YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN

IN THIS ISSUE:

The Bottom Line
Comment
Fractured Harmonies
More Write-Downs
A Dimming Bulb
See Tim on Commodity Classics
The Economic Calendar
Astrological Dynamics
Spiritual Focus for the Week
Global Equities Markets
U.S. Equity Trends
Gold and Silver
Financial Cycles Model Portfolio
Market Sector Strength and Weakness
Astro-Trading Gann Plan Calendar
Stocks to Watch

THE BOTTOM LINE: This trading week should have a bearish bias,
especially as trading gets underway on Monday. By midweek, however, the
negative market forces will likely be involved in a cosmic tug-of-war
that results in choppy and confusing trading. For the most part, it's a
good time for all but the most seasoned day traders to step aside and
look for some recreational opportunities.

COMMENT: While I expected a week in the markets that would end up with a
small net gain, the worrisome forces at work last week wouldn't allow
that. What was abundantly evident, however, was the congestion and
confusion I had forecast for the stock market. I suggested in last
week's letter that we would see "a lot less energy" than had "recently
been in evidence" in the markets, and that certainly proved to be the
case, with a trading week made noteworthy by its remarkable lack of
trading volume. Apparently most traders felt that they would get better
odds by going fishing instead of suffering through the indecision on the
trading floor.

IMF SINGS A DIFFERENT TUNE
The U.S. president's never-ending chant about an increasingly strong
economy has had some added harmonies lately, with central bankers and
financial pundits chiming in for the "things are looking up" choruses.
But alas, before the entire global financial community has had a chance
to burst into a resounding rendition of "I'd Like to Teach the World to
Sing," someone has had the audacity to sound a sour note.

The party pooper has turned out to be none other than the International
Monetary Fund, with managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn leading the
way. Because of the rapidly-spreading credit crisis, the IMF has slashed
its estimates for global economic growth, warning that the U.S. and
Europe are heading for recession. The IMF forecast suggests that the
downturn in the U.S. is likely to be much more widespread and sustained
than previous estimates had indicated, with banks losing more than half
their assets and pension funds, insurance companies, hedge funds, and
other financial players taking substantial losses as well. The forecast
adds that economic woes in Europe will be likely to bring down real
estate prices significantly. The solution, says Strauss-Kahn, is for
governments around the world to act in concert to intervene massively in
the banking industry in an effort to stop the credit crisis from
spreading further.

MORE BAD NEWS FROM MERRILL LYNCH AND CITIGROUP
But of course the IMF isn't really coming up with a radical new insight;
it's simply pointing out that the emperor has no clothes. Evidence of
the increasingly grim situation in the financial services sector should
be quite abundant this week as Citigroup and Merrill Lynch reveal more
about the true extent of their exposure to precarious American
mortgages. The two firms are expected to announce new write-downs
totaling about $15 billion, and that may prove to be just the tip of the
iceberg. In fact, some analysts are saying that the full extent of
Citigroup's write-downs alone could ultimately top $12.

SWITCHING OFF THE LIGHTS
One of the things that drove stock prices significantly lower at the end
of last week was the surprise announcement from General Electric that
their earnings picture was not nearly as rosy as they had predicted just
a few weeks earlier. With big losses in GE's financial operations, this
was scary news indeed.

After all, with transiting Mars conjoining the GE First-Trade True Lunar
Node and the transiting True Lunar Node conjoining the GE First-Trade
Jupiter, shouldn't the news have been positive? Maybe so, but only if
you overlooked the influence of the transneptunian factors. Transiting
Saturn is currently conjoining the GE First-Trade Apollon, with
transiting Admetos conjoining First-Trade Mercury and transiting Venus
conjoining First-Trade Admetos at the time of the devastating earnings
announcement.

TUNE IN ON THURSDAY
This week I'll be featured as a guest on the "Commodity Classics" show
on Thursday, April 17, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern (3:30 Central) at
www.Yorba.tv to talk with host Michael Yorba about the astrology behind
current market trends. When you view the live feed on your computer, you
will also be connected to a chat feature that will let you ask questions
in real-time, so be sure to participate! You can also view streaming
archived videos of some of my recent TV appearances on the "Commodity
Classics" program by going to the Video Gallery section of the
Publications page on this newsletter's website at
http://www.timbost.com/publications/videogallery .

