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Note 1 : The purpose of this column is to provide educational insights into the tenets of geocosmic studies as they correspond to economic, political, and socio-psychological matters, as one of several tools that in turn may assist in the practice of financial market timing. This column is not intended, nor should it be used, as an advisory service for trading financial markets, without use of other financial market analysis tools. MMA subscription reports provide that type of advisory service, with specific recommendations for trading.

Note 2 : Due to the printing deadline for Forecast 2026, we are unable to [provide a regular free weekly column this week. However, we will post a chapter from last year's Forecast book that provides insight as to what is happening today at the central bank of the United States. We will be back next week with our weekly column, and look forward to seeing several you at Sunday's special MMA Options Webinar.

THE FEDERAL RESERVE AND RATES IN 2025 :
ZERO TO HERO, AND THEN ? :

The central bank is generally able to bring the country out of a recession by easing rates to stimulate the cycle anew. But over time, each bottom and top of the cycle finishes with more economic activity than the previous cycle and with more debt. Why ? Because people have an inclination to borrow and spend more instead of paying back debt. It's human nature. As a result, over long periods of time, debts rise faster than incomes. That creates the long-term debt cycle. Ray Dalio, "Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises", Greenleaf Book Group, Austin, TX, 2018.

Is the Federal Reserve in trouble ? Is their independence at risk ?.

There are many world leaders and prominent institutions whose chart will be activated by the Aries Vortex at 0° Aries, a cardinal sign. One of these institutions is the Federal Reserve Board.

The Federal Reserve Act was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson. The New York Times edition of December 24, 1913, reported that the Federal Reserve was created on December 23, 1913, at 6:02 PM, in Washington, D.C. According to its own website at www.federalreserve.gov, "It was created by the Congress to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system". Basically, it does this by managing two mandates : inflation and unemployment. Its job is to keep both low and by doing so, the economy supposedly functions well.

Over the past several years, unemployment has remained historically low. The labor market has been strong, at least in the sense that record numbers of people have been working. However, inflation reached 40-year highs recently (2022-2023). Although the pace has receded, the increase in consumer prices has still been considerably higher than the increase in wages since 2022. Thus, the American worker has fallen behind the curve of keeping up with affordable living standards. The Fed, in turn, has been severely criticized for its overly accommodative policies prior to 2022, and lack of remedial action in a timely manner, which contributed to the explosion of inflation.

Of course, the Fed's accommodative policies were not the only factor that led to a sudden burst in inflation. The federal government also passed several stimulus packages that allowed the national debt to soar to record levels. The disruption of supply chains caused by the Trump tariffs of 2018-2020 also had an inflationary impact, which contributed to sharply rising prices, despite his claims otherwise. It can take a couple of years for those supply chains to be rebuilt and show up as inflationary. Thus, it was a triple whammy for the U.S. economy when all three of these inflationary factors converged in 2022-2023. And to that, we could add a fourth villain : Putin's invasion of Ukraine, which caused a huge spike in oil prices.

The pace of inflation has slowed down considerably over the past year throughout much of the world. This reversal in trend has resulted in what most analysts consider now to be a "soft landing" and not the recession that many had predicted in 2022-2023 when the inflation spike was underway. As a result, interest rates have started to come down after they had risen sharply in 2022-2023. This reduction in Fed Funds rates in 2024 shows up nicely in the transits to the Fed's founding chart. However, transits to this same chart show difficult challenges that are yet to come related to the Aries Vortex.

Federal Reserve Board Act, December 23, 1913, 6:02 PM, EST, Washington, D.C.

In the founding part of the Federal Reserve Board, notice the most outstanding configuration is the Sun/Pluto opposition in 0-1 degrees of Capricorn and Cancer. This opposition is in a T-square with the Midheaven at 0° Aries, which is where the Aries Vortex takes place.

LOWER RATES

It was in early 2022 when the Fed lost control of its mandate to control inflation and, hence, the economy. This was when the transit of Pluto was in late Capricorn, in opposition to the Fed's natal Neptune at 27° Cancer. The Fed's natal Neptune is in opposition to its natal Jupiter in 23° Capricorn. Thus, transiting Pluto activated the Fed's natal Jupiter/Neptune opposition. One of our classical bankruptcy aspects is when transiting Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto makes a hard aspect to one's natal Venus or Jupiter. It doesn't mean one will absolutely go bankrupt. But rather, it implies that the urge to spend is well beyond the means to accrue revenues.

