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It was a good week for most world stock indices, as several made new multi-month highs. In the USA, both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and the S&P futures soared to new all-time highs, consistent with the inconsistent planet of Uranus, which is highlighted this month. The all-time highs also reflected my take on the wishes of the Federal Reserve Board since March of this year. As stated last week, "Our premise laid out since March has been :
1) the Federal Reserve Board would do whatever it takes to make the economy look stronger and send the stock market soaring,
2) they will not raise rates because they want a rising stock market in order to create a "wealth effect" for voters headed into the November 2016 presidential election, and
3) US stock indices would soar to new all-time highs prior to the election". Bingo!.

Regarding Uranus and the stock market, last week's column also stated, " Uranus signatures are highlighted throughout July. This is a massive amount of powerful Uranian force, promising a month of highly combustible events. But now here we are in July, and the records and discoveries and outrageous behavior of humans (and nature) show no sign of letting up. In fact, they may all intensify, perhaps right through much of August, as Mars will conjunct Saturn in the fire sign of Sagittarius, August 24. These cosmic patterns suggest that financial markets will continue to be wild, with new records being set in many financial markets (all-time highs, lows)". Indeed, USA stock markets made new all-time highs, even as human behavior continued to be outrageous (more terrorist attacks that took the lives of innocent people, including children, in France, and a late-week military coup attempt erupting in Turkey).

Stock markets were also strong in Argentina, where the Merval index soared to another record high, and also in Great Britain, Australia, and India, where indices rallied to their highest levels since August of last year.

In other markets, Gold and Silver continued their corrective declines from their two-year highs made the previous week. Crude Oil made a 2-month low early last week, but didn't recover very much the remainder of the week. It closed under $46/barrel.

Short-Term Geocosmics and mundane astrology :

"It is legitimately asked whether this is a government of laws or a government of men - of failed, flawed human beings. Are the rich and powerful always assumed now to have the decisive finger on the scales of justice ?. Cynicism is also a virus. Once everyone knows nothing is on the square, as they used to say, they too become more corrupt just to maintain their position. Cynicism doesn't just make everything worse ; it creates a new kind of bad. It kills, for instance, the idea of merit. You don't rise through talent and effort ; you rise through lies, connections, silence, the rules of the gang. That gives the young an unearned bitterness. That is terrible thing for adults to do, to deprive the young of the idealism that helps them rise cleanly and with point". Peggy Noonan, "Comedy Wears Better than Cynicism", Wall Street Journal, July 9-10, 2016.

"In Jersey, anything's legal as long as you don't get caught".- Tom Petty and Bob Dylan, "Tweeter and the Monkey Man", 1968, song by the Traveling Wilburys.

It is not a stretch to think that the current waning square between Saturn and Neptune is giving rise to global cynicism, as Peggy Noonan writes in a recent Wall Street Journal article. If you consider "truth" and "honor" as characteristics ascribed to Saturn, and Neptune as denial, avoidance of accountability, illusion, and the effort to make things appear to be different (much better, even more romantic and enticing) than they really are, then you can see the association.

The illusion is what often passes as "truth" and "honor". It is actually an untruth, even a lie. But we operate as if it is real, for the reality is that we must survive, and survival in the real world requires that we buy into these lies, these illusions of truth. Hence, we see the corruption and become immune to it via the psychological defenses that cynicism fosters. It is all Saturn and Neptune - the real, the unreal, and the unreal that becomes accepted - not as real, but as a necessity in order to just get by. When we get exposed - busted - for playing this game (of lies) and acting as if we believe it, we become subject to scandal, which is the ultimate outcome of Saturn square Neptune. But as long as we don't get caught, or if we are able to figure out ways to gain enough power to avoid being caught, it's all OK. Until karma catches up. And then that begins the ballad of "Pluto in Capricorn", where illusions are shattered and things become really real. It sounds like a Hollywood thriller in the making. Unfortunately, it is all too real.

