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Stock markets around the world were up smartly last week, following their lows of August 2, when Mars moved into Sagittarius. In the USA, the DJIA, S&P, and NASDAQ all made new all-time highs. Gold and Silver were strong into Wednesday, and then started another decline as the week ended. Now we will watch and see what effect Saturn changing directions on August 13 will have, with Venus squaring both it and Neptune over the weekend.

Short-Term Geocosmics :

We are now entering one month of heavy emphasis on the Saturn/Neptune themes, as described in our latest YouTube video series (see announcements). And the 36-year Saturn/Neptune square is the dominant geocosmic signature of 2016. It starts with Saturn turning direct on August 13, just one degree away from an exact square to Neptune (that final passage will take place September 9). Also on August 13-14, Venus will form a T-square to Saturn and Neptune. One of our basic rules is that any market that declines into a Venus/Saturn hard aspect is a candidate to make a low from which prices reverse upwards. But how long that reversal will last depends on the other signatures that will unfold afterwards - and there are several that will take place August 12-September 12, including the important Mars/Saturn conjunction of August 24. Since Neptune is also involved, this month-long period not only highlights stock indices around the world, as well as crude oil and precious metals.

Crude oil and precious metals are also likely to be important because of the many planets now in Sagittarius (the sign that co-rules crude oil). Most notable is Mars in Sagittarius, which our studies previously demonstrated, correlate with large price swings in crude oil (and heightened military tensions in the Middle East), and will continue through its ingress of Capricorn. This passage lasts from August 2 through November 8 (it ends with the USA election). We noted that several markets reversed on August 2 as Mars entered Sagittarius. Crude oil and the DJIA made a low then, while gold, silver, currencies, and treasuries made a high.

LONGER-TERM THOUGHTS AND MUNDANE ASTROLOGY :

"Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely". Lord Acton.

"Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment". - Mahatma Gandhi

This week's thoughts will include an account of my recent tour of Europe, based on discussions I had with subscribers, friends, friends of friends, and both new social and professional contacts. It will also include some of my own thoughts on current events that have evolved since leaving the USA one month ago. It all seems like it was so much longer than a month ago. Many things have happened in the world and the USA since then. Many things have changed.

When I left, the Republican and Democrat conventions had not taken place. Donald Trump was even, or ahead in the polls, against Hillary Clinton. The alleged coup attempt to overthrow Turkish President Recep Erdogan had not yet occurred. The main thing on the minds of Europeans when I arrived was the future of the European Union, the effect of Brexit, and the new leader of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, who would visit German Chancellor Angela Merkel during this period. Merkel was having her own problems with the refugee crisis in her nation.

All of these things were unfolding, or about to unfold, as I arrived. And then a series of terrorist attacks and violent events occurred in very quick fashion in Germany. These were the complexities of the rapidly changing world. As I met one group of Europeans after another, these were the crux of the concerns that shaped their voices and opinions, as a slew of Uranus signatures highlighted the cosmos in late July, with a transition to several Saturn/Neptune signatures approaching by the time I returned on August 11, a return that itself was delayed by two days due to the computer breakdown at Delta Airlines. That delay (Saturn) was sort of a Uranus (airlines) event. This trip was very Uranus-Saturn, both personally and in terms of how I read the world over the past month.

First, it was a reaction of astonishment (Uranus) that engulfed those I spoke with : stunned that Donald Trump was actually ahead in the polls. The Europeans I talked with could not fathom that the USA would seriously elect Donald Trump. They mostly see him as dangerous. On the other hand, they were aware and concerned about Hillary Clinton's trust/character issues.

One even commented that he could not fathom how the USA could support Clinton, for it was due to her direction that the refugee crisis in Germany unfolded. In his view, the United States leadership has changed immensely since the aftermath of World War II. Back then, the USA was careful in its planning on how to help rebuild nations that were destroyed in the Second World War. But in Viet Nam, then Iraq, and most recently Libya, the USA has had no plan to reconstruct those nations once it conspired to remove their leaders. In the vacuum, chaos has led to the evolution of terrorism and terrorist groups, like ISIS. The forced but unnecessary removal of Gadhafi, in this gentleman's view, was the work of both Obama and Clinton with no foresight for handling the aftermath. As Libya turned lawless, a wave of Libyans sought escape through small boats over the Mediterranean Sea. Many died, but many made it across the sea for the first time ever in such a coerced exodus. To their amazement and disbelief, there were no border controls in Europe. They thought they could not enter Europe, but at that time, all they had to do was make it across the sea. Once word got out that 1) you could make it by small boat across the Mediterranean, and 2) you could enter one country after another without much restriction, the mass exodus from Syria and Northern Africa began. This was all during the Cardinal Climax of 2008-2015, when the world changed dramatically, as the T-square between Saturn, Uranus, and Pluto would suggest.

