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This year's printed version of Forecast 2016 will also available in five other languages, as follows :

Each of these will also offer the English version of Forecast 2016, as will our Chinese distributor : Your work is essential to anyone who is serious in this field. I can't thank you enough for it.

THE HARD COPY, ENGLISH EDITION OF FORECAST 2016, HAS SOLD OUT! There will not be a second printing. However, eBook copies may still be purchased. That's the beauty of this new electronic age and books. You never sell out of eBooks.

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Please note that I am taking a one-week vacation starting Sunday, March 13. There may not be a column next week. It depends on whether I will have internet capability on the remote island I will be visiting, and if I feel up to writing a column while on vacation.

Review and Preview :

"Just weeks after Wall Street was preparing for the impending apocalypse comes talk that now would be a good time to raise interest rates... There's virtually no chance of that happening - literally zero, according to the CME's FedTracker tool. However, a small but growing chorus on the Street believes the Fed is missing an opportunity. They contend that the volatility that hit markets from mid-2015 through the early part of February has past. Employment gains have continued, energy prices have bounced and the S&P 500 has jumped more than 7 percent during the period". - Jeff Cox, "Calls Grow for Fed to Hike Rates in March", March 10, 2016, www.cnbc.com.

Talk about a contrary opinion, or an extreme investor sentiment reading. Yet it fits the geocosmic climate now in force through June. We are entering one of the most highly active geocosmic time bands of the year, containing very significant and long-term planetary combinations. In anticipation of this unique time period, we have now completed and posted a special interview on the "The Incredible Spring Lineup of Geocosmic Signatures", released on Wednesday, March 9, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XmXu276zUE. The interviewer was German journalist and astrologer Antonia Langsdorf. Immediately after this interview was posted, Iran violated the USA/Iran nuclear agreement, which was one of the topics covered in this interview. This is classic example of the mutable T-square, with Jupiter/Saturn/Neptune. For markets, this means sharp rallies amidst irrational exuberance, followed by panic, fear, and hysteria, in short order (perhaps every couple of weeks).

In terms of financial markets, last week's solar eclipse in Pisces was noteworthy. Many world equity indices made new highs for this cycle, following their lows of January 20 and/or February 11. Gold and the euro also had significant weeks.

In Europe, all the indices that we track rallied last week to their highest levels in several weeks. The Netherlands AEX rose to a high of 449.62 on March 10, up 18.7% from its primary cycle low of 378.53 on February 11. The German DAX got to 9995 on March 10, up nearly 15% from it slow of 8699 on February 11. London's FTSE index topped out at 6216 on Monday, March 7, up 13% from its 5499 low on February 11. And the Zurich SMI rallied to 8095, up 9% from its low of 7425 on February 11. The star performer in Europe continues to be the Russian MICEX Index, which soared to 1902 on March 7, its highest mark since June 2008 (almost 8 years ago). I think they like the idea of President Donald Trump working with Vladimir Putin.

In the Far East and Pacific Rim, the rallies were not so spectacular, other than in Australia, where the ASX rose to its highest level since January 6, and Hong Kong, where the Hang Seng Index made its highest mark since January 8. Japan, China, and India, on the other hand, had rallies that were not too remarkable. Japan's Nikkei did not exceed its high of the previous week, made on March 4, right in line with MMA's March 4-7 geocosmic reversal zone.

The Americas performed much better. The DJIA, S&P, and NASDAQ Composite indices all made new cycle highs on Friday. Brazil's Bovespa rallied to its highest mark since August 2015. The Argentina Merval Index was also strong, soaring to 14,450, and testing its all-time high of 15,260 made November 23. On January 20, it was down to 9812, so you can see this current rally has been a rise of nearly 50% in less than two months. What a difference a new and popular leadership makes.

Gold was also strong last week, rallying to 1287.80 intraday on Friday, March 11, its highest price since January 28, 2015. Silver, on the other hand, could only get to 1575, below its 1600 level of February 11, for a case of intermarket bearish divergence, as Mars now leaves its comfort zone in Scorpio for Sagittarius. Historically, precious metals are bullish when Mars is in Scorpio, as was the case this time, witnessing a 20+% rally in Gold in less than 3 months. Crude oil was also bullish last week, rising to 39.02 on Friday. This is now up nearly 50% since its low of 26.05 on February 11. This is consistent with our expectations under Saturn square Neptune, as described in both the Forecast 2016 Book and our January webinar. However, we now head into the second passage of Jupiter square Saturn, which could change the trend in crude oil prices and world affairs, described in our new YouTube video.

