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YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN
IN THIS ISSUE
Comment
Writing on the Wall
Bailing Out Britain
Predictable Decline
Eclipse Report Bargain
Transits and Earnings
Tune in on Tuesday
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: With a big sell-off in stocks coming
last week on the twentieth
anniversary of 1987's Black Monday, there were a few jangled nerves,
especially among the inexperienced adventurers who had just recently
decided that it was time at last to get back into the stock market.
The change in trend was quite predictable. In fact, it had been more
than adequately predicted.
During the coming week we are likely to see even more aggressive selling
get underway. According to my analysis, last week's tumble was just the
tip of the iceberg, and we have a long way to go before we hit our
downside price targets in the equities markets.
MERCURY AND MARKET FORECASTS
When I noted last week that "the bearish side of the equation is making
its presence felt more and more aggressively" in stock trading and said
that "With Mercury now in retrograde motion, we have a good possibility
of a short-term bearish counter-trend in the equities markets," I was
simply reading the astrological writing on the wall.
With the additional note that "The Venus/Saturn conjunction early Sunday
morning is likely to have a sobering influence on stock trading
throughout the week" and the observation that when this aspect was
"combined with the potential impact of the upcoming trine of Venus to
the transiting Mercury/Uranus midpoint, we get a decidedly more bearish
background note to the trading environment," I made it clear that we
were due for a correction to get underway. The commencement of the
Mercury retrograde period was certainly an appropriate time to for that
to happen.
While these observations provided a suitable note of caution and while
it was obviously time to add some short positions to the Financial
Cycles Model Portfolio, I was also correct in my comment that "With
Mercury in retrograde motion through the end of the month, we are now in
a time frame in which it's especially easy to misread market indicators.
This is especially true of the technical tools that we regularly apply
to our market analysis, but the astrological indicators aren't exempted."
In other words, the astrology behind current events tells us that during
this topsy-turvy time it's even wise to avoid trusting astrology
completely. In fact, some of the astrologically-based day-by-day market
forecasts I made last week proved to be amazingly inaccurate!
But that's one of the great things about astrology--when I'm right in my
forecasts, I can claim to be a market genius, but when I miss the mark,
I can always blame it on Mercury retrograde or some other factor in the
heavens.
Even so, I try not to do that. I'm increasingly determined to take
credit for my mistakes as well as my successes. That's not only fair to
you as a reader; it's also a key part of keeping myself in balance
mentally and emotionally, so that I can be more accurate in my analysis
and more effective in my trading.
U.K. BAILOUT ON THE WAY?
The economic rumbles that have become increasingly intense lately with
the crumbling of the bogus mortgage market haven't been limited to the
U.S. In fact, they are well on their way to becoming a global phenomenon.
One more hint about just how precarious things actually are came late
last week with the revelation that the Federal Reserve Bank in the U.S.
has pledged bail-out funds to help rescue clients of Barclays and the
Royal Bank of Scotland.
In a grim admission that the global squeeze on liquidity is far from
over, the Fed's board of governors sent letters to both U.K.
institutions about 10 days ago, granting them access to up to $30
billion in emergency funds for customers who are "in need of short-term
liquidity." In its communication to the Royal Bank of Scotland, the Fed
specifically referred to investors who are holding mortgage-backed
securities--the rotten core of the current sub-prime financial crisis.
This move by the Federal Reserve is certainly not without precedent.
It's similar to the offers the Fed made recently to Bank of America,
Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank. But even though the funds
for Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland are only being set up on a
contingency basis, this international action is a striking indicator of
just how serious the current situation is. It also gives currency
exchanges and FOREX traders something to ponder!
UNSURPRISING SELLING
The big sell off in the stock market this past week was startling, but
it should not have come up as a complete surprise.
At least you shouldn't have been surprised if you are a regular reader
of this newsletter, or if you caught the times during the past six weeks
that Michael Yorba interviewed me on his Commodity Classics program on MN1.
When I was on the show on September 7, I said that we could expect stock
prices to rise, hitting a price level of 1526 on the S&P on September
21, followed by a major correction before the end of the year.
As it turned out, the S&P closed at 1525.75 on September 21, and we
began looking for signals that the downturn was going to be triggered.
On October 2, when I returned to the same program, I repeated my
downside price targets for stocks. I also discussed the impact of the
Mercury retrograde cycle, suggesting that we would see a move into
negative territory just after the Mercury Station on October 12.
