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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 out. 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.
And what a year it going to be! For more information, please visit our YouTube video on the book and the important geocosmic patterns in effect in early part of the year - now! at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LOEop2Hcr8three and see what is coming up - like the cardinal T-square of November 2016 -April 2017.

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"New home sales posted a steep decline in December... Purchases of newly built, single family homes, decreased 10.4% from November... the steepest one-month drop since March 2015. The drop 'was a shocker,' said David Berson, chief economist at Nationwide Insurance". Laura Kusisto and Ben Luebsdorf. "New Home Sales Fell Sharply in December", Wall Street Journal, January 27, 2017.

" U.S. economic growth slowed more than expected in the fourth quarter as a plunge in shipments of soybeans weighed on exports... Gross domestic product increased at a 1.9 percent annual rate, the Commerce Department said on Friday in its first estimate of fourth-quarter GDP. That was a sharp deceleration from the 3.5 percent growth pace logged in the third quarter. As a result, the economy grew only 1.6 percent in 2016, the weakest pace since 2011". Reuters, January 27, 2017.

Saturday's New Moon in Aquarius also marks the start of the Chinese New Year, the year of the Rooster - a Fire Rooster, no less. Can you imagine a rooster on fire? According to http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/rooster.htm, " Roosters expect others to listen to them while they speak, and can become agitated if they don't. Vain and boastful , Roosters like to brag about themselves and their accomplishments". Hmmm, I can think of a couple of examples of this as the old year (and regime) ends and a New Year begins.

However, one segment of human activity that is allowed to boast after last week is the U.S. stock market, where several indices soared to new all-time highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, for example, finally broke the 20,000 barrier. It had been stuck with the 19,999 all-time high of January 6. The NASDAQ and S&P futures also made new all-time highs last week.

The equity euphoria was not limited to the USA, however. In South America, Argentina's Merval Index also exploded to a new all-time high, while the Bovespa of Brazil rallied to its highest mark sine March 2012.

In Europe, the German DAX was strong, rising to 11,893 last week, and approaching its all-time high of 12,390 made in April 2015. The Zurich SMI also rallied to its highest level in a year. However, there was also a clear case of intermarket bearish divergence in Europe, where the Netherlands AEX and London FTSE could not even make new monthly highs. The high in the AEX remains 489.91 on January 3, our exact and last three-star critical reversal date. The same is true with Russia's MICEX index, whose all-time high was 2294 on January 3, but is re-testing that level with last week's rally that climbed back to 2266 on Friday, January 27.

In Asia and the Pacific Rim, the Hang Seng index of Hong Kong and the Nifty index of India recorded their highest marks since October 2016. China's Shanghai Index made a new two-week high. However, rallies in Japan and Australia fell short of their recent highs made in early January, nearby to our last three-star CRD, which poses a problem if the rally of last week runs out of steam now.

Both Gold and Silver declined into Friday, January 27, as Venus formed a square to Saturn. In Gold, prices fell from a new high of 1220.10 on Tuesday, January 24, one day after our January 23 one-star CRD, to a low of 1179.70 early Friday, January 27. Silver's cycle high was the week before, creating a case of intermarket bearish divergence, and true to form, both sold off into Friday's Venus/Saturn square. That may actually be a positive chart formation, for as stated in last week's column, " The Venus/Saturn is another interesting signature. With Venus ruling "values", and Saturn representing "contraction", we have a rule that states any market declining into this aspect is a good candidate for a reversal and rally". Gold and Silver fit into this setup. U.S. Treasuries might too, which may have bottomed January 26, one day before. However, it may be the opposite in stocks, which - instead of declining - rallied to their new all-time highs on Thursday, January 26. This was not only an allowable one day before the Venus/Saturn square, but also a very strong solar-lunar reversal date (see our website at www.mmacycles.com for these weighted values each day in stocks and Silver).

Short-Term Geocosmics & longer-term THOUGHTS :

We will now keep in mind what happened as Venus squared Saturn on Friday, January 27 +/- 1 day, because that aspect will occur again, but much stronger, on April 8 and April 21, a period during which Saturn turns retrograde (April 5) and Venus turns direct (April 15). Not only is the Venus/Saturn square a strong geocosmic correlation to reversals in financial markets, but both Saturn and Venus stationary are even stronger. They are each Level 1 types, the strongest correlations to primary cycles, according to the studies presented in The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing Volume 3 : Geocosmic Correlations to Trading Cycles . So, we must be very alert when we get to April, which just happens to be the time of income tax reporting in the USA.