We live in two worlds today : the real but terrifying world of terrorism and violence on the rise, represented by Pluto in Capricorn and Uranus in Aries, and the unreal, self-righteous world of Saturn in Sagittarius squaring Neptune in Pisces. The combination has not only proved to be cynical, but also corrupt and dangerous, especially if you truly believe in the higher principles of these planets and signs (truth, honor, world peace, and reverence for all forms of life). Which begs the question : What is truth ? Whose truth, or whose version of the truth, is the real truth ? Is it possible we can ever evolve to a point where we accept divergent views of truth ? Not easily with Saturn square Neptune. And when they clash, you end up with Uranus in Aries (violence) square Pluto in Capricorn (I am going to force you to my truth, even if it means taking your life).

Last week was an example of all of these cosmic forces in action, from the hearings on Capitol Hill, to the killings in Nice, France, to the record-breaking rallies in U.S. stocks, followed by the attempted or actual military coup in Turkey. In terms of Mundane Astrology, the Sun will complete its cardinal T-square to Uranus and Pluto on Saturday, July 16. Yet we are not yet done with Uranus, for it will turn retrograde on July 29, within a degree of conjunction to the relatively unknown planet Eris, located in 23-24 degrees of the war-like sign of Aries.

The station of any planet (when it is about to begin or end its retrograde motion) is very powerful. It is a time when that planet, that sign, and any planet it aspects, is highlighted until it moves past that degree. In this case, Uranus conjoins Eris within one degree from May 8 through October 21. When other planets enter 23-24 degrees of cardinal signs, as Venus did June 30-July 7 and as the Sun is doing July 7-16, it is also critical in terms of social and political events, financial markets, and nature. Records were broken, as we forecasted in USA stocks, and temperatures on earth rose to record levels during the past month as well. Furthermore, lives can be in danger as some people either lose control and go violent, or they intentionally carry out so-called truths that they have distilled out of their self-righteous but deranged belief systems and religious texts. That is the Uranus/Pluto side of today's reality.

And then there is the Neptune version of reality, where stocks soar to record highs in spite of increasing world debt and global economic weakness, while the rich and powerful have the decisive finger on the scales of justice. As long as they don't get caught, we pretend that it is not illegal. We survive in our cynicism that this lie, and our enabling of it, provides for those who would be kings.

Excuse me if I sound a little cynical after last week's events. But as a double Capricorn (Sun and Moon), I have my own sense of honor and truth that I choose to live by. I hope that those who read this column do too, and that you are not deluded by any self-righteous leaders (or followers) behaving as if they have the decisive finger on the scales of justice.

As far as financial markets go, July is likely to continue seeing wild action. Those that have been going up, can continue going up, and then suddenly reverse sharply, all by the first week of August. This is not a stable time, probably will not be until September 9-10, when Saturn makes its last passage in its square to Neptune, and Jupiter moves from volatile Virgo to balanced Libra.

~~LONGER-TERM THOUGHTS AND MUNDANE ASTROLOGY :~~

To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

The MMA Mid-Year Update webinar with Raymond Merriman took place Sunday, June 5. The recording of this event is now available for download. It was a very good presentation, chock full of timely and valuable information. The webinar lasted about two hours, and covered the outlook for Gold, Silver, the USA stock market, Crude Oil, Grains (Soybeans) and the U.S. Dollar. It also analyzed the charts of the German DAX index, the Australian Dollar, Apple, and CGW (the water ETF) charts. There was an interesting Q and A at end. The cost this recording is $45.00 and includes the 88 power point slides. You may order the downloadable recording by going there, or email ordersmma@msn.com or call 1-248-626-3034 or 1-800-662-3349.

Our fourth interview on "The Incredible Spring Lineup of Geocosmic Signatures", has now been posted on our YouTube station at https://youtu.be/XoWP_ku6Pus. This latest video focuses on the importance of the current Mercury retrograde and contains a special section on the recent explosion upwards in Silver prices. All four interviews are available for viewing. Part 1 can be seen at : https://youtu.be/KmaySvng0dk, and Part 2 at https://youtu.be/JTCO9JlCnB8. Part 3 may also be viewed now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7YGVkmlSew. These videos are getting great reviews and are very relevant right now. Hosted by German Journalist and Astrologer Antonia Langsdorf, interviewing Raymond Merriman, these YouTube videos describe the incredible spring geocosmic lineup now in force, and its association with financial markets and world affairs. You will not be disappointed. You will be surprised. .