On October 11, I repeated my warning on the Commodity Classics show,
saying that we were now ready to begin a countertrend to the downside in
the equities markets.
So it wasn't surprising at all to see negative numbers in stock trading
during the past week, culminating in Friday's big sell off. Based on the
fact that we still have two more weeks with Mercury in retrograde
motion, and based on corroborating evidence from technical indicators,
I'm confident that the slide in stock prices isn't over yet.
By the way, if you would like to take a look at the video clips from all
of my recent appearances with Michael Yorba on the Commodity Classics
program, you can view them on my website by clicking on this link:
http://www.timbost.com/publications/videogallery.html
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If you're actively involved in the markets, it goes without saying at
this point that you will want to continue to exercise extreme caution
during the next couple of weeks. When the dust settles, however, you may
be able to pick up some good buys in stocks.
LOWER PRICE FOR ECLIPSE REPORT
Even though the Solar Eclipse of September 11, 2007 is now history, its
effects are still being felt in the markets. You can find full details,
along with specific dates of eclipse triggers and specific trading ideas
to take advantage of the eclipse energy, in my monograph on The Solar
Eclipse of September, 2007: Its Impact on the Markets, which is
available as a downloadable pdf file on my website at
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.
Best of all, there has now been a 90 percent reduction in the price of
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FUN WITH EARNINGS
There are a lot of potentially market-moving earnings reports coming out
this week, which will keep the market pundits and financial talk shows
busy to say the least. But from my perspective, it's particularly
interesting to take a look at the transits to the companies' First-Trade
horoscopes when the earnings reports are made.
For example, American Express (AXP) will make its Q3 announcement after
the market closes on Monday, October 22. At that time, transiting Saturn
will be trine the AXP First-Trade Mercury, suggesting that there will be
a somber tone and perhaps some disappointing news connected with the
announcement.
On the other hand, DuPont (DD) will release its report of Q3 earnings
before the market opens on Tuesday, October 23. The transiting
conjunction of the Sun and Mercury will form a trine to the DD
First-Trade Mercury at the time, so an upbeat report is much more likely
in this case. The conjunction of transiting Mars to First-Trade Pluto
hints that the numbers may be bigger than anticipated, while the
conjunction of transiting Uranus to First-Trade Uranus says that
surprises are in store.
TIM ON TV THIS WEEK
Be sure to catch my appearance on the MN1 Commodity Classics program on
Tuesday, October 23. I'll be on the segment of the show that starts at
3:45 p.m. Central Time (4:45 p.m. Eastern) and will be talking with host
Michael Yorba about what's coming up in the markets.
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, be sure to see the streaming videos of my
interviews at http://www.timbost.com/publications/videogallery.html
and
check out the "Top Listed Site Astrology" button for links to other
astrological resources that you may find interesting.
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THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR
The economic reports to pay attention to this week include ICSC-UBS
Store Sales, MBA Purchase Applications, the State Street Investor
Confidence Index, Existing Home Sales, the EIA Petroleum Status Report,
the EIA Natural Gas Report, Durable Goods Orders, the Help Wanted Index,
New Home Sales, Consumer Sentiment, Jobless Claims, and the Money Supply.
In general, it will be a quiet week on the economic front, with Federal
Reserve Governor Randall Kroszner participating in a breakfast dialogue
at the Institute of International Bankers on Monday, and not much else
going on in terms of non-reporting events. That leaves the door open for
maximum impact from the week's earnings reports, with the market
especially sensitive to negative news from those announcements.
ASTROLOGICAL DYNAMICS
With Mercury remaining in retrograde motion through the end of the
month, we are currently in a situation that makes forecasting very
difficult. The best strategy at this point is to take all forecasting
tools with a grain of salt, and pay close attention to the actual action
in the markets.
Mercury's retrograde phase and a lot of the day-to-day astrological
factors this week support the notion of a generally bearish direction
for stocks. The entry of heliocentric Mars into Gemini on Monday signals
the potential for some choppy trading action with a slightly upward
bias, but the waxing heliocentric Earth/Cupido sesquiquadrate that day
is a decidedly bearish indicator.