Stricter border controls were put in place after the refugee crisis had already started. In Germany, it became a serious problem. Merkel was not getting any help from her own government on handling this crisis. Despite public relations attempts to show that many of the refugees were professional people, like doctors, it soon became apparent that many were also not the type that would ever become "good citizens" of Germany, especially those from Northern Africa, whose behavior and attitudes towards women were not complimentary with the values and laws of Germany. To make matters even worse, there was no effective acclimation process for these new arrivals, which according to Germans in this field that I spoke to, would take a minimum of 10 years (let alone three months) to properly indoctrinate/educate on acceptable social behavior and laws. The refugees did not know how to adapt to German culture; Germans were not ready for the invasion of Northern African culture. Without help from within Germany's own government, and with her popularity spiraling down as more and more sexual violations were reported, Merkel then made a deal with Turkish president Erdogan to help her, by accepting refugees before they got to Germany. The Germans resented this even more - that she made a deal with Erdogan rather than fix it herself - and today, many Germans are very disappointed in Merkel. Many told me they would not vote for her in next year's election (which I found alarming, as she was so "trusted" before this).

The situation with Erdogan was also enlightening, and consistent with the themes of Saturn and Neptune (lack of trust and belief). Nearly three million Turks live in Germany. They have been well received and accepted by Germans. Until now. All that is changing because of the so-called "coup attempt" to overthrow Erdogan. The American news on the subject seems to suggest that the coup attempt was real, or staged by the USA military and/or intelligence. This would be a classic example of the "victimization" nature of Saturn/Neptune. However, nearly everyone I spoke with believed that Erdogan himself staged the coup attempt. Regardless of the truth, some conveyed that the end result itself is the same- his consolidation of powers and elimination of his opposition. It is this, that most worries the Germans, who seem to abhor such absolute power grabs and the punishment of critics that is to be unleashed on his opponents, marking the end of many of the freedoms of democracy that Turks were getting used to.

An interesting demonstration in support of Erdogan by the German Turks took place while I was in Germany. Over 30,000 turned out in Cologne to show their support for him. This event was not well received by Germans I spoke with. That night, at a Turkish restaurant outside of Cologne, my host asked the waiter if he was there. He regretted he was not; he wished he could have attended. The waiter was upset because the German government would not allow Erdogan to address the crowd by satellite telecast. My host asked why he was upset at that. Shouldn't he be grateful that the Germans even allowed such a demonstration to take place ? The waiter said "Erdogan is a hero in Turkey, and to all the Turkish people in Germany. He is giving the people their pride back and he is creating freedom for Turks". When my host asked, "Are you aware that if Erdogan was president here, you would not have been able to conduct such a demonstration ? You would not have this freedom ? If Germans in Turkey wanted to stage a demonstration in favor of Merkel, or Germany, Erdogan would not allow it ? You have rights here that you would not have in Turkey, and isn't this why you came here ? To have these freedoms ?".

The waiter looked troubled, He had not thought of that. Of course not. But it was no surprise to me that a German did. Germans have seen this play before. They know how this story is likely to unfold. With three million Turks now living in Germany, favoring Erdogan's actions or reactions (human rights concerns), on top of all the refugees from Syria and Northern Africa they are trying to assimilate (and educate) because they believe that helping those in trouble is "the right thing to do", many Germans (and Dutch and Swedes that I also spoke with) are deeply concerned about the future of Europe.

And, they worry about what a President Trump would mean to Europe. They are worried that America will elect Trump. More worried than what America would be like under a President Hillary Clinton. This was the question they asked of me: "Who will win the election" I answered, "Based on the selection of running mates, it is a choice between candidates whose birthdates (Sun position of Clinton and Kaine) make a grand trine to the USA Venus/Jupiter, versus candidates whose Suns make a conjunction to the USA Mars, square Neptune (Trump and Pence). My belief is that the USA will choose Venus/Jupiter over Mars, and probably in a landslide". In this case, I also believe the candidate of Wall Street and Federal Reserve Bank wins.

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. .

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- The MMA Japanese Markets Cycles report covers the Nikkei, JGB Bonds, and the Dollar-Yen.
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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 :
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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.

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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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