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MMA COMMENTS FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING
September 21- 2015
Raymond A. Merriman©

Financial Market Analyst & Market Timer.

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Venus has ended its retrograde motion, July 25-September 6, and Mercury now begins its retrograde trek, September 17-October 9. It is not an easy period that we end. It is not an easy period that we now commence. It is different, with different challenges, but even far less certain of the future than before.

Mercury not only turned retrograde Thursday, September 17, but on the same day Jupiter made its opposition to Neptune, and Saturn began its two-year journey back into Sagittarius. Almost as if by cosmic ordination, the long-awaited Federal Reserve Board announcement on the future of its short-term interest rates occurred on the same day. To the joy of many, there would be no increase in rates from the current ZIRP (Zero Interest Rate Policy). Stock markets around the world rejoiced. Within the first hour of the announcement, the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared from 16,665 to 16,933, its highest level in four weeks. The Jupiter/Neptune party goes on! But the cosmos had another idea, as investors began to question : "Why didn't the Fed raise its rates? All its criteria had been met for a rate hike. There must be something wrong with the economy that causes the Fed to hold back again", In typical Mercury retrograde fashion, the investor changed his/her mind one hour later, and the plunge began, just as it did on May 19, the last time Mercury went retrograde and the DJIA was making its all-time high. By Friday afternoon, the DJIA was off nearly 600 points from its high of Thursday afternoon. Irrational exuberance gave way quickly to somber reality. It's a different challenge, and the Fed is losing control and/or credibility. It has lost its magic. Saturn is now in Sagittarius, and Jupiter, the ruler of Sagittarius, is in a trying square to Saturn. Nothing goes up easily anymore. Nothing is for free anymore. What are those dark clouds gathering on the horizon ?.

The stock market was not the only casualty of the Fed's continued indecision. The Dollar also fell against most other world currencies. This was good for commodities. Gold and Silver had a great week. Now comes the test to see if this recent rally is for real. With Mercury retrograde, this rally could be a fake out as traders shift back and forth from bullish to bearish regarding the longer-term outlook for the Dollar as well as for commodities.

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Short-Term Geocosmics :  

This promises to be another interesting week based on the principles of Financial and Mundane Astrology. It will be a challenge to maintain a sense of humor, for these are aspects of the more serious type. Saturn is now in Sagittarius, a time when political correctness - and the consequences for violating those arbitrary boundaries - will likely reach new heights of annoyance for the masses, and outrage by the overly vocal few. This week might offer an example of this dynamic, for on Thursday, September 24, Pluto the terminator goes direct (ends its retrograde motion, which means its influence is stronger than usual), and the very next day, the aggressor Mars will square the unyielding Saturn. If there is a fight to be had, this is not the best of time to be in the wrong place saying the wrong things to the wrong people. If you want to survive this threat, then better hold your impulses to yourself. If you are going to go into battle, you better make sure you have back up.

The Mercury retrograde (September 17-October 9) may also be significant to Presidential candidates whose Sun signs (recognition) are ruled by Mercury (Geminis and Virgos, like Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Marco Rubio, Chris Christy, and Bernie Sanders, to name a few). If they are not careful of crossing the line defined by the PC squad, they may find themselves on the wrong side of a pointed cannon that could result in an unwanted accidental explosion. Their popularity could suddenly nosedive for wrong word choices or overly aggressive assaults on others. The approval ratings - the ranking order - are bound to change these next three weeks in surprising ways. Think Newt Gingrich and John McCain (Gemini and Virgo), when their fortunes suddenly went south during Mercury retrogrades in the past two presidential cycles. Those who successfully avoid the mud fights are the winners.

How will this affect equity markets ?. Well, September 28 is a highly charged lunar eclipse, and also the midpoint of Mercury retrograde. If the cannon explodes, as it has in recent mid-Mercury retrograde periods, there could be quite another plunge. But you know what ? It may be setting up an exceptional buying opportunity too, maybe shortly after the explosion (if it happens). It looks grim right now, but it also looks like we are nearing an important low, perhaps in the next five weeks, from which a good size rally will follow in world equity markets. Maybe the Fed finds the courage to stick to its criteria for taking action. Maybe I am feeling a bit of the Jupiter/Neptune theme of irrational exuberance - or at least some hope in a world where the sky seems to be falling. Because I know that beyond the sky is the cosmos, where the writing on the walls of heaven show a constantly shifting drama that ultimately has a creative solution for everything under the Sun.

Longer-Term Thoughts and mundane astrology :

"I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I'm not sure if you realize that what you heard is not what I meant", - Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve Board Chair.

"The economy has been performing well", said Fed Chair Janet Yellen. Yet the economy isn't growing well enough that it can survive a mere 25 basis point increase in short-term rates. This has become the endless pattern of the zero-interest rate (ZIRP) era, in which central bankers say their polices are either working so well they must continue or not working well enough so they must continue. - "Stuck on Zero", Wall Street Journal editorial page, September 18, 2015.

