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"Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don't matter". - Satchel Page, from "The 80 Reasons That I Want to be Like John McCain," EJ Montini, the Arizona Republic, April 9, 2015.

It was a good week for equities in the United States. It was even better in Europe, China, and Japan.

Following the surprisingly weak employment numbers on Good Friday, April 3, equity markets opened weak to start last week. But that turned around early, as expected, and by Friday, stocks were on their weekly highs in the USA, but making new multi-year and all-time highs in other parts of the world.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, for instance, opened up below 17,650, testing the low of the prior two weeks, which was in the 17,580 area. The S&P futures dropped to 2038.75. The prior week it had bottomed at 2033-2038. By Friday, the DJIA was back above 18,000 and S&P futures touched 2096. This was still below their recent all-time highs. In the case of the DJIA, that all-time high was 18,288 on March 2, just one day before the Jupiter/Uranus trine of March 3. The significance of that date was the focus of our February 21 webinar, which was projected as a possible time for a significant crest in the U.S. stock market. In fact, that was the reason for conducting that webinar - to alert attendees of that possibility. However, even though that high has held, the decline still hasn't broken critical support to confirm a new bear market is underway. Geocosmic studies accurately timed an important reversal, but our trend studies remain bullish. That will not change until certain support levels are penetrated. The DJIA got close, but so far continues to hold, just as the Federal Reserve Board seems close to raising rates, but so far continues to hold its ZIRP (zero interest rate policy). We will have a special stock market analysis in this week's MMA Cycles report, to be issued Monday night. If you are interested, consider taking out a trial subscription, which will include this special report (www.mmacycles.com).

In Europe and Asia, however, central banks continue to keep their currency devalued and this trump up attraction to their products, which in turn supports the bottom line (sales and profitability) of their industries. The German DAX and London FTSE exploded to new all-time highs on Friday. Zurich's SMI index reached 9472 on Friday, approaching its 9578 all-time high of June 2007. The Netherlands AEX reached 507.14 on Friday, its highest mark since January 2008. The Russian MICEX, on the other hand, continues to struggle around 1657, closer to recent lows than highs. Russia is not so attractive to investors these days.

In China, Hong Kong, and Japan, stocks soared to new multi-year highs. The Japanese Nikkei touched 20,000 briefly on Friday for the first time since April 2000. China's Shanghai Index topped 4000 for the first time since March 2008. And Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index exceeded 27,000 for the first time since December 2007. India and Australia's stock markets rallied nicely, but not to new yearly highs.

Investors should take notice of what is happening in both Europe and Asia. Money is flowing from here to there for a reason, and by the time Saturn squares Neptune later this year, the scales of attractiveness are bound to tip in favor of the East over the West, unless something changes to reverse this trend. The Fed raising rates will not reverse it. It will exacerbate this trend.

Crude Oil had an interesting week, reaching 54.14 on Tuesday, April 7, testing its February 3 high of 54.24, which is the highest mark since the market plummeted so sharply last year. The bottom was 42.03 on March 18. Back on June 20, 2014, it was trading over 107.

Gold shot up sharply on Monday, April 6, to a new cycle high of 1224.50. Silver reached 1731 on the same day, slightly below its prior cycle high of 1740 on March 26. This set off an intermarket bearish divergence sell signal, and a reversal from long to short for our aggressive trading subscribers. By Thursday's "Sagittarius Factor" lunar reversal day, the decline in the metals ended, and Friday rebounded higher.

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Short-Term Geocosmics :

"The 7-8 April CRD worked beautifully on the Dow on 6 of April and now rising. I am appreciating more and more your incredible system". Ulric Aspergen, Sweden, MMTA Graduate and Apprentice, who has done excellent research on the British Pound, and will be one of the presenters at the MMA Investment Retreat in Italy, September 4-7.

April 7-8 was our geocosmic critical reversal date (CRD). We allow a three-day orb, but in this case, most markets did not need three days for a reversal. Stocks bottomed late the prior week and re-tested those lows on Monday, April 6. Gold and Silver, along with Crude Oil, Currencies, and Treasuries, topped out April 6-7, and fell smartly into Thursday-Friday.

Now we come to another possible reversal zone, April 14-21, as first Venus will be in opposition to Saturn on April 14, followed by Mars square Jupiter on April 17, and Mars trine Pluto on April 21. Right in the middle, Pluto will turn retrograde on April 16. This is potent.

With Venus in opposition to Saturn, we look for any market that has been declining. Our rule is that any market whose price is suppressed going into an aspect like this, will usually rebound once the suppression of Saturn lifts. Mars square Jupiter is always important because Jupiter exaggerates price activity and Mars coincides with impulse. Hence, big price swings can unfold because traders become impatient, overly exuberant and/or panicky. Since Pluto changes direction around this same time, and since Pluto rules debt and debt instruments (like Treasuries, and agencies that benefit by debt, such as central banks), we may be in for a surprise announcement (or gaffe) by a central banker or politician.

Mars square Jupiter (April 17 +/- one week) is also indicative of a foot-in-mouth mistake. This is a time to be very careful of saying the wrong thing at an important time, or making a claim that is quickly proven to be false. But it is too late to take back. The damage is done and the run is over. We see this already happening in regards to Rand Paul's announced candidacy for president last week. Within hours, it seems, he offended a female reporter by questioning the manner in which she asked him certain questions. Not smart, as he represents the party that is fighting an image of "anti-women". This week, Hillary Clinton is expected to make her announcement to run for the office. Maybe she will discover some missing emails. Maybe someone else will. It could be embarrassing for anyone who is not telling the truth. Public officials will need to discipline their mind to not be bogged down over the matter.

This is the season where arrogance and lack of humility will have negative (even unintended) consequences. Witch-hunts can arise quickly as outrage gathers momentum. That's Mars-Jupiter in aspect which also has a special affinity for Crude Oil. New financial market trends can blast off too. Recognize what is happening. Then go with the flow, once it starts, and win. If you try to buck the trend, defend the indefensible, or deny the undeniable, you will likely suffer with Mars square Jupiter, near the same time Pluto changes directions.

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To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

The 2015 world wide Webinar on "The State of Financial Markets" that took place in February 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.
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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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