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MMA COMMENTS FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING
August 22 - 2016
Raymond A. Merriman©

Financial Market Analyst & Market Timer.

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It was a very interesting week as many world stock indices made cycle highs on our August 15 three-star critical reversal date. In the USA, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P, and NASDAQ Composite all made new all-time highs - and then promptly declined for the majority of the week as Saturn changed directions on August 13, and Venus squared both Satuirn and Neptune,August 13-14. That was the high and the reversal. Geocosmics called it again, even when many technical studies looked bullish.

Gold and Silver also exhibited interesting price activity. Both attempted rallies early last week. Both failed to sustain those rallies. By Friday, August 19, Silver was down to 19.22/ounce, its lowest level since July 1. Gold, on the other hand, didn't take out its July 21 low of 1318.50. For that matter, it didn't even take out last week's low, possibly indicating a developing case of intermarket bullish divergence, which will develop if it can close above a daily resistance level this week. Crude oil went the opposite way. It was up all week, soaring to 48.75/barrel on Friday, up nearly 25% from its primary cycle low of August 3 (our prior geocosmic critical reversal date), and its highest mark since July 5.

The U.S. Dollar continued its decline as well last week, falling to a low of 95.50 on Thursday, August 18, its lowest level since June 24. This fits our ongoing narrative that the Fed will not raise its short-term interest rates before the election. In fact, all of their announcements will be accommodative, if anything, designed to put pressure on the U.S. Dollar to help the multi-national corporations to regain world market share in trade. They may state they don't wish to interfere with the USA elections by changing rates, but actually this very stance does affect the election. It favors Hillary Clinton's chances if the USA is undergoing a "wealth effect" via record breaking stock (and bond) markets, thereby deflecting Donald's Trump's strongest argument that the USA economy is weak. Of course he is right, but if stocks are soaring, those invested in the stock market will vote according to their pocketbooks, which are starting to swell with paper profits. Unfortunately, it is only "paper" value these days.

Short-Term Geocosmics :

We now leave one set of powerful Saturn signatures that were present August 13-18, and enter another period in which Mars and the Solar Eclipse make hard aspects to the approaching Saturn/Neptune square (August 24-September 10). This could get a little wild. It could also get even more outrageous in the political realm, for with Mars and the Solar Eclipse involved in a connection with Neptune, vicious attacks and allegations may be made (even leaked) that

1) harm the opponent and
2) are later proved to be untrue, which ends up hurting the aggressor.

In the world of financial markets, this also may affect the price of crude oil. Distortion or manipulation of numbers may quietly be altered to influence prices to the benefit of the manipulators. This principle, of course, may expand beyond the crude oil market, and even beyond the world of finances. Once again, readers are advised to not believe whatever you read, hear, or see. Just see this as one of the last acts in an entertaining saga that is more fiction than reality.

One geocosmic signature that may offer optimism and prop up stock indices is Mercury conjunct Jupiter, taking place August 22-Setember 2. Mercury turns retrograde on August 30 at 29° Virgo, the halfway point in the zodiac. This degree is one of fairness, balance, and urge to help. But it is also a degree that may be inclined to indecisiveness, because to sees all the possibilities. In any event, Mercury is stationary in late Virgo, which is also where Jupiter will be transiting during this period, and so there will be reasons to be optimistic. This may be reflected in rising stock prices, in spite of the hard aspect from Mars and the Solar Eclipse to Saturn and Neptune. They can come down from their perch (pedestal) after that.

LONGER-TERM THOUGHTS AND MUNDANE ASTROLOGY :

"Yet, hear me, people, we have now to deal with another race - small and feeble when our fathers first met them, now great and overbearing. Strangely enough, they have a mind to till the soil, and the love of possessions is a disease with them. These people have many rules that the rich may break but the poor may not. They claim this mother of ours, the earth, for their own, and fence their neighbors away; they deface her with their buildings and their refuse. That nation is like a spring freshet (?) that overruns its banks and destroys all who are in its path" - Sitting Bull, at the Powder River Council of 1877. This document was displayed in a restaurant in Northern Michigan, where I was vacationing this past week. There are many native Americans who live up here. Some things just don't change.