SPECIAL SUMMER SALE ON GOLD AND SILVER BOOKS !!! MMA is offering a 25%-off sale on two of our most popular books for the remainder of July: "The Sun, Moon, and Silver Market: Secrets of a Silver Trader", and our newest book, "Solar/Lunar Keys to Gold Price Reversals : Secrets of a Gold Trader". The normal price is $125 for the Silver Book and $144 for the Gold Book, plus postage (not available in eBook format). You may order one or both books. Order both and save $67.00! This offer is good until August 1. To apply, please use coupon code 25GOLD when ordering at www.mmcycles.com, under PRODUCTS and then FINANCIAL BOOKS. Or by email at ordersmma@msn.com, or call 1-248-626-3034, or 1-800-MMA-3349.

Our monthly MMA Cycles : The monthly edition of the MMA International Cycles Report (ICR) 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 $55.00, which includes the current issue and the next month's as well.
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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
Then year is now 5 months complete, and we will now drop the price for copies of the Forecast 2016 e-book from $55.00 to $35.00. MMA will also offer a one-month special of a free copy of the Forecast 2016 e-book with any order exceeding $250.00 (offer ends June 30). The Forecast 2016 Book is still very valuable. The first 50 pages cover the outlook not only for 2016, but the year's role in the greater outlook for the next ten years, when Saturn and Neptune will start a new conjunction cycle on February 20, 2026, as both cross over into 0° Aries. It describes the correlation of this planetary pair cycle to the political situation in Russia as well as its correspondence to long-term USA interest rates. Equally valuable are the 7 months of geocosmic three-star critical reversal dates (CRDs) still remaining in the year for USA stocks, Gold and Silver, Treasuries, Currencies, Crude Oil and Grain prices. Order now at the discounted rate and get your copy of the Forecast 2016 Book while it is still current and of great value.

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...

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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Upcoming Events :

Raymond Merriman will be traveling to Paris, Cologne, and Amsterdam in the second half of July to meet with subscribers. If you are interested in attending or hosting any of these meetings with other MMA subscribers, please drop a line to mmacycles@msn.com.

October 13-17, 2016 : ISAR 2016 - "The Power of Forecasting Meets the Consequence of Choice". Costa Mesa, California (near LA). There will be two panels on the USA 2016 presidential election (one of foreign and one of USA astrologers with excellent track records for predicting election winners). The symposium itself will feature six tracks on various forecasting technicals and applications, including a financial track for market timers, with forecasts of various financial markets (including yours truly, Raymond Merriman). I will give a presentation on the correlation of the US Dollar to the USA presidential election, as well as my outlook on precious metals and stock markets. Expected attendance is approximately 500-600, including presentations by over 60 of the world's top forecasting astrologers. 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 9-13, 2017 : The second MMA Investment Retreat will take place at the beautiful Kona Kai Resort on Shelter Island in San Diego, California, March 9-13, 2017, located right on the Pacific Ocean. You will be hearing more about this spectacular retreat soon, but save the dates now. 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. Egon von Greyerz of Matterhorn Asset Management in Zurich, Switzerland, an asset management company based on wealth preservation principles, will also be a guest speaker. Matterhorn has clients in over 40 countries and Gold vaults in Zurich, the Swiss Alps, Singapore and Hong Kong. Egon was one of the individuals behind the "Save Our Swiss Gold" referendum in Switzerland in 2015. Also present will be some of the brightest minds from the MMTA (Merriman Market Timing Academy) who will present their latest research on the best investment ideas of 2017-2018. Go there for early-bird registration (before June 21, 2015), and do not miss this powerfully enlightening event !. Save the dates! It will be special. Cost is $4000 ($3300 if reserved by July 1, 2016, $3600 if reserved by October 15). Details now available on the MMA website (www.mmacycles.com).

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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