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YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN
IN THIS ISSUE
Comment
Jobs and Houses
Solar Eclipse
Stock Trends
Tim on TV
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: It was the face of terror. No, not the
visage of
still-not-dead-yet Osama bin Laden, which provoked less genuine
consternation last Friday than a flurry of jokes about his beard. As far
as the markets were concerned, the really horrific thing to see was the
minus sign in front of the August number in the Department of Labor's
jobs report.
WILL WORK FOR RENT
The real challenge here, of course, is not just the fact that job growth
has gone negative instead of just slowing down. The scary implication is
that job losses will combine with the already badly wounded housing and
lending situation to make it even more difficult for homeowners to meet
mortgage payments. If that happens, we could see the Perfect Storm
unfolding before our eyes, with the prospects for economic catastrophe
coming up much faster than anyone has anticipated.
SOLAR ECLIPSE
Astrologically the big news this week is the Solar Eclipse coming on
Tuesday, on the sixth anniversary of the destruction of the World Trade
Center. This is a particularly ominous event, mainly because of the
precise triggering of Mars and Uranus at the time of the eclipse. This
planetary configuration adds a great deal of volatility to the
situation, creating an accident-prone environment in which tempers
flare, hostilities increase, and emotions run strong, both in and out of
the markets. It's the ideal setup for a panic situation, and there's
enough edginess in the markets right now to warrant some real caution
during the trading sessions that lie ahead.
THE MARKETS AHEAD
But what will the outcome of the eclipse actually be? I've done a good
bit of research in preparing my special report on the eclipse that has
recently gone out to my preferred clients, and one thing has become
strikingly clear: the parallels between the current year's eclipse
pattern and what happened in 1969. If that year's market pattern holds,
and I think it will, we are likely to see stock prices continue to rise
past the eclipse, hitting a short-term top in a couple more weeks. My
target date for that event is September 21 with the Mars/Pluto
opposition, followed by declining stock prices as we move into the fall.
A VISIT TO WEB TV
I was pleased to be invited to appear as the lead-off guest on Friday's
edition of Michael Yorba's Commodity Classics program on the Market News
First web network. We talked about the use of astrology as a tool for
market analysis, plus the impact of this Tuesday's Solar Eclipse and my
forecast for the S+P in the coming months. You can see the archived
interview, or download it as an MP3 file, in the Commodity Classics TV
section at www.commodityclassics.com.
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 ECONOMIC CALENDAR
The economic reports to follow this week include Consumer Credit,
International Trade, ICSC-UBS Store Sales, MBA Purchase Applications,
the EIA Petroleum Status Report, the EIA Natural Gas Report, Quarterly
Services Survey, the Treasury Budget, Current Account, Import and Export
Prices, Retail Sales, the RBC CASH Index, Industrial Production,
Business Inventories, Consumer Sentiment, Jobless Claims, and the Money
Supply.
That's not a particularly hefty calendar, which leaves plenty of time
for the pundits to ponder the true implications of last week's
disastrous jobs report, especially as it is seen through the eyes of
foreign equities markets. But just to keep things lively this week, we
will get a good dose of happy talk from the Fed. On Monday morning
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart will be getting
up early to talk to the Atlanta Business Chronicle's Best in Business
Breakfast meeting, and San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President
Janet Yellen will be addressing the annual meeting of the National
Association for Business Economics. That evening Federal Reserve
Governor Frederic Mishkin will be in New York to talk to the Money
Marketeers of NYU. The most newsworthy event, however, will be Fed
Chairman Ben Shalom Bernanke's appearance on Tuesday in Berlin, where he
will be speaking to a Bundesbank conference. This will be a closely
watched speech, with market players straining to catch any hints about
the possibility of interest rate cuts later this month.
ASTROLOGICAL DYNAMICS
Once again it looks like we will have a volatile week in the stock
market, thanks to strong planetary action with a lot of underlying
nervousness on the trading floors. The big news of course is a solar
eclipse on Tuesday, but there are other events, kicking off the week and
also give us some strong market signals.