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
latest broadcast interviews at
http://www.timbost.com/publications/videogallery.html and check out the
"Top Listed Site Astrology" button for links to other astrological
resources.

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THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR
This week we will be watching for the economic news on Retail Sales,
Business Inventories, the Producer Price Index, ICSC-UBS Store Sales,
MBA Purchase Applications, the Empire State Manufacturing Survey,
Treasury International Capital, Housing Market Index, the EIA Petroleum
Status Report, the EIA Natural Gas Report, the Consumer Price Index,
Industrial Production, Housing Starts, Leading Indicators, Philadelphia
Fed Survey, Jobless Claims, and the Money Supply.

On Monday Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh will be at New York
University to talk about the latest financial market developments; on
Wednesday San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen will
be speaking at the Bay Area Council Conference in San Francisco and
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser will be in
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania to talk with a community college group about
education; then on Friday Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn will
be speaking in Charlotte, North Carolina, while Dallas Federal Reserve
Bank President Richard Fisher will in Chicago to talk to the Chicago
Council on Global Affairs.

That's an extremely busy line-up in the economic arena, but even all
that numbers action is likely to be overshadowed by some of the earnings
reports that come in during the week ahead. Take a look at M+T Bank
Corporation, Northern Trust, Regions Financial Corp., U.S. Bancorp,
Washington Mutual, J.P. Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of New York
Mellon Corp., BB+T Corporation, Capital One Financial Corp., First
Horizon National Corporation, Merrill Lynch, PNC Financial Services
Group, Zions Bancorp, Citigroup Inc., and Wachovia Corporation--and then
guess how many of them will be making positive earnings announcements
during the week ahead!

ASTROLOGICAL DYNAMICS
There's a lot going on in the sky this week to suggest that stock
traders will be facing some challenging times. The signals are mixed
somewhat, but the bias seems to be more toward the bearish side. The
forces behind the scenes that have been able to keep equities markets
afloat in recent months despite decaying fundamentals now seem to be
running out of steam--or maybe they are just having a harder time
getting small-scale investors to risk following their lead. Either way,
we have hit a spot when it will be especially challenging to sustain a
rally for any length of time.

The market action on Monday culminates with a Venus/Zeus opposition a
few hours after the closing bell, signaling a substantial move down in
equities prices. While there's the possibility that this move may be
preceded by some positive energy before it kicks in, that seems fairly
unlikely in this case, that to Sunday's heliocentric Mercury/Zeus
opposition (an indicator of coming market choppiness) and the
heliocentric Venus/Uranus conjunction (suggesting a well-defined top
followed by declining stock prices).

The Sun/Apollon opposition during the early morning hours on Tuesday is
also a signal of a decline in blue chip stocks. If this planetary
dynamic were operating in isolation, I would say that we could expect a
strong move downward in stock prices for the remainder of the week. But
of course there are other factors at work as well, including the
Mercury/Apollon opposition right at the closing bell and the
heliocentric alignment between those same planets a few hours later.
This may buoy up the trading action somewhat, with the net result being
a lot of choppiness on the price charts. We should also have the
residual effects of last week's heliocentric Mars/Neptune opposition
kicking in, adding some positive energy to cancel out much of the
negative market impetus. The net result is likely to be congested
trading and plenty of frustration for those hoping to spot emerging trends.

Choppy is definitely the word on Wednesday, thanks to the entry of
heliocentric Mercury into Taurus, which should mitigate the positive
energy of the Sun/Mercury conjunction and the ongoing impact of the
heliocentric Mars/Neptune opposition. The congestion could turn
decidedly negative on Thursday, but there's a void-of-course Moon
throughout that trading day, so it's the better part of wisdom to
suspend judgment altogether during that particular trading session.

Friday gets underway with a heliocentric Mercury/Poseidon opposition
holding sway. This configuration adds further credence to the notion
that we will have a choppy and confusing trading week up to that point,
and adds to the likelihood that the confusion will still be dominant as
we end the trading week. However, it does combine with other factors to
suggest that we could see some positive price action during the second
half of the following week.

Throughout this trading week I will be tracking geocentric
sixth-harmonic planetary lines (G,60,N,-2) for the Sun, Mercury, Venus,
Saturn, Neptune, Pluto, Cupido, Hades, Apollon, Zeus, and the True Lunar
Node, using the Fibonacci/Galactic Trader software from P.A.S. to follow
the active planetary support and resistance in real time. For more
information on this astro-trading software as an analysis and trading
platform go to
http://server1.fibonaccitrader.com/licenseWeb/index.jsp?PROMOCODE=TIM .

