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It was a very good week for stocks, especially in the USA and Europe. Friday's USA jobs report was as good as it gets. The payrolls' report showed that the economy added 321,000 new jobs, its highest one month advance in nearly three years. Wages went up 0.4% too.

The talk on the street is that the USA economy is now strong enough to stand on its own two feet, without the assistance of the Federal Reserve Board. Well, yes and no. First, the Fed is still engineering short-term rates at the zero percent level, known as ZIRP (Zero Interest Rate Policy). It could be that this factor is more important than quantitative easing to the stock market. What happens when ZIRP ends? It might be a very different story for stocks than when the QE programs ended. Many analysts will now speculate that the Fed will start raising short-term rates earlier rather than later in 2015. However, geocosmics suggest that rates can remain low throughout 2015, and that the Fed is not going to end ZIRP before 2016, or very late 2015. They may even return to some form of quantitative easing first, perhaps March-September 2015.

There is a second factor to consider for the rise in equity prices last week, which fits right in with our geocosmic analysis given in our previous column, stating, "The next two weeks (December 4-14) will witness a slew of Jupiter signatures as we also approach the sixth (of seven) passage of the Uranus-Pluto square on December 15. The Jupiter signatures would suggest further rallies in world stock indices, especially as this is the season when stocks typically rally".

So here we are, in the middle of all this Jupiter energy, and headed straight for the 6 th passage of the Uranus/Pluto waxing square on December 15. Typical of Jupiter, stocks appreciated. Typical of Uranus, they know no boundaries. Different markets just keep making new highs, new lows, or very sharp price reversals in short periods.

In Europe, the German DAX soared to a new record high of 10,093 on Friday, December 5. The day before, the Zurich SMI reached 9218, its highest level since October 2008. The Netherlands AEX rallied to 432.22, its highest mark since June 2008. Moscow's MICEX index also soared to its highest level since March 2012 as it traded above 1600. The MICEX apparently does not care about the collapse in the Russian Ruble or the Crude Oil, its primary source of wealth. The London FTSE, however, failed to even make a new monthly high, although it was up for the week. The point is that not all of Europe exploded to new equity highs, and this could be a developing case of intermarket bearish divergence.

In the Far East and Pacific Rim, the big surprise was in China, where the Shanghai Composite just exploded late last week to 2978, its highest level since April 2011. The Japanese Nikkei was also strong as it is now testing the 18,000 mark for the first time since its six-year cycle crest of June-July 2007. The other markets we follow were up (India Sensex, Australian All Ords, and Hang Seng of Hong Kong), but they did not make new highs, for yet another possible case of intermarket bearish divergence as we head into the middle of the Jupiter confluence.

As stocks markets raced to new multi-year and all-time highs, it was a different story in Silver and Crude Oil, which plummeted to multi-year lows. Crude Oil dropped to 63.71 on December 1, its lowest level since July 2009. On the same day. Silver fell to $14.15/ounce, its lowest price since August 2009. That Monday, December 1, was remarkable for both Gold and Silver just by the sheer range of trading. After falling to 14.15, Silver exploded up to 16.81 that same day. Gold was also a spectacular performed. It dropped to 1141.70 early on December 1, its lowest level in three weeks. It was not a 5-year low like Silver, which created a case of intermarket bullish divergence. By the end of the day, Gold reached 1221, its highest level in 5 weeks and a reversal of nearly $80/ounce in just a few hours. These are the kind of moves we have expected in financial markets, November 2014 through March 2015 - all related to the close proximity of Uranus and Pluto in their last two square passages.

Best Trades of the Past Week :

On the weekly program, the best trades of the week were in stocks. The DJIA strategy advised, "Aggressive traders are flat and may buy at 17,750 +/- 35 with a stop-loss on a close below 17,600, depending on your risk allowance". The low was 17,726.50. By Friday, it was up to 17,791 and closed the week at 17,958. It was the same for the S&P futures, which advised, "Aggressive traders are short with a stop-loss on a close above 2080. Let's cover and go long on a drop to 2045 +/- 5, with a stop-loss on a close below 2020". The low was 2048.35, and on Friday, it reached a high of 2079 before closing at 2076. However, the most intriguing trade was on Silver, which advised, "Great profits on the longs (from the prior week) and (we are) now short with positions deep in the money, as the high was 1651 in December (our sell was 1640-1650)..Cover 1/3 at 1480 +/- 20 if offered, and another 1/3 at 1400 +/- 25". The low was 1415.50, so excellent profits were attained on 2/3 of those positons and traders are still short and in profit in the final 1/3.