The entry of heliocentric Venus into Aries on Sunday, along with the
heliocentric Mercury/Admetos opposition and the opposition of the Sun to
Uranus the same day, all set the stage for a very positive trading week.
This upbeat energy is likely to be amplified by Monday's waxing
Venus/Uranus quincunx in the middle of the trading day.
The solar eclipse on Tuesday takes place in Virgo; this is a position
that is typically associated with bearish market conditions to follow.
Even so, my expectation is that we will see a positive follow-through
until September 21, with much of the volatile market extremes that have
been typical of the past few trading weeks continuing until then.
Overall I expect Tuesday to be a positive day for equities, thanks to
the heliocentric waxing Mercury/Saturn in the early morning hours and
the entry of heliocentric Mercury into Sagittarius a couple of hours
before the opening bell that day.
Wednesday brings the distinct possibility of a retracement in stock
prices. Although the heliocentric Mars/Poseidon opposition and
heliocentric Mars/Jupiter sesquiquadrate that day both bring positive
biases to the underlying market conditions, the y are both also
associated with choppy trading conditions. Add to that the negative
potential of the Mercury/Zeus conjunction in the wee hours of the
morning, and we have the potential for the markets to head south.
The waning Mars/Poseidon sesquiquadrate early Thursday may be enough to
revive things a bit, but with the Moon and Mercury both activating the
Universal Clock prior to the opening bell I wouldn't be surprised to see
another day of declining prices. Friday's heliocentric Mercury/Mars
quincunx promises some flattening out of the trading action, with a
slightly positive bias, so we may actually see things calm down a bit as
the week winds down. There's a void-of-course Moon starting at noon on
Friday, however, and it stays in effect throughout the remainder of the
trading day. I'll be taking that as a signal to start my weekend early;
with the kind of turmoil we are likely to see in the days ahead, that
head start is likely to be quite welcome!
Throughout this trading week I will be tracking heliocentric
fifth-harmonic planetary lines (H,72,N,-2) for the Earth, Mercury,
Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Chiron, Cupido, Zeus, Kronos, Apollon, 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
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.
Although we may feel surrounded by the alienating forces of patriotism,
vengefulness, and suspicion, we can nevertheless affirm the possibility
of cultural and societal unity, not based on drawing lines in the sand,
but founded rather upon a shared awareness of cosmic identity and
elevated values. With the Solar Eclipse on September 11, we are offered
the possibility of striving toward more advanced spiritual goals. In
fact, if we simply remember that we are all on the spiritual path
together, we can move forward into higher states of consciousness,
sharing the delights of enlightened wonder with the people we hold most
dear.
"Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears." - Marcus
Aurelius
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
U.S. and European issues weakened significantly last week, but there
were a few bright spots in the Pacific. In Tokyo, however, the Nikkei
continued to slam into resistance at 16500, and finished up the week
with a substantial loss.
Dow Jones Industrial Average -- down 1.83%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- down 2.99%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 0.09%
S+P 500 -- down 1.39%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- down 1.18%
Russell 2000 -- down 2.15%
London FTSE-100 -- down 1.78%
Paris CAC-40 -- down 4.11%
Frankfurt DAX -- down 2.64%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- up 0.77%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- down 2.70%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- down 0.01%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 3.40%
*****
U.S. EQUITY TRENDS
With losses last week continuing to confirm the short-term negative
picture from a technical standpoint, the market action nevertheless left
all of our trend assumptions intact. The longer-term outlook remains
solidly bullish at this point, but short-term and intermediate terms
circumstances continue to suggest that extreme caution is advisable for
trading in those time frames.
The Russell 2000 remains in the 767-805 trading range that has confined
it for the last three weeks. This index is on a July 24 short-term sell
signal, with a daily close above 810 now needed to reactivate short-term
bullishness. The Russell also remains 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. From the long-term
perspective, the Russell remains on a November 14, 2006 buy signal, with
a daily close below 668 needed to move our long-term indicator for the
Russell to the sell side.