I wouldn't be surprised to see stock prices rebounding a bit on Tuesday
as some bargain hunters move in. That's not to say that many stock
prices will actually be bargains by that point, but there's some
positive potential to the trading day. The stage is set by the
heliocentric Mercury/Apollon opposition and the waning geocentric
Venus/Cupido square late Monday night, the bullish potential is enhanced
by Tuesday's entry of the Sun into Scorpio and the Sun/Mercury
conjunction. Tuesday is also noteworthy because the day brings three
planetary ingresses in all--not only the Sun going into Scorpio, but
also heliocentric Mercury going into Taurus and geocentric Mercury
moving retrograde into Libra.
With a waning heliocentric Earth/Saturn trine, Wednesday may also bring
some positive price action for stocks, but with the Vulcanus retrograde
station just after midnight on Thursday, augmented by a Venus/Uranus
opposition a few hours later, I think we are likely to see a sharp
sell-off in stocks. The negative bias continues into Friday, with the
waxing Mercury/Hades trine, the waning Mercury/Pluto sextile, and the
waning Venus/Chiron biquintile all pulling prices down, with some extra
energy from the Full Moon amplifying the size of the move.
Some of the astrological action over the coming weekend also signals the
likelihood of a continuing sell-off in stocks, most notably the
Mercury/Apollon conjunction and the heliocentric Jupiter/Hades
opposition. So whether or not the selling this week hits fresh extremes,
we will certainly need to bring plenty of bearish skepticism to our
trading, at least until Mercury's direct station on November 1.
Throughout this trading week I will be tracking heliocentric
eighth-harmonic planetary lines (H, 45,N,-2) for the Earth, Mercury,
Venus, Mars, Saturn, Chiron, Cupido, and Vulcanus, 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.
Mercury remains in retrograde motion until November 1, bringing us
plenty of chances to experience misunderstanding, ineffective
communication, and bungled operations on the material plane. In the days
just prior to the Full Moon, however, we can effectively direct our
attention inward and gain a richer insight into who we really are and
what we are here to do. Every mishap or mistake is not only a wonderful
occasion on which we can confront the karmic consequences of our limited
thinking, but also a chance to discover the true strength that comes to
us when we open ourselves to Divine inspiration.
"That which we call sin in others, is experiment for us." -- Ralph Waldo
Emerson
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
It was a great week for stock market bulls--but only if your were
trading in Hong Kong or Sao Paulo, where the two-month rallies in the
BOVESPA and the Hang Seng continued with only modest signs of slowing
down. In the rest of the world, the bears were doing the Mercury
Retrograde Rumba, sending the market indices tumbling. The sell-off was
strongest in the U.S., but Europe and Asia started feeling the squeeze
as well.
Dow Jones Industrial Average -- down 4.05%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- down 2.82%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- down 3.99%
S+P 500 -- down 3.92%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- down 2.87%
Russell 2000 -- down 5.04%
London FTSE-100 -- down 1.80%
Amsterdam Index -- down 1.36%
Paris CAC-40 -- down 1.31%
Frankfurt DAX -- down 1.49%
Mexico Index -- down 3.91%
Sao Paulo BOVESPA -- up 1.29%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- down 0.54%
Bombay SENSEX -- down 2.28%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- down 2.98%
Shanghai Composite Index -- down 1.32%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- up 2.17%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- down 1.23%
*****
U.S. EQUITY TRENDS
While there was a significant sell-off in U.S. equities last week, there
was not enough downside action to flip any of our underlying trend
indicators. We will be keeping a close watch on the sensitive price
levels that we have previously defined in this regard, since a selling
challenge to any of these support zones would signal much lower prices
ahead.
The S+P 500 is currently on a September 18 short-term buy signal with a
daily close below 1406 required to trigger a reverse short-term
indicator back to the sell side. We also have an August 18, 2006 S+P 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.
Our August 3 intermediate-term sell signal for the Russell 2000 remains
firmly in place at this point, with the index repeatedly failing to
break through resistance. The Russell 2000 has been the only U.S. index
that has recently failed to show bullishness in all time frames, and
right now we are increasingly seeing it as a bellwether for the market
as a whole. A daily close above 851 is currently required to flip this
intermediate-term indicator back to the buy side. Our September 19
short-term buy signal is still in place for the Russell, with a daily
close below 759 in this index needed to reactivate short-term
bearishness. 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.
