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MMA COMMENTS FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING
August 27 - 2012
Raymond A. Merriman©

Financial Market Analyst & Market Timer.

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The Market Week in Review :

The big story in financial markets last week occurred in Gold and Silver. Both broke out of important trading ranges, eerily close to the pattern discussed in our June 23 Gold and Silver workshop in Amsterdam. You may remember at that time we had an intermarket bullish divergence signature, where Silver barely fell to a new yearly low, but Gold did not (it held its low of May 16 when Venus went retrograde, but Silver dipped slightly lower in late June). At the time (in the workshop and in our financial reports), we projected Silver could now move up to 3100 +/- 58. The high on Thursday, August 23, was 3079. And with Mars now entering Scorpio, it may not be over, even if we first experience a brief but sharp decline.

Most stock markets of the world topped out last Monday-Tuesday, August 20-21. Some made new yearly highs and even 4-year highs, such as the S&P index. But that was not the case in the majority of indices as multiple cases of intermarket bearish divergence persisted in Europe and the Americas. After the rallies ended early last week, stock prices fell into Thursday before recovering Friday on the heels of the Fed's announcement that it may be preparing for a new round of quantitative easing (QE 3).

Best Trades of the Past Week :

When it's good, it's good. But when it's great, it's unbelievably great, as was the case in almost every market we trade last week. But the "best new trade" of the week may have been in the NASDAQ e-mini. The report of Tuesday, August 21, stated, "We got both the high and the low (of Monday). Since the low came first, you may be long with a stop-loss on a close below 2750. Or you took positions and profits both ways. If so, do it again - buy 2765 +/ 2, with a stop-loss on a close below 2750, or sell 2800 with a stop-loss on a close above 2825, which ever comes first". On that day, NQU went to 2802.50 first for the high, and then sold off. So we took decent profits from the long side that day, and went short within 2.50 of the high of the year.

Short-Term Geocosmics :  

Next week will be a pre-holiday week in the U.S.A. The markets will be closed the following Monday, September 3, in observance of Labor Day. Thus the trading volume of financial markets will be become less and less as this week progresses. Usually that means less volatility and narrower price ranges, but not always.

The main thing we are watching now is Mars in Scorpio, August 23-October 7. We look for a high in precious metals here that would start from a low that our financial astrology studies forecasted would come about August 2-23. That low indeed occurred on August 14-15, as Mars made its conjunction to Saturn. The rally into Thursday, August 23, stalled as Gold formed a three-point downward trendline going back to its all-time high of September 6, 2011. If it breaks that trendline, watch out above. Given the Central Bank's willingness to tolerate higher prices in metals in exchange for higher equity prices, this could now get very interesting. And isn't that what we would expect with Jupiter in Gemini, while Uranus continues in its waxing square Aspect to Uranus through early 2015 ? Actually no, we don't expect anything except more stimulus to support more spending and more debt. We use to talk about Obama rolling the dice with his 2009 stimulus package. Now Bernanke may be offering another version of "casino royal" with his penchant for quantitative easing measures, in spite of his continuous warning to the USA government that now it's their turn to show discipline and responsibility on the fiscal front. Everybody warns, but nobody changes.

So what's happening this week ? Not much on the geocosmic front other than Mars entering Scorpio, which is a prelude for possible military tensions when it next goes into Sagittarius and Capricorn (October 7-December 26). The strategies will now be worked out behind the scenes for action to soon take place - that's the nature of Mars in Scorpio. Get your men, equipment, and ships in place strategically, for if our enemies don't do as we demand, they leave us no alternative but force. There may some ancillary (or primary) political advantages to this too. Conspiracy theorists will have a field day now, discussing the possibilities of Marshall Law going into an election or even inauguration day, depending on the results of voter fraud successes or failure on Election Day. Astrologically, such far out possibilities are, well... possible. Mercury turns retrograde on Election Day. The last time it was retrograde on Election Day was in 2000 (Gore had the votes, Bush had the electoral college numbers with some help from his friends). Neptune rules fraud, and it too is stationary and about to turn direct a couple of days later. Furthermore Mercury and Neptune form a square aspect to one another at the time. Numbers are likely to be skewed and allegations could fly high. It's high drama with the Moon in Leo that day too.

