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YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN
IN THIS ISSUE:
Comment
Uranus Gone Wild
Retail Gone Chintzy
Military Gone Home
Eclipse Report Savings
Bargains in Housing
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:
In last week's letter I noted that I was looking for
"increasing selling pressure" in the equities markets, but also noted
that "by mid-December it's entirely possible that we will see a rebound
rally getting underway." As it turned out, both parts of that forecast
materialized during the trading week. Stocks dipped through key support
indicators on Monday to confirm sell signals, and then promptly bounced
back with a vengeance.
SURPRISE, SURPRISE!
As a factor in that bounce, Uranus, the planet of surprises, was
certainly working overtime. It amplified the force of other planetary
indicators, driving stock prices to their biggest one-day gain since the
spring of the year. And with other indicators of potential strength in
the markets between now and the end of the year, it's certainly possible
that the bulls will be in charge between now and early 2008.
Even so, I think extreme caution is still necessary at this point. While
the temptation to plunge into bullish excess is extremely strong right
now, the destabilizing influence of the Uranus station isn't completely
over yet. It adds volatility to market situations, and it brings that
volatility in surprising ways. So I'm not banking on a sustained rally
just yet--during the next 10 days or so we could still see a sharp
reversal to the downside, followed by another rebound big enough to turn
December into a winning month.
SCROOGE HITS THE SHOPPING
MALLS
U.S. retailers including J.C. Penney Co., Target Corp. and Dillard's
Inc. may show significantly lower earnings well into next year, thanks
to the slowest holiday shopping season in five years. Americans are
definitely getting into some very Scrooge-like belt-tightening during
what is typically a hot time for retails sales. According to a poll from
Opinion Research Corp., 35% of Americans say they plan to spend less on
holiday gifts this year than they did last year. That's the highest
percentage making that decision during the past eight years, and most of
them are blaming higher gas prices, higher heating oil costs, and
worsening personal finances as the reasons for their stinginess. Just
15% said they plan to spend more than last year, while 47% said their
spending will remain at about the same level as 2006.
AN EYE FOR AN EYE
Pennsylvania congressman Jason Altmire has introduced a bill that
guarantees U.S. soldiers full payment of bonuses when they are injured
in combat. He penned the legislation after one of his constituents,
Jordan Fox of Pittsburgh, was informed by the Pentagon that he must
repay almost $3,000 of a $10,000 bonus he was awarded for enlisting
because the injuries he suffered in combat have prevented him from
serving out his entire commitment. Fox, 23, was blinded in his right eye
and sustained back injuries when his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb
in Iraq. With the government docking the pay of injured personnel, it's
not too surprising that the number of soldiers deserting their posts in
Iraq and Afghanistan has hit a new high. Nearly 4,700 soldiers have
deserted so far this year, a 42% increase over last year, and the
highest desertion rate since 1980.
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LOWER PRICES FOR HOMES
The news in recent months has been quite distressing for mortgage
holders, lending institutions, and real estate speculators who were
planning to reap some handsome profits by putting their properties on
the market. But if you're in the market for a home right now, things are
starting to look up. The U.S. Department of Commerce reported on
Thursday that the median price of a new single-family home is currently
$217,800, 13% lower than one year ago. This was the biggest drop
recorded since 1963, when the Department of Commerce first began to
compute these prices. It's substantially lower than the second biggest
drop on record, which was 8.5% in 1970.
By the way, although the media have been crowing about recent evidence
that new home sales are up, that interpretation of the economic data is
a bit misleading. While new home sales in October were in fact up 1.7%
from September, that figure represents a seasonally adjusted 728,000
homes per annum, which is 23.5% lower than a year earlier.
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.
*****
THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR
This week we will be looking for the latest figures on Motor Vehicle
Sales, the ISM Manufacturing Index, ICSC-UBS Store Sales, MBA Purchase
Applications, Productivity and Costs, the Challenger Job-Cut Report, ADP
Employment Report, Factory Orders, Pending Home Sales, the ISM
Non-Manufacturing Index, the EIA Petroleum Status Report, the EIA
Natural Gas Report, the Monster Employment Index, Chain Store Sales,
Employment Situation, the RBC CASH Index, Consumer Sentiment, Consumer
Credit, Jobless Claims, and the Money Supply.