Although our astrological models are suggesting an upward trend heading
into September 21, with the S+P 500 we still lack technical
confirmation. We still have our 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. However, we also 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.
Friday's gap downward for the NASDAQ Composite confirmed our short-term
trend assumptions. We are currently 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 -- With the Solar Eclipse coinciding with the heliocentric entry of
Mercury into Sagittarius, I expect to see Gold prices to rally even more
strongly during the coming week. For the long run I remain very bullish
on Gold, and will consider any price pull-backs during the coming weeks
as good buying opportunities for the yellow metal.
SILVER -- This metal continues to be fairly slippery, at least in terms
of my ability to analyze it astrologically. The Silver bulls are
determined to get a rally underway, but I still believe that we can see
a bit of divergence between Silver and Gold in the coming trading
sessions, with Silver lagging the yellow metal a bit. If this turns out
to be the case, it will be a good chance to add to a long position in
Silver, rather than a signal to bet against this metal's potential for
future gains.
*****
FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO
TRADES CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: FLS, DECK, PETM,
WTS.
We closed four trades during the previous week, with four losers
bringing us a net loss of $1,161.00.
We bought to cover 200 shares of Flowserve Corporation (FLS) at 72.30 on
09/04/07, taking a loss of $260.00 (a 1.83% loss in 5 trading days).
We bought to cover 100 shares of Deckers Outdoor Corporation (DECK) at
96.60 on 09/06/07, taking a loss of $197.00 (a 2.08% loss in 7 trading
days).
We sold 400 shares of PetSmart Inc. (PETM) at 33.48 on 09/07/07, taking
a loss of $368.00 (a 2.67% loss in 4 trading days).
We sold 400 shares of Watts Industries Inc. Class A (WTS) at 34.31 on
09/07/07, taking a loss of $336.00 (a 2.39% loss in 5 trading days).
*****
POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS
WEEK: CTV, ADSK.
We added two long positions to the Model Portfolio last week.
We bought 200 shares of CommScope Inc. (CTV) at 56.90 on 09/04/07, with
an initial stop set at 48.50.
We bought 200 shares of Autodesk Inc. (ADSK) at 45.12 on 09/07/07, with
an initial stop set at 40.45.
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REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY
So far this year we have had a total of 108 completed trades, with 44
winners and 64 losers bringing us a total net profit of $1,390.00. The
largest profit for a single trade has been $2,775.00, with our winners
averaging $451.77; the largest single-trade loss has been $1,224.00,
with our losers averaging $306.64. The overall average profit per trade
has been $12.87, and the mean duration of our trades has been 10.0
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
Autodesk Inc. (ADSK) -- bought 200 shares at 45.12 on 09/07/07;
currently 45.15. Raise stop to 43.58.
CommScope Inc. (CTV) -- bought 200 shares at 56.90 on 09/04/07;
currently 56.66. Raise stop-and-reverse trigger to 55.24.
Copart Inc. (CPRT) -- bought 9 January 2008 $30 calls at 2.25 on
08/20/07; currently 2.00. Hold.
General Electric Company (GE) -- bought 6 December 2007 $40 calls at
1.50 on 07/10/07; currently 1.43. Hold.
Noble Corporation (NE) -- bought 100 shares at 93.75 on 08/17/07;
currently 200 split shares at 50.52. Raise stop to 49.20.
Randgold Resources Ltd. ADS (GOLD) -- bought 400 shares at 23.59 on
08/14/07; currently 28.48. Raise stop to 24.95 on a close-only basis.
*****
MARKET SECTOR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Silver; Gold; Drug Related Products; Dairy Products; Oil and Gas
Drilling and Exploration.
WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Recreational Vehicles; Toy and Hobby Stores; Home Improvement Stores;
Rubber and Plastics; Office Supplies.
