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MMA COMMENTS FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING
December 19 - 2011
Raymond A. Merriman©

(Thank you Stars - Katie Melua)

The printed version of Forecast 2014 will be translated into several different languages again this year as follows :

Chinese - Chinese        Dutch        Deutsch         Japanese       Russian                               Spanish       Italiano

Each of these will also offer the English version of Forecast 2014, as will our Chinese distributor : "Your work is essential to anyone who is serious in this field. I can't thank you enough for it".

We will start printing comments here from readers of last year's book. The Third is : R. F., Vice President at one of America's largest investment banks. "I never go to the office without it - wish there was a bound edition to buy". Chuck S, Money Manager, Casper, WY.

Go to the sheet for Downloading the video for the Ultimate book on stock market timing.

The Market Week in Review :

World leaders couldn't pull it off to the wishes of the world investment community. But then, what did you expect with Mercury retrograde, a lunar eclipse in Gemini-Sagittarius, and Uranus changing directions, all during the highly anticipated European leaders summit meeting last weekend ?.

Our decision to get our subscribers out on the critical reversal date of December 7 above 12,250 was a good one. It hit 12,257 that day and still stands as the most recent high. That's why we use the timing tools of Financial Astrology. Nothing times market turns more consistently and precisely than Financial Astrology. Nothing. And yet you still need other tools to invest and trade properly because timing isn't everything, especially these days when price ranges are so large. That's why I wrote Volume 5 of the Stock Market Timing series specifically on price forecasting to go along with the other 4 volumes on market timing. You need both to have figured out 12,250 as a price and December 7 as a date to make that move. Daily subscribers went short and covered the first third of those new positions as the DJIA tested 11,800, our first support zone.

Nearly all the stock indices we track made their last important high within a day or two of our December 7 three-star critical reversal date, based on the principles established from researching over 70 years of daily data on the Dow Jones Industrial Averages, reported in Volume 3 of "The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing". Following that high - and the disappointing European summit - all the indices fell hard into the middle of last week. They didn't make new monthly lows, except in India and China, where stock prices fell to their lowest levels in over 2 years. But even worse was the damage inflicted onto precious metals by the "Drag of Draghi" on Gold as discussed last week. He is a smart man. But as he works to get Europe back on track with anti-inflationary policies, both the Euro and Gold fall at first. So did Crude Oil. But eventually, the continuing decline in the Euro currency will cause Europeans to seek safety in Gold too. Gold thrives in a climate of currency uncertainty, and the Euro and Europe is certainly headed for more uncertainty. It's just a matter of time, and the primary cycle will enter its time band for that low before March.

Short-Term Geocosmics :  

This was the week that Mercury ended its three week retrograde motion. What did we observe from this ? What possibilities does it suggest to you (or me)? Let me share with you what I observed.

Mercury went retrograde November 24, Thanksgiving. The market was just ending its worst Thanksgiving week since it became celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November some 70 years ago. Herman Cain was riding high in the Republican primary polls, and Obama was losing popularity fast as a result of the Super Committee's super failure to reduce the budget by even $1.2 trillion after several weeks of false starts and hopes.

Mercury was in Sagittarius this whole time. Since Mercury rules Gemini and Virgo, it is weakest in the opposite signs of Sagittarius and Pisces. Now look at the candidates. When Mercury was direct in Sagittarius, it was good for the Sun sign Sagittarians, which was Herman Cain (November 2-25, when Mercury was in Sagittarius and direct). When it went retrograde November 25-December 13, who do you think lost all his support ? The Sagittarian, Herman Cain. Who then went from nothing to the head of the pack ? What sign does Mercury rule ? Gemini. Newt Gingrich, the Gemini (and the trickster's ruling home) - surged forward to the front of the pack as Mercury, the ruler of his Gemini sun sign, was retrograde. Now it returns to direct motion, and most likely (as I view it) Gingrich has peaked and his star starts to fall. In fact, the headlines in the Wall Street Journal on December 13 - the day Mercury went direct - proclaimed his widening lead over Romney. This itself is often a "kiss of death", as we say in America.

In the meantime, what about Mitt Romney ? Why, he is a Pisces, the sign opposite Virgo, the other sign that Mercury rules. He has lost traction. But if he can hold on until Mercury gets to Capricorn (January 8), his ship may yet come in. He is not doing that good in Iowa, but right after their caucus on January 3, he can start to climb.