Short-Term AND LONGER-TERM Geocosmics :

Here we go. Between March 6 and March 26 there will be ten important geocosmic signatures unfolding. Some of these involve long-term planetary aspects, like the Jupiter/Pluto trine this week, March 16, and the Jupiter/Saturn square of March 23. Markets don't always reverse right on the date of a long-term planetary signature, but these cosmic events are useful for timing longer-term cycles within nine months, and usually just three months or less. They are also useful for understanding the psychological dynamics in effect for world political and banking leaders, as well as changes of focus in world markets.

In politics, there can be no doubt that the dynamics are changing rapidly, especially in the USA. Donald Trump is revolutionizing the Republican Party. Conservatives are losing their power, while a new breed of independents and dissatisfied Democrats are crossing over to support him. Others, however, are leaving the Republican Party, and will probably sit out this election. You either love him or hate him. His approval and disapproval ratings are extreme, as are those of Democratic contender Hillary Clinton. Typical of the mutable T-square, the populace will alter wildly between supporting one candidate and then the other, all the way into September, if not into the November election itself. In September, the last Saturn/Neptune square passage takes place, and one day earlier (September 9), Jupiter leaves Virgo for Libra for the next year. Sanity starts to return to politics. Or, political leaders start behaving a more maturely. It seems strange they would do this going into the last two months of the election, but that is what the cosmos suggests - unless the solar eclipse in early September, in opposition to Neptune, overrides this.

However, the current wildly swinging pendulum is not reserved just for the political arena. It is also applicable to the economies of the word, and hence financial markets. Europe went further into negative interest rate territory last week, while also embarking upon yet another QE bond buying program, this time including corporate bonds (oh, oh, the slope is getting slippery). In response, the Euro currency fell to first a new multi-week low, followed by a new multi-week high, both on the same day (March 10), as ECB Chair Mario Draghi further announced that he doesn't foresee a need for further stimulus. But wait a minute. He is a mutable Virgo sun sign, and the T-square of Jupiter/Saturn/Neptune is in mutable signs. Things change quickly now because of all this mutable energy, and no mutable sign can honestly say that this will be the last change they will make for a while. They will be changing their outlooks - and decisions - every few weeks ! And so will the stock market trends of the world. Mutable energy is not stable energy, like fixed signs or most earth signs would be (excluding Virgo for the present time). It is highly changeable. One must be flexible, but one must also be careful of appearing to be forgetful (or fickle) of what one said.

Jupiter trine Pluto this Wednesday probably holds up the stock and crude oil markets for another day or two. Then, the energy shifts to Jupiter square Saturn, March 23, followed by Saturn turning retrograde, March 25. It is March Madness time, and in this case, madness probably extends to both the political and economic realms. Hope and optimism may get tested with a strong dose of Saturn reality when this week passes, especially concerning agreements between word leaders (like Iran and the USA). This is a time when trust is tested, and those who violate agreements are called out. It may also be the time that President Obama reveals his choice for the next Supreme Court justice, and it probably won't go over very well. So, sit back and enjoy the political entertainment. There is not much else you can do when grown men and women decide to act out their alter egos in public, in search of satisfying their recognition hunger needs.

~~Longer-Term Thoughts and mundane astrology :~~

To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

Our interview with German Journalist and Astrologer Antonia Langsdorf took place last week, describing the incredible spring geocosmic lineup in force March 23-June 29, and its association with financial markets and world affairs. You can now view this interview on our YouTube station at https://youtu.be/1XmXu276zUE.

Attention crude oil traders ! A new report, titled, "Time for Crude Oil", will be soon be offered by MMTA graduate Nitin Bhandari, starting April 1. This service will consist of daily, weekly, and monthly reports on crude oil for active traders, investors, and hedgers. It will begin April 1. However, as an introductory offer, these reports will be available for free starting this Monday through April 1! Nitin has been writing MMA daily crude oil report for two years now, and the monthly report on crude oil for the MMA Cycles Report for the last several months. He recently called the bottom in crude oil, and advised all traders to get long at that time. As you know, crude oil is up nearly 50% from the low just one month ago. What is he advising now ? To find out, sign up now for his free introductory reports on crude oil. Call Lisa at 1-248-626-3034 or email her at ordersmma@msn.com to get your copies starting this Monday, March 14. All you have to do is ask to receive these free trial editions before they become paid subscription reports.

