YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN

IN THIS ISSUE:

The Bottom Line
Comment
The Usual Suspects
Strange Food and New People
Resolving Dollar Doubts
Copenhagen Calculations
Existential Economics
Sailing and Driving
Flying Freely?
Check the Yorba Schedule
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
Stock to Watch

THE BOTTOM LINE: We have a "week on the brink" ahead of us. The bears
are now very much in charge in the equities markets. Even so, the
planets are now lining up to create an opportunity for a short-term
rally, so there's a teeter-totter effect going on in the minds of many
traders. Jumping back in on the long side right now is definitely not
for the faint of heart; but once everyone has had a chance to chill out
over the July 4 holiday we are likely to see a more positive trend
emerge in the stock market, and it will be time for a Last Hurrah from
the bulls before we confront a much bigger move to the downside later in
the year.

COMMENT: One of the key symbolic meanings of the planet Uranus is
surprise. That's exactly what we saw manifesting last Thursday, when
Uranus went stationary prior to moving retrograde and the Dow Jones
Industrial Average led the markets down in a precipitous plunge. While I
had called for "profit-taking pulling prices back down," this was a move
that was clearly much more motivated by panic than by profits.
Perhaps "wild, irrational activity" would be a better description than
simple "surprise." But after all, this is the stock market we're talking
about, and wild, irrational activity is what we are looking for on any
trading day.

OIL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL?
It has been 36 years, three full transits of the planet Jupiter, since
the big oil companies from the west were booted out of Iraq by Saddam
Hussein.

Since then, of course, a lot has happened, including most recently the
invasion of Iraq by the US in a move that had absolutely nothing
whatsoever to do with petroleum, but was motivated by a fear of weapons
of mass destruction, or by the need for revenge after the destruction of
the World Trade Center, or by a passionate desire to spread democracy,
or by the necessity of keeping a rising insurgency at bay, or by the
delusional urge to find a way of wasting more money more rapidly than at
any previous point in human history, or by something.

But not oil.

That's why it was especially curious recently to learn that the Iraq Oil
Ministry has just awarded two-year, no-bid contracts to precisely the
same companies that were kicked out of Iraq by Saddam Hussein 36 years
ago: Royal Dutch Shell from the Netherlands, Chevron and ExxonMobil from
the US, Total from France, and BP from the UK. The contracts are
ostensibly for things like technical support and consulting services,
but having them in place for the next couple of years certainly gives
these firms an advantage when it comes to opening up new drilling
operations a little further down the road.

Not surprisingly, the move in Iraq has rapidly become a hot item for
partisan debate. The US government has firmly denied having anything at
all to do with the deal, but of course the US government is an active
advisor to the Iraq Oil Ministry. And offers from Russian, Chinese, and
Indian oil companies were rejected in deference to the western firms. So
this story is far from over.

By the way, the Iraqi announcement itself has done little to bring oil
prices down. In fact, crude has continued to hit new record highs during
the past couple of weeks, a reminder that the run-up in petroleum is not
about lagging supply, or even about the destabilizing impact of
speculation, but rather about increasing demand and burgeoning fear.
So regardless of what the big oil companies do with their new Iraqi
contracts over the next two years, it hardly seems likely that it will
mean a sudden return to cheap prices at the pump.

ENDURING IMPRESSIONS FROM DENMARK
I was a bit rushed in producing last week's newsletter, thanks to the
demands of the travel schedule with my recent trip to Denmark. The ISBA
Congress there was quite energizing, with excellent presentations from
speakers from Netherlands, the UK, Austria, Switzerland, Israel, and
Finland as well as the US. There were many thought-provoking and
inspiring moments, but I was especially grateful to meet Han Van
Straaten, Maarit Laurento, Judith Levy, Micha Felner, and the other
speakers, and there was plenty to enjoy in Copenhagen. As always, the
real benefits in travel come from the opportunities to enjoy strange
food and to get to know new people.

CURRENCY CONSCIOUSNESS
"I didn't get it," Patty said to me the other day. "At least not until
we went to Denmark."

"Get what?" I wanted to know.

"I didn't really understand what it meant that the dollar has been
losing value. Oh, I know things are costing more at home now than they
did a few months ago. It's especially noticeable when we fill up the car
with gas. But even so, all this talk about the decline of the dollar
just seemed like talk to me. It was just something I heard on the news."

"But now you get it?"