The NASDAQ Composite remains on a September 18 short-term buy signal,
with a daily close below 2499 needed to reverse our technical trend
assumptions back to the sell side. We are also currently on an October
13, 2006 intermediate-term buy signal and an October 13, 2006 long-term
buy signal. A daily close below 2331 will flip our intermediate-term
indicator back to the sell side, with a daily close below 2027 required
for a reversal of the long-term buy signal.
S+P 500 -- Long-Term Bullish; Intermediate-Term Bullish; Short-Term Bullish
NASDAQ -- Long-Term Bullish; Intermediate-Term Bullish; Short-Term Bullish
RUSSELL 2000 -- Long-Term Bullish; Intermediate-Term Bearish; Short-Term
Bullish
*****
METAL MARKETS
GOLD -- Once again I'm looking for some short-term corrective action in
Gold trading, perhaps offering no more than a little bit of breathing
space in this runaway commodity. After that the trend for this metal is
decidedly to the upside.
SILVER -- As I anticipated, we have seen a little bit of price
consolidation in Silver trading during recent sessions. There's a good
possibility of lower prices for this metal until the end of the month.
Once Mercury returns to direct motion on November 1, however, I'm
expecting Silver to move back into an unequivocal rally mode, with a
run-up likely until the first of the New Year.
*****
FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIOTRADES CLOSED DURING
THE PREVIOUS WEEK:
ADSK, TKR, GIFI, WFR.
We closed four trades during the previous week, with two winners and two
losers bringing us a net profit of $796.00.
We sold 200 shares of Autodesk Inc. (ADSK) at 49.05 on 10/15/07, taking
a profit of $906.00 (a 10.04% gain in 26 trading days).
We sold 300 shares of Timken Company (TKR) at 36.85 on 10/15/07, taking
a profit of $555.00 (a 5.29% gain in 15 trading days).
We sold 200 shares of Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI) at 35.65 on
10/17/07, taking a loss of $342.00 (a 4.58% loss in 6 trading days).
We sold 100 shares of MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (WFR) at 60.75 on
10/19/07, taking a loss of $323.00 (a 5.05% loss in 9 trading days).
*****
POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS
WEEK:
VIVO, TRA, ETN.
We added three short positions to the Model Portfolio last week.
We sold short 400 shares of Meridian Bioscience Inc. (VIVO) at 31.50 on
10/15/07, with an initial buy stop set at 34.25.
We sold short 300 shares of Terra Industries Inc. (TRA) at 33.51 on
10/17/07, with an initial buy-and-reverse stop set at 35.75.
We sold short 100 shares of Eaton Corporation (ETN) at 93.06 on
10/19/07, with an initial buy stop set at 104.25.
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REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY
So far this year we have had a total of 126 completed trades, with 54
winners and 72 losers bringing us a total net profit of $3,101.00. The
largest profit for a single trade has been $2,775.00, with our winners
averaging $458.50; the largest single-trade loss has been $1,224.00,
with our losers averaging $304.61. The overall average profit per trade
has been $24.61, and the mean duration of our trades has been 9.9
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 2002-2004 inclusive we had a total of 584 completed trades, with
322 winners, 260 losers, and 2 break-even trades bringing us an average
annual net profit of $50,528.83. 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 $259.57. The mean duration of our trades during
those three years was 11.0 trading days.
*****
CURRENT POSITIONS IN THE MODEL PORTFOLIO
Copart Inc. (CPRT) -- bought 6 January 2008 $30 calls at 2.25 on
08/20/07; currently 8.80. Hold.
Eaton Corporation (ETN) -- sold short 100 shares at 93.06 on 10/19/07;
currently 92.42. Lower buy stop to 96.25.
General Electric Company (GE) -- bought 6 December 2007 $40 calls at
1.50 on 07/10/07; currently 1.62. Sell one-third of position at a limit
of 1.60.
Meridian Bioscience Inc. (VIVO) -- sold short 400 shares at 31.50 on
10/15/07; currently 28.25. Lower buy stop to 30.50.
Oshkosh Truck Corporation (OSK) -- bought 3 January 2008 $65 calls at
2.95 on 10/12/07; currently 1.75. Hold.
Randgold Resources Ltd. ADS (GOLD) -- bought 400 shares at 23.59 on
08/14/07; currently 34.62. Raise stop to 33.30 on a close-only basis.
Terra Industries Inc. (TRA) -- sold short 300 shares at 33.51 on
10/17/07; currently 33.32. Lower buy-and-reverse stop to 35.05.