Another observation : You have to outright chuckle at these conservative, evangelical pundits who think Mitt Romney's Mormon religion is an issue. To who ? Against whom ? Barack Obama's religion ? The church of Jeremiah Wright is not going to attract more so called "Christians" than Mormon Mitt Romney. Romney's religion will be a non-issue in the main election.

In terms of markets, we are entering a heavily populated time band as we approach the holiday season. From December 18 through December 28 there will be six major geocosmic signatures that have a strong correlation to market reversals. The two strongest take place December 18 and 20 (Venus in waxing square to Saturn and waning square to Jupiter, forming a strong T-square configuration). On Christmas, December 25, Jupiter will turn stationary direct at 0 degrees Taurus, which is the center of the 0-7 degrees of Taurus segment where studies reported in our past three Forecast books have shown the stock market tends to make a long-term cycle high - and then commence a 2-4 year bear market.

December 22 through December 28 also finds transiting Sun hitting the approaching Uranus-Pluto waxing square, the big one that will change our lives from June 2012-March 2015. This will be another preview of the coming attractions for the next three years. It's all about the debt crisis and whether we start to solve it or fall into the abyss. It's all about whether we have a violent or non-violent revolution here, in Europe, and perhaps China as well. But there is going to be a revolution the likes of which we have not seen since, well, 1776-1784, 1860's, and 1960's. Of that, I am fairly certain. It is already in process (2008-2015, Cardinal Climax). So the last two weeks of this year is a preview of the form it will take in mid-2012 through early 2015.

Longer Term Thoughts :

I won't be writing a lot in the next two weeks. I will be working to save my eyes by putting less work on them. When I spoke of my eye problems last week, I had no idea how many people whose eyes have also been harmed by extensive computer work. We are becoming a world of cross-eyed, cross-visional people in a new world that is dependent upon the computer as a means of communicating and doing business with one another.

But my experience is consistent with the transits I am going through - the same transits that all people born in the first week of new seasons are going through (those who have planets in 0-7 degrees of cardinal signs, Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn). If you know astrology, and if you know you have natal planets there, then you know what this experience of shape-shifting is all about. Your life is changing, it is exciting, but you never know what is next. Separations or attractions? A big windfall in trading, or an unexpected loss of monies (for me the later happened because I had a trading account at MF Global, which as you know, has been frozen for quite some time due to bankruptcy, and now we have to go through some cumbersome and time consuming efforts just to get our funds back). So as Uranus squares our Sun (my Sun) and Pluto conjuncts my Capricorn planets, everything changes in ways I never expected and life is in a constant process of reform. But you know what? I like it. I like the new choices, the new opportunities it presents. Even if my outer world appears distorted to my vision, my inner world is clearer than ever. And my trading and advice has been sharp, especially in the stock market, treasuries, and currencies since this has happened.

I want to thank everyone for your kind thoughts and prayers and all the helpful suggestions following last week's column. I will get that new Dragon Voice Recognition software that many of you advised. I am getting help with creating a software program from a subscriber in China who will automate the download of daily numbers, and the number crunching calculations I perform each day. I have another subscriber - a former archeologist of the Incan ruins - who has offered to edit all my daily, weekly, and monthly reports, for using only one eye now means my eye-hand coordination on the computer creates more than the usual amount of errors. I have others who I will now hire to help perform other functions that will save my eyes from computer stress as well. In short, I am perhaps the most fortunate man alive today because so many people are going to help me through this period. Maybe this is a product of transiting Jupiter trine my Sun-Mars right now or maybe it is because I was born with Venus and Jupiter conjunct in my second house, but I feel lucky, blessed, and grateful even in this period of distorted sight.

But the really good news is that I completed extensive testing on my eyes this week and I will not require surgery for this, despite the presence of Pluto. The symptoms I have are common in people with high blood pressure and diabetes. I have neither, so they were stymied at first. In fact, right after the imaging tests, I went to the doctor to make sure my blood pressure hadn't changed. It was excellent. So, I am going to be fine. I will be able to travel to Europe (Zurich and Amsterdam) and give my talks this January. I will be able to see many of you reading this column, and many of you who subscribe to our reports, and renew our friendship. Of course, I will see two and three of you, but I will see you nonetheless. We will laugh and argue about American, Asian, and European politics and lament about the global crisis in financial and political leadership. And will we create and discuss our trading plans for the New Year based upon the integration of technical, cyclical, and geocosmic studies. Everything is as planned, just in a different way. Its Uranus and Pluto, for all of us.