"Right. In Copenhagen everything seems incredibly expensive! But you
look around and you see people eating in restaurants, having coffee,
shopping in stores. It all seems pretty normal. And when I saw that, I
think I understood for the first time that the real problem is that the
dollar just isn't worth very much."

MATH ON THE MIND
I suppose it was only natural, given my preoccupations with astrology
and the markets, that math problems were running through my mind during
much of the time I was in Denmark--mainly math problems involving
currency conversions and price comparisons. Once I had gotten the
dollar-to-kroner switch down to a routine, I still had to adjust to the
fact that my dollar only bought about half of what they would purchase
in the US.

Gasoline, for example, worked out to be just under $10 a gallon. Not
that it mattered that much. The streets were filled with bicycles. As an
astrologer, I'm rather partial to cyclic phenomena, so this was
especially nice to see.

DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
"So what is ISBA?" The man beside me in the elevator in Copenhagen was
staring at my name tag.

"It's the International Society of Business Astrologers," I told him.
"We're meeting here in the hotel to discuss the impact of planetary
phenomena on emerging business and economic trends."

"Ah," he replied, "Astrologers. You're the ones who talk about the
future. I'm here in Copenhagen for a meeting of industrial economists.
In that kind of economics, we only talk about the past."

EDUCATIONAL EXTREMES
One of the most interesting people we met in Denmark proved to be the
taxi driver who drove us back to the Copenhagen Airport on the morning
of our departure.

A retired schoolteacher, he now works for about six weeks at a stretch
driving his cab so he can earn enough to spend the next three weeks in
Majorca on his sailboat. (He said he had bought the boat in San Diego,
had it trucked to Key West, and then sailed it solo for 17 days to
Majorca after purchasing it.) After each break for sailing, he returns
to the streets of Copenhagen and repeats the process.

Because of his background in teaching, we commented that he and his
colleagues must have done a very good job in the classroom, since we had
learned that Denmark's population has one of the highest levels of
education anywhere in the world.

"That's right," he told us. "Here everybody goes to school, even through
college. The government pays for it all. I have four children, and all
of them went to college except for my youngest daughter. She's a strange
child, though. She likes to do artistic things, and right now she spends
her time making jewelry."

That conversation provided a fascinating contrast to the news from
Chicago at about the same time. Ashley Martinez, a 12-year-old girl in
Chicago, has just been given a brand new, $15,000 Dodge Caliber
automobile by the Chicago Public Schools. Her outstanding achievement? A
record of perfect attendance.

Aside from the inevitable questions about whether or not such a lavish
award is appropriate for just showing up, there's one other concern:
Ashley won't legally be able to drive the car for another four years.
And if gasoline prices continue on their current path, she may not be
able to afford driving at all!

ANOTHER CASUALTY OF HIGHER FUEL PRICES
The cost of getting there keeps going up, even when the cost is
supposedly free.

Delta Airlines has announced that because "escalating fuel prices
continue to impact our world economy, everyday life and the airline
industry," it has made a "difficult but essential decision" to begin
adding new fuel surcharges to the "free" tickets it awards with its
frequent flyer program.

Starting on August 15, a $25 fee will be added to all domestic frequent
flyer flights, with a $50 fee added to international awards flights.

With air travelers repeatedly responding to industry surveys with the
notion that lower fares are more important than reduced schedules,
crowded planes, and ever-increasing inconveniences and indignities, and
with ticket prices already moving up, this move adds insult to injury.
Even so, as Delta contemplates its proposed merger with Northwest
Airlines, the company seems determined to keep up a positive attitude.
In a statement about the new surcharges, Delta said that "We hope this
is temporary, and should fuel prices subside from current levels, we
will reevaluate this surcharge.

"WATCH YORBA.TV AT A DIFFERENT TIME THIS WEEK
I will be joining Michael Yorba again this week on the Commodity
Classics program, but because of the upcoming holiday I won't be in my
regular time slot. You can see our conversation live on www.yorba.tv on
Thursday afternoon, July 3, starting at 3:00 p.m. Central (4:00 p.m.
Eastern).

This is half an hour earlier than I usually appear, and it brings an
added bonus with it--an opportunity to extend our conversation into two
of the program's segments! We will be using at least some of our time
together that day to take a lot at longer-term market trends, so I know
you will find it valuable. I'm looking forward to having you personally
join the conversation and share your comments through the program's
online chatroom during the show.

Please plan now to join us on Thursday! In the meantime, take a moment
to access the archived video of my most recent appearance on Commodity
Classics on last Thursday, June 26. You can link directly to the video
by going to http://www.TimBost.com/publications/videogallery.html .

