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It was another wild week as geocosmic studies suggested would be the case. In the U.S.A., the stock market became a tug of are between the bearish technical and geocosmic reversal signatures, versus the continuation of large flows of monies into tax-season retirement account that will find their way into U.S. and world stock indices, which is bullish. We are now near the end of the seventh and final passage of the Uranus/Pluto waxing square, and last week witnessed Mars conjoining Uranus in Aries, square to Pluto, while at the same time the god of war made a trine to the generous-minded Jupiter. It was a perfect blend of fear and greed, anger and joviality, "cut-to-the quick" versus exaggeration of truth, going back and forth, up and down.

To give you an idea of how the market rocked and rolled all week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 140 points on Monday, down 333 points on Tuesday, only down 27 on Wednesday, then up 260 on Thursday, but then down another 145 on Friday. It was just fine for our daily trading programs, but unnerving for those who worried about a market collapse and others who wondered why it couldn't make new highs like other world equity markets.

Those "other world equity markets" were mostly in Europe. The German DAX continues to be the darling of international investors as it soared to another new all-time high on Friday, and is now near the 12,000 mark. The Netherlands AEX also ran up to another new multi-year high as it approaches the 500 mark for the first time since January 2008. This is all due to the ECB's decision to let its interest rates fall into negative territory. Thus, as was the case in the USA until last October, investors are virtually being forced into the stock markets of the Euro Union. It worked in the USA, and now it is working in the Euro Union zone too. However, it isn't working well for the United Kingdom, whose central bank is not engineering a quantitative easing program like the ECB. The London FTSE continued falling last week, well below its record high that was recorded on March 2, just before the Jupiter/Uranus trine aspect.

But Japan's central bank (BOJ) has also adopted a similar expansive monetary policy, and like Germany and Netherlands, it's stock index (Nikkei) also soared to a new multi-year high on Friday. It reached 19,335 for the first time since April 2000. The same cannot be said of other Asian or Pacific Rim bourses, however, where equity prices fell last week. Who says "Money can't buy you love?" Or, votes.

But what is money these days ? It certainly isn't Gold, Silver, or Platinum, which continued lower last week. Gold has now fallen over $160/ounce since posting a high at 1308 less than 2 months ago, on January 22, as Mercury turned retrograde. It is certainly not the Euro currency, for the "money ain't for nothing" policy of the ECB has pummeled the Euro currency down to its lowest level since January 2003, as it fell below 1.0500 at one point last week. As stated in these columns before, it is headed for par (and even lower) against the Dollar. The U.S. Dollar is king, and that was the main theme of the recent webinar we hosted (MP4 downloadable recording is still available - see Announcements below).

Best Trades of the Past Week :

Our best trade last week was in stocks again. The weekly report on the March S&P contract advised, "Let's cover (longs) and go short on a rally back to 2077-2085 with a stop-loss on a close above 2117.50". The high last week in March was 2082.50. It closed at 2049.75 in March and 7-8 points lower in the June contract.

The best trades on the daily report were also in the stock indices. Monday's (March 9) report for aggressive traders based on the DJIA stated, "Aggressive traders are also long with a stop-loss on a close below 17,700. You may exit and sell short in daily resistance (18,012-18,053, with a stop-loss on a close above 18,288". The high that day was 18,031. Wednesday's report then stated, "Let's cover 1/3 now as we are in weekly support (17,625-17,693)". It had closed Tuesday at 17,662, then fell slightly lower to 17,627 on Wednesday, March 11. Thursday's report then stated, " Take another third profit at 17,600 +/- 50". Thursday's low was 17,620. Friday's report then stated, ". cover the last third and go long at 17,750-17,800 if offered, with a stop-loss on a close below 17,600". The low on Friday was 17,629 and the close was 17,749.

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 :

Our concern of another bout of high profile violence, under the Mars aspect to Uranus/Pluto last week, was realized. Photos of young children (as young as 5-years old), put into the role of executioner by the ISIS terrorist group, were posted. Additionally, two police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, were ambushed and shot, as racial tensions continue to mount, following the USA's Justice Department report of racial bias by Ferguson police and the resignation of the police chief, which followed a grand jury report that there was no racial basis for ... well, you get the idea. It makes you wonder if there is an organized stealth plan for the chaos this is creating, which would also fall under the theme of Uranus square Pluto (in Capricorn).