To be continued... (next week)  

Announcements :

             MMA's "Forecast 2012 Book" The printed version of Forecast 2014 went out Wednesday and Thursday, December 14-15. Domestic purchasers should receive it in 3-5 business days. Overseas people need to allow 5-8 business days. It's 200 pages - out largest ever - and packed full of information about the economy, USA Presidential election, social and economic trends, and of course, financial markets with their all-important three-star critical reversal dates (the one and two-star reversal dates are covered in the MMA Cycles Report, as well as weekly reports). The annual Forecasts Book , written by Raymond A. Merriman since 1976, is one of the most unique, affordable, and accurate glimpses into the coming year. Utilizing the study of cycles and geocosmic factors, this annual Forecasts book outlines forthcoming trends pertaining to political, economic, and financial markets throughout the world. For further information, please go to the front page of our web site. There you can also place your order for the Forecast 2012. Or call us at 1-248-626-3034.

If you wish to hear more about this year's Forecast 2012 Book, please visit our YouTube channel. There is a new video there highlighting three great market calls from last year's book, plus a preview of this year's book. It should be quite a year coming up!

             Our E-Book version of the Forecast 2012 Book is now out as well in two different formats. The first is our own version, which contains both the text and the calendar-ephemeris for 2012. The cost for this is $55.00, or $35.00, depending on whether you also ordered the printed version too. The second is through Apple ITunes, which covers I Phone 4 and 5, and the I Pad. This format only costs $39.99, and is available in nine countries. It does not contain the advertisements or the planetary calendar and ephemeris in the back.

If you have ordered the E-Book version of Forecast 2014 from us, and have not yet received it, let us know at once, at ordersmma@msn.com. If you have already ordered the hard copy, you may then add the EBook version for $35.00. If you wish to order the "bundle" of both at $90.00 plus postage, please go to bottom of page and then click "bundle" on the order form for an additional $35.00.

The E-Book version of Forecast 2014 on the I Pad, or I Phone, is now up and ready to download as of Thursday, December 15. You can now order it if you have an email address registered via one of these 9 countries (USA, UK, Australia, France, Canada, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain). Just go to ITunes, and then "Library," then "Store," then in the field titled "Search," type in "Forecast 2012" or "Raymond Merriman" (without quotation marks). We are still waiting approval from Amazon.com Kindle.

If you wish to hear more about this year's Forecast 2012 Book, please visit our YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/RaymondMerriman. There is a new video there highlighting three great market calls from last year's book, plus a preview of this year's book. It should be quite a year coming up!

             Our new 2012 MMA Catalogue of products and services is now out!!! You can download it in PDF. The ordering page is the last page of the catalogue. This is especially useful for those outside of the USA, since we do not mail these out by mail unless requested.

             If you are an active short-term trader, or even if you are an investor who likes to keep up with our current thoughts on financial markets, you may be interested in our Weekly or even Daily Market reports with short-term trading recommendations, (see a sample there, of the weekly). It is the only way I keep in touch with traders on a daily or even weekly basis, as I no longer offer personal consultations. 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, Euro-Yen cash, T-Notes, Soybeans, Crude Oil, Gold and Silver. The daily reports cover all stock indices listed above, as well as futures in Euro, T-Notes, Soybeans, Gold and Silver. Both reports provide trading strategies and recommendations for position traders as well as for shorter-term aggressive traders. Subscription to the daily report also includes the weekly report.
If you want more informatio call our offices at 1-248-626-3034.
These reports are extremely valuable to those who trade ETF's (Exchange Traded Funds). In the words of one of our subscribers : "I am really pleased with your recommendations through the Daily and Weekly Trade Recommendations.  I have used them to trade gold and silver stocks in my IRA.  In the last eight years I increased my account from $60,000 to $712,000.  Thanks for your excellent publications". - Bryden C., Small Business Owner, Illinois.  