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
During the week ahead we will be watching for the reports on the
National Association of Purchasing Managers, Motor Vehicle Sales,
Construction Spending, ICSC-UBS Store Sales, MBA Purchase Applications,
the ISM Manufacturing Index, the Monster Employment Index, Challenger
Job-Cut Report, ADP Employment Report, Factory Orders, the EIA Petroleum
Status Report, the EIA Natural Gas Report, the Employment Situation, the
RBC CASH Index, ISM Non-Manufacturing Survey, Jobless Claims, and the
Money Supply.

On Tuesday Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart will
be in Washington DC to speak at Georgetown University about the slowdown
in the US economy. On Thursday we will be watching for the news of the
interest rate announcement from the European Central Bank.

ASTROLOGICAL DYNAMICS
As we reach the halfway point in the year, we are faced with an
increasingly challenging situation from an astrological perspective. We
are inexorably moving toward some rather ominous alignments of the outer
planets that will make their influence felt later this year and then on
through another 18 to 24 months after that. In the meantime, however,
there are other, much more positive planetary aspects occurring, ones
which can ease emotional strain, lift spirits, improve commerce, and
encourage price advances in the equities markets.

But here's the challenge. The difficult planetary configurations
unfolding in the background, because they involve slow-moving outer
planets, are extremely powerful, while the positive planetary dynamics
are, by comparison, fairly lightweight and temporary. Each week as I
look at the potential impact of transiting planets on the stock markets,
I'm struck by the number of positive indicators that hold up to the
scrutiny of extensive back-testing. And yet as we get closer and closer
to the looming limitations imposed by the outer-planet configurations,
the more and more difficult it gets to maintain the emotional balance,
individual initiative, and perceptive diligence needed to profit from
the shorter-term times of positive planetary support.

It's not that there aren't profits to be made. It's simply that in this
kind of environment, trading is not only risky-- it's also a lot of
mentally demanding, emotionally taxing work. Especially when we are
confronted with such recent phenomena as the confusion of a Mercury
retrograde period and the surprise accompanying a Uranus station, we
nevertheless have to remain alert to opportunities, ready to take
action, and above all prepared to take losses quickly.

With that disclaimer, then, I can in good conscience talk about the
bright spots in store for large cap stocks during the trading week
ahead. Even before trading gets underway, Sunday's heliocentric waxing
square between Mars and Hades signals the potential for a positive
trend. On Monday this bullishness gets considerable support from the
Mars/Pluto trine and the ingress of heliocentric Mercury into Pisces.

That positive energy extends into Tuesday morning, thanks to the
heliocentric Venus/Vulcanus conjunction at the opening bell. By midday
on Tuesday, however, with the ingress of Mars into Virgo and the
influence of the Sun/Zeus square, we are likely to see some congestion
in the trading pattern along with moves by some of the bigger market
players to get some of their cards off the table. I wouldn't be
surprised to see enough selling pressure to keep stocks from recovering
that day, in spite of the positive influence of the heliocentric
Venus/Apollon square that evening.

Wednesday brings the New Moon and with it an auspicious opportunity for
stock prices to rally anew. The tendency to shift direction is
underscored by the day's aspects to eclipse trigger points, Even so, it
remains to be seen whether traders will be willing to take fresh risks
at this point, or whether they will simply keep their eyes and hearts
fixed on the long weekend ahead of them. In fact, many of them may
simply choose to keep the market at a respectable distance right now,
with substantially lighter trading volume as a result.

The geocentric Venus/Jupiter opposition and heliocentric Mercury/Saturn
opposition on Thursday both suggest significantly higher prices for that
trading day. Once again, though, we can expect trading volume that is
significantly thinner than usual. This is will be the final trading
session of the week, since US markets will be closed on Friday for the
Independence Day holiday.

Even if the tendency toward market congestion takes over and we don't
see much of a strongly positive trend emerging right away this week, I
think we are fully prepared for a short-term rally at this point, at
least from the astrological perspective. Friday's ingress of
heliocentric Venus into Leo and Sunday's geocentric Venus/Uranus trine
are both there to remind us that we can expect a little more positive
action to play out before we hit the biggest bumps in the road and the
serious selling gets underway this winter.

Throughout this trading week I will be tracking heliocentric
fifth-harmonic planetary lines (H,72,N,-2) for Mercury, Venus, Mars,
Neptune, Zeus, and Vulcanus, 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
analysis and trading software 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.