While much of the emphasis will be on job-related numbers, we will also
be getting interest rate announcements from the Bank of Canada on
Tuesday and from both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank
on Thursday. Monday will bring some speeches that are likely to be
closely watched, especially considering the impact of last week's
comments by Fed officials. Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric
Rosengren will be in Boston talking about the subprime lending mess, San
Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen will be at the
Washington Athletic Club in Seattle to discuss the U.S. economic
outlook, and Treasury Secretary Hank Paulsen will be in the nation's
capitol discussing issues surrounding housing and mortgages.
ASTROLOGICAL DYNAMICS
While there are plenty of astrological aspects to support the efforts of
the bulls on Wall Street this week, there is also considerable cause for
caution. The impact of the Uranus station is still being felt in the
markets, and the considerable potential for surprises can send prices
crashing through resistance or plunging through support in a heartbeat,
and then reversing direction just as suddenly.
I wouldn't be surprised to see some profit taking equities prices down
as the trading day gets underway on Monday, thanks largely to the
moderating influence of the waning Jupiter/Chiron semisquare at midday.
After the closing bell, however, the action of a waning Venus/Pluto
sextile is likely to have the opposite effect on stock prices.
It remains to be seen whether this positive push will take place late in
the trading day on Monday or whether it will wait to materialize until
Tuesday morning. But in either case, there's a good argument for higher
prices on Tuesday, with solid help from the Jupiter/Hades opposition and
some additional support from the waning Venus/Cupido semisquare.
By Wednesday the market should be ready for a breather, and the ingress
of Venus into Scorpio about an hour before the opening bell should
provide it, pulling stock prices down. Much of the energy for the
remainder of the day is fairly flat, however, leaving the door open for
renewed enthusiasm from the bulls on Thursday, with some aggressive
energy coming from the Sun/Cupido conjunction and the waxing
Mercury/Saturn square.
Friday is a special case. The waning Sun/Uranus square is a positive
indicator for stock prices, but there's a void-of-course Moon in effect
throughout the entire trading day. As I pointed out last week, this is a
time that calls for some extra caution, since it can lead to mistakes,
miscalculations, and unfulfilled desires. I'll personally be stepping
away from any active trading during the course of the day.
Having noted all these day-to-day aspects, let me repeat one caveat
about the trading week ahead of us: don't trust Uranus! Whether you
decide to take on bullish positions or bearish ones, you can have the
rug yanked out from under you in a hurry. I do expect a more
consistently positive trend to emerge later in the month, but for now
caution is the keyword for the week.
Throughout this trading week I will be tracking heliocentric
fifth-harmonic planetary lines (H,72,N,-2) for the Earth, Mercury,
Venus, Hades, Kronos, 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.
The shadows are lengthening as we draw closer
to the Winter Solstice,
but as always within the deepest darkness we are granted the absolute
assurance of rebirth and rejuvenation. We are surrounded now by
spiritual forces working tirelessly to nurture and sustain us, to help
us move effortlessly into ever more blissful realizations of the divine
experience. By allowing ourselves more passionate expressions of our
spiritual impulses, we can spontaneously think the thoughts and take the
actions that will propel us toward enlightenment.
"Every method is used to prove to men that in given political, economic
and social situations they are bound to be happy, and those who are
unhappy are mad or criminals or monsters." --Alberto Moravia
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*****
GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS
In Shanghai the retreat from the October highs continued, with the
Shanghai Composite Index dropping by more than 3 percent for the week.
In the rest of the world, however, a bear market rally was in full
swing, with big gains in Asia and more modest ones in Europe and the U.S.
Dow Jones Industrial Average -- up 3.01%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- up 4.72%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 1.62%
S+P 500 -- up 2.81%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- up 2.48%
Russell 2000 -- up 1.69%
London FTSE-100 -- up 2.72%
Amsterdam Index -- up 3.07%
Paris CAC-40 -- up 2.71%
Frankfurt DAX -- up 3.44%
Mexico Index -- up 5.14%
Sao Paulo BOVESPA -- up 2.91%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- up 3.15%
Bombay SENSEX -- up 2.71%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- up 5.10%
Shanghai Composite Index -- down 3.19%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- up 7.92%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 5.87%
*****
U.S. EQUITY TRENDS
In spite of some dramatic action to the upside in the closing days of
last week's trading, there was still not enough positive action in the
stock market to provoke added optimism in our trend analysis. In fact,
just the opposite was true, with important support zones broken and our
trend assumptions for the S+P and the Russell shifting in the process.
