eclipse point 12:05 EDT
Heliocentric Mars sextile Heliocentric Neptune 12:24 EDT
Mercury opposition Neptune 16:09 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Kronos 20:18 EDT
August 15
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 00:33 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Jupiter 06:08 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Jupiter 06:15 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Venus 06:18 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Neptune 06:45 EDT
Heliocentric Venus conjunct Heliocentric Neptune 07:49 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Mars 09:05 EDT
Venus trine Pluto 09:42 EDT
Heliocentric Earth opposition Heliocentric Mercury 15:47 EDT
Sun conjunct Mercury 15:57 EDT
Heliocentric Mars quintile Heliocentric Kronos 16:09 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon begins 17:02 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Mars 19:40 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Admetos 23:02 EDT
August 16
Void-of-Course Moon ends 00:04 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 00:25 EDT
Sun contraparallel Poseidon 01:26 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Apollon 04:18 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Zeus 05:36 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Poseidon 05:57 EDT
Mars square 10/17/05 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 06:35 EDT
Mercury crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 08:25 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Hades 08:59 EDT
Mercury sextile Apollon 15:10 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Pluto 17:03 EDT
Heliocentric Jupiter sextile Heliocentric Neptune 17:58 EDT
Mercury semisextile Vulcanus 18:12 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Neptune 18:13 EDT
Mercury semisquare Zeus 18:42 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Saturn 18:49 EDT
Mercury square Admetos 19:49 EDT
Mercury quintile Poseidon 20:08 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 23:57 EDT
August 17
Mercury conjunct Venus 01:27 EDT
Sun crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 02:30 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury enters Virgo 02:45 EDT
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Admetos 06:38 EDT
Venus contraparallel Uranus 10:34 EDT
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Admetos 13:18 EDT
Mercury trine Pluto 13:22 EDT
Sun parallel Saturn 13:58 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Vulcanus 14:00 EDT
Sun sextile Apollon 16:49 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Vulcanus 17:47 EDT
Venus quintile Poseidon 18:26 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Kronos 19:03 EDT
Venus square Admetos 19:33 EDT
Venus semisquare Zeus 22:36 EDT
Sun semisextile Vulcanus 23:16 EDT
Mercury sextile Hades 23:36 EDT
Heliocentric Earth conjunct Heliocentric Venus 23:37 EDT
Sun conjunct Venus 23:40 EDT
August 18
Venus semisextile Vulcanus 00:16 EDT
Sun semisquare Zeus 00:23 EDT
Mars quincunx Poseidon 00:50 EDT
Sun square Admetos 02:20 EDT
Sun quintile Poseidon 03:06 EDT
Mars square True Lunar Node 05:26 EDT
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Apollon 06:22 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Poseidon 06:46 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 08:21-12:13 EDT
Chiron sextile Cupido 09:41 EDT
Mercury conjunct Saturn 09:44 EDT
Venus sextile Apollon 10:02 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Zeus 10:39 EDT
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Apollon 10:45 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Cupido 12:46 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Poseidon 16:40 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Zeus 17:48 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Mars 19:38 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Hades 20:01 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Cupido 21:17 EDT
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Hades 21:38 EDT
August 19
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 00:22 EDT
Mercury parallel Saturn 01:21 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Vulcanus 02:00 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Apollon 06:16 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Zeus 07:43 EDT
Venus crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 08:27 EDT
Mercury enters Virgo 09:01 EDT
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Hades 11:55 EDT
Sun trine Pluto 14:14 EDT
Chiron sesquiquadrate Hades 20:42 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Chiron 21:48 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Saturn 22:57 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Pluto 23:32 EDT
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STOCKS TO WATCH: GOLD, NE, NUAN.
Randgold Resources Ltd. ADS (GOLD)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date: 07/03/2002; 09:30 a.m.
Transiting Saturn is crossing the GOLD First-Trade Ascendant, setting
the stage for higher prices to come. At the same time, Saturn is in
opposition to First-Trade Uranus, adding some extra potential for
positive energy. That positive possibility is mirrored by transiting
Uranus square the First-Trade True Lunar Node and by transiting Neptune
sesquiquadrate First-Trade Zeus, so we are ready to add a long position
in GOLD to the Model Portfolio early in the trading week. Our initial
stop will be set at 20.85.
Noble Corporation (NE)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 03/29/1996; 09:30 a.m.
With transiting Saturn about to cross the NE First-Trade IC, there's a
buying opportunity being set up for this oil stock. But that's only part
of the picture; there are plenty of transneptunian factors in the mix as
well right now, adding to the excitement: transiting Cupido is
semisquare First-Trade Neptune, transiting Poseidon is square the
First-Trade Moon, transiting Kronos is square First-Trade Mars, and
First-Trade Venus is getting a conjunction from transiting Admetos and a
sesquiquadrate from transiting Zeus. On top of that, transiting Uranus
is sesquiquadrate First-Trade Poseidon. That's quite a mix, but we read
it as essentially positive, so our plan is to add a long position to the
Model Portfolio around the middle of the trading week, with an initial
stop set at 87.60.
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NUAN)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date: 04/14/2000; 09:30 a.m.
Wow! This stock is getting lit up like a Christmas tree with all of the
planetary action hitting its First-Trade horoscope. To start with,
transiting Saturn is conjoining the NUAN First-Trade IC, with transiting
Neptune conjoining First-Trade Uranus. The First-Trade Sun is getting
some positive attention in the form of a square from transiting Vulcanus
and a sesquiquadrate from transiting Jupiter. And then there are other
transneptunians at work as well: transiting Hades is conjunct
First-Trade Kronos and semisquare First-Trade Jupiter, transiting Kronos
is square First-Trade Zeus, and transiting Cupido is conjoining
First-Trade Pluto. First-Trade Venus is also getting into the act,
picking up a semisquare from transiting Admetos and an opposition from
transiting Zeus. This is a very intense situation that's really quite
difficult to read, but with this much volatility in store we don't want
to pass up an opportunity for a long position here. We will enter one
near the end of the trading week, with an initial stop set at 15.50.
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