Longer Term Thoughts :

"The U.S. Economy likely would slide into a 'significant recession' next year if Congress doesn't avert tax increases and spending cuts set to begin in January, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday... as a consequence, the economy would contract at a projected rate of 2.9% in the first half of 2013... the unemployment rate would rise to 9.1% at the end of the year from just above 8% now". - Wall Street Journal, August 23, 2012, "Fiscal Cliff Has Many Perils", Damien Paletta and Sara Murray.

If ever there was a financial astrology symbolism for "falling off a fiscal cliff", and entering a dangerous economic downward spiral, it would be Uranus square Pluto. And the thing that is so disturbing for people to witness is that both parties - Democrats and Republicans alike - are using the threat (which is very real) to try to gain political advantage, which in turn only increases the probability (and even inevitability) of its occurrence.

Is this really a threat ? If you are a Financial Astrologer, you know the answer is "Yes". It's Uranus in Aries, which can pertain to ruthless competition, macho-ism at its height, the willingness to take a dare and dismiss the aspect of danger as synonymous with being a sissy. This is not a game for sissies, and the weak will not inherit the earth. Of course, with this game of "chicken" attitude, there may be no earth left to inherit, and that which is not scorched will surely be taxed too. In fact, the concept of eliminating or reducing income taxes and assessing greater property taxes is an idea that is generating some following in some parts of the world today. After all, who does the planet and its land really belong too ? And how did that come about ? And why do we really need banks ? Thinking out of the box will take on a whole new meaning under Uranus and Pluto in waxing square aspect June 2012 through March 2015.

The immediate future is shaping up to be a real combat between the inflationary gamble of the Federal Reserve and other Central Banks, versus the deflationary fiscal policies (i.e. Taxameggedon) of the federal government if it doesn't repeal all these taxes about to kick off on January 1. As stated before, lack of action on this front is likely to send world equity indices into a 30% or greater decline. But will the additional quantitative easing policies of the central banks be enough to counter act the flight off the fiscal cliff ?.

Man, we live in interesting times. And we still have six more passages of Uranus square Pluto to go through. The second of these 7 passages will take place September 19.

To be continued... (next week)  

Announcements :

             We are pleased to announce the completion of "The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing, Volume 2 : Geocosmic Correlations to Investment Cycles". We expect this book to be in print sometime in September - hopefully in time for the September 15-16 workshop. This means that the special $75.00 pre-order rate will end August 15. At that point, the normal rate of $125 (plus postage) will go into effect. To take advantage of the special pre-order discount price, please go to.

             Recently I announced that I will be starting a new direction in life over the next two years, involving a mentor-apprenticeship program on Financial Market Timing and Analysis, according to the unique methodology I have developed over the past 30+ years. I didn't expect any response yet, as we are still developing the format. But... there has been a huge response! We know we are behind the curve on getting out information on this rapidly developing project, but we are working out the details and more announcements will be made shortly. So far we have determined that the training will take place over eight weekends stretching from 2013-2014. The dates for 2013 have now been selected. They are : April 6-8, June 15-17, Aug 10-12, and Oct 12-14. The 2014 schedule will be determined in 2013 . These 8 sessions will be the only time that Raymond Merriman will give this entire training in person. A pplications for the "On Line Market Timing Academy" (OLMTA) are being accepted now. There will be an introductory training session, September 15-16 in Troy, Michigan (see below). For more information, or an application form, please contact Amber Lundsten, call 1-248-626-3034, or go to or scroll down the opening page (next page) of www.mmacycles.com. Raymond Merriman's "Market Timing Academy" (MMTA) will offer a pre-training course on "Beginning Principles of Financial Astrology for Financial Market Timing", September 15-16, in Troy, Michigan, at the Management Education Center of Michigan State University. This 10-12 hour course may be attended live, in person, or via webcast televised to your computer. An archive of this workshop will be available for 30 days afterwards to those who sign up. This workshop will basically train non-astrologers in the use of reading an ephemeris, the table of planetary positions for any given day. This is essential to anyone who wishes to understand how to find a geocosmic critical reversal date for financial markets. This course (or audit of it) is a pre-requisite for anyone entering the MMTA market training course, as developed and instructed by Raymond Merriman. The MMTA two-year training course will begin in April 2013, and will involve 8 weekends of study - 4 weekends each in 2013 and 2014. For more information and registration, please go to www.mmacycles.com (front page, near bottom). We will make announcements as this training program unfolds. The cost for the September 15-16 pre-training workshop is $395.00 ($300 for MMA subscribers). This cost will be deducted from the fee of the two-year training course to those who apply and are accepted into MMTA by October 15, 2012.