*****
MARKET SECTOR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Computer Peripherals; Dairy Products; Processing Systems and Products;
Tobacco Products; Major Integrated Oil and Gas.
WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Surety and Title Insurance; Residential Construction; Mortgage
Investments; Savings and Loans; Sporting Goods Stores.
*****
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.
October 21
Sun trine Hades 01:42 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Saturn 03:39 EDT
Mars square 03/29/06 Solar Eclipse point 07:58 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Uranus 10:26 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Poseidon 11:49 EDT
Sun semisquare Cupido 14:11 EDT
Sun contraparallel Saturn 15:31 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 15:36-19:02 EDT
Sun opposition 02/21/08 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 17:49 EDT
Mercury parallel Poseidon 18:22 EDT
Mercury semisquare Jupiter 19:26 EDT
Venus contraparallel Uranus 21:26 EDT
October 22
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Pluto 00:15 EDT
True Lunar Node retrograde station 03:15 EDT
Heliocentric Mars enters Gemini 03:31 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Neptune 03:54 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 05:23 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Kronos 05:45 EDT
Sun parallel Chiron 10:35 EDT
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Admetos 10:47 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Cupido 14:11 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Vulcanus 15:04 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Admetos 18:10 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Vulcanus 19:26 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Venus 21:13 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Apollon 23:06 EDT
Venus square Cupido 23:33 EDT
October 23
Venus conjunct 03/03/07 Lunar Eclipse point 00:05 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Jupiter 01:59 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Chiron 02:43 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Apollon 03:40 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Hades 03:47 EDT
Saturn opposition True Lunar Node 06:52 EDT
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Zeus 08:21 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Pluto 12:07 EDT
Heliocentric Mars square Heliocentric Saturn 13:42 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Cupido 14:33 EDT
Sun enters Scorpio 15:15 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 16:17-21:24 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury enters Taurus 18:57 EDT
Sun sesquiquadrate Uranus 19:30 EDT
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Hades 19:43 EDT
Heliocentric Earth conjunct Heliocentric Mercury 19:44 EDT
Sun conjunct Mercury 19:56 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Uranus 20:16 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 21:23 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Saturn 22:16 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Mars 23:07 EDT
Cupido square 03/03/07 Lunar Eclipse point 23:35 EDT
Mercury retrograde enters Libra 23:39 EDT
October 24
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Uranus 04:13 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Neptune 07:56 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Kronos 09:39 EDT
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Saturn 10:34 EDT
Mercury semisquare Venus 10:58 EDT
Sun parallel Mercury 17:37 EDT
Heliocentric Mars biquintile Heliocentric Apollon 18:00 EDT
Saturn conjunct 10/17/05 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 19:09 EDT
October 25
Vulcanus retrograde station 00:05 EDT
Mars semisquare Admetos 01:18 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Poseidon 03:24 EDT
Venus opposition 09/07/06 Lunar Eclipse point 03:37 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Cupido 04:23 EDT
Venus opposition Uranus 05:06 EDT
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Poseidon 05:20 EDT
Heliocentric Venus opposition Heliocentric Cupido 08:50 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Mars 09:35 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Admetos 09:47 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 11:41 EDT
Mercury opposition 02/21/08 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 12:35 EDT
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Chiron 13:18 EDT
Mercury semisquare Cupido 13:59 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Zeus 15:42 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 17:46-21:07 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Jupiter 17:58 EDT
Mercury parallel Chiron 18:42 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Hades 18:48 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Uranus 20:17 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Vulcanus 23:10 EDT
October 26
Full Moon 00:51 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Pluto 02:35 EDT
Mercury trine Hades 03:35 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Cupido 04:53 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Chiron 06:08 EDT
Venus quintile Kronos 08:07 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Saturn 09:30 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Venus 12:21 EDT
Mercury sextile Pluto 13:57 EDT
Venus biquintile Chiron 14:08 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Zeus 15:58 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Neptune 17:19 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Uranus 17:53 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Mars 19:04 EDT
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Mercury 22:07 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Kronos 22:54 EDT