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.

In a universe filled with benevolent intention, we don't need to wonder
about what the Divine Will is; we already know. Our only real challenge
is in figuring out how to give that spiritual force practical expression
as we engage with others every day. Of course we must open our hearts to
meet that challenge, but we must also open our imaginations. If we can
envision greater abundance, greater refinement, and greater generosity
in all our affairs, we will be well on our way on the path of
enlightened service.

"You have the brain of a four-year-old boy, and I bet he was glad to get
rid of it." --Groucho Marx

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
The weakness in U.S. stocks was reflected in Europe and Latin America,
where the bourses also posted significant losses for the week.
Throughout Asia, however, stocks worked hard to post gains for the week,
and in most cases managed to succeed.

Dow Jones Industrial Average -- down 2.25%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- down 3.27%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 0.37%
S+P 500 -- down 2.74%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- down 3.41%
Russell 2000 -- down 3.58%
London FTSE-100 -- down 0.87%
Amsterdam Index -- down 1.60%
Paris CAC-40 -- down 2.10%
Frankfurt DAX -- down 2.36%
Mexico Index -- down 2.33%
Sao Paulo BOVESPA -- down 2.89%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- down 2.80%
Bombay SENSEX -- up 3.03%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- up 0.23%
Shanghai SE Composite Index -- up 1.35%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- up 1.66%

*****

U.S. EQUITY TRENDS
I noted last week that in U.S. stocks "the current trading levels don't
justify a change in trend assumptions," and that certainly proved to be
the case, with losses in all the major market averages. Needless to say,
last week's selling further validates our downside assumptions at this time.

The Russell 2000 dropped to close the trading week at 688.16. The
Russell is on a January 4 short-term sell signal, with a daily close
above 799 now required to return to short-term bullishness for the
Russell. Our August 3, 2007 intermediate-term sell signal for the
Russell 2000 remains in place at this point, with a daily close above
824 currently required to reactivate intermediate-term bullishness. The
Russell is now also on a November 26, 2007 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.

The NASDAQ Composite also lost ground, closing the week at 2290.24. The
NASDAQ is now on a January 22 long-term sell signal, with a daily close
of 3044 or higher needed to resume long-term bullish expectations. This
index remains on a November 8 short-term sell signal, with a daily close
above 2735 now needed to reverse our technical trend assumptions back to
the buy side. We are now also on a January 8 intermediate-term sell
signal, with a daily close above 2861 currently required to flip this
indicator back to the buy side.

The S+P 500 closed the week at 1332.83. The S+P is on a December 17
short-term sell signal, with a daily close above 1436 needed to reverse
this signal back to the long side. The S+P 500 is on a November 26, 2007
intermediate-term sell signal, with a daily close above 1499 needed to
reverse it back to the buy side. For the long-term, the S+P is on a
January 17 sell signal, with a daily close above 1552 now need to flip
our long-term trend expectations back to bullish assumptions.

S+P 500 -- Long-Term Bearish; Intermediate-Term Bearish; Short-Term Bearish
NASDAQ -- Long-Term Bearish; Intermediate-Term Bearish; Short-Term Bearish
RUSSELL 2000 -- Long-Term Bearish; Intermediate-Term Bearish; Short-Term
Bearish

*****

METAL MARKETS
GOLD -- The bias for Gold remains to the downside until the Mars/Jupiter
opposition on April 24, which could prove to be an excellent time to
cover short positions. At this point my projections show Gold moving
back up in late April and the first few days of May. A brief retracement
at that point could set the stage for a very aggressive move upward
after Jupiter goes retrograde on May 9, with a rally in Gold quite
possibly running through most of the summer months.

SILVER -- I'm looking for a brief move to the upside in Silver during
the next couple of weeks, followed by a sharp leg down as we move into
May, possibly diverging from the action in Gold significantly. The
upside potential for this metal increases substantially as we approach
the April 20 Full Moon, but any long-side positions will need to be
watched quite carefully, since a reversal back to the downside could
unfold quite rapidly.