*****
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.
September 9
Mars trine Neptune 00:06 EDT
Sun quintile Kronos 02:40 EDT
Heliocentric Venus enters Aries 03:24 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Admetos 06:38 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Vulcanus 09:05 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 09:45 EDT
Sun semisextile Venus 12:17 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 14:07-21:10 EDT
Heliocentric Earth conjunct Heliocentric Uranus 14:37 EDT
Sun opposition Uranus 14:45 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Zeus 18:37 EDT
Pluto semisquare Chiron 21:57 EDT
Mercury quintile Vulcanus 22:09 EDT
Mercury quincunx True Lunar Node 22:41 EDT
Mercury semisextile Poseidon 23:11 EDT
September 10
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Hades 00:52 EDT
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Poseidon 04:42 EDT
Sun biquintile Chiron 05:06 EDT
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Uranus 05:14 EDT
Heliocentric Jupiter quintile Heliocentric Zeus 09:22 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Kronos 09:31 EDT
True Lunar Node retrograde station 10:37 EDT
Venus quincunx Uranus 13:23 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Pluto 15:57 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Cupido 21:38 EDT
Mercury opposition 03/29/06 Solar Eclipse point 22:08 EDT
Sun crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 22:35 EDT
September 11
Heliocentric Jupiter semisquare Heliocentric Poseidon 01:27 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Saturn 01:31 EDT
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Venus 03:55 EDT
Mercury parallel Zeus 06:04 EDT
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Kronos 06:25 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury enters Sagittarius 07:52 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 07:56 EDT
Solar Eclipse New Moon 08:44 EDT
Venus contraparallel Apollon 16:19 EDT
Mars square 03/29/06 Solar Eclipse antiscion 17:30 EDT
Sun contraparallel Mercury 18:32 EDT
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Apollon 19:02 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Admetos 20:19 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Chiron 21:39 EDT
September 12
Void-of-Course Moon 00:13-07:31 EDT
Mercury conjunct Zeus 02:02 EDT
Mercury conjunct 10/03/05 Solar Eclipse point 02:31 EDT
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Apollon 07:30 EDT
Heliocentric Mars opposition Heliocentric Poseidon 07:35 EDT
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Saturn 11:27 EDT
Heliocentric Mars sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Jupiter 12:22 EDT
Heliocentric Mars biquintile Heliocentric Cupido 12:56 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Kronos 12:58 EDT
Sun opposition 10/03/05 Solar Eclipse antiscion 16:31 EDT
Sun contraparallel Zeus 16:45 EDT
Mercury trine Chiron 17:19 EDT
Mercury opposition 09/11/07 Solar Eclipse antiscion 17:42 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Neptune 19:02 EDT
Sun quincunx Neptune 20:20 EDT
September 13
Mars sesquiquadrate Poseidon 02:29 EDT
Mercury sextile Jupiter 06:45 EDT
Mercury crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 06:45 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 07:23 EDT
Mercury sextile Cupido 13:45 EDT
Zeus conjunct 10/03/05 Solar Eclipse point 17:49 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Neptune 20:02 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Poseidon 23:15 EDT
September 14
Mercury biquintile True Lunar Node 00:30 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Poseidon 02:13 EDT
Mercury parallel Uranus 03:52 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Jupiter 04:22 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Venus 06:16 EDT
Sun conjunct 03/29/06 Solar Eclipse antiscion 11:15 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Neptune 12:07 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 12:10-19:37 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Mars 13:29 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Vulcanus 18:04 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Mars 21:48 EDT
Mercury quintile Pluto 22:08 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Admetos 22:18 EDT
Heliocentric Mars in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Admetos 23:12 EDT
September 15
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Apollon 01:22 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Zeus 03:56 EDT
Sun semisquare Poseidon 05:56 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 07:45 EDT
Mercury conjunct 09/07/06 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 08:27 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Poseidon 18:03 EDT
Heliocentric Venus opposition Heliocentric Zeus 19:46 EDT
September 16
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Pluto 02:04 EDT
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Jupiter 04:00 EDT
Apollon quincunx Admetos 05:58 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Chiron 06:28 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Cupido 07:47 EDT
Venus opposition 02/07/08 Solar Eclipse point 08:17 EDT
Mercury quincunx Uranus 10:59 EDT
Mercury semisquare Saturn 16:56 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon begins 19:40 EDT
Mercury opposition 03/03/07 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 20:39 EDT
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portion of the wisdom that Gann brought to the markets during the last
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STOCKS TO WATCH: BRCM, PVH, SYK, TEX.