Every human experience has a hidden meaning, if only we have eyes to see
it. Above all, we are here to witness the miraculous ways that Divinity
expresses itself in the most mundane and commonplace experiences of the
most ordinary people, bringing forth gifts of wisdom, guidance, and
transcendent love. As we refine our ability to express sacred values in
all our activities, turning routine actions into sacramental rituals, we
can grow more boldly into the expanded spirituality of the enlightened
humanity that is to come.

"Act well at the moment, and you have performed a good action to all
eternity." --Johann Kaspar Lavater

For more astrologically-based spiritual insights and a free subscription
to our monthly e-zine, be sure to visit
www.PracticalSpiritualAstrology.com.

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GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS
Issues on the European bourses moderated their losses somewhat last
week, but they were losses nevertheless. Latin American issues showed
some optimism, but in Asia most markets added to their losses
substantially, with Mumbai and Tokyo suffering the most. Meanwhile, in
the USA, blue chip issues led the way down, with techs and small-caps
following closely behind.

Dow Jones Industrial Average -- down 4.19%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- down 5.49%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- down 2.29%
S+P 500 -- down 3.00%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- down 3.76%
Russell 2000 -- down 3.80%
London FTSE-100 -- down 1.62%
Amsterdam Index -- down 2.61%
Paris CAC-40 -- down 2.48%
Frankfurt DAX -- down 2.38%
Mexico Index -- up 1.73%
Sao Paulo BOVESPA -- down 0.45%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- down 1.15%
Bombay SENSEX -- down 5.28%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- down 2.85%
Shanghai SE Composite Index -- down 2.94%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- down 3.09%

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U.S. EQUITY TRENDS
Wow! Talk about bearish expectations being confirmed! With the sell-off
in equities last week, our technical indicators clearly trumped the
astrological hints that more optimistic scenarios might be ready to
unfold. Even so, with such a sharp downward move, it won't take much to
put the key indices into oversold territory, paving the way for a
short-term rally during the coming weeks. But even with a rally in
place, stocks have a long way to go to reestablish a genuinely bullish
trend, especially from the point of view of our longer-term metrics.

The Russell 2000 left the previous week's trading range behind in a
hurry, pushing steadily lower to close the trading week below the
psychologically important 700 mark, hitting 698.14 at Friday's closing
bell. The Russell is currently on a January 4 short-term sell signal,
with a daily close above 799 required to return to short-term
bullishness. 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 tried valiantly to regain some of its former glory
in midweek trading, but that effort sputtered and the tech stocks got
pulled down sharply at week's end to close significantly lower at
2315.63. The NADAQ is on a November 8 short-term sell signal, with a
daily close above 2735 needed to reverse our technical trend assumptions
back to the buy side. The NASDAQ is on a January 22 long-term sell
signal, with a daily close of 3044 or higher needed to resume long-term
bullish expectations. 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.

After some congested trading during the first part of the week, the S+P
500 also succumbed to the selling pressure on Thursday and Friday,
closing the week at 1278.38, its lowest level since St. Patrick's Day.
This index is on a December 17 short-term sell signal, with a daily
close above 1436 needed to reverse our trend assumptions back to the
long side. The S+P 500 is also 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 -- I noted last week that Gold was "still trying to establish some
solid footing back above the $900 mark," with "significant price
resistance at $914." That resistance was broken at the close of trading
last week, and we are currently looking for confirmation in the form of
a couple of additional daily closes above that 914 mark. Despite this
recent bullishness, however, there's a strong likelihood that we will
see a fresh leg down for the yellow metal during the coming weeks, with
the potential for a downtrend holding until late July or early August.
Our strategy will thus be to use tight stops if we see evidence of
higher prices to come, and to reverse our position to the short side if
that protective barrier gets broken.

SILVER -- After a couple of strong trading sessions, it looks like
Silver is ready to challenge the resistance zone it encountered in May,
with the possibility that this week's New Moon will add to the overall
push this metal is looking for. Whether or not Silver breaks out to the
upside, however, this is not the time to throw caution to the winds. I'm
expecting a pullback following the end of this truncated trading week,
with Silver holding hands with Gold on the way back down as we move into
mid-July.

*****

FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO

TRADES CLOSED LAST WEEK: GIFI, PMTC.
We closed two trades during the past week, with two losers bringing us a
net loss of $300.00.

We sold 300 shares of Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (GIFI) at 48.00 on
06/25/08, taking a loss of $150.00 (a 1.03% loss in 7 trading days).