When spending outpaces receipts, it creates a recipe for debt. A major financial management problem arises. Behaviors have to change or else one will experience a financial crisis that spirals out of control. In this case, the Fed's ZIRP (zero interest rates policy) made money (credit) too easy to acquire. And, combined with fewer goods available as a result of tariffs that disrupted trade, as well as the government enacting several huge stimulus programs, you had the perfect storm for inflation. The Fed lost control and compounded the error (and their credibility) by inaccurately stating that the inflation effect in their words would be short-lived, or "transitory". Hard aspects to Neptune also indicate a greater tendency to make incorrect assessments of a situation. One can lose credibility and respect if one is not careful with their statements during those times. The Fed lost it as interest rates and inflation suddenly soared to levels not seen in decades.

The Fed did eventually recover by 2024. Inflation fell below 3%, and the Fed Funds rate started coming down by the end of summer 2024. Even talk of rate reductions started to bring down Treasury rates by April 2024 as Jupiter conjoined Uranus at 22° Taurus in late April. As can be seen in the FRB chart, its natal Jupiter is located at 23° Capricorn. The Jupiter/Uranus conjunction formed an applying trine (favorable, 120° aspect). In financial astrology, favorable transits of Jupiter to the FRB chart, or even outer planets making favorable transiting aspects to Jupiter in the FRB chart, are considered "accommodation" in regard to monetary policy. Lowering interest rates (Fed Funds rates) is considered accommodative. And although the Fed Fund's rate didn't come down until the end of summer, everyone knew as early as spring that they would. The Fed began telegraphing its intention to do so then.

As this is being written in late October 2024, the lowering of interest rates may not be done. Transiting Uranus will retrograde and become stationary at 23° Taurus through March 2025. With its natal Jupiter at 23° Capricorn, this implies the Fed will not be raising rates and, more likely, lowering them even further into early 2025. Thus, whereas in 2022-2023, the Fed was a villain, a scapegoat perhaps, for acting too slowly to raise rates above zero, now they are considered a hero for finally lowering them while at the same time guiding the economy to a "soft landing" with no recession. Zero to hero.

HIGHER RATES AND POLITICAL INTERVENTION :
THE RISK TO CREDIBILITY AGAIN

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had a one-word answer Thursday when a reporter asked whether he would resign if President-elect Donald Trump demands it: "No". Trump's re-election presents a new factor for Fed officials to consider in their decisions over monetary policy. Not only could the president-elect's policies affect the path for inflation and growth, his return to the White House also poses questions about the Fed's freedom to set rates without political interference. Paul Kiernan, "Fed Chair Powell Says He Wouldn't Resign if Trump Asked", Wall Street Journal, November 7, 2024.

The Fed seems destined to be vulnerable to power plays from the federal government. At any moment, the Fed's independence as the nation's central bank can be revoked by the government. That vulnerability is shown by the Sun in Capricorn in opposition to Pluto in Cancer. Capricorn represents the government and its urge for control. Pluto represents power and its urge to eliminate anyone or anything it sees as a threat to its survival, with a tendency to act behind the scenes, even secretly and out of sight. So, the Fed has control over the nation's money. It can even decide to print more monies whenever it wants, then lend it to the federal government and charge it interest for money it created out of thin air.

That type of power is bound to create resentment and power plays with the government, who, despite not having the power to control the monies, does have the power to terminate (Pluto) the Federal Reserve Bank. The bank controls the money, and the government controls the very existence or survival of the bank. It is a dangerous conundrum that can easily lead to a major conflict that threatens the financial system of the United States and, hence, the world. All you need is for the White House or Congress to decide whether the Fed is harming the economy and then start a campaign to eliminate it.

In the event that a nasty conflict between the government and the Federal Reserve ever happens, there is no guarantee that the government will win. Yet, this type of threat to survival is possible as we enter the Aries Vortex, especially if inflation returns, interest rates go up sharply, and the Fed makes another erroneous policy decision that leads to an economic downturn. The Fed cannot afford to fall behind the curve again these next two years if it wishes to stay in the good graces of the nation and its government.