"These studies indicate that the Fed will likely continue its low interest rate and accommodative monetary policies through most of 2015, and quite possibly into 2016", Forecast 2015 Book, by yours truly, written in November 2014.

The Chinese got what they wanted. The Fed backed down from raising its short-term rates, which was the primary purpose for the Chinese to devalue their Yuan a few weeks ago. But there are unintended consequences amidst growing confusion of what, when, and whether the Fed will do anything in the future, as portrayed by the Jupiter/Neptune opposition and Mercury retrograde on September 17, the date of the announcement to punt rather than try for a game-changing strategy for the USA economy, and more importantly, for the shaky USA middle class. Savers will continue being punished and shoved into even more risky investments, for the alternative to low interest bearing Treasuries is now a declining stock market, not a rising one, as before.

Yet, according to what we have been stating here for the past two years, this historic and overly accommodative period is nearing its end, and the next bout of rate tightening is coming up in early 2016. Sometimes these aspects can start manifesting events symbolic of their dynamics a little before they actually hit, or during the time they are in strongest force, or even a little afterwards. In this case, we are looking at the Saturn/Neptune waning square, which makes its first exact passage on November 26, 2015, and its last of three passages on September 10, 2016. This single 36-year geocosmic signature has an exceptional correlation to the end of long-term interest rate cycles in the USA, and the start of new long-term trends, as discussed in depth at the recent MMA Investment retreat in Tuscany, Italy by several MMTA graduates.

There are many other long-term correlations to financial markets and mundane world affairs related to Saturn and Neptune. In future columns, we will discuss them, as well in the next year's Forecast Book. The writing of that annual outlook begins now.

Announcements :

             It's that time of the year again! As in the past, MMA offers a special pre-publication discount rate for those who pre-order the next year's book before October 31, 2015, and that discount period starts now. The price of the Forecast 2016 Book will remain at $55.00 plus postage. However, if pre-ordered before October 31, the cost is $45.00 plus postage. This year's 2015 Forecast Book will be available in both paper and electronic editions. There is no postage for the electronic book format.

Additionally, all pre-order purchases qualify for a 10% discount on any 1-year MMA financial markets subscription service! This includes the MMA Cycles Report, the MMA Weekly, and/or the MMA Daily reports, which provide specific analysis and recommendations to several financial markets, including the DJIA, S&P, NASDAQ, Gold, Silver, Treasuries, Currencies, Crude Oil, and Soybeans. This is an exceptional time to subscribe to any of these reports, which have been exceptionally profitable in 2015.

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. But now, in 2016, we enter a different kind of period for the next two years that will require new strategies and a different set of skills to navigate these forces of change. 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 and click the banner. ORDER NOW AND SAVE BIG BUCKS!!!

This year's printed version of Forecast 2016 will also available in five other languages, as follows :
Dutch : at www.markettiming.nl
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Japanese : at http://merriman.jp
Russian : at http://www.mmafinance.ru
Italian : www.market-timing.it

Forecast 2015 was perhaps the most accurate year for the annual Forecast Book ever. We expect the accuracy to increase even more in 2016-2018 because the geocosmic patterns that will be preset have such a high correlation to long cycles in human activity, including war and drought. You can view MMA's Forecast for 2015 Scorecard at www.mmacycles.com. Scroll down to the bottom of the first page. As you will see, it was indeed a very good year.             

             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.
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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 :

             Due to health issues that have arisen recently (bronchial), I am cancelling all speaking engagements abroad until at least next May. I will, however, plan on a Forecast 2016 webinar in February.

             October 13-17, 2016 : ISAR 2016 - "The Power of Forecasting Meets the Consequence of Choice". Costa Mesa, California (near LA). The climax will be a panel of expert Mundane Astrologers giving their Forecast of the USA 2016 Presidential Election. An "Application to Speak" process is currently underway. More details at www.isarastrology.com, and via the ISAR ezine that is sent out to all members of the organization. This event will include tracks on Mundane and Financial Astrology as Forecasting Tools, plus others on Psychological Shifts in Life, Timing of Spiritual Transformations, and Timing of Significant Relationships.

             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.

             It is with great pleasure that I announce the addition of Egon von Greyerz to MMA Investment Retreat faculty of presenters. I met Egon last week in Girona, Spain, at a special gathering attended by MMTA Graduates Nitin Bhandari (India), Philipp Beyer (Germany), Henry Canciglia (USA) and myself. Egon is an expert on Gold. He owns Matterhorn Asset Management, a Swiss Asset Management company specializing in wealth preservation, located in Zurich ( www.goldswitzerland.com). He was also the person who initiated the "Save Our Swiss Gold" Act in Switzerland late last year, which would have required the Swiss National Bank to back up their assets with 20% Gold holdings. The initiative failed, but his reasons for initiating this effort are still valid. Egon is very interested in MMA cycles' work, and will share his outlook on Gold and the world debt. This is a real treat!

             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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