Financial Astrology - MMA WEEKLY, Comments for the week ahead, Market timing.

The Market Week in Review :

             U.S. financial markets are closed Monday, February 19, in observance of “President's Holiday,” most notably George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, but possibly Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan as well - all Aquarians or early Pisceans.

            Once again several U.S. stock indices soared to new all-time or multi-year highs last week, taking out the highs of the previous week (February 7), after giving a technical sell signal at the beginning of our critical reversal zone (February 7-13). After the February 7 high, stocks did sell off again to form what is known as a "major cycle trough” on Monday, February 12. But only two days later, they were back up to new all-time highs.

            Due to travel, I do not have all the weekly data on other world stock indices. But I do note that the Japanese Nikkei also soared to a new six-year high last week, as it closed well above a long-term monthly trend line that had been in effect for several years, around 17,600. This confirms that the 7604 low of April 2003 was the even longer-term 9-, 18-, and 54-year cycle troughs. At the time this bottom was happening, our “MMA Japan Cycles” report (and weekly Nikkei report) stated that the Nikkei would soon be giving one of the great buying opportunities of a lifetime.

            But it wasn't just the equity markets that performed well last week. June Gold traded over 680 for the first time in several months, while March Silver rose above 1400. Last year's highs in each were 745 and 1520, in May 2006. Following that high, Gold had plunged below 570 and Silver below 1000, in June. They tested those levels again as recently as October 2006. Now they are coming back up, consistent with our outlook expressed in the Forecasts for 2007 book.

            Corn and Soybeans also rallied strongly last week. March Soybeans rose to a new contract high of 768 on Friday, while March Corn closed at 416, less than 5 cents/bushel off its contract high of 420 made a few weeks ago, and well above the 220 level of last August when this column alerted readers to the prospects of a new bull market about to begin there. That is perhaps the one advantage of living near the motor city: the automobile companies had announced that they would be producing many more ethanol-useable cars by 2008. It also helped to know that the 18-year cycle in Corn had already bottomed, and the next leg up was due. If it stays on track with these studies, I think Corn could still double its previous all-time high (550) by the end of next year.

Short-Term Geocosmics :

             This impressive bullish streak of no multi-week declines, and no sell-offs of at least 4% in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, continues. This phenomenon has it has now been 143 days in which the stock market has not had a 2% decline, the longest such run in nearly 50 years! It is even more now. It isn't that the astrology signatures are not working. When they occur, the market does reverse, but not too sharply and certainly not too long, as had been the custom for the past five decades (even longer I believe). In other equity markets of the world, and other financial commodity markets, multi-week declines continue to occur, in which prices do fall at least 4%. Only in the U.S. has this phenomenon persisted since last July.

            I have received several letters from several financial astrologers who offer up reasons for this rare bullish streak, including the Uranus-Pluto quintile, the applying Jupiter-Saturn trine, Jupiter in Sagittarius, etc. And while all of these signatures do indeed have an overall historical bullish correlation to U.S. stocks, there is still no history that I can find of any of ever coinciding with 30 consecutive weeks of no declines lasting more than 1 week or covering at least 4%. I still believe the explanation lies in the record-breaking revenues and earnings of both individuals and corporations in 2006, and the contribution to retirement programs from those earnings, which I believe will also set new records. As headlined in Tuesday's Naples Daily News (that's where I've been vacationing this past week), “RECORD LEVELS OF TAX REVENUES: FEDERAL DEFICIT SHRINLKS SHARPLY.” The first 4 months of the current budget year witnessed record levels of tax collections, up 9.7% from the same period a year ago. Despite what many may fault of President George W. Bush's tax policies, the fact is that they are shrinking the Federal deficit, and I believe playing a huge roll in this impressive stock market rally. I don't see it ending until the vast majority of these retirement fund contributions is completed, sometime before April 15, and probably even by mid-March. There is just too much money trying to find a home in the equity markets this season. Some readers have pointed out that past January and Februarys have not always been bullish. But in the past, we haven't seen such record levels of earnings and corporate income, and hence retirement contributions of this size, either. Ultimately the price of anything depends greatly upon the number of people willing to buy something (demand), versus the number of people willing to sell it at that price. This is a “demand driven” market, and they are the ones that last the longest. The same is true with Corn.