We have a book review and interview in "Traders World" this month. To view it, please visit http://tradersworld.com/Free-Issue/ and go to page 187. Traders World is one of the most popular journals for traders, and I am pleased to be highlighted in this month's issue, which contains a special article on Gold that I wrote. You may also view the article at http://tradersworld.com/62.pdf.

We are pleased to announce that the second MMA Investment Retreat will take place at the beautiful Kona Kai Resort on Shelter Island in San Diego, California, March 10-13, 2017. One of our guest speakers will be Ted Lee Fisher, money manager, retired member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and a legend in Commodity Futures for his pioneering work on creating Treasury futures. He is one of the most profound thinkers I have met on the current situation in world financial markets - a brilliant man and savvy trader, who has also been an ordained Buddhist Monk, and for 40 years, a diligent practicing lay person. We will open up early registration for this event shortly. Stay tuned, and don't miss this powerfully enlightening event!

New interview! It seems like we are in demand for interviews lately, which is a good thing. It probably also illuminates the fact that the investment world is in a state of uncertainty right now, and given our accurate forecasts of late, and outlook for 2016, they want to know what we think, how we view the current state of affairs financially and politically. The highly regarded FXstreet.com just conducted an interview/review of Forecast 2016 Book by yours truly.
It is very good, discussing major political, economic, and financial market themes of 2016. To view please go to http://www.fxstreet.com/analysis/conversations-with-forex-experts/2016/02/18. It is in English here, but will soon be translated into Spanish. For our Spanish-speaking friends, FXstreet.com will be posting our free weekly column in Spanish shortly.

Check out The Mountain Astrologer, the Dec/Jan 2016 edition that just came out. It features a two-part interview with Raymond Merriman on Financial and Mundane Astrology, the economy, financial markets, and the state of the world astrology community. For information on subscribing to America's top astrological magazine and getting your copy of this and the next issue's interview with Ray Merriman, conducted by Editor Tem Terriktar, call TMA at 530-477-8839, 800-287-4828, or their website at www.mountainastrologer.com.

MMA's annual Forecast Book, written by Raymond A. Merriman since 1976, is now completed and HAS SOLD OUT! There will not be a second printing. However, eBook copies may still be purchased. That is the beauty of this new electronic age and books. You never sell out of eBooks.

This year's printed version of Forecast 2016 will also available in four other languages, as follows :
Dutch : at www.markettiming.nl
German : at http://www.mma-europe.ch
Japanese : at http://merriman.jp
Russian : at http://www.mmafinance.ru

MMA's weekly and daily reports have been extremely accurate and profitable lately, catching the lows in metals, stocks, crude oil, soybeans, and currencies. 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.
- 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 :

April 14-18, 2016 : Saturn Square Neptune : What It Means for the World and for You Personally ; Great Lakes Astrology Conference, Ann Arbor, MI. For further information, contact 1-734-434-0804, info@greatlakesstrology.com.

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.

March 10-13, 2017 : Second MMA Investment Retreat, tentatively planned for Southern California or Hawaii now (no Sedona). Details soon.

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.

The new book titled Solar-Lunar Keys to Gold Prices : Secrets of a Gold Trader , is now out. The long awaited sequel to the Secrets of a Silver Trader is due out in late October (maybe before)!!!
Now, GOLD as you have never seen it by night or day. The studies for the soon-to-be-released book are now completed and the results are now being used in the weekly and daily MMA subscription reports for short-term trading strategies in Gold. That's right... historically tested Solar-Lunar Correlations to trading reversals in the Gold Market - as only available from Raymond Merriman. The studies cover over 40 years of daily Gold, starting from December 31, 1974 through April 2015. The book will change how you approach trading Gold using these leading solar-lunar indicators, with very clear instructions as to "when" to expect 3%, 4%, or greater reversals in Gold prices and how to trade them. It will be a valuable guide for short-term traders of Gold, GLD, and other ETF's involving Gold prices. You may call 1-248-626-3034 or email ordersmma@gmail.com and place your pre-order now. It is also now available for purchase on the MMA web site at www.mmacycles.com. Order now and get the first printing of this new book on trading Gold!

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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