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Note : USA financial markets will be closed on Monday in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday.

The Market Week in Review :

Mars retrograde finally ended last week on May 20. However, as it slowly turns direct, it will remain in a T-square with the waxing Uranus-Pluto square for another month.

Was Mars retrograde significant this time ? Yes, it terms of both market movements and global geopolitics. Many stocks markets of the world fell to one- or two-month lows on May 20-21, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Australian All Ordinaries, and the China Shanghai Composite. The Japanese Nikkei fell to 13,964, forming a double bottom to its 13,885 level of April 11-14 (a three-star geocosmic critical reversal date), its lowest level since October 2013. Each of these indices then turned up sharply after Mars turned direct.

Stock indices were not the only markets whose activity correlated with Mars turning direct on May 21. Corn prices dropped to their lowest level in two months, whereas Wheat just collapsed, while July Soybeans exploded to new contract highs. Crude Oil rallied sharply, well above 104, but not above its yearly high of 105.22 that occurred when Mars went retrograde on March 1. But the real story, once again, was in currencies. The Euro, Swiss Franc, and Euro-Yen are all falling to new multi-month lows against the U.S. Dollar. However, the U.S. Dollar fell to a double bottom against the Japanese Yen, to 100.80 on May 21, its lowest level since touching 100.74 in early February. Against such contrasting forces relative to the U.S. Dollar, Gold and Silver went back and forth between 1282 and 1305 (Gold). Unlike the European currencies, the metals did not break to new cycle lows or even new monthly lows. This may be a promising sign, for metals tend to do well when currency markets are in disarray.

On this subject, readers may be interested in a new study released by Gabriella Mittelman of Tel Aviv, Israel on a correlation between the Mars cycle and the Euro currency at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p3LuxSye9c.

Best Trades of the Past Week :

Our best trades of the week in the weekly subscription report were the several position trades that covered in the stock indices and currencies. It is too early to tell if the new positions will turn out to be "best trades". For the DJIA, as an example, the weekly report advised , "Aggressive traders are still long from 16,400 +/- 20, with a stop-loss on a close below 16,312. However, let's exit and go short on a rally to 16,550-16,600 with a stop-loss on a close above 16,735. The high was 16,613 and it closed at 16,606 Likewise it is too early to tell if the weekly recommendation in the Gold EFT (GLD) will be a "best trade", as it recommended, "Aggressive traders may look to buy in weekly support (123.67-123.87) with a stop-loss on a close below 122.84, or sell short at 126.45-126.75 with a stop-loss on a close above 127.75". The low was 123.53 and it closed at 124.51.

Our best trades in the daily reports were in Gold. Monday's report advised, "Aggressive traders are long with a stop-loss on a close below 1285. However, look to exit on a rally to 1300 +/- 2.50 and stand aside". The high was 1304. Tuesday's report then stated for aggressive traders,". you can sell short 1295.50-1299, with a stop-loss on a close above 1305". The high that day was 1297.20. Friday's report for aggressive traders then advised , "Let's still cover all (shorts) and go long at 1288 +/- .60, with a stop-loss on a close below xxxx". Friday's low was 1286.60 and it closed at 1293. So we had three consecutive profitable trades in Gold last week.

For more information on the daily or weekly market reports, please follow this link, or call our offices at 1-248-626-3034.

Short-Term Geocosmics :

Jupiter will complete its third and final trine aspect Saturn this weekend, May 24. Many Vedic astrologers attribute the rise in world stock prices to this aspect, because in the Sidereal system that they use, Saturn is in Libra, its sign of exaltation. Our studies do not show any strong correlations to this aspect in terms of primary cycle completions (crests or troughs). However, on Wednesday, May 28, the Sun will square Neptune, and this signatures does have an extremely high 83% correlation to the completion of primary cycles within an orb of 11 trading days.

From an educational point of view, planets in signs represent trends (whether financial, economic, political, or personal). Aspects to planets represent interruptions or reversals within that trend.