             Speaking of our weekly subscription reports, we now offer a new one titled : MMA Weekly Treasuries, Soybeans, and Crude Oil Report. This will be a 3-5 page report offering comments, analysis, forecasts, and trading strategy for next week's market activity in the U.S. 10-Year T-Notes (Treasuries), Soybeans, and Crude Oil futures only. List of support/resistance areas, trend indicator points, geocosmic and lunar reversal points for the week, cycles phasing, and recommended buy and sell strategies. The cost is $750/yr or $250/3 months. We will offer a one-month trial subscription for $50.00, available only until August 15, as part of our introduction to this new service. Subscriptions are delivered by downloadable postings on the MMA Website, which is entered via your personal password. It is also delivered via an email attachment to all subscribers over the weekend before the market opens.

             The DVD of the Denver Workshop on Financial Market Timing is still available! This financial markets workshop offers a completely unique and original perspective, integrating :

1) Market Timing studies,

2) Price Objective calculations,

3) Technical Analysis,

4) Pattern Recognition studies, and

5) Trend Analysis.

The primary focus of this workshop is on Market Timing Studies, particularly Cycles Analysis and Geocosmic Studies, as leading indicators that identify when to anticipate a reversal in all financial markets. Gold and the U.S. stock market are studied in great detail, especially regarding their current status. There is a wealth of timely and valuable information in this DVD, especially pertaining to the forthcoming Uranus-Pluto square of June 24, 2012, lasting through March 2015, and the important Jupiter correlation to stock market cycles coming up August-November 2012 and March-May 2013. The cost for this 4-hour DVD is $180.00 plus postage. To order, or call Amber at 1-248-626-3034. If you are a trader or investor who appreciates the value of market timing - especially in the next few months - this is a presentation you will not want to miss.

             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 information 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 monthly MMA Cycles report and its companion MMA Japanese Cycles and MMA European Cycles reports 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 :

             September 15-16 : Troy Michigan. OLMTA - the On-Line Market Timing Academy - will conduct it pre-curriculum introductory workshop on "Basic Principles of Geocosmic Studies for Financial Market Timing". This will be an introductory course on how to read an ephemeris and how to calculate a critical reversal date. It is open to anyone, but understanding this material is mandatory for anyone entering the MMA mentor-apprenticeship program that will officially start in March 2013. This introductory workshop will be available as a live webinar too. The cost is $300 to subscribers of any MMA subscription report, or $395 to others. For further information, please contact or ordersmmma@msn.com.

             January 11-12, 2012 : Zurich Switzerland. "Forecast 2013 Symposia" sponsored by AstroData.
January 11 lecture on Forecasts 2013. January 12 will be a special 5-hour workshop on "The Gold Market : Forecasting the Future Price of Gold and Silver". 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM. This is a special workshop on precious metals you will not want to miss !!! Cost is €345 ex VAT. Subscribers of any MMA reports (trials excluded) receive a 15% discount. For further information, follow this link or contact ASTRODATA AG, Tel. 41 (0) 43 343 33 66, or email info@mma-europe.ch. This will be special, and a great opportunity to meet some very impressive market timers who will be present. Register now as seating is limited!.

             April 6-8, 2013 : MMTA Course 1 : "Cycles and Chart Patterns in Financial Markets" with Raymond Merriman. Location: MEC Technical Center of Michigan State University, Troy, Michigan. This will be the first of eight courses given by The Merriman Market Timing Academy (MMTA). It is available to those who attend onsite, or via a live webcast that will take place from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday and Sunday, as well as Monday from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, followed by a two-hour exam for those wishing to receive a certificate upon the completion of the MMTA entire 8 course program. The raw footage will be available for review for attendees for the 30 days following this course.

           June 15-17, 2013 : MMTA Course 2 : "Geocosmic Correlations to Long-Term Cycles in Financial Markets" with Raymond Merriman. Location: MEC Technical Center of Michigan State University, Troy, Michigan.

           August 10-12, 2013 : MMTA Course 3 : "Geocosmic Correlations to Primary and Trading Cycles in Financial Markets" with Raymond Merriman. Location : MEC Technical Center of Michigan State University, Troy, Michigan.

           October 12-14, 2013 : MMTA Course 4 : "Solar-Lunar Correlations to Short-Term Reversals in Financial Markets" with Raymond Merriman. Location: MEC Technical Center of Michigan State University, Troy, Michigan.

           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/semana.html.

             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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