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This year's printed version of Forecast 2017 will also available in these other languages, as follows :

Each of these will also offer the English version of Forecast 2017, 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 Forecast 2017 Book is on schedule for completion by December 1, and release on December 15. Written by Raymond A. Merriman since 1976, it is one of the most unique, affordable ($55.00) plus postage, and accurate glimpses into the coming year. The Forecast 2017 Book will be available in both paper and electronic editions. There is no postage for the electronic book format.

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The USA stock market keeps rolling along to new all-time highs following the contradictory USA presidential election of November 8. Donald Trump, of course, won the Electoral College vote, and will be the next USA president, barring another surprising upset by Electoral College delegates who will cast their decisive votes on December 19. Hillary Clinton will not serve as the next USA president, despite a continued growing lead of nearly two million more total (popular) votes. Yet, the NASDAQ Composite futures continues to fall short of making a new all-time high, which could still become a case of intermarket bearish divergence if these indices close lower next week.

Interestingly enough, new all-time highs (as far back as my data base goes) also formed in the Russian MICEX Index, while the stock indices of both China and Japan soared to their highest levels since January 2016. Asia and the USA look great, but Europe lags behind.

The super surge to new all-time highs in US stock indices came at the expense of Treasuries and foreign currencies. This is a serious concern because the investors are fleeing the safe haven of U.S. Treasuries for the more speculative stock market, and that eventually becomes a bubble waiting to be burst, or a nail waiting for the hammer to fall. All of this, of course, is related to the conventional wisdom that the Fed will raise rates in the next couple of weeks, a forecast that this column has stated would be the case since last spring.

The huge market sentiment believing the Fed will raise rates has caused an equally strong surge upward in the value of the U.S. Dollar, which cracked above 102.00 last week for the first time since March 2003. Also, as stated several times in this column over the past two years, there is the 16-year presidential election cycle, which - in 2016 - correlated with a Republican victory that in turn tends to correlate with a 16-year crest in the U.S. Dollar in January 2017 +/- 6 months. Here we are, living in the land of cycles, where the concept of free will seems to have vanished in favor high hopes for a happy ending to a nasty election.

The big losers in the fight against the Dollar cycle continues to be commodities, especially precious metals. Gold fell to a new 9-month low, falling to a low 1170 on Friday, right to our buy point in the daily program. Silver fell to 1615, which held above its 1583 low on June 1, as Gold easily took out its low of that time (1200.50), for a possible case of intermarket bullish divergence. And of all this drama is unfolding exactly on our geocosmic three-star critical reversal date. Now we wait and see if this actually coincides with a reversal now, or instead a breakout to even higher highs (in the Dollar and stocks) or lower lows (in metals and currencies). With Uranus involved, we know it can be either.

Short-Term Geocosmics ~~& longer-term THOUGHTS~~ :

This is a time when several powerful geocosmic signatures are unfolding.

Last Wednesday, November 24, the first of three passages of the Jupiter/Pluto waning square occurred. As stated last week, "This will bring back themes that were present when these two planets were in conjunction in December 2007, which was the first month of the official Great Recession. It pertains to the four D's: debt, deficits, default, and downgrades, plus taxes. These themes are apt to be present through all three passages, which will last until August 2017. Along the way, this square will be part of a cardinal T-square with Uranus, which will be at its strongest in March 2017 +/- 2 months. This type of cardinal T-square is often in effect when sudden financial crises, or stock market selloffs, occur". The current debt ceiling limit is due to expire in March 2017.

There is also a powerful Venus translation occurring now. Venus conjoined Pluto and squared Jupiter on Friday, November 25. On Tuesday, November 29, Venus will square Uranus, forming another cardinal T-square. As stated in last week's column, "These are all powerful geocosmic reversal signatures, as is the Sun/Neptune waning square of November 30. Many financial markets are vulnerable to reversing their recent moves, as new and sudden information and events unfold that change the financial and possibly political outlook of the masses. However, it is a new primary cycle, so any reversal, although steep, may be short-lived".

LONGER-TERM THOUGHTS AND MUNDANE ASTROLOGY :

"Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms". Winston Churchill, "Churchill on Trump and Clinton", Lee Pollack, Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2016.

"Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half the people are right more than half of the time". E.B White, 1943, as quoted in USA Today, "What Does Democracy Mean Today?" November 25, 2016.

" The former secretary of state has garnered 64,223,958 votes, compared to the president-elect's 62,206,395, according to a count curated by Dave Wasserman of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report". - Gabriel Debenedetti , Kyle Cheney and Nolan D. McCaskill , "Clinton's Lead in the Popular Vote Surpasses 2 Million", Politico.com, November 23, 2016.