*****

FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO

TRADES CLOSED LAST WEEK: CCK, BGC, SPN, AMZN, CAT, ANDE.
We closed six trades during the past week, with three winners and three
losers bringing us a net loss of $250.00.

We sold 500 shares of Crown Holdings, Inc. (CCK) at 25.50 on 04/07/08,
taking a profit of $250.00 (a 2.00% gain in 5 trading days).

We bought to cover 200 shares of General Cable Corporation (BGC) at
66.00 on 04/07/08, taking a loss of $800.00 (a 6.45% loss in 4 trading
days).

We bought to cover 300 shares of Superior Energy Services, Inc. (SPN) at
41.90 on 04/07/08, taking a loss of $150.00 (a 1.21% loss in 1 trading day).

We sold 200 shares of Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) at 73.75 on 04/09/08,
taking a profit of $200.00 (a 1.37% gain in 12 trading days).

We sold 200 shares of Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) at 76.40 on 04/09/08,
taking a profit of $430.00 (a 2.90% gain in 12 trading days).

We sold 300 shares of the Andersons Inc. (ANDE) at 42.90 on 04/10/08,
taking a loss of $180.00 (a 1.38% loss in 5 trading days).

*****

POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO LAST WEEK: OI, AMZN, TMO.
We added two long positions and one short position to the Model
Portfolio last week.

We bought 200 shares of Owens-Illinois, Inc. (OI) at 55.10 on 04/08/08,
with an initial stop set at 54.00.

We sold short 200 shares of Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) at 73.75 on 04/09/08,
with an initial buy stop set at 76.75.

We bought 200 shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (TMO) at 54.50 on
04/11/08, with an initial stop set at 52.00.

****

REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY
So far this year we have had a total of 36 completed trades, with 17
winners and 19 losers bringing us a total net profit of $12,167.00. The
largest profit for a single trade has been $3,300.00, with our winners
averaging $971.47; the largest single-trade loss has been $800.00, with
our losers averaging $228.84. The overall average profit per trade has
been $337.97, and the mean duration of our trades has been 9.9 trading days.

During 2007 we had a total of 161 completed trades, with 74 winners and
87 losers bringing us a total net profit of $17,297.00. The largest
profit for a single trade was $5,264.00, with our winners averaging
$576.30; the largest single-trade loss was $1,224.00, with our losers
averaging $294.56. The overall average profit per trade was $107.43. The
mean duration of our trades was 11.6 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
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) -- sold short 200 shares at 73.75 on 04/09/08;
currently 71.99. Lower buy stop to 75.50.

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (OI) -- bought 200 shares at 55.10 on 04/08/08;
currently 55.61. Raise stop to 54.50.

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (TMO) -- bought 200 shares at 54.50 on
04/11/08; currently 54.46. Raise stop to 53.25.

Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) -- bought 200 shares at 95.50 on 03/25/08;
currently 104.38. Raise stop to 102.85.

*****

MARKET SECTOR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Agricultural Chemicals; Industrial Metals and Minerals; Oil and Gas
Drilling and Exploration; Medical Practitioners; Nonmetallic Mineral Mining.

WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Toy and Hobby Stores; Advertising Agencies; Resorts and Casinos;
Recreational Vehicles; National Investment Brokerages.

*****

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.

April 13
Venus conjunct 03/29/06 Solar Eclipse point 00:10 EDT
Mercury sextile Chiron 00:34 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Jupiter 00:37 EDT
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Venus 02:13 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon ends 02:29 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 03:19 EDT
Sun sextile Neptune 03:30 EDT
Venus semisquare Neptune 03:46 EDT
Sun in 24th Harmonic to Venus 04:49 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Zeus 04:49 EDT
Mercury semisextile Uranus 05:02 EDT
Sun crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 08:35 EDT
Mercury quintile Kronos 09:26 EDT
Sun square Vulcanus 11:25 EDT
Venus semisquare Admetos 11:36 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Saturn 13:18 EDT
Sun semisextile Admetos 13:23 EDT
Mercury square Jupiter 13:48 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Transpluto 15:01 EDT
Heliocentric Jupiter contraparallel Heliocentric Apollon 16:48 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Cupido 21:16 EDT
Heliocentric Venus conjunct Heliocentric Uranus 22:26 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Hades 22:47 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Admetos 23:05 EDT