Longer-Term Thoughts :

"VA hospitals are so mismanaged that if we really want to honor the men and women who served our nation with distinction, then we should exempt them from Obama Care, as our legislators have done for themselves and their families". - Rick Parkinson, M.D., Provo, Utah, Wall Street Journal, "Letters to the Editor", May 23, 2014.

Let's talk a little more about this recent Mars retrograde within the orb of influence of the Cardinal Grand Cross, within the context of the Memorial Day holiday coming up in the USA, and what it portends for the geopolitical future of the world and the USA.

On the geopolitical front, Mars retrograde was explosive. The day it went retrograde, the conflict in Ukraine broke out, resulting in Russia annexing Crimea, stationing soldiers on the boundary of Ukraine, and the commencement of a new Cold War between Russia and the USA.

Our report of last week quoted a reader from China who wrote, "The US foreign policy is pushing China harder and harder to form a much stronger alliance with Russia (although reluctantly at the beginning). These two countries are very much complements to each other. Russia has the natural resources and military technologies, China has the market and financial strength. The combined alliance will be extremely powerful and hard for US to handle. With China in its backing, Russia has no fear of any US economic sanction. China gains its natural gas, oil, missile defense system and the most advanced fighter jets". You read it here first. And now, as Mars turned direct last week, Russia and China have agreed to momentous $400 billion gas deal. As the Wall Street Journal reports on May 22, this contract "strengthens Putin's hand as Russia faces sanctions from the west". There is absolutely little need for China or Russia to fear sanctions from the USA - militarily or economically.

What is very interesting from the point of view of Mundane Astrology is that all of this took place under Mars retrograde, and at a time when the progressed Mars in the USA chart has turned retrograde (2008 through 2087). Mars represents the country's military. As discussed in the past six Forecast Books, "For the future, Mars retrograde suggests a continuation of military withdrawal on the part of the United States until 2087. It is logical to assume - on the basis of this astrological progression - that the status of the USA as the strongest military nation in the world, will diminish over the next several years".

It is also important, for Financial and Mundane Astrologers, to note that this all culminated within just a few weeks of the Grand Cardinal Cross of April 20-25, which itself was within the powerful and longer-lasting (but no less important) cardinal T-square of Jupiter-Uranus-Pluto, which was in its central time band from August 2013 through April 25, 2014.

The Grand Cardinal Cross occurred at 13 degrees of cardinal signs, right on the USA natal Sun-Saturn square at 13-14 degrees of Cancer and Libra, also cardinal signs. In a country's horoscope, the Sun represents its President, and Saturn represents its government. Several Mundane Astrologers have been lamenting that nothing significant happened with the Grand Cardinal Cross. I beg to differ on two counts. The first is that the major planets involved (Jupiter, Uranus, and Pluto) have a much wider orb of influence than just the one week that also involved Mars. The second is that a seismic fundamental shift is taking place right before the world's eyes in terms of the where the future balance of power lies - and will lie - this century.

As this is still within time band of influence for the cardinal T-square (through June), yet another scandal is hitting the USA leadership in the form of - guess what ? - timely and proper care of its veterans seeking treatment in VA (Veterans Administration) hospitals. Over 40 deaths at the Phoenix VA hospital alone due to veterans not able to get treatment for months after seeking help have been alleged. Over 25 other states and VA centers are being investigated for similar allegations in this escalating scandal.

And of course, that is not the only example the Mars retrograde overlapping the Grand Cardinal Cross, as experienced by the world over the past few days. The abduction - kidnapping - of 276 school girls by the "not-as-yet-considered-terrorist" group Boko Harem in Nigeria, and the military overthrow of Thailand's elected government, are also events within themes consistent of Uranus square Pluto, the biggest components of the Cardinal Climax, and of which the stationary Mars is still within orb of aspect.