The Russell 2000 has now spent a full month trading well below its
200-day exponential moving average. The Russell is now on a November 26
long-term sell signal, with a daily close above 856 needed to move our
long-term indicator for the Russell back to the buy side. This index is
also on a November 9 short-term sell signal, with a recalibrated daily
close above 795 now needed to reactivate short-term bullishness. Our
August 3 intermediate-term sell signal for the Russell 2000 also remains
firmly in place at this point, with a daily close above 824 currently
required to flip this intermediate-term indicator back to the buy side.
On November 26 our intermediate-term sell signal for the S+P 500 was
activated, with a daily close above 1556 needed to reverse it back to
the buy side. This index also remains on a November 9 short-term sell
signal; we have recalibrated our resistance zone for this index and now
require a daily close above 1492 required to trigger a reverse
short-term indicator back to the buy side. We still have an August 18,
2006 S+P buy signal in place for the intermediate term, conforming to
our long-term trend assumptions. A daily close for the S+P below 1364
will signal a long-term bearish trend.
Last week's positive move in the NASDAQ Composite brought this index
solidly back above its 200-day exponential moving average, there has
still not been enough upside action to flip our trend indicators. The
NASDAQ Composite remains on a November 8 short-term sell signal, with a
daily close above 2861 needed to reverse our technical trend assumptions
back to the buy side. We also currently remain on an October 13, 2006
intermediate-term buy signal and an October 13, 2006 long-term buy
signal. A daily close below 2451 will flip our intermediate-term
indicator back to the sell side, with a daily close below 2331 required
for a reversal of the long-term buy signal.
S+P 500 -- Long-Term Bullish; Intermediate-Term Bearish; Short-Term Bearish
NASDAQ -- Long-Term Bullish; Intermediate-Term Bullish; Short-Term Bearish
RUSSELL 2000 -- Long-Term Bearish; Intermediate-Term Bearish; Short-Term
Bearish
*****
METAL MARKETS
GOLD -- As expected, Gold prices have moderated a bit in recent
sessions, stopping us out of some long positions with ample profits.
Even so, I view this as a buying opportunity for Gold, since it looks
like we are on the verge of another strong move to the upside,
strengthened considerably as heliocentric Mercury moves into Sagittarius
on December 8.
SILVER -- This metal has pulled back in recent trading sessions, and
while there's a possibility of some positive price action around the
lunar apogee on December 6, it looks like we will see Silver continue to
decline until the Moon hits 0 degrees declination on December 17. After
that I'm expecting another move upward, at least into the end of the year.
*****
FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO
TRADES CLOSED DURING THE
PREVIOUS WEEK: CBI, NXY, ATW, MTD, SAN, GOLD.
We closed six trades during the previous week, with five winners and one
loser bringing us a net profit of $6,730.00.
We bought to cover 200 shares of Chicago Bridge and Iron Company NV
(CBI) at 52.10 on 11/26/07, taking a profit of $480.00 (a 4.40% gain in
15 trading days).
We sold 300 shares of Nexen Inc. (NXY) at 29.01 on 11/26/07, taking a
loss of $147.00 (a 1.66% loss in 4 trading days).
We sold 200 shares of Atwood Oceanics Inc. (ATW) at 77.00 on 11/27/07,
taking a profit of $150.00 (a 0.98% gain in 10 trading days).
We bought to cover 100 shares of Mettler Toledo International Inc. (MTD)
at 114.75 on 11/27/07, taking a profit of $25.00 (a 0.22% gain in 5
trading days).
We bought to cover 200 shares of Banco Santander-Chile ADR (SAN) at
46.15 on 11/28/07, taking a profit of $958.00 (a 9.40% gain in 17
trading days).
We sold 400 shares of Randgold Resources Ltd. ADS (GOLD) at 36.75 on
11/28/07, taking a profit of $5,264.00 (a 55.79% gain in 74 trading days).
*****
POSITIONS ADDED TO THE
PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK:
TROW, ABAX, VIP.
We added two long positions and one short position to the Model
Portfolio last week.
We bought 300 shares of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (TROW) at 56.50 on
11/26/07, with an initial stop set at 53.25.