             The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing, Volume 5 : Price Objectives and Technical Analysis is out !. The comments and reviews are starting to come in, and we will post them here over the next few weeks. "I am a long time Merriman Market Analysis Newsletter reader. It has never ceased to amaze me how accurate those levels are given in the newsletter. I often wonder how Ray calculates those levels. By setting up my trades using those levels together with his timing methodology, I have profited greatly. I sincerely feel that Volume 5 of the series finally gives the whole investment community the full story about Ray's lifetime work and the complete description of his financial astrology methodology. It will be a great treasure to all serious market participants". Kenneth Laio, Trader and Chief Technology Officer, Sequoia Media Inc., Beijing, China.
It took two years to write this one, which is par for each of the five books of this series that started in 1997. That was around the time I decided I wanted to "tap into the soul of the stock market", like there is such a thing. Turns out there is, in my opinion. But it depends on how you interpret "soul". If you accept that it is a connection between the observable and the intuitive, that patterns do exist and like oracles, they oftentimes do reveal the future, then it exists. This is a book describing the tools that serious traders that I know use. I use them. Many of my subscribers use them, although not that many know how I calculate price targets to go along with market timing. This book identifies the formulas I personally use to calculate price targets, and the trading plans I find that work using these market timing and technical indicators. This book is packed with powerful tools (signals), and if you take the time to learn these tools properly, your chances of being a successful trader will increase tremendously, IMHO. The book is 300 pages, printed in perfect bind format, gloss cover, 8-1/2" x 11" size. The retail price of this new book is $144.00. The publication of Volume 5 will complete the project that started in 1996, and covered approximately 1600 pages of studies and strategies for all types of traders and investors, using our market timing methods. In all, this is a complete and unified approach to analyzing (and trading) financial markets, and especially stock markets. If you are interested in this unique and integrated methodology for analyzing and forecasting stock indices, you can save big bucks by ordering all five volumes, or choice of any four now, or just go to www.mmacycles.com and scroll down to the announcement. If ordering all five volumes, you will save $99.00 !.
For more information on this book, go to YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnplAS5m2AI, describing this new book. It is "the missing link". You may want to check this video out, as it contains some interesting long-term tips. You can also download that video there and read more comments.

             The monthly MMA Cycles Report and its companions - the MMA Japan Cycles Report and MMA European Cycles Report went out last week. If you are subscriber to any these monthly reports and did not receive it, let us know at once via our email.

- This report covers our long term analysis of the stock market (DJIA and S&P futures), Gold, Silver, T-Notes, Euro and Swiss Franc currencies, grains and crude oil. It also provides the list of geocosmic and solar-lunar reversal zones for the 1-2 months. This report comes out Monday night to subscribers.
- The MMA Japanese Markets Cycles report covers the Nikkei, JGB Bonds, and the Dollar-Yen.
- The new MMA Europe Cycles report covers the German DAX, Swiss SMI, and Netherlands AEX stock indices, each in english only and will be available on Wednesday.
For subscription information, please go to our web site , or call us at 1-248-626-3034. If you are not a subscriber, you can check this service out on a 2-month trial basis for only $50.00.

Upcoming Events :

             The "Forecasts 2012" webcast speech for December 18 has been cancelled due to eye problems. It is expected to be rescheduled sometime between January 25 and February 20, or as soon as full eyesight is restored, expected within 90 days. An announcement will be made following the completion of the healing effort.

             January 6-7, 2012 : Zurich Switzerland. Forecast 2012 Symposia sponsored by AstroData.

1°)
 January 6 lecture on "Uranus Square Pluto : Consequences of the Debt Crisis for Financial Markets". A look at the historical correlation of Uranus-Pluto in hard aspect to world economics, debt, and financial markets. Is this the turning point, or bottom of the debt crisis ? Or is it the point where the consequence of not resolving the debt results in a collapse of the financial system, and the need
to completely rebuild it ? And what might that look like if that is the case ?

2°)
 January 7 workshop on " Financial Astrology and Perspectives for 2012 " : This workshop will be in three parts. The first will give an overview of the correlation of cycle studies to geocosmic signatures (Financial Astrology). The second will discuss the projection of these studies onto today's financial, markets, including precious metals, equity markets, and currency prices - where are we in the cycle and where are we headed. The third part will be question, answer and discussion. Each participant will be allowed to ask one question. Mr. Merriman will give his answer to it, and then facilitate a limited group discussion on the question, as time allows. The intent will be to make sure everyone has a clear outlook on the prospects for each market in 2012.