            As far as current geocosmics are concerned, Mercury is now in its retrograde motion, February 13-March 8. As stated last week, “This is usually a very unstable technical environment for financial markets, because political announcements and new economic data that are released tend to create conflicting signals to investors. Is it bullish or bearish? One set of announcements is bullish, the next is bearish, and so on. Given that the Sun will also enter Pisces February 19 for one month, probably adds to the confusion of the ordinary investor for the next few weeks.” Our policy is to adopt a very short-term trading approach during this period, taking smaller profits quickly, for markets tend to see-saw back and forth every 1-4 days. They can have a “trend,” but a rather chaotic trend, for awhile.

            In addition to Mercury retrograde and the Sun now entering Pisces, we also find Venus forming a waxing square to Pluto on Monday, and Venus ingressing into Aries on February 21. Although the Venus-Pluto square is a Level One type of signature, by itself it is not likely to correspond to the final end of this rally in stocks. A stronger set of geocosmics, known as a “cluster,” is on the horizon for early March - just about the time that I would expect the majority of contributions to “retirement accounts” to be completed.

Long-Term Thoughts :

This week's announcement of the “RECORD LEVELS OF TAX REVENUES: FEDERAL DEFICIT SHRINLKS SHARPLY,” should be considered within the context of the long-term planetary cycles involving Saturn. As discussed previously in this column, as well as in this year's Forecasts for 2007 book, this is the decade of the rare “Triple Saturn Oppositions,” to Pluto, Neptune, and Uranus (in that order). In the three previous times in U.S. history when this has occurred, the U.S. stock market also made new all-time highs. But in each case, a devastating collapse followed, and the economy sank into either a Depression of prolonged recession. History has also shown that the majority of the time when Saturn ands Pluto are in the waning phase of their 32-27 year cycle, federal deficits of free market economies tend to expand (greater deficits), taxes are increased, interest rates rise, and stock markets stagnate. This waning phase of Saturn-Pluto began in 2001, and doesn't end until 2020. So far, we have seen interest rates rise, and after September 11, 2001, we also saw the federal deficit balloon higher. But taxes have remained low, and the deficit is starting to shrink in response, which is a positive. Also in response, stock markets have also soared to record levels. Although this is not the way the Saturn-Pluto waning phase usually manifests, it is consistent with the fact that both the Saturn-Neptune and Saturn-Uranus cycles are still peaking (moving towards their opposition). Saturn-Neptune is peaking this year. In fact the second of its three passages will take place February 28. The third and final passage will unfold in late June. And the final of the “Triple Saturn Oppositions” will occur when Saturn and Uranus undergo their five passage series from November 2008 through July 2010. After that, all three of these Saturn planetary-pair cycles will be in their “down” phases through 2020. Do you think politicians can refrain from increasing taxes, and deficit spending, as we enter the next decade? Can they even refrain from the temptation before we end this decade? And more importantly, what can you do financially protect yourself when these conditions kick in, for the stock market may not be the “safe haven” your broker has conditioned you to believe - unless you are fortunate enough to find one of those rare brokers who thinks for himself, and isn't afraid to contradict the Wall Street herd. They are out there.

Announcements :

My next conference appearance will be at “The Blast,” an astrology conference in Sedona, Arizona, taking place March 28-April 2. This conference will feature many of the newest “young” astrologers, along with a couple of “young elders” like Rob Hand, Dennis Harness, Gloria Star, Robert Blaschke and myself. Coordinated by Moses Siregar, this conference will also be the site for the ISAR (International Society for Astrological Research) annual meeting, of which I have serve as President since 2002. The public is welcomed to attend, and meet the wonderful people who direct this organization. For more information on this unique and very affordable seminar, please go to
http://theblastastrologyconference.com.

If you are interested in receiving our free 2007 catalogue of products and services, please let us know. Go to our web site (front page) and click the link to make the request, or send email, with your postal address, to ordersmma@msn.com . The catalogue will be coming out in about 2 weeks.