April 14
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Vulcanus 05:40 EDT
Mars square 03/03/07 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 06:12 EDT
Mars semisquare Saturn 06:18 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Chiron 07:25 EDT
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Apollon 08:30 EDT
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Uranus 11:08 EDT
Sun opposition 08/28/07 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 15:47 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Uranus 17:26 EDT
Mercury sextile Neptune 18:08 EDT
Mercury crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 19:36 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Venus 19:56 EDT
Venus opposition Zeus 20:52 EDT
Mercury square Vulcanus 21:28 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 21:59 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Chiron 22:28 EDT
Mercury semisextile Admetos 22:34 EDT
True Lunar Node retrograde station 23:28 EDT

April 15
Venus semisquare True Lunar Node 00:53 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 00:56-09:07 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Venus 01:21 EDT
Heliocentric Earth conjunct Heliocentric Apollon 03:21 EDT
Sun opposition Apollon 03:29 EDT
Venus conjunct 09/11/07 Solar Eclipse antiscion 03:44 EDT
Sun contraparallel Apollon 03:57 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Kronos 05:44 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Saturn 06:26 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Neptune 07:08 EDT
Sun sextile Hades 10:06 EDT
Mercury opposition 08/28/07 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 10:46 EDT
Heliocentric Jupiter contraparallel Heliocentric Zeus 10:54 EDT
Sun sextile True Lunar Node 12:20 EDT
Heliocentric Jupiter parallel Heliocentric Transpluto 12:42 EDT
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Zeus 13:10 EDT
Mercury opposition Apollon 16:09 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Mars 17:04 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Admetos 17:53 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Vulcanus 19:03 EDT
Mercury sextile Hades 19:22 EDT
Mercury sextile True Lunar Node 20:15 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Neptune 20:56 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Apollon 22:54 EDT
Mars biquintile Neptune 23:04 EDT

April 16
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Jupiter 02:13 EDT
Heliocentric Earth opposition Heliocentric Mercury 03:06 EDT
Heliocentric Mars square Heliocentric Admetos 03:22 EDT
Sun conjunct Mercury 03:22 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Hades 04:23 EDT
Mars in 24th Harmonic to Kronos 07:41 EDT
Venus sesquiquadrate Transpluto 09:36 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Poseidon 09:50 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Apollon 09:55 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Transpluto 10:03 EDT
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Hades 10:19 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Chiron 12:38 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Pluto 15:03 EDT
Mercury trine Transpluto 15:32 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Cupido 15:54
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 16:29 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury enters Taurus 17:26 EDT
Heliocentric Mars semisextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 18:05 EDT
Mercury conjunct 02/21/08 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 19:43 EDT
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Venus 23:55 EDT

April 17
Void-of-Course Moon 01:59-18:10 EDT
True Lunar Node trine Hades 03:23 EDT
Sun parallel Mercury 05:16 EDT
Sun trine Transpluto 05:30 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Mars 07:13 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Kronos 09:33 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Admetos 09:50 EDT
Venus quintile Hades 09:59 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Uranus 10:42 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Neptune 10:55 EDT
Heliocentric Earth parallel Heliocentric Jupiter 11:04 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Saturn 12:05 EDT
Heliocentric Earth contraparallel Heliocentric Jupiter 13:27 EDT
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Vulcanus 13:53 EDT
Sun conjunct 02/21/08 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 14:34 EDT
Venus contraparallel Zeus 16:02 EDT
Mercury enters Taurus 17:06 EDT
Saturn conjunct 02/21/08 Lunar Eclipse point 17:37 EDT
Venus contraparallel Uranus 17:42 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Transpluto 18:23 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Mars 21:23 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Saturn 23:03 EDT

April 18
Mercury sesquiquadrate Cupido 00:47 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Poseidon 02:51 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Apollon 03:14 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Jupiter 03:15 EDT
Venus opposition 09/07/06 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 03:45 EDT
Mercury trine Pluto 05:21 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Cupido 05:38 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Admetos 09:25 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Hades 12:12 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Jupiter 13:59 EDT
Mercury trine Saturn 14:10 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Zeus 15:46 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Cupido 15:56 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 15:58 EDT
Heliocentric Mars sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Jupiter 17:03 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Venus 18:08 EDT
Venus trine Cupido 18:24 EDT
Heliocentric Mars sextile Heliocentric Apollon 18:40 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Hades 19:15 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Uranus 19:59 EDT
Mercury quintile Chiron 20:47 EDT
True Lunar Node sesquiquadrate Zeus 20:50 EDT
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Hades 22:19 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Vulcanus 22:43 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Pluto 23:24 EDT
Mercury parallel Transpluto 23:46 EDT