Broadcom Corporation Class A (BRCM)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date: 04/17/1998; 09:30 a.m.
With transiting Saturn getting ready to cross the BRCM First-Trade IC
later this month, we would ordinarily be considering the possibility of
a long position in this stock, based on the notion that Saturn's
constrictive action may provide a buying opportunity. And with
transiting Cupido forming a nice slow sesquiquadrate to the BRCM
First-Trade Sun, the notion of a long position might not be unwarranted.
Even so, there are a lot of factors going on right now that could help
pull this stock down for the short term, including First-Trade Mercury
receiving an opposition from transiting Zeus and a semisquare from
transiting Admetos, transiting Chiron sesquiquadrate both the
First-Trade Ascendant and First-Trade Kronos, transiting Uranus
upsetting First-Trade Jupiter and First-Trade Neptune on its way to a
square to First-Trade Hades, and transiting Pluto conjoining the
First-Trade Descendant. Oh, and by the way, transiting Saturn will not
only be crossing the First-Trade IC on September 18; between now and
October 10 it will also be square First-Trade Chiron, quincunx
First-Trade Neptune, sextile First-Trade Poseidon, trine First-Trade
Mars, semisquare First-Trade Vulcanus, and semisquare First-Trade
Apollon. That's a lot of stuff to get out of the way before transiting
Jupiter becomes dominant in mid-October, so we plan to take an immediate
short position in BRCM, with an initial buy stop set at 36.85.
Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (PVH)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 03/25/1920; 10:00 a.m.
Like BRCM, this stock has CTV has transiting Saturn getting ready to
cross the First-Trade Descendant. In this case however, there is a
decidedly different picture unfolding: transiting Neptune is semi-square
the First-Trade Sun, transiting Uranus is semisquare First-Trade Kronos
and trine the First-Trade True Lunar Node, First-Trade Poseidon gets a
sextile from transiting Vulcanus and a square from First-Trade Pluto,
and transiting Jupiter will soon form an opposition to the First-Trade
Moon. Those planetary dynamics should give us a couple of weeks of
positive price action for this stock, but with Saturn's conjunction to
the First-Trade IC not coming until September 16, we will wait until
late in this trading week to add a long position to the Financial Cycles
Model Portfolio. We will set our initial stop at 51.20.
Stryker Corporation (SYK)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 07/24/1997; 09:30 a.m.
This stock is in a nice uptrend, with Jupiter about to conjoin its
First-Trade IC on September 15. While that is likely to bring some price
consolidation after the transit has passed, our plan is to add a long
position right away to take advantage of the potential for a price
run-up this week. We will set our initial stop at 65.50; after the trade
is underway we will adjust that stop upward and initiate a stop-and
reverse strategy.
Terex corporation (TEX)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 03/19/1991; 09:30 a.m.
As we noted last week, Jupiter will be conjoining the TEX First-Trade
Descendant on September 15; the last two times that happened, in
mid-January and late June, this stock met with immediate resistance.
Prior to September 15, however, we still have transiting Neptune in a
tight square to First-Trade Pluto, so it's quite possible that TEX will
get a good price increase this week before the consolidating energy
hits. Our plan is to take a position to the short side with this stock
at the start of this trading week, prior to the Solar Eclipse. We will
set our initial buy stop at 89.25.
*****
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