We sold short 400 shares of Abaxis, Inc. (ABAX) at 33.75 on 11/29/07,
with an initial buy step set at 34.75.
We bought 400 shares of Vimpel-Communications (VIP) at 32.55 on
11/29/07, with an initial stop set at 28.50.
****
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MODEL
PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY
So far this year we have had a total of 146 completed trades, with 66
winners and 80 losers bringing us a total net profit of $11,339.00. The
largest profit for a single trade has been $5,264.00, with our winners
averaging $537.74; the largest single-trade loss has been $1,224.00,
with our losers averaging $305.38. The overall average profit per trade
has been $77.66, and the mean duration of our trades has been 11.5
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
Abaxis, Inc. (ABAX) -- sold short 400 shares at 33.75 on 11/29/07;
currently 33.17. Lower buy stop to 33.95.
Carpenter Technology Corporation (CRS) -- bought 200 shares at 66.00 on
11/21/07; currently 75.45. Raise stop to 72.00.
Monarch Casino and Resort (MCRI) -- sold short 400 shares at 28.25 on
11/13/07; currently 25.58. Lower buy stop to 27.25.
Oshkosh Truck Corporation (OSK) -- bought 2 January 2008 $65 calls at
2.95 on 10/12/07; currently 0.05. Sell one call at 0.05 limit.
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (TROW) -- bought 300 shares at 56.50 on
11/26/07; currently 61.48. Raise stop to 59.25.
Vimpel-Communications (VIP) -- bought 400 shares at 32.55 on 11/29/07;
currently 33.60. Raise stop to 32.00.
*****
MARKET SECTOR STRENGTH
AND WEAKNESS
STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Mortgage Investment; Hospitals; Pollution and Treatment Controls;
Cement; Technical and System Software.
WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Jewelry Stores; Silver; Housewares and Accessories; Movie Theaters; Oil
and Gas Refining and Marketing.
*****
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.
December 2
Venus sextile Jupiter 03:13 EST
Venus in 24th harmonic to Zeus 10:41 EST
Mercury square True Lunar Node 10:54 EST
Mercury square 02/21/08 Lunar Eclipse point 12:10 EST
Sun sesquiquadrate Vulcanus 12:19 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Pluto 13:45 EST
Sun quincunx Mars 15:25 EST
Venus trine Hades 16:50 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Cupido 17:41 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Saturn 18:21 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Jupiter 19:44 EST
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Apollon 20:12 EST
Void-of-Course Moon begins 21:12
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Chiron 23:38 EST
December 3
Void-of-Course Moon ends 01:01 EST
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Zeus 04:07 EST
Mars in 24th harmonic to Vulcanus 04:25 EST
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Saturn 09:07 EST
Sun semisquare Apollon 09:34 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Mars 09:43 EST
Pluto square 03/18/07 Solar Eclipse point 10:13 EST
Jupiter semisquare Chiron 12:39 EST
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Uranus 14:57 EST
Venus sextile Pluto 17:34 EST
Venus opposition 02/21/08 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 17:41 EST
Mercury quincunx Kronos 18:45 EST
Mercury biquintile Mars 20:05 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Uranus 22:11 EST
Sun sextile Chiron 22:34 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 23:35 EST
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Hades 22:43 EST
Sun sextile Zeus 23:38 EST
December 4
Sun in 24th harmonic to Jupiter 00:47 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Kronos 04:37 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Kronos 05:45 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Venus 07:10 EST
Mercury square 08/28/07 Lunar Eclipse point 08:20 EST
Mercury contraparallel Vulcanus 09:19 EST
Venus semisquare Cupido 13:26 EST
Heliocentric Mars sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Poseidon 18:45 EST
Jupiter opposition Hades 21:41 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Hades 22:44 EST
December 5
Chiron trine Zeus 02:48 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Neptune 04:41 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Uranus 04:53 EST
Sun square 03/03/07 Lunar Eclipse point 08:21 EST
Venus enters Scorpio 08:28 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 09:48-13:31 EST
Sun contraparallel Hades 11:33 EST
Sun in 24th harmonic to Pluto 12:05 EST
Mercury parallel Cupido 16:36 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Poseidon 17:01 EST
Heliocentric Venus opposition Heliocentric Neptune 21:35 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Mars 21:46 EST
December 6
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 00:25 EST
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Poseidon 02:41 EST