Transits (outer circle) on February 20, 2026, to the Federal Reserve Board chart (inner circle)

Let's examine this setup a little more closely from the standpoint of astrology. Saturn and Neptune will both enter Aries in 2025, where they will conjoin the Midheaven in the FRB chart, and activate the natal T-square between the Sun, Pluto, and the MC, as shown on the chart above. Neptune will cross into Aries and over the FRB Midheaven three times between March 30, 2025, and January 26, 2026. Saturn will also ingress from Pisces into Aries three times, starting May 25, 2025, and ending February 14, 2026. Saturn and Neptune conjoining the FRB Midheaven is a warning about a possible scandal to one reputation. The facts behind the scandal may not be facts at all, for Saturn/Neptune is a combination that lends itself to a witch hunt, a fabrication of a story that is meant to harm the reputation of someone through disinformation, propaganda, or false information. It is a signature of gossip and rumors, and possibly with malicious intent when it falls on an angle.

At the same time, Saturn on the MC can correlate with a peak of one's authority. It is a signature of attainment, but at the same time, added responsibilities where the demands and expectations placed upon the entity are extremely strong. They may even be so high that they actually serve the purpose of setting the entity up for failure. Saturn is the demand, and Neptune is the impracticality, the unrealism of the expectations to be met. Hampering the Fed at the same time is the fact that the Saturn/Neptune conjunction squares the Fed's Sun. It's not sure what to do. What can it do to convince others its intentions were honorable (assuming they are, which maybe they aren't) ? The Sun is the Chair of the Fed. If things go wrong, he is especially vulnerable to being a scapegoat, the person blamed. His position as leader or chair is questioned. The Saturn/Neptune also squares Pluto in the 12 th house of hidden enemies, of those who are doing reputational harm for a hidden agenda. So we may have a case where someone, or some entity, is slandering the Fed or its Chair as part of a maneuver to gain power and control of the nation's central bank by eliminating the Chair or the institution (bank) itself.

The situation is compounded when you look at the transit of Pluto (the terminator) on the FRB's natal Uranus (independence). It is happening near the 8 th house cusp, which (like Pluto) has an astrological dynamic of termination. The message here is that a powerful force may try to take away the independence of the Fed and do so in a very underhanded and deceptive manner.

If a drama unfolds similar to that just described here, it would coincide with the bottom of the Aries Vortex abyss. It would be an epic struggle between the government and its central bank, probably between the president and the chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank. Since Saturn and Neptune are in a waxing square to the FRB's Sun, I would think the Fed will win, and the originators of the coup would be prosecuted. Saturn and Neptune in Aries will prosecute, unlike Saturn and Neptune in Pisces, which tends towards appeasement. Nevertheless, the Fed needs to be very careful as it enters this period where its reputation, credibility, and even its existence may be on the line. It will need to fight to defend its reputation. This is not the time to let others cast serious but unfounded doubts about you without a vigorous defense. The Fed will have to explain its own motives, to ignore the threat and possible damage to its reputation. It won't be easy, but under a waxing square, it can be done and it will be stronger as a result if it does. If it ignores the attacks, it could be harmed. No action or reaction to personal attacks and sabotage will be a sign of weakness and will not go over well with the public.

This dynamic is also shown in the chart of the U.S., where the Saturn/Neptune conjunction will square the nation's natal Venus at 0° Cancer. Venus rules the nation's treasury and central bank. We will discuss that in the next section on the United States.

To be continued (next week).

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Note 1 : FORECAST 2026 IS ON SCHEDULE TO BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 15 !!!. Order by December 1 to be included in the first shipment.

MMA's annual Forecast book is an astrological-themed almanac that has served students of cycles and markets since 1976. It provides a cyclical outlook on the collective world psychology, national economy, geopolitical overview, socio-cultural trends, weather and natural calamity potential, as well as financial market projections for the U.S. stock market (DJIA and NASADAQ this year!), the U.S. Treasury market, interest rates, Gold and Silver, currencies (the Euro, U.S. Dollar, Swiss Franc, and Japanese Yen), Bitcoin, Crude Oil, and Grain markets. Its valuable market timing forecasts are based on the historical correlation of market cycles overlapping with geocosmic planetary cycles. Additionally, it provides the three-star critical reversal dates for each market for the year, which have an 80+% accuracy over the years for trading cycle highs and lows when given an orb of three trading days. The book is approximately 250 pages (the largest ever because it's our special 50-year anniversary publication), 8.5" x 11". The price of the Forecast 2026 print edition is $66, and the eBook is $ 55.