October 27
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 01:17 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Kronos 02:50 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 03:16-20:11 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Jupiter 06:35 EDT
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Uranus 09:11 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Neptune 09:16 EDT
Sun semisquare Jupiter 09:32 EDT
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Zeus 09:35 EDT
Mercury parallel Apollon 11:46 EDT
Jupiter square 09/11/07 Solar Eclipse point 13:58 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Pluto 14:33 EDT
Uranus conjunct 09/07/06 Lunar Eclipse point 20:33 EDT
Sun trine Kronos 21:13 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Admetos 21:50 EDT
Mercury parallel True Lunar Node 22:40 EDT
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Mars 22:41 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 22:58 EDT
October 28
Mars in 24th Harmonic to Vulcanus 00:02 EDT
Mercury conjunct Apollon 00:30 EDT
Mars square 10/03/05 Solar Eclipse point 00:32 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Apollon 02:16 EDT
Venus crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 02:48 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Zeus 03:30 EDT
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Kronos 03:51 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Jupiter 06:28 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Hades 06:30 EDT
Mercury square Vulcanus 06:56 EDT
Mercury conjunct 08/28/07 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 08:38 EDT
Heliocentric Jupiter opposition Heliocentric Hades 09:06 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Saturn 10:53 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Pluto 14:01 EDT
Heliocentric Mars semisextile Heliocentric Kronos 14:16 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 15:20 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Uranus 17:09 EDT
True Lunar Node biquintile Zeus 17:49 EDT
Sun trine True Lunar Node 18:21 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury enters Gemini 20:07 EDT
Venus conjunct 09/11/07 Solar Eclipse point 21:36 EDT
Mars quincunx Chiron 23:25 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Saturn 23:50 EDT
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STOCKS TO WATCH: APH, B, PRE, PXD.
Amphenol Corporation (APH)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 11/08/1991; 09:30 a.m.
The stock for this fiber optic company broke out of its congested
trading range in September and has posted some nice gains since then.
But with transiting Jupiter getting ready to conjoin the APH First-Trade
Ascendant, that ride is about to come to an end. In fact, some
additional potential challenges for this stock start before the exact
Jupiter transit, including Saturn square First-Trade Mercury, Mars
sextile First-Trade Jupiter, Mars opposition First-Trade Uranus, and
Mars opposition the First-Trade True Lunar Node. Our plan is thus to
sell this stock short early in the trading week, with an initial buy
stop set at 45.05.
Barnes Group Inc. (B)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 10/14/1963; 10:00 a.m.
Except for a couple of very bearish years in the late 1990s, the company
has been a solid performer for the past two decades, with steady growth
in its stock price. Saturn is currently transiting the Midheaven of this
company's First-Trade horoscope, setting the stage for further price
advances, and although we may see a significant price pull-back with
transiting Saturn's retrograde station conjoining the B First-Trade
Uranus in late November, December, and early January, the current
situation warrants a long position in this stock. We plan to buy B
around the middle of the trading week, with an initial stop set at 30.00.
PartnerRe Ltd. (PRE)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date: 11/07/1996; 09:30 a.m.
Transiting Jupiter is moving toward the PRE First-Trade Ascendant this
week, so we are likely to see this stock making a valiant effort to
resume its winning ways after last week's losses. There are a couple of
problems here, however. First of all, PRE has just met resistance at the
same price level that defined its top in July, so with a little bit more
selling we could have a powerful double-top in place, which is a very
bearish indicator. And then there's the matter of First-Trade Chiron,
which will be conjoined by Mercury at Mercury's direct station on
November 1, and then receive a semisquare from transiting Saturn when
this slow-moving planet makes its retrograde station, effectively keep
the aspect within tight orb for a month and a half at the end of the
year. With all of these factors at play, plus transiting Mars forming a
waning square to First-Trade Venus on Halloween, we are ready to sell
this stock short immediately. Our initial buy stop will be set at 81.50.
Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 01/13/1993; 09:30 a.m.
This is one of those rare textbook examples of a First-Trade chart
taking a one-two punch that sets up an obvious trading strategy. The
passage of transiting Jupiter over the PXD First-Trade Midheaven on
October 21 would be bearish enough, but it's followed on November 10 by
transiting Saturn conjoining the PXD First-Trade Descendant. To top that
off, there are other potentially negative indicators for this stock as
well, including First-Trade Venus getting sesquiquadrates from
transiting Vulcanus and transiting Apollon, and transiting Mars in a
waning sesquiquadrate to First-Trade Cupido, a waning sesquiquadrate to
First-Trade Pluto, and a waxing trine to First-Trade Venus. This is a
clear candidate for an immediate short sale; we will set our initial buy
stop at 49.50.
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