Mercury quintile Neptune 03:47 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Admetos 06:03 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Vulcanus 08:25 EST
Sun conjunct Cupido 10:35 EST
Heliocentric Earth opposition Heliocentric Cupido 10:44 EST
Lunar apogee 11:56 EST
Venus trine True Lunar Node 12:36 EST
Mercury semisextile Poseidon 12:42 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Apollon 15:38 EST
Venus contraparallel Saturn 15:55 EST
Mercury square Saturn 16:15 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Zeus 18:29 EST
Mars semisquare Admetos 23:37 EST
December 7
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Hades 01:09 EST
Mercury quincunx Mars 01:57 EST
Sun square Uranus 03:34 EST
Venus parallel Apollon 04:16 EST
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Chiron 05:16 EST
Void-of-Course Moon begins 05:17 EST
Chiron parallel True Lunar Node 07:28 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Kronos 09:10 EST
Sun square 09/07/06 Lunar Eclipse point 09:11 EST
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Mars 17:01 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Vulcanus 18:00 EST
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Admetos 18:17 EST
True Lunar Node biquintile Vulcanus 18:18 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Pluto 18:40 EST
Mercury contraparallel Hades 19:26 EST
Heliocentric Mars semisextile Heliocentric Admetos 21:08 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 22:27 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Cupido 22:44 EST
December 8
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 01:12 EST
Void-of-Course Moon ends 02:11 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Jupiter 04:27 EST
Heliocentric Mercury enters Sagittarius 06:06 EST
Mercury semisquare Apollon 09:16 EST
Heliocentric Mars semisextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 10:43 EST
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Apollon 11:05 EST
Chiron sesquiquadrate Hades 12:52 EST
Venus trine Kronos 14:43 EST
Mars square 03/29/06 Solar Eclipse point 15:26 EST
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Poseidon 15:42 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Zeus 16:04 EST
Mercury sextile Zeus 18:15 EST
Mercury sextile Chiron 20:35 EST
Mars sextile Saturn 22:54 EST
December 9
Sun parallel Mercury 01:27 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Saturn 02:56 EST
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Hades 03:42 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Chiron 07:26 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Kronos 12:39 EST
New Moon 12:40 EST
Mercury in 24th harmonic to Jupiter 13:22 EST
Mercury square 03/03/07 Lunar Eclipse point 14:42 EST
Venus parallel Chiron 15:17 EST
Mars trine Poseidon 17:09 EST
Mercury in 24th harmonic to Pluto 19:30 EST
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Uranus 22:39 EST
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STOCKS TO WATCH: ACI, SGP, WAT.
Arch Coal Inc. (ACI)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 08/11/1988; 09:30 a.m.
With mines in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Colorado, Wyoming, and
Utah, Arch Coal owns or controls about 2.9 billion tons of coal
reserves. Right now transiting Pluto has just completed a conjunction
with the ACI First-Trade Uranus and is about to hit the First-Trade IC,
while transiting Jupiter is conjoining First-Trade Saturn on its way to
a conjunction with First-Trade Uranus, the First-Trade IC, and
transiting Pluto. That's a powerfully positive line up, so we are ready
to add a long position in ACI to the Model Portfolio immediately. We
will set our initial stop at 34.45.
Schering-Plough Corp. (SGP)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 01/18/1971; 10:00 a.m.
Prescription pharmaceutical giant Schering-Plough has transiting Pluto
on the Midheaven of its First-Trade horoscope, with Jupiter moving in
for a conjunction with the two. As soon as that happens, however, we get
transiting Chiron semisquare the First-Trade Ascendant and transiting
Mars square First-Trade Chiron, followed in due course by Mars
semisquare First-Trade Hades, Mars sextile First-Trade Admetos, and Mars
semisquare First-Trade Saturn. Our plan is thus to add a short position
toward the end of the trading week; our initial buy stop will be set at
32.50.
Waters Corp. (WAT)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 11/17/1995; 09:30 a.m.
In this case transiting Jupiter is meeting transiting Pluto at the WAT
First-Trade Ascendant. But transiting Hades is at the midpoint of
First-Trade Hades and the First-Trade Descendant, while transiting Mars
is moving retrograde to form a square with First-Trade Chiron. Based on
these factors, we plan to sell WAT short early in the trading week, with
an initial buy stop-and-reverse set at 79.25.
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