Hatred is alive, or hatred is on the run, in America, depending on whom you read. It is all part of the Uranus/Pluto narrative, just as it was in the mid-1960's when these two revolutionary/reformers started their very long cycle at the conjunction of 1965-1966 (the orb of influence is +/- 2 years). Now, we are in the first quarter phase of this very long planetary-pair cycle, 2002-2015. The themes of the 1960's regarding civil rights, as well as the dualistic dynamics of hatred and violence versus peace and universal love, have returned. This is how astrology, or geocosmic studies, works. It is far more enlightening to view history with the understanding of geocosmic cycles.

In terms of financial markets and the current economic and political climate, the next week finds two important geocosmic events. The first is the final passage of the Uranus/Pluto square aspect that has been sitting on our heads since June 2012. That final cross happens Monday and Tuesday, March 16-17, depending on which part of the world you live. Now that it is over, I feel like shouting, " Halle-friggin-julah!" I won't miss it too much, but am glad I lived through it. I don't known that I have ever witnessed such polarity and divisiveness in society as this one has corresponded too, except maybe the mid-1960's.

The second major cosmic event is the solar eclipse coinciding with the spring equinox (first day of spring, Aries in the Tropical zodiac). It occurs on March 20, at 29-1/2 degrees of Pisces, just hours away from 0 degrees Aries. That is very rare to happen so close to the equinox.

Will these two events affect financial markets ? Maybe. However, they are not historically as aligned with major market reversals as the Jupiter trine Uranus of March 3, +/- 12 trading days. And so far, that signature has corresponded to the all-time or multi-year high in many global stock indices, including the DJIA, FTSE, and those in India and Australia, within one day.

These are all matters that will be discussed in detail in this week's MMA Cycles Report. I am looking forward to writing this one, as it is still very possible that important reversals in many global markets have already started.

~~Longer-Term Thoughts :~~

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To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

Once again, for the second consecutive year, MMA has won the "Gold Award for Best Market Timer of the Year," by Market Timing Digest of Amsterdam, Netherlands (www.markettiming.nl). According to the results, there were 13 instances of 2.5% or greater reversals in the DJIA in 2014, and MMA correctly identified 12 of them long before they happened.

The 2015 world wide Webinar on "The State of Financial Markets" given last week is now available as an easily downloadable audio-visual recording (MP4). It was a 2-hour discussion on the outlook for the U.S. stock market, Gold, Silver, Interest Rates, and the U.S. Dollar, with a focus on the period between now and April 15, presented by Raymond Merriman. Amongst other things, it demonstrated a correlation between the USA presidential election and the value of the U.S. Dollar, with a forecast on the 2016 election based on this correlation. It was a lively and very informative presentation with an excellent Q&A session afterwards. The cost is for this easy to download MP4 recording is $45.00. You may purchase your copy by calling MMA offices at 1-248-626-3034, or email Amber at ordersmma@gmail.com, or go to our website at www.mmacycles.com, or click. This is a presentation you will not want to miss!

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

Copies of MMA's 2015 Forecast Book are still available (less than 100 left)!!! And the early reviews are very positive. It is available in both paper and electronic formats. The cost is $55.00 plus postage. There is no postage for the electronic book format. 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! In the words of Michael St. Clair, Gold expert and author of "Light Seeds," who was sent a pre-publication draft, "What an achievement, I was always impressed how you wrap it up. Yours is a really advanced master arts craft. For some reason, I feel this is your most important book ever. Your speech about America is very spot on. And I even agree with most of it". Financial analyst Garrett Jones of "Observations" Financial Report also commented, " I just received your Forecast for 2015. What a masterpiece!".

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 :

June 20, 2015, 5:00 PM EDT : Webinar by Raymond Merriman on "Mid-Year Outlook on Financial Markets and World Economics". one Time in June : By popular demand, a second Webinar by Raymond Merriman on "Update of Financial Markets and the World Economic and Political Situation for the Last Half of 2015". With another Q&A session at the end. Cost is $45.00. Attendance is limited again to 100 people. The last one sold out, so sign up ASAP to reserve your place in this presentation.
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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