MMA is also offering a special bundle discount for those who wish to order both the eBook and printed editions of Forecast 2026 for $86. The eBook typically becomes available one to two weeks before the print edition and avoids delays caused by the postal system - especially for those living overseas. However, many readers prefer the print edition, so ordering both through the Forecast 2026 Bundle makes sense. You will receive the Forecast 2026 eBook on December 15, and your print copy will be mailed in mid-December.

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Additional offers : MMA is also offering a special bundle discount for those who order both the eBook and printed editions of Forecast 2026 for $86. The eBook typically becomes available one to two weeks before the print edition and avoids delays caused by the postal system - especially for those living overseas.

There will be 50 autographed copies by Raymond Merriman (no autopen!) of our 50 th -year print edition of the Forecast 2026 book available for $195. Orders must be placed by December 10, or until all 50 copies are requested, whichever comes first.

An audiobook will also be available for only $30.00 if ordered before December 15. The Forecast 2026 Audiobook will include all chapters from the Forecast 2026 book except the financial markets and the calendar/ephemeris pages in the back of the annual book. It provides an excellent overview of what's in store for the coming year(s) for the world and the nation (USA, President Trump, the Federal Reserve Board, the economy, Lunar Nodal Cycles, each outer planet in each sign, and the remarkable "Aries Vortex"). It makes for great listening. Narrated by the silky-smooth voice of Thomas Miller. To order, click here.

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The Jupiter Report is written by Raymond Merriman. It is a 30- to 40-page report that all traders (and even non-traders) will find highly valuable. It identifies the times during the year when Jupiter transits are highlighted in your natal chart and explains the meaning of Jupiter's transits to your natal planets and angles over a 14-month period (including one month before your order date and one month after the year ends). As an added bonus, each transit is ranked on a scale from -3 to +3 in terms of favorability for trading. Traders may find this especially valuable! Would you like to know when you are under a +3 transit and therefore most likely to experience trading success ? Or a -3 transit, with a stronger-than-usual potential for misjudgments and losses ?.

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Here is a recent letter from our options expert, Derek Panaia, to the Options+ group, which closed out exceptional gains on five option trades presented in the July 13 webinar :

On a side note, I started using MMA's Jupiter Report this year, so I only have a few months of history with it. But my first positive Jupiter aspects came in March/April this year. I was trading copper and had made a nice long trade, and started buying puts for a dip. The puts did nothing for a week or so, then copper prices collapsed, and my puts went up sharply in one week. This started exactly on the same day my Jupiter Report showed a positive aspect. Well, fast forward a few months, and I have copper put spreads (the same put spreads you guys bought), and yesterday copper prices collapsed, and the puts made a lot of money. And guess what ? This was one day before my Jupiter aspects started positive again. For me, it is amazing how accurate this report has been. I just wanted to share this, FWIW. The Jupiter Report from MMA is not very expensive, so if you guys use astrology in your trading, you might want to check it out.

Note 3 : The monthly MMA Technology Cycles Report by Wiebke Held was issued last week. The first issue was launched some months ago and prepared readers for an imminent decline in the NASDAQ, which started immediately after that report was released.
Wiebke's excellent two-year research papers were based on extensive studies of long-, intermediate-, and short-term cycles in the NASDAQ spot index (not futures). This report differs in style and substance from the other MMA monthly reports (it is more condensed and less technical). It provides an outlook not only for the NASDAQ but also for the QQQ (ETF) and specific technology stocks such as Microsoft, Google, NVIDIA, TSLA, and Apple. It will also include unique CRDs (critical reversal dates) specific to the NASDAQ, based on Held's meticulous research. Focusing on the NASDAQ is crucial because of the outsized role technology will play in financial markets - especially with Pluto already in Aquarius for the next 20 years and Uranus about to enter Gemini for seven years starting in July 2025. Truly, this will be an exciting report, highlighting many new features of our technology renaissance. This is the future of market timing applications in this "New Aira".
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Wiebke Held was the special guest on last week's Geocosmic Week in Review and Look Ahead , with Gianni Di Poce. You can view this interview now by clicking here.