We sold 500 shares of Parametric Technology Corporation (PMTC) at 17.45
on 06/26/08, taking a loss of $150.00 (a 1.69% loss in 2 trading days).

*****

POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO LAST WEEK: PMTC, SAPE.

We added two long positions to the Model Portfolio last week.

We bought 500 shares of Parametric Technology Corporation (PMTC) at
17.75 on 06/24/08, with an initial stop set at 17.45.

We bought 1000 shares of Sapient Corporation (SAPE) at 6.50 on 06/26/08,
with an initial stop set at 6.19.

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REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY
So far this year we have had a total of 59 completed trades, with 28
winners and 31 losers bringing us a total net profit of $18,892.00. The
largest profit for a single trade has been $3,450.00, with our winners
averaging $913.21; the largest single-trade loss has been $800.00, with
our losers averaging $215.48.The overall average profit per trade has
been $320.20, and the mean duration of our trades has been 8.9 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
Ansoft Corporation (ANST) -- bought 300 shares at 35.40 on 06/11/08;
currently 36.12. Raise stop to 35.50.

Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) -- sold short 200 shares at 82.25 on 06/13/08;
currently 73.75. Lower buy stop to 76.00.

Crown Holdings Inc. (CCK) -- sold short 300 shares at 28.45 on 05/28/08;
currently 26.05. Lower close-only buy stop to 26.90.

Rogers Corporation (ROG) -- sold short 300 shares at 42.00 on 06/19/08;
currently 38.31. Lower buy stop to 39.75.

Sapient Corporation (SAPE) -- bought 1000 shares at 6.50 on 06/26/08;
currently 6.63. Raise stop to 6.45.

Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) -- sold short 400 shares at
31.50 on 06/12/08; currently 28.50. Lower buy stop to 30.35.

Swift Energy Company (SFY) -- bought 200 shares at 59.50 on 06/20/08;
currently 63.02. Raise stop to 59.75.

*****

MARKET SECTOR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Gold; Silver; Research Services; Oil and Gas Drilling and Exploration;
Generic Drugs.

WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK:
Semiconductor Memory Chips; Trucks and Other Vehicles; Surety and Title
Insurance; Medical Practitioners; Mortgage Investment.

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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.

June 29
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Mercury 00:11 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Apollon 01:05 EDT
Venus biquintile True Lunar Node 01:14 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Uranus 01:38 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Poseidon 06:58 EDT
Moon Crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 08:37 EDT
Venus semisquare Mars 08:57 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Admetos 12:27 EDT
Heliocentric Mars square Heliocentric Hades 14:05 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Vulcanus 14:06 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Apollon 19:50 EDT
Venus quincunx Cupido 20:54 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Neptune 22:25 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Zeus 22:37 EDT

June 30
Venus biquintile Chiron 00:00 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 02:43-04:03 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Cupido 02:46 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Hades 04:22 EDT
Sun sesquiquadrate Neptune 05:04 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Mars 06:15 EDT
Venus square 09/07/06 Lunar Eclipse Antiscion 08:09 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Transpluto 11:49 EDT
Mars trine Pluto 18:56 EDT
Venus parallel Kronos 19:07 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Pluto 21:22 EDT
Chiron square 08/01/08 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 21:53 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury enters Pisces 22:05 EDT
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Saturn 22:50 EDT
Moon Crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 23:14 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Admetos 23:28 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Venus 23:52 EDT

July 1
Sun in 24th Harmonic to Vulcanus 00:58 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Vulcanus 03:53 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Saturn 05:23 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Admetos 05:37 EDT
Mercury quincunx Jupiter 08:07 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Jupiter 09:20 EDT
Heliocentric Venus conjunct Heliocentric Vulcanus 09:28 EDT
Mars enters Virgo 12:21 EDT
Sun semisquare Admetos 13:28 EDT
Sun square Zeus 14:57 EDT
Mercury square 09/11/07 Solar Eclipse Point 16:16 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Chiron 16:23 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Kronos 22:15 EDT
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Apollon 22:48 EDT
Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Kronos 22:51 EDT
Mercury trine True Lunar Node 23:32 EDT

July 2
Venus square 03/03/07 Lunar Eclipse Antiscion 00:31 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 03:08-03:53 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Uranus 03:55 EDT
Heliocentric Mars semisextile Heliocentric Transpluto 05:44 EDT
True Lunar Node sesquiquadrate Kronos 05:51 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Zeus 06:15 EDT
Moon Crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 13:27 EDT
Sun square 09/11/07 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 14:14 EDT
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Zeus 15:45 EDT
Venus biquintile Neptune 18:24 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Hades 18:39 EDT
Heliocentric Mars biquintile Heliocentric Neptune 18:40 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Neptune 19:56 EDT
New Moon 22:19 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Poseidon 22:47 EDT
Mars parallel Transpluto 23:38 EDT

