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Welcome to WWC. No, I don't mean the World Wrestling Confederation, although it may feel like the world is up to our eyeballs wrestling alligators. No, I am referring to the Wild, Wacky, and Chaotic world of heliocentric Mercury in Sagittarius, at the same time the earth is about to find itself in the middle of a full moon (in the middle of Virgo-Pisces) forming a mutable T-square to that Mercury in helio Sagittarius.

Forget about complacency. Forget about markets as boring as watching paint dry. Sagittarius is a fire sign and Mercury is fast to react. Thus, when you light a match under the foot of a sleeping bear like Europa, peace and quiet is suddenly disturbed, and traders (Mercury) suddenly spring into action. And they are not all happy about being awakened from such a long sleep. The dream that the Euro Union was working was pleasant. The reality, however, is that Europe is really struggling to make square pegs fit into round holes, when the square and the round (maybe it's the north and the south) refuse to change their contours for fear they will lose their historical boundaries and cultural identities.

What was that match that struck such a sensitive market nerve this past week ? ECB chief Mario Draghi defying the wishes of Germany and embarking upon Europe's own version of quantitative easing. The ECB will now start to buy securitized loans and covered bonds. In reaction, the Euro currency sold off sharply, dropping below 1.3000 for the first time in over a year. This wasn't unexpected by those who study geocosmic developments. As stated in last week's column, " Everything may get exaggerated next week compared to this past week. On September 5, heliocentric Mercury will enter Sagittarius, another combination correlating with very sharp price moves, especially in precious metals and oftentimes currencies too". However, this ECB decision was not unanimous - there were dissenters - and there is new speculation about Germany leaving the Euro and joining up with the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). For those who haven't been keeping up with this development, some members of the BRICs are pushing for a new world standard currency, an alternative to the U.S. Dollar. Could this be true ? Sure. Why not ? We are still in the throes of Uranus square Pluto (June 2012-March 2015) where nothing should surprise you anymore.

Because of last week's surprising developments, the U.S. Dollar is king again for a day, err... maybe for a year or two. New bull and bear markets in currencies generally last for some time. Bankers don't shift directions any faster than the Titanic. For the record, the Euro was testing the 1.4000 mark as recently as May 8. Falling below 1.3000 in less than four months is a serious sign of a new longer-term trend. Yet it is consistent with Uranus starting to move back towards its 6 th and 7 th (of seven) exact squares to Pluto. More than stocks, this aspect pertains to long-term cycle reversals in currencies, which are arguably instruments of debt. It is also true that when the Dollar rises against other currencies, commodities tend to fall. Thus, precious metals and foods also came down hard last week. Gold and Silver declined to their lowest levels in 3 months on Friday, September 5, as heliocentric Mercury started its trek through Sagittarius. Gold dipped below 1260, but closed the week testing 1270. Silver tested 19.00, but closed the week back above 19.20. For equities, it was overall a good week, despite some erratic action. Several world stock indices made new multi-year and even new all-time highs, including the DJIA and S&P.

Best Trades of the Past Week :

The best trade of the week in the weekly report may have been in the DJIA, which advised, "Aggressive traders are long and may cover all longs and sell short at 17,100-17,150 with a stop-loss on a close above xxx". The profits on the longs were nice, but it is too soon to tell if the new shorts will work out. The market did not fall (yet) as Mars is passing through the critical 23-27 degree segment of Scorpio's tail. On the other hand, it may turn out the best trade will be in November Soybeans, which advised, "Aggressive traders were stopped out of longs on the close below support. You may probe the long side again at 1000 +/- 10, with a stop-loss on a close below xxx". The low was 1001-1/4 and the close was 1021-1/2.

The best trade in the daily report was in GLD on Thursday, which advised, " Aggressive traders are flat and may buy at 121.35 +/- .05 with a stop-loss at xxxx". The low was 121.25 and it closed the week on the high of the day at 122.06.

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 :

It is now about heliocentric Mercury in Sagittarius through September 16, as well as Mars ending its dangerous trek through Scorpio on September 12. Last week's column stated, "Mars nearing the tail of the Scorpion (through September 12) is always a dangerous combination. Those who feel they have been pushed to their limits are apt to strike back like a snake that feels its territory has been trespassed.... How will this affect financial markets? I am not certain, but I suspect adding fuel to a fire will make prices move very quickly and sharply this week, and possibly into the following week". It certainly affected the currencies and the precious metals markets, which both fell to multi-month lows early Friday before finding support and starting a rally in to the close of the week.