Note 4 : The MMA Grain Cycles Report was issued last week. Written by top MMA Grains Analyst Wyatt Fellows, this monthly report is a must for those who trade or farm Soybeans, Corn, and/or Wheat, as Wyatt himself does. These reports are very important now because of the approaching 36-year synodic (conjunction) cycle of Saturn and Neptune, which has a strong historical correlation to long-term cycles in all grain markets. This is a drought cycle. To subscribe to this excellent monthly report, click here.
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Note 5 : THE MMA WEEKLY YouTube show Geocosmic Week in Review and Look Ahead, with Gianni Di Poce, is now conducted on Wednesday evenings !. Each 5-15 minute FREE episode reviews the market activity of the past week and offers a preview of the geocosmic signatures in effect for the next week and beyond. You may subscribe to MMA's YouTube Channel today at no cost and get alerted when a new weekly episode is released! Tune in on Wednesday evenings to hear Gianni and his guests update financial markets on YouTube!

Note 6 : The September ISSUE OF THE MMA Monthly Cycles Report Plus+, edited by Pouyan Zolfagharnia, was released last week. This mid-month addendum to the MMA Cycles Report features Pouyan's outlook on Gold, Silver, NASDAQ, and Crude Oil. It includes stunning graphics and charts (people love it!). The report contains more illustrations and references to geocosmics than most MMA Cycles reports and is available only to subscribers of the MMA Monthly Cycles Report. If you wish to try this month's addendum along with the latest issue of the MMA Monthly Cycles Report, sign up online at the link above. A subscription for a monthly copy of both reports is $55. This includes the most recent June issue of the MMA Cycles Report and the June MMA Cycles Report Plus+ addendum coming out this week. For further information and ordering instructions, please click here.

Note 7 : The MMA Monthly ETF Report by Gianni Di Poce was released last week.
Many have asked about a monthly report on Bitcoin, and the Monthly ETF Report does this via BITO, the ETF on Bitcoin. Written by MMA market analyst Gianni Di Poce, the ETF is a monthly newsletter that everyone trading ETFs is encouraged to read, especially those that seek less risky trading venues than futures. This report covers 8 ETFs on a monthly basis for readers. The ETFs include : SPY (S&P 500), GDX (gold miners), BITO (Bitcoin), TLT (+20-year Treasuries), USO (Crude Oil), XLV (healthcare), XLK (technology), and XHB (homebuilders). This is a report that was requested by popular demand and Gianni's insights and strategies are excellent. For further information, click here.

Note 8 : THE MONTHLY MMA CHINESE SHANGHAI STOCK MARKET (SSE) REPORT was issued last week. It looks like the SSE has completed its 5.5-year cycle low earlier this year with its lowest price since January 2019. And as of last week, SSE has soared nearly 17% in the past month. For information on subscribing to this report and the ETF that follows it, click here.

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Note 11 : COMING SOON! EVOLUTIONARY ASTROLOGY : THE JOURNEY OF THE SOUL THROUGH STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS, by Raymond Merriman, written in 1993, is being released as an audiobook narrated by Thomas Miller. The first edition, originally published in 1977, introduced this remarkable subject to the astrological community, where it has since become one of the field's major branches. Get ready to listen to the original work on Evolutionary Astrology that brought a spiritual perspective to the study of astrology from the late 1970s through today. More information about the availability of this audiobook will be announced in about two weeks.

Note 12 : RECORDINGS OF MMA'S SPECIAL SIX-WEEK COURSE ON "THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GEOCOSMIC STUDIES FOR FINANCIAL MARKET TIMING"ARE NOW AVAILABLE!!! Led by Gianni Di Poce and backed up by Ray Merriman, this course is designed to teach students the basic principles of planets, signs, and aspects (including retrograde and direct stations) as used in MMA's market timing methodology - one of its most important tools. The course explains which planets and signs rule the various sectors of the economy and financial markets. In addition, it covers how to use an ephemeris and astrological software (Solar Fire) for important routines such as calculating charts, generating transit "hit lists", and identifying signs, ingresses, planetary stations, and aspects - the essential cosmic features necessary for determining market reversal periods.
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Our monthly MMA Cycles Report : The monthly edition of the MMA Montly Cycles Report (ICR) and its companion MMA Japanese Cycles and MMA European Cycles reports was released last week, via posting on our web site, or attachment via direct emails, for subscribers. If you are subscriber to any these monthly reports and did not receive it, let us know at once via our email or our email.