Mars retrograde is over this time around. It was quite an eye opener for me personally, but also (I suspect) for a large part of the world's population who are paying attention to current events as they unfold at this cosmically historic moment in time. Maybe the return to direct motion will correspond to a conscious effort to reverse the alienation that seems to have taken place between the United States and many nations in Europe and Asia during Mars retrograde. Maybe another reset effort can be attempted to thaw out this new Cold War. Maybe it will correspond to a real effort to create real care for those who have given or risked their lives for the sake of freedom for the citizens of their nations. As long as Jupiter is in orbit around the Sun, there is always hope. And hope/faith in a better tomorrow is one of the greatest healers to what ails us, especially when it is backed by deeds.

To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

We are pleased to announce that very soon, we will be posting our weekly columns in India. MMA-India will be directed by MMTA Apprentice Nitin Bhandari, and will include subscription services to all of our reports, as well as availability of all of our books. We will keep our readers from India informed as progress is made on this new initiative.

MMA's weekly and daily reports have been extremely accurate and profitable over the past several weeks, especially in equity indices, crude oil, and precious metals. 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 Daily Market reports. It is the only way I keep in touch with traders on a daily or weekly basis. These weekly reports give in-depth analysis of the DJIA, S&P and NASDAQ futures, Euro currency (cash and futures), Dollar/Yen cash and Yen futures, Euro-Yen cash, T-Notes, Crude Oil, Soybeans, Gold and Silver. The daily reports cover all stock indices listed above, as well as futures in Euro, T-Notes, Gold and Silver, plus GLD and SLV (the Gold and Silver ETF's). 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. For more information, or call our offices at 1-248-626-3034. These reports are extremely valuable to those who trade ETF's (Exchange Traded Funds). And since early December, these reports have been extremely profitable. As subscriber and trader R.B. of Albuquerque, NM writes, "You have been on an incredible run for a while ; I have never seen anything like it". Well, when everything lines up just right...

Course 5 of the MMTA (Merriman Market Timing Academy) was a great success ! This course, titled "Trading and Investing Planning: Combining Market Timing Studies and Price Objective Calculations", was held March 24-27, 2014, in Troy, Michigan. This course focused on several topics. The first was the development of a weekly and daily trading plan, based on cycles, geocosmic signatures, and solar-lunar combinations. Real-time strategies took place every morning and at the end of the trading day. Then, longer-term market cycles, longer-term planetary cycles, and calculations of price objective targets for long-term cycle tops and bottoms, along with their patterns and sub-cycles were addressed. From there, the lessons moved into intermediate- and shorter-term price calculations. The DVD and LMS (on line version) of the course will be available at the end of April, via www.merrimanmta.com. The cost of this 4-day course is $3600.

MMTA Course 6 will take place June 2-5, 2014, also at the Michigan State University Management Education Center (MEC) in Troy, Michigan. This course will focus on short-term calculations of daily and weekly support/resistance, and trading plans to go with it. These plans will combine our knowledge of market timing tools, including cycles, geocosmic critical reversal dates, and solar-0lunar combinations. For more information, please call 1-248-626-3034, or visit the MMTA website.

The first year of MMTA (the Merriman Market Timing Academy) is now completed! The courses (all 4 together, or separately) are available via our LMS website-uploadable venue (no postage), or in DVD, to those who wish to become students of MMA's methodology. Each course comes with a full workbook (90-130 pages each). For a complete description of these courses - and those yet to come - please visit www.merrimanmta.com, or call 1-248-626-3034.

Our 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.
Two-issue trial subscriptions are available for this service for $50.00, which includes the current issue and the next month's as well.
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.

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.

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.

Upcoming Events :

June 2-5, 2014 : MMTA Course 6 : "Advanced Support-Resistance Calculations for Trading".

August 25-28, 2014 : MMTA Course 7 : "Combining Technical Studies, Cycles, and Critical Reversal Dates for Traders".

September 25-28, 2014 : The ISAR International Astrology Conference, Phoenix, AZ. This will be the "big one" next year with dozens of well-known international astrologers present ! Mark your calendars and plan to attend it. Information will soon be available at www.iasastrology.com.

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 theBest 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 identifiesBig 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 thatextra 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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