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MMA COMMENTS FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING
March 19 - 2007
Raymond A. Merriman©
Disclaimer and statement of purpose : The purpose of this column is not to predict the future movement of various financial markets. However, that is the purpose of the MMA (Merriman Market Analyst) subscription services. This column is not a subscription service. It is a free service, except in those cases where a fee may be assessed to cover the cost of translating this column from English into a non-English language. This weekly report is written with the intent to educate the reader on the relationship between astrological factors and collective human activities as they are happening. In this regard, this report will oftentimes report what happened in various stock and financial markets throughout the world in the past week, and discuss that movement in light of the geocosmic signatures that were in effect. It will then identify the geocosmic factors that will be in effect in the next week, or even month, or even years, and the author’s understanding of how these signatures will likely affect human activity in the times to come. The author (Merriman) will do this from a perspective of a cycle’s analyst looking at the military, political, economic, and even financial markets of the world. It is possible that some forecasts will be made based on these factors. However, the primary goal is to both educate and alert the reader as to the psychological climate we are in, from an astrological perspective. The hope is that it will help the reader understand these psychological dynamics that underlie (or coincide with) the news events and hence financial markets of the day.
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The Market Week in Review :
After the first wave down ended the prior week right on our critical reversal date of Monday, March 5, stock markets around the world tried to battle back last week. On Wednesday, several indices sold off again amidst fears of problems associated with sub-prime loans. Some indices took out the lows of the prior week, and others held slightly above it, for a possible case of intermarket bullish divergence. If so, we could expect this coming week to see higher prices.
In Europe, the Swiss Index fell to a new low for this move last week, but the others did not - although the German DAX and London FTSE came very close to the lows of March 5.In the Pacific Rim, all three markets (Australia, Japan, and Hong Kong) held above their lows of March 5 on last week's decline. Yet none closed that bullish. In the America's, the Bovespa of Brazil and Merval of Argentina held the prior week's lows, But such was not the case in the USA, where the NASDAQ Composite and Dow Jones Industrial Average took out the lows of March 5, but then bounced back slightly by the end of the week.
The most exciting markets last week were the currencies, where the Euro soared towards its all-time high of a couple years ago. But Gold and Silver languished for most of the week until Thursday, when they too suddenly caught fire. This is in accordance with heliocentric Mercury about to enter Sagittarius next week, which has a decidedly more bullish relationship for currencies and precious metals than usual.
Short-Term Geocosmics :
This should be a very active and exciting week. First, the solar eclipse occurs Monday, and in exact square to Pluto at the Galactic Center. As stated last week, “.the solar eclipse of March 19 forms an exact square to Pluto, planet of terrorist threats and worries about debt and taxes. At the same time, Uranus will be in conjunction to the North Node of the Moon, indicating still a period of unexpected events, possible hysteria, and even the threat of high winds, earthquakes, and electrical blackouts or computer failures.” At the same time, heliocentric (as seen from Sun) Mercury enters Sagittarius (March 19-30), which is usually a time of dramatic price behavior too in most markets. Some markets (like metals and currencies) will rally strongly at first, and then plummet just as sharply before it is over. Others may do the opposite. And all the lunar signs next week point to short-term reversal in precious metals and stocks (two or three strong swings in each), as demonstrated in both our books titled The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing Vol 4: Solar-Lunar Correlations to Trading Reversals, and The Sun, The Moon ,and the Silver Market: Secrets of a Silver Trader. Also next week, transiting Mars will begin its translation over the Saturn-Neptune opposition and Jupiter-Saturn trine, March 22-25. This suggests a repeat of themes that were present around February 28 (the stock market began its plunge on February 27). This also pertains to Crude Oil, which has been falling steadily since it passed 62.00 on February 27. It was down below 59.00 intraday on Friday, sol we look for another reversal here to start in the next week.
On the mundane front, all of these signatures do not bode well for peace, especially the Mars-Saturn opposition of next Thursday. To the contrary, they imply heightened tensions in the world, with possible threats of combat where many lives may be in danger through the end of the month.
Long-Term Thoughts :
The world, and the United States, continues to struggle with the themes of the Saturn-Neptune opposition, a 36-year cycle of distrust, feelings of deception, and ethical lapses which usually results in the ruination of careers of those who become scapegoats for others in positions of power. It is not a "nice time," when people get along easily. Instead it is a time when people tend to find fault in others, and exaggerate it, as if they are people of very bad character. At the same time, people began to crave for honesty and trust more and more. A poll reported by the Associated Press on March 8 found that the number one issue with voters in the U.S.A. right now was.. honesty. "55% of voters surveyed consider honesty, integrity, and other values of character the most important qualities they look for in a candidate."
They didn't get much good news in this department last week as U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez ".fought mounting pressure to resign. (when) emails between White House aides and (his) chief of staff show an orchestrated effort to fire several U.S. attorneys, counter to Mr. Gonzalez's previous assertions that the firing weren't instigated by the White House," according to Wednesday's Wall Street Journal Another lie? Or how about Tuesday's Wall Street Journal report that February's budget deficit for the Federal Government hit a record $120 billion (but tax receipts and outlays also hit a record). Politicians in the U.S.A. still can't stop spending.
The problems with trust and honesty do not plague just the Republicans, or just the Americans. The character "attack squads, and the violators are too. The problem this creates is one of universal distrust of anyone in power, for no one is certain what information is true, and what is exaggerated and designed to harm one's opponents. Consequently this creates a rather "paranoid" environment, which is a classic expression of Saturn and Neptune in conflict.
Saturn and Neptune also rule ice and water, and indirectly (or directly) temperature. Friday's Wall Street Journal reported “This winter has been the warmest on record globally with temperatures 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit above the average since 1880.” Hmmmm. I wonder if this corresponds with a "meltdown" in the stock market as we near the end of the time band when the 4-year cycle trough is due, and in which the probability of a 20+% decline remains above 85% from our historical studies. With last week's low, the DJIA was down close to 8% from its high of February 20 - Almost halfway 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.
I am in discussion with the Adams Mark Hotel in Denver about hosting the next full MMA Market Timing workshop the weekend of July 13-15. Hold those dates on your calendar if you are interested in learning this form of market timing and analysis. Denver is "Rocky Mountain high-beautiful." Prior to that, I will be conducting a one-day market timing seminar in Amsterdam, June 2. For details, contact info@markettiming.nl .
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, March 13 and 14. 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
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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.
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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 now out. 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.
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The next “MMA Cycles Report” and “MMA Japan Markets Cycles Report” will come out this 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.