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Late November historically begins a bullish period in U.S. stocks ("Santa Claus Rally"). Will it do so again this year, with Venus forming a grand water trine to the Saturn-Neptune conjunction and Jupiter ? .

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Upcoming Events :

MAY 20-24, 2026 : MMA'S NEXT INVESTMENT RETREAT, LAKE BLED, SLOVENIA. Save the date! Registration will open in December. The presentations will also be available via Zoom for those unable to attend in person. The theme will focus more on market timing and trading at this event. It's going to be great !.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025 : THE NEXT "SPECIAL MMA OPTIONS WEBINAR" WITH DEREK PANAIA, HOSTED BY RAYMOND MERRIMAN AND WYATT FELLOWS, WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, AT 12:00 PM EDT. This event comes just in time for the traditional holiday season rally in stocks, often referred to as the "Santa Claus Rally", which typically begins the week of Thanksgiving and continues well into December, while the Sun is in Sagittarius. It also coincides with a grand trine between Mercury retrograde, Jupiter, and Saturn, followed by Venus forming the same pattern. It is also a strong MMA geocosmic critical reversal date (CRD).

Here's how it works : Ray will be the emcee. He will introduce Wyatt, who, along with Ray, will provide the outlook on cycles and geocosmic turning points in five markets (S&P, Gold, T-Notes, Soybeans, and one other market TBD). Derek will then present the option strategies with the best risk/reward potential based on Ray and Wyatt's analysis and his own interpretation of additional supporting factors.

Derek will then continue providing updates over the next seven weeks (November 25-January 15) for those who sign up for the Options+ group that follows. The Options Plus experience will be offered at a special price of $100. The total cost for both the webinar and the Options Plus updates will be $195. The new Options+ subscription service will be very active and interactive. It is the perfect complement for active traders who also subscribe to the daily and weekly MMA reports, as it builds on the outlooks in those reports and monitors them on a daily or as-needed basis to identify optimal option trades that arise intraday or intraweek within their forecasts. Derek will guide subscribers through the strategy behind each trade as it develops. It is an excellent way to experience MMA's methodology operating in real time!

How successful was the last webinar on July 13 ? Of the five trades given and monitored with the Options+ group, four were profitable, with triple-digit gains. Derek also provided two "bonus trades" in Gold that produced 3x and 4.5x returns. These are exceptional results for option trading.

The cost for the November 23 Options webinar is $95 for this 2.5-hour session (it may run longer). The special introductory rate for the five-week Options+ group, which will continue through the end of the year, will also be $95. Beginning January 1, the regular monthly rate will be $360, with two months free for those who subscribe for a full year. Current MMA Daily subscribers will receive an additional 60% discount ($500 per month, or $5000 per year, for the bundle that includes this new Options+ service plus the daily and full weekly reports).

The new Options+ subscription service will be very active and interactive. It is the perfect complement for active traders who also subscribe to the daily and weekly MMA reports, as it builds on the outlooks in those reports and monitors them on a daily or as-needed basis to identify optimal option trades that arise intraday or intraweek within their forecasts.

One way to see if this new service is right for you is to try the special introductory offer price of only $95 for the first 5.5 weeks (November 24-January 1). The Options+ subscription group will be monitored and continually updated through our special Discord account, where Derek will guide subscribers through the strategy behind each trade as it develops. It is an excellent way to learn MMA's methodology by seeing it operate in real time !.

Registrations for the November 23 MMA Options Webinar and Options+ follow-up are now open. To register, click here.

Note : Keep in mind that options trading is speculative. This webinar and the new subscription service that follows are designed for speculators who have a basic understanding of options. For those who do not, MMA offers a recording of Derek's webinar on option principles, available on its website.

Disclaimer and proper use of this information : Futures and options trading involve the risk of large losses as well as large gains.

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 whento 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 forecast 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 often cite 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 may affect human activity in the times to come. The author (Merriman) will do this from the perspective of a cycles 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 the psychological dynamics that underlie (or coincide with) the news events and their potential effect on financial markets.

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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