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This will be a shortened column due to my speech and workshop in Zurich, Switzerland this weekend. It is written early Friday, well before markets close

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I arrived in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday evening, for my annual talks on Friday and Saturday. I couldn't have picked a better time or a better place to arrive. It seems I have this capacity for being in the right place at the right time.

As we are fond of saying in America, "All hell broke loose", when I awoke Thursday morning. The Swiss National Bank announced they would de-peg their currency, the Swiss Franc, to the Euro. As we are also fond of saying in America, "Something is rotten in Denmark", In this case, it is Greece. But for us who study the correlation of cycles in the cosmic to cycles in human activity, it is larger than that. It is the Earth, caught in the belly of a cosmic vice that is squeezing ever tighter, involving precise mathematical relationships between the four furthest out planets in the known solar system (Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto) to our planet.

Financial Astrologers call this "hard aspect formations". That is, spatially, all four planets are in harmonics of a 1/8 relationship to one another. I don't know the last time this occurred. Specifically, Saturn has just entered a 45° semi-square to Pluto on November 27, 2014, that will last into August 2015. Saturn also entered a 135° sesquisquare aspect to Uranus on ,December 2, 2014 that will last into October 2015. Uranus, of course, remains in a tight 90° square to Pluto through March 16-17, 2014. And now Saturn is within three degrees of a 90° square aspect to Neptune. That's close enough to have an "influence", especially as Mars is also with Neptune this past week. It's a trigger. Given the events of Thursday, January 15, it is more like a detonator on a financial explosive. We may expect more reactions from other central banks within the next few days, given that Mercury will turn retrograde on Wednesday, January 21. That will be like band aid on a teen age pimple entering puberty.

Which brings up the next important point in this developing cosmic tsunami : In addition to Saturn making hard aspect to Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (and don't forget Uranus is still in a close square to Pluto), Mercury is about to go retrograde in an air sign (Aquarius) on Wednesday, January 21. This is an important Mercury retrograde passage because it will also go direct in Aquarius on February 10. The Sun is also in Aquarius (air sign) those same dates, making this a quadruple air phenomenon with the Sun and Mercury. The last time this happened was in 2008, when the financial crisis got underway. It happened three times then - once each in Aquarius, Gemini, and Libra. The first occurrence in late January 2008 coincided with the Federal Reserve dropping its key interest rate ¾ of a point, its steepest one-day drop in over 24 years at the time. It needed to do that, because there was a crisis developing in Europe, actually caused by dubious financial banking practices in America, known as the "sub-prime housing market crisis". Europe was more exposed to this American hybrid of a financial derivative than anyone knew. The world began coming apart. In response, the Federal Reserve Board began a series of steep interest rate cuts, which stemmed the free fall for about 4 months - until the next quadruple air sign of the Sun and Mercury retrograde occurred in May-June 2008. By the time third and final quadruple air collage hit in late September-October 2008, the collapse was underway and forecasters were predicting the end of capitalism, democracy, secure money market funds, and .. money itself.

It was a scary time. It was also the beginning of the 7-year Cardinal Climax. And now it is the end of the Cardinal Climax, It is going out as it came in : with hard aspects between Saturn, Uranus, and Pluto, as well as a quadruple Sun-Mercury air sign pattern.

De-pegging the Swiss Franc from the Euro is just the beginning of this end. Will China follow next and de-peg the Yuan to U.S. Dollar ? But more than that, all the currencies may eventually de-peg themselves to the U.S. Dollar as a world standard currency. Russia may be close to doing this now in order support their collapsing Ruble, as Crude Oil prices also collapse. Crude Oil, Ruble, Euro.. the dominoes are beginning to fall.

This "movie in the sky" is so like 2008. This is the sequel, involving the same players (planets) in a similar plot (hard aspects) : How do we save Greece ? How do we save the Euro Union ? How do we protect our money from bankers and politicians who continue to print and then spend more than they bring in, and who have such great control to make such monumental decisions that end up causing all this global chaos ?.

Well, it seems dire, but actually, it may not be so. This is the end of the Cardinal Climax, not the beginning. It is the ending phase of the Saturn-Pluto cycle (Balsamic, last 1/8 phase, 2015-2020). Uncertainty may have just jumped from complacency to urgency, but everyone knows who and what benefits in times of uncertainty : Gold, U.S. Treasuries, and now the Swiss Franc.

The events of last week give us a lot of "food for thought" as we say in America. Heck, we have many sayings in America that sound nice but really offer no solutions, just cute descriptions of what we experience. Come to think of it, Europe does that too. I bet all cultures do that, which is ultimately a good thing. It means we have existed for a long time to accrue so many shared universal and collective experiences.

We humans are built to last. The renaissance of the late 1980's and early 1990's is just readying to resume. It may take five more years, but "the tide is turning", as we say in. oh, you know what I mean. It's just that it is like trying to navigate the Titanic around this political and banking iceberg looming immediately in our path. Our instruments warned us of the danger ahead, but we continued to plow forward, believing our ship was strong enough to sustain any obstacles. In the end, we may not be as invincible as we like to think.

These turns give us something important to discuss in our February 21 webinar, as well as next week's MMA Cycles Reports (see "Announcements below). We will have a lot to say about stock indices and Gold. Now that we can see the end is near, we should also begin to sense the beginning of something new is nearby too - like a lot of new trends in financial markets.

Mercury turns retrograde this week (in air sign). It is a good time to reflect and a good time to come up with some new ideas. Just be careful of making agreements before all your "ducks are in a row" (I can't stop myself from using these meaningful and meaningless sayings). It's all this clean Swiss mountain air in Zurich. And the fact that the Swiss Francs I will be paid are worth so much more today than they were on Wednesday.

Best Trades of the Past Week :

The best trades of the week for the weekly analysis were in the NADAQ stock index. Aggressive traders entered the week long and were advised, ".cover all longs and sell short at 4240-4260 with a stop-loss on a close above 4345". The high as 4247.75 and by Thursday, it was below 4100.

The best trade in the daily report was in Gold. The daily report for Wednesday, January 14, advised, " Aggressive traders are also long with a stop-loss on a close below 1185, after covering 2/3 for profit recently. You may buy again at 1228 +/- 2, with a stop-loss xxx". The low that day was 1224.90. By Friday, it was trading above 1280.

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 :

Will return next week. .

~~Longer-Term Thoughts :~~

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To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

A new YouTube video introducing the Merriman Market Timing Academy may now be viewed at youtube, or download it.

The 2015 world wide Webinar on "The State of Financial Markets" will take place at 5:00 PM, EST, on February 21, 2015. It will be a 2-hour discussion on the outlook for the U.S. stock market, Gold, Silver, Interest Rates, and the U.S. Dollar, presented by Raymond Merriman. All you need is a computer, internet, and speakers to participate. The cost is $45.00. This registration via MMA's website will be set up shortly. In the meantime, you may register by calling MMA offices at 1-248-626-3034, or email Amber at ordersmma@gmail.com.

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 out December 15. It is 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 will come out this week, Monday and Tuesday, via posting on our web site, or attachment via direct emails, for subscribers.

- 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 :

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.

September 4-7, 2015 : Tuscany (near Florence, Italy) : "Identifying the Next Long-Term Investment Opportunities". A special MMA retreat for independent investors and traders. Raymond Merriman, and graduates of MMTA will present their newest studies on various financial and commodity markets that are entering new long-term cycles (trends), which we believe offer long-term investment opportunities. The last day will be discussing trading plans for the next week for those who are traders. Cost is $3000-4000, depending on cut-off dates for applicants. 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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