This is my favorite time of the year, mentally speaking. That's because it is when I finish the annual Forecast Book, and I get a clearer sense of where the financial world is, and where it is headed. I am not always right in my interpretation of rhythmic and planetary cycles and their correlations to human activity, but correct often enough that it allows me a roadmap by which to organize my long-term and short-term investment and trading strategies for the year. It is the process of analyzing and then creating a plan based on that analysis that lets me know if I am on the right track or not. As a double Capricorn (Sun and Moon), I cannot convey just how valuable it is to have such a guideline, based on cycles that have a high historical rate of frequency, and thus offer a high degree of probability in the art of forecasting.

As I look forward to the year 2017, I see a great deal of excitement because there is new leadership in the United States. With it comes a heightened awareness of the unknown, the unexpected, which is shown by the developing cardinal T-square between Jupiter, Pluto, and Uranus. In fact, that started this week with the first of three passages of the Jupiter/Pluto waning square, and will last into the summer, with a huge peak February 22-April 21. On Christmas Eve, December 24, 2016, the first of three Saturn/Uranus trines will take place, followed by the first of three Jupiter/Uranus oppositions on December 26. That is a lot of Uranus - the unexpected, the sudden, the disruptive, the new awareness and new ideas for a new future. And of course, it is a reflection of the new USA President, Donald Trump, who is born under a lunar eclipse in which the Sun is conjunct Uranus (there he is again) in the easily distracted and changeable sign of Gemini - an extremely original but unpredictable and quite probably disruptive geocosmic force.

The road ahead is exciting because it is new and won't relate to anything we have known in the past. It is a road that highlights many dangers and many hopes, and with it will come sudden descents into valleys that are deeper than anyone imagined, followed by sudden reversals to new heights and newer hopes. America could become great again, or it could implode in a series of controversies related to conflicts of interests and competition in which allies suddenly become at odds with one another over "who is right". It has the ingredients of something like a grand finale on "The Apprentice" TV show.

We will have lots of material to write about in this column in 2017, just as we have in this year's Forecast 2017 Book that goes to print this Monday, November 28. And the new administration will have a lot of challenges to fulfill its campaign promise to "Drain the Swamp" in Washington D.C. without running afoul of common sense ethical considerations itself. There should be something for everyone here - for those who protest and those who support the new USA leadership, both domestically or internationally.

To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

MP4's OF LAST WEEK'S SEPTEMBER 24 WEBINAR ON FINANCIAL MARKETS AND THE USA ELECTION ARE NOW AVAILABLE !!! This Autumnal Equinox webinar analyzed the end-of year outlook for Gold, Silver, the USA stock market, crude oil, and the U.S. Dollar, as of September 24, 2016. It also discussed, at length, the USA Election and the change in the world order that will result. A forecast was made as to who would win. The cost of the MP4 recording is $45.00. Get ready for Election 2016! This is a presentation you will not want to miss! To order your MP4 recording, call MMA at 1-248-626-3034, or email ordersmma@msn.com. Or, go to the www.mmacycles.com website to make your reservation.

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.

The Forecast 2017 Book is done! And what a year it going to be! The book is on schedule for printing completion and delivery by December 15, as planned. Written by Raymond A. Merriman since 1976, this annual Forecast Book is one of the most unique, affordable ($55.00), and accurate glimpses into the coming year. Utilizing the study of cycles and geocosmic factors, the annual Forecast book outlines forthcoming trends pertaining to political, economic, and financial markets throughout the world. This book has an impressive history of insightful accuracy into world economic and financial market conditions that you will not want to miss! Last year's printed edition sold out within three weeks of its release, and this one might too, since we have a new president, and no one knows what to expect (but astrology and cycle studies yield most interesting insights). For further information, go to www.mmacycles.com and click the banner (or click Products - Books). ORDER NOW AND MAKE SURE YOU RESERVE YOUR COPY BEFORE THEY SELL OUT!!!

For more information, visit www.mmacycles.com or call 1-800-662-3349 or 1-248-626-3034.

This year's printed version of Forecast 2017 will also available in these languages:
Dutch : at www.markettiming.nl
German : at http://www.mma-europe.ch
Japanese : at http://merriman.jp
You can view MMA's Forecast for 2016 Scorecard at www.mmacycles.com. Click on NEWS AND EVENTS. Scroll down to the "Scorecard". As you will see, it was indeed a very good year.

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...

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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 :

January 13, 2017 : "Trends for 2017 !" Astrodata, Zurich, Switzerland. This will be part of a congress on Forecasts for 2017, including Claude Weiss, Monica Kissling. Alexandra Klingenhammer, Verena Bachmann, and Christoph-Schubert-Weller. For further information on this exciting event, please go to www.mma-europe.ch, or call AstroData at 41 (0) 43 343 33 66, or email at info@mma-europe.ch.

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.

June 3-4, 2017 : It is on! Trinity College at Oxford University ! Two-day workshop on MMA Financial Market Timing in Oxford, England. Cost is 995 £. More details will be coming 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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