We have been through a lot of powerful geocosmic cycles since 2008, perhaps the most powerful slew of long-term cosmic signatures in our lifetime. One of the strongest and strangest - Saturn in its 36-year waning square to Neptune - will finally make its third and final passage on September 10. I don't think it will go out with a whimper since both Mars and the Solar Eclipse will set off this long-term planetary cycle August 24-September 2, followed by Venus making a T-square to Uranus and Pluto, September 11-18.

In medical astrology, the Saturn/Neptune principle represents the greatest area of weakness (by midpoint, or by presence in a hard aspect, especially if it rules the chart (or the 6 th house of health). It is prone to infection and disease, and can also coincide with an epidemic or worldwide health crisis (like the Zika virus, which is causing travel warnings to Miami now).

Psychologically, it can also coincide with a period of fear - fear of the unknown, but a fear so strong as to cause paralysis of movement, an inability to make a decision, take a firm stand, lest it lead to failure. Or, when acting out, it may indeed be prone to mistakes, errors in judgment, lack of forethought as to the consequences of one's actions. Saturn represents "the plan," or the goal, and the pathway (rules) one must follow to successfully execute the plan, reach the goal. Neptune is more like intuition and imagination. It runs on "faith". These two can be very powerful if integrated well and if they work together. However, in hard aspect, they instead tend to undermine one another. The "plan" requires discipline and organization. "Faith" does not. In fact, Neptune ("faith and trust") can end up betraying the plan, causing it to fail due to lack of structure and commitment to achieve the "goal".

Historically, Saturn and Neptune in a waning square correlates with a major reversal in long-term interest rate trends. In their previous incarnation (1979-1980), interest rates were at historic highs. The time before that (1944-1945), they were at historic lows, like they are now. The point is that central banks, and the Federal Reserve Board, knows this prolonged period of ZIRP (Zero Interest Rate Policy) is not only highly irregular, but that it is harming a healthy environment for investment and economic growth. Yet, they are paralyzed with "fear" that if and when they do come off ZIRP, it will create a financial panic.

Perhaps what they don't realize is that it is going to happen anyway. You can't get back to "normal" without incentives to save and the invest. Sure, when rates go up, there will be a giant sucking sound, like the undertow of the sea after it washes to shore and then goes back out. But in time, as investors and savers get rewarded for saving their monies, they will eventually start investing those savings, and that will bring the economy back - especially when they see exceptional values, and if they have some monies saved to capitalize on the opportunities. Right now? Everybody is afraid to take the risk with assets being so high, and savings so low. Even bankers are afraid, much like political leaders, despite the Neptune tendency to put on a good act. When you really think about, it is really a bad act. At some point they will have to get real. The orb of influence of an aspect like Saturn/Neptune can last up to nine months after its last passage.

To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

             I will be giving a presentation on "How to Use Astrology to Identify Major Reversal Points in Financial Markets" at the AstroSummit 2.0, taking place online on September 19, sponsored by Astrologyhub. For more information, or to take part in this exciting AstroSummit, involving 30+ presentations, please click on this link. This is a cutting edge educational org dedicated to advancing modern-day astrology. If you want to learn how I identify CRDs (Critical Reversal Dates), and how both geocosmic signatures and solar/lunar signatures are used for this purpose, please tune in on September 19.

             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.
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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 :

             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).

             March 9-13, 2017 : The Second MMA Investment Retreat is now confirmed at the beautiful Kona Kai Hotel right on the Pacific Ocean, in San Diego, California. Save the dates! It will be special. Cost is $4000 ($3600 if reserved by October 15). Go to http://new.mmacycles.com/sandiego2017/index.shtml for details, or on the MMA website at www.mmacycles.com under the banner at the top of the page. Just click it.

             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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