April 19
Mercury sextile Kronos 03:10 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Cupido 04:10 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Pluto 05:18 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Cupido 06:05 EDT
Jupiter biquintile Transpluto 06:07 EDT
Mercury parallel Saturn 06:41 EDT
Heliocentric Mars quintile Heliocentric Poseidon 08:59 EDT
Chiron square 08/01/08 Solar Eclipse antiscion 09:33 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Neptune 11:01 EDT
Heliocentric Jupiter contraparallel Heliocentric Transpluto 11:46 EDT
Sun enters Taurus 12:51 EDT
Heliocentric Jupiter parallel Heliocentric Zeus 13:36 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Chiron 15:12 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Zeus 16:00 EDT
Heliocentric Mars semisquare Heliocentric Zeus 16:45 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon begins 16:55 EDT
Venus sesquiquadrate Saturn 17:05 EDT
Mars biquintile True Lunar Node 17:18 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Transpluto 17:58 EDT
Mercury contraparallel True Lunar Node 18:51 EDT
True Lunar Node trine Apollon 19:33 EDT
Venus conjunct 03/03/07 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 20:00 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Kronos 22:43 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Uranus 23:54 EDT

April 20
Sun sesquiquadrate Cupido 04:51 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon ends 05:00 EDT
Full Moon 06:25 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Neptune 07:26 EDT
Uranus parallel Zeus 08:13 EDT
Mercury opposition 08/16/08 Lunar Eclipse antiscion 08:58 EDT
Mercury quintile Neptune 11:50 EDT
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Pluto 11:54 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Neptune 11:58 EDT
Mercury semisquare Uranus 12:18 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 14:49 EDT
Sun trine Pluto 14:56 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Pluto 17:08 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Neptune 18:53 EDT
Heliocentric Venus enters Aries 20:01 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Admetos 21:26 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Uranus 22:01 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 22:28 EDT

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STOCKS TO WATCH: DOV, TLM, WMB.

Dover Corporation (DOV)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 12/06/1956; 10:00 a.m.
The stock for this manufacturer of diversified industrial products and
components has retreated from the highs it was trading at a year ago and
returned to the $40 trading range where it has seen repeated support and
resistance for much of the past decade. Although transiting Jupiter is
nearing the DOV First-Trade Ascendant, it will go retrograde and back
away before it gets there, with the actual contact not coming until
after Jupiter returns to direct motion and makes it way back to this
sensitive point in December. For the short term DOV gets First-Trade
Admetos activated by both Mars and Neptune, as well as First-Trade
Neptune receiving a sextile from transiting Saturn and First-Trade
Chiron taking a square from transiting Poseidon. This adds up to a
situation in which DOV looks like a good candidate for a short sale,
especially since it has just broken decisively below its 10-day moving
average. We plan to sell this stock short early in the trading week,
with an initial buy stop set at 44.50.

Talisman Energy Inc. (TLM)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 10/16/1997; 09:30 a.m.
Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Talisman Energy is an upstream oil
and gas exploration company with development, production, transportation
and marketing operations in North America, Southeast Asia, Scandinavia,
and the UK. With transiting Saturn closing in on the TLM First-Trade
Midheaven as it slows down to make its direct station, it's not
surprising to see this stock pull back a little bit from its recent
highs--in fact, it wouldn't be too surprising to see a little more price
consolidation during the next week or two. With or without a further
price pullback at this point, however, TLM looks ripe for a long
position, so we plan to move into one toward the end of the trading
week, with an initial stop set at 17.00.

Williams Companies Inc. (WMB)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 12/04/1967; 10:00 a.m.
Through its subsidiaries, this company produces, gathers, processes, and
transports natural gas in the United States. WMB is currently trading
below the highs it set in late February and early March, which offers a
solid buying opportunity at this point, since transiting Jupiter will be
conjoining the WMB First-Trade Moon in about ten days, just before it
crosses the First-Trade Ascendant. Since that particular transit is
likely to provide a healthy price surge in this stock, we plan to add a
long position in WMB to the Model Portfolio immediately. Our initial
stop will be set at 30.40.

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