July 3
Venus opposition Jupiter 01:17 EDT
Mercury trine Chiron 06:50 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Saturn 08:31 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Vulcanus 09:43 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Transpluto 11:55 EDT
Saturn opposition 08/28/07 Lunar Eclipse Point 14:47 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Apollon 14:54 EDT
Venus quincunx True Lunar Node 15:02 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon begins 16:13 EDT
Venus in 24th Harmonic to Kronos 17:21 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Zeus 17:24 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Pluto 20:56 EDT
Sun in 24th Harmonic to Hades 21:55 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Mars 23:14 EDT

July 4
U.S. Markets Closed for Independence Day Holiday
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Mercury 00:52 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Admetos 01:22 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Zeus 01:42 EDT
Moon Crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 04:15 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon ends 04:15 EDT
Venus semisquare Saturn 08:09 EDT
Sun semisquare Transpluto 08:48 EDT
Sun biquintile True Lunar Node 09:16 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Pluto 10:57 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Cupido 11:26 EDT
Heliocentric Venus enters Leo 12:21 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Cupido 14:08 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Venus 15:44 EDT
Mars conjunct 02/21/08 Lunar Eclipse Point 16:07 EDT
Venus biquintile Cupido 16:22 EDT
Venus quincunx Chiron 17:45 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Transpluto 19:53 EDT

July 5
Jupiter Crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 00:54 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Jupiter 02:12 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Poseidon 03:08 EDT
Mercury square Uranus 07:00 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Chiron 07:10 EDT
True Lunar Node direct station 11:51 EDT
Mercury quintile Saturn 13:29 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Apollon 17:02 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Uranus 17:28 EDT
Sun quincunx Cupido 18:12 EDT
Heliocentric Mars square Heliocentric Pluto 18:32 EDT
Sun biquintile Chiron 19:24 EDT
Moon Crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 20:38 EDT
Heliocentric Mars enters Libra 23:11 EDT

July 6
Jupiter contraparallel Hades 01:38 EDT
Sun parallel Venus 04:30 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 06:04-07:04 EDT
Mars sesquiquadrate Jupiter 06:34 EDT
Mercury trine Neptune 06:39 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Neptune 07:48 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Poseidon 10:19 EDT
Sun square 09/07/06 Lunar Eclipse Antiscion 11:20 EDT
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Pluto 11:22 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Cupido 12:06 EDT
Venus trine Uranus 14:31 EDT
Mercury parallel Vulcanus 18:40 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Admetos 18:43 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Vulcanus 20:04 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Kronos 22:52 EDT

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STOCKS TO WATCH: AMAT, DBRN.

Applied Materials inc. (AMAT)
NASDAQ -- optionable
First Trade Date: 10/12/1972; 10:00 a.m.
AMAT was in an impressive uptrend for the first few months of the year,
but since late March the trading in this stock has been much more
congested. That doesn't mean there isn't an opportunity here, however.
Transiting Saturn will conjoin the AMAT First-Trade Midheaven in a
couple of weeks, but in the meantime we've got transiting Jupiter
squaring the First-Trade Sun/Uranus conjunction, plus transiting Jupiter
semisquare First-Trade Neptune and Mars trine First-Trade Jupiter. As a
set-up for a fairly short-term trade, this set of positive aspects
presents an adequate opportunity for adding a long position in AMAT to
our Model Portfolio. We will do so early in the week, with an initial
stop set at 19.50.

Dress Barn Inc. (DBRN)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date: 05/04/1983; 10:00 a.m.
After a six-month rally, DBRN made a Double Top earlier this month and
then started heading south, with the drop culminating in a conjunction
of transiting Admetos with First-Trade Mercury as the most recent
trading week ended. As we move into July, however, transiting Jupiter is
closing in on the DBRN First-Trade Descendant. After that we will see
transiting Mars square First-Trade Jupiter and trine the First-Trade
Sun, along with transiting Uranus semisquare the First-Trade Moon and
transiting Pluto conjoining First-Trade Neptune. That combination could
be enough to bring this stock back up to at least its February highs, so
we plan to add a long position early in the trading week, with our
initial stop set at 11.95.

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