The new week begins with a mutable full moon September 8-9. By itself, this too can coincide with sharp price swings. Emotions ramp up as arguments ensue between logic (Virgo) and imagination/fantasy (Pisces). It is a time of false assumptions, or if true, then statements that have to be "walked back" and presented from another angle that others can accept. Success at doing this may be only temporary, however, for the following week, fiery Mars enters the wild and exaggerative sign of Sagittarius (there it is again), racing to form a square to Neptune September 21. Mars is always racing to somewhere. But this time, that somewhere is nowhere, because Neptune doesn't usually know where it is, let alone where it is going. It tends to be a race in circles. All that fuss about nothing. But actually that fuss may become something made out of nothing and everyone scratches their head and finally asks : "What are we doing ? Why are we doing this ? ".

And then the light goes on. Jupiter makes a harmonious trine to Uranus on September 25, just after the Sun enters Libra, the sign of harmony. Suddenly we understand what it is all about. It is about the race - doing good, and looking good while doing good. What is that saying on a TV commercial? "A body at rest stays at rest. A body in motion stays in motion". We are all about being in motion. It doesn't matter that we are going anywhere, just that we look like we are going somewhere. We have big ideas (it's Jupiter, in a fire sign trine). And big ideas mean we have to be in movement. You can't have a big idea and remain stationary, unless you are locked to a couch and suffer from too much Taurus.

But how will that affect markets ? Jupiter trine Uranus is one of those powerful Level 1 geocosmic signatures as reported in "The Ultimate Book in Stock Market Timing Volume 3 : Geocosmic Correlations to trading Cycles". There is a huge 91% historical correlation to primary or greater cycles in U.S. stocks within 8 trading days of this geocosmic signature. In addition, Mars in Sagittarius (September 13-October 26) has the dynamic of large volume and big price moves (usually up, but not always, for stocks).

The next few weeks will not be boring. The leaders of the world will not have time to hang out on the golf course or engage in social chitchat, although they may try. They, like Europe last week, will likely find their lives interrupted from anything resembling serenity. But the biggest lesson to take away from last week is this : World currencies are in a new trend. The Euro is going down, the Dollar is going up. For Gold and Silver, this may be like swimming upstream against the current. It can be done, especially with heliocentric Mercury now entering Sagittarius for the next ten days, but you had better be in good shape.

Hey! It's WWC! It can either make you weary as you fight one crisis after another, or it can be a time of unusual excitement because all of a sudden, everything has changed. The challenge will be to keep your focus on your longer-term goals and avoid all the noise and distraction from that path. Review your plan, and even revise your plan if necessary. With Virgo (now through September 22), it is very important to have a plan. This is especially true for traders. This is a period of potentially great volatility and sharp price swings. If you have a plan and stick to it while exhibiting impeccable timing (another positive Virgo trait), you can probably make a large profit now (buy low, sell high). If you allow the drama of others to distract you, or if your drama distracts others, expect a period of chaos, which could be very costly or result in a case of missed opportunities.

Longer-Term Thoughts :

will return in September, after the completion of the MMTA Academy courses.

To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

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...

The seventh and final Course in the 2-year the MMTA (Merriman Market Timing Academy) training program took place August 25-28, 2014, at the Michigan State University's Management Educational Center (MEC) in Troy, Michigan. The title of this course was "Putting It All Together: Developing Trading Plans and Optimizing Market Entry and Exit for Position and Aggressive Short-Term Traders." This course developed each part of the various investment and trading plans, using the market timing, technical, price objective, and trend indicator tools of the MMTA methodology. Special attention was given to the various buy and sell strategies for both position and aggressive traders, once the market entered the time band for a cycle, geocosmic critical reversal zone and/or solar-lunar reversal date. The markets used for examples of long-term and short-term trading plans were the DJIA, Gold, and Silver. The cost of this course is $3600, and it will be available online in about 4 weeks.
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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.
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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 :

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.

January 16, 2015 : Zurich, Switzerland "Trends for 2015". This will part of a congress on Forecasts for 2015, including Claude Weiss, Monica Kissling. Alexandra Klingenhammer, Verena Bachmann, and Christoph-Schubert-Weller.

January 17, 2015 : Zurich, Switzerland. A special 5-hour workshop on "The Current Cyclical State of Financial Markets : Where Do We Go from Here ?"10:30 AM - 4:30 PM. Location will be the Congress House in Zurich. Sponsored by AstroData and MMA-Europe.
For further information, please go to there, or contact ASTRODATA AG, Tel. 41 (0) 43 343 33 66, or email. 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 !.

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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