The best trades of the week in the daily program were in Silver and stocks also. Thursday's daily report for Silver advised, " Aggressive traders are flat and may . sell short at 1670 +/- 10, with a stop-loss on a close above 1700". The high that day was 1668 and it closed the week at 1628.50. Traders also went short SLV on Thursday. Monday's report on the NASDAQ advised, "Position traders are flat and may buy at 4280 +/- 10 today, with a stop-loss on a close below 4250". The low that day was 4273.50 and it closed the week at 4314.

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 and Longer-Term Thoughts :

There are several important geocosmics signatures unfolding through the end of the year, and even in to the first five days of January. Last Thursday, December 4, Venus made a trine to Jupiter. On Monday, December 8, Jupiter turns retrograde. On December 14, the Sun will make a trine to Jupiter. This is why December 4-14 is considered a "Jupiter zone". In this case, Jupiter is buoyant and optimistic. This period is filled with good news, like Friday's employment reports. Equity markets usually respond favorably to Jupiter time bands like this. However, they can also correspond with important crests, after which prices decline. It will be interesting to see what happens this time, because on December 15, Uranus will square Pluto. On December 21, Uranus will change directions. And then on January 3, the Sun will conjunct Pluto and square Uranus. That is a lot of Uranus energy in a 19-day period. As mentioned before, Uranus can either be explosive breakouts above resistance or below support, or it can represent sudden reversals of trends. The reason it is interesting is that much of this time band occurs during the holiday season, when volume will be light. It may not take much to set off the fuse in either direction. And it may not be in equity markets that we see the Christmas fireworks. It may be in the precious metals and currency markets. Furthermore, it may not even be in financial markets where explosions occur. They may literally occur in geopolitical hotspots of the world, for these are signatures of danger.

With Jupiter, it is season to be jolly. Jupiter, more than any other planet, is like Santa Clause. It is the planet of good fortune and good luck, when positive, but hysteria and panic when negative. It can also be hysteria and panic when Uranus is involved. As you can see, it is all Jupiter until December 14. Then it quickly shifts to all Uranus, December 15-Janaury 5. The year may end with a bang. Let's hope it is celebratory, and not malicious. The key word of advice for the end of this year is to stay clear of danger, and use this energy to come up with new "out-of-the-box New Year's resolutions". Think bold, but stay safe.

~~Longer-Term Thoughts :~~

To be continued (next week).

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What's Next ??? Now that the 2008-2015 Cardinal Climax will wind down in early 2015, what is the next great challenge awaiting humanity ?.

It is that time of the year again! MMA's 2015 Forecast Book is due out December 15. It will be available in both paper and electronic editions. The cost is $55.00 plus postage. There is no postage for the electronic book format. This year we are pleased to announce that copies of the English edition will be printed in both China and India. Purchasers from those countries may order next year's book in paper print at the same postage costs that apply to those living in America.

MMA's 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. No other book has informed and prepared readers for the Cardinal Climax period of 2008-2015 as precisely as Raymond Merriman's annual Forecast book. No other book has guided readers through this turbulent period since it began in 2008. In 2015, the saga of the Cardinal Climax reaches the conclusion of its central time band. This is a book, with an impressive background for insightful accuracy into world economic and financial market conditions that you will not want to miss! For further information, go to www.mmacycles.com.

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...

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.
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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.
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Upcoming Events :

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 !.

February 21, 2015 : Webinar by Raymond Merriman on "Preparing for the Post-Cardinal Climax - An Outlook of Financial Markets and World Economics". Cost is $45.00. Contact MMA at 1-248-626-3034 or ordersmma@gmail.com for details or sign up.

August 27-30, 2015 : "Preserving Wealth and Recognizing New Investment Opportunities". A special event and retreat for MMA subscribers only, at a destination to be revealed later. Attendance limited to 12 subscribers. Cost $4000. Contact MMA at 1-248-626-3034 or ordersmma@gmail.com for details or to sign up.

The MMA Catalogue of products and services for 2015 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.

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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