The SOS Stock Market Cycles Report came out last week, January 29 and 30. These reports come out every 6-8 weeks to subscribers of these reports. This report is in two parts. The first report - SOS Stock Market Cycles - focuses purely upon the long-term cycles in the U.S. stock market, specifically the Dow Jones Industrial Average, followed by discussions on both intermediate and short-term cycles. It is the big picture ahead.
The second part is the SOS Global Stock Markets Report. This covers the German DAX, London FTSE, Netherlands AEX, the Australian All Ordinaries, Hang Seng of Hong Kong, the NASDAQ Composite Index, and the XAU Gold and Silver Mining index. For ordering information

The Forecast for 2007 books are now out (English and German editions)! If you ordered an English copy and have not received it by the end of this coming week, let us know. If you have ordered the German edition and have not received your copy by the first week of January, let us know.
This year's book is a little larger than previous year's (8 pages longer), but as always, it shapes up to be another exciting year. All years of this decade are significant due to the “Triple Saturn” oppositions which started in 2001. Utilizing the study of cycles and geocosmic factors, the annual Forecasts book outlines forthcoming trends pertaining to political, economic, and financial markets throughout the world. Special sections included on The United States and its President, Interest Rates, Stock Markets, Precious Metals, Currencies, Crude Oil, Weather, and Grain markets. And of course: the all-important Critical Reversal Dates for financial markets in 2007. If you wish to order a copy online of this year's book, or call us at 1-800-MMA-3349.

When they are gone, they are gone. Despite the fact that we increase our printing orders every year, we have still sold out two of the past three years. So order now and make sure you get a copy - if you wish one.

For more information.

The Forecast for 2007 CD is now available! This 2-set CD was created from the speech given January 6, 2007 in Birmingham , Michigan . It is about 2.5 hours long, and covers both the long-term political and cultural cycles we are currently in, as well as those that pertain specifically to 2007. Special areas of discussion include the Crude Oil and the coming energy transformation, the long and short-term economic cycles, the USA and its President, and of course, financial market cycles of stocks, interest rates, housing, and precious metals. The cost is $45.00 plus postage for the CD set. To order, please write to odersmma@msn.com, or call us at 1-800-662-3349, or 248-626-3034.

The newly revised The Sun, The Moon, and Silver Book : Secrets of a Silver Trader, is printed and we are just waiting for delivery as this is being written (Friday). This is a book that you will use as a reference guide for...many, many years. It identifies all the key Sun-Moon combinations that have a higher (and lower) than expected probability of correlating with 4% or greater reversals in COMEX Silver. It also identifies “Big Range Days” - those days in which the range of Silver is most likely to be 3.5% or more of the price of Silver, which is a great tool for day traders. This book fulfills the dream of all traders: high probability winning trade possibilities, with minimal market exposure. It is that “extra edge.” And Silver is a great market to trade now. The cost is $125.00. For ordering on line .

If you are an active short-term trader, you may wish to consider subscribing to our Weekly or even Daily Market Reports with short-term trading recommendations. These reports give in-depth analysis of the DJIA, S&P and NASDAQ futures, Euro currency (cash and futures), Swiss Franc, Dollar/Yen cash and Yen futures, T-Bonds, Soybeans, Wheat, Gold and Silver. The daily reports cover all stock indices listed above, as well as futures in Euro, T-Bonds, Soybeans, Gold and Silver. Subscription to the daily report also includes the weekly report. For more information, or call our offices at 1-248-626-3034.

The next “MMA Cycles Report” and “MMA Japan Markets Cycles Report” came out last Monday-Tuesday. These reports come out every three weeks to subscribers of these reports. The “MMA Cycles Report” (Monday night by email) is our market advisory report for traders of the U.S. stock indices, T-Notes, Gold, Silver, Euro, Swiss Franc, Grains, and Crude Oil. The “MMA Japan Cycles Report” covers the Nikkei, Dollar/Yen, and JGB Bonds, and comes out Tuesday afternoon. For more information

I have had several calls regarding a “crisis investing” portfolio that I suggested could be developed with the help of a money manager who subscribes to my reports, and shares my views about the next few years. If you are interested, you can contact him at ted.fisher@comcast.net.
He will be more than happy to assist you.