Workshop on Financial Astrology: Looking at Gold, Silver, Currencies, and Equity Markets for 2012. Details to be announced shortly at www.mma-europe.ch, or contact ASTRODATA AG, Chilenholzstr. 8, 8907 Wettswil, Switzerland, Tel. 41 (0) 43 343 33 66, or email info@mma-europe.ch.

             January 21, 2012 : Amsterdam, Netherlands "Forecast 2012". The date is not yet finalized, but will be shortly, and it will be around this date.

             March 1 and 3, 2012 : Hong Kong, China".Forecast 2012" on Thursday, March 1 and a full day intensive on "Financial Market Timing" on Saturday, March 3, with emphasis on Gold, Silver, Currencies, and Equity Markets for 2012. Organized by Earlthorn.Com at the Excelsior Hotel, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Contact Teresa Wong at 852-2529 1211 (phone), or by e-mail at earlthorn@hknet.com. A special 90-minute private meeting with MMA Subscribers will follow the workshop on March 3 .

             March 9-11, 2012 : The 8th Annual Balkan International Conference, Belgrade, Serbia. Featuring a workshop on Financial Astrology with Raymond Merriman.

             April 19 and 21, Boulder, Colorado".Forecast 2012" with Raymond Merriman, plus a workshop on "Financial Market Timing", focusing on equities and precious metals. Sponsored by ROMA. For more information and registration, contact dralagifts@msn.com.

               May 24-29, 2012 : UAC !!! The world's largest astrological conference. Taking place at the New Orleans Marriott Hotel. Go to www.uacastrology.com. There will be an awesome Financial Track, featuring some of the top Financial Astrologers and researchers in the world.

             Summer 2012 : San Diego, CA. Topics and date To Be Determined.

             The MMA Catalogue of products and services for 2013 is now out!!! You can download it in PDF. The ordering page is the last page of the catalogue. This is especially useful for those outside of the USA, since we do not mail these out by mail unless requested.

             We are pleased to announce that the Spanish publication of "Basic Principles of Geocosmic Studies for Financial Market Timing " has just been completed. For more information and ordering, please contact www.lecochonsideral.info/PubliMERRI/Espagnol/Annee2012/semana.html.

             We also have our new CD available : "The Cardinal Climax 2008-2015 : Investment Opportunities and Dangers ". This 75-minute CD outlines the most powerful geocosmic configuration of our lifetime : The Cardinal Climax of 2008-2015. This presentation examines the historical, long-term geocosmic signatures that are present 2008-2015, how they correlated to economic crises in the past, and how they will likely impact various financial markets and investment opportunities this time. In fact, many of the themes are already underway. Approximately 75 minutes, with PDF file of charts used: $25.00 plus postage.

             I am oftentimes asked for recommendations of a money manager who uses my methods, since I won't manage other people's money. The thing is, almost all money managers I know use their own systems. But many subscribe to my services and share my thoughts about the future of the economy, various financial markets, and how to position one's portfolio along these lines. One money manager who subscribes to our services that I would suggest for those looking to structure a longer-term portfolio, such as a retirement account, is Duke O'Neill of Boulder, Colorado. He can be reached at dukeoneil1@gmail.com, or 1-(303) 545-5837. For those looking for a professional trader of commodity and futures contract might consider Ted Lee Fisher at ted.fisher@comcast.net. Ted is a legend in financial futures and has a seat on the CME. Both are very knowledgeable of the tools I use, of the way I am looking at markets, and yet each makes their own decisions as to exactly when to enter and exit any market. They will be more than happy to assist you.

             To the above list, I would also like to recommend long-term MMA subscriber Erwin Brunner of Zurich, Switzerland. Mr. Brunner is the founder of BrunnerInvest AG. One of his five funds was awarded the "Best in-house fund of funds " in the world recently. Mr. Brunner is a former director of the Swiss Banking Corporation (today it is known as UBS), and a general director of Rothschild Bank in Zurich. As an independent wealth manager for high net worth individuals and institutional clients only, he places his clients into the funds of the best performing fund managers in the world, via his own research and experience. For high net worth readers interested in Mr. Brunner's funds, please contact him through www.brunnerinvest.ch.

             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.

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.

No guarantee as to the accuracy of this report is being made here. Any decisions in financial markets are solely the responsibility of the reader, and neither the author nor the publishers assume any responsibility at all for those individual decisions. Reader should understand that futures and options trading are considered high risk.


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