However, even before that, we have another powerful time band of strong geocosmic signatures - maybe more powerful than that of April 5-21 - that takes place around the solar eclipse conjunct Neptune on February 27-28. As stated in last week's column, "After that (February 6-11, a Jupiter period), it gets very interesting, as the strongest time band of geocosmic signatures of the year begins February 22, lasting through April 21. This period kicks off with a powerful solar eclipse (south node eclipse) on February 27, which is usually more challenging than the north node eclipses, right in the middle of Mars conjoining Uranus and making a T-square with Jupiter and Pluto.... this is symbolic of a major eruption or disruption in world affairs, and it may also coincide with the same dynamic in Mother Nature. This is not the best time to take risks where potential danger is concerned". Although it is too early to make a confident call as to what the markets will be doing then, it is my bias that equities would be making new highs as record monies pour into retirement accounts - and then into mutual funds headed for stocks - ahead of the time when baby boomers will be forced to start IRS withdrawals in mid-2017. Besides, a solar eclipse conjunct Neptune in Pisces, with Mars and Uranus also in opposition to Jupiter, is the perfect symbolism for "irrational exuberance", a collective psychological state of mind that nearly always accompanies important crests in world equity markets. Get ready for some really wild times in about a month - more wild than last week, which was already a little wild when you consider just how productive (for better or worse) President Trump was in his first full week in office. As a Capricorn who values hard work and productivity without wasting a lot of time, I found that to be pretty amazing.

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

To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

Our monthly MMA Cycles : The monthly edition of the MMA International Cycles Report (ICR) and its companion MMA Japanese Cycles and MMA European Cycles reports went out last week. If you are subscriber to any these monthly reports and did not receive it, let us know at once via our email.

- This report covers our long term analysis of the stock market (DJIA and S&P futures), Gold, Silver, T-Notes, Euro and Swiss Franc currencies, grains and crude oil. It also provides the list of geocosmic and solar-lunar reversal zones for the 1-2 months. This report comes out Monday night to subscribers.
- The MMA Japanese Markets Cycles report covers the Nikkei, JGB Bonds, and the Dollar-Yen.
- The new MMA Europe Cycles report covers the German DAX, Swiss SMI, and Netherlands AEX stock indices, each in english only and will be available on Wednesday.
Two-issue trial subscriptions are available for this service for $55.00, which includes the current issue and the next month's as well.
For subscription information, please go to our web site, or call us at 1-248-626-3034. If you are not a subscriber, you can check this service out on a 2-month trial basis for only $55.00.

We are doing a Forecast 2017 webinar on Sunday, January 29. Time will be announced shortly. Participation to the live event will be limited, as always, to 100 people. The theme of this webinar is "The Great Reset", which will discuss the major geocosmic theme of 2017-2020 and how it will affect the Federal Reserve Board, currencies and precious metals. We will also update the shorter-term outlook for the stock market, precious metals, US Dollar, and crude oil, and grain prices. All webinars have sold out in the past, so register early to make sure you have a place reserved in the live webinar event. For information, call 1-248-626-3034, email ordersmma@msn.com or please visit Or, go to for registration.

MMA's annual Forecast Book.

The Forecast 2017 Book is out ! And what a year it going to be !. For more information, please visit our YouTube video on the book and the important geocosmic patterns in effect in early part of the year at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LOEop2Hcr8three and see what is coming up - like the cardinal T-square now in force.

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...

SPECIAL SALE ON DISTRESSED BOOKS FROM SEEK-IT PUBLICATIONS :
Over the years, MMA/Seek-It Publications, have had books returned from customers that were damaged or scuffed from the mail delivery, or that had 1-10 pages missing from the printing process. The vast majority of these books are in good condition, and will be useful to those who wish the information, but at a greatly reduced price (50% or more off the listed retail price). Some of these include our more expensive financial market timing books, such as The Sun, the Moon, and the Silver Market: Secrets of a Silver Trader , and various volumes from The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing series. There are also many astrology books that Seek-It has published, including both the hard cover and soft cover versions of Evolutionary Astrology: The Journey of the Sul Through States of Consciousness , and The Solar Return Book of Prediction , both by Raymond Merriman, The Power of Pluto (Arlene Robertson), Astrology: Key to Holistic Health (Marcia Stark), Spiritual Astrology (the original book by Jan Spiller, who recently passed away), and many others. To see the entire list available at these greatly reduced prices, please go there, or to our web site at www.mmacycles.com, under Products, and then Discounted Books . Or, for a description of particular book's description, call Lisa at 1-800-MMA-3349 or 248-626-3034. These make wonderful gift as well

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 29, 2017 : Forecast for 2017 webinar. Cost will be $45.00. For information, visit. To sign up, go to. You may call Lisa at 1-248-626-3034, or email her at ordersmma@msn.com if you wish to sign up before it is announced on the web site.

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. This unique event is specially designed for MMA subscribers and independent investors interested in MMA's outlook for next several years, based on MMA methods of market timing and trend analysis. The 2017 retreat will take place at the beautiful Kona Kai Resort on Shelter Island in the almost always sunny San Diego, California, March 9-13, 2017, located right on the Pacific Ocean. Featured presenters will include Ted Lee Fisher, money manager, former member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and a legend in Commodity Futures trading ; Egon von Greyerz of Matterhorn Asset Management in Zurich, Switzerland, an asset management company based on wealth preservation principles that owns 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 on the program will be Robert Corre, financial astrologer and 25-year instructor at New York University's Stern School of Business. Robert topic will be "The Federal Reserve Bank - Its Ever More Important Role in your Future Financial Freedom". Maria Schoeppel, financial astrologer and mathematics major from UCLA, will present her research and forecasts on "China 2019 : Similarities to the 1997 Asian Currency Crisis" Along with Retreat Coordinator Raymond Merriman, the brightest minds from the MMTA (Merriman Market Timing Academy) will present their latest research on the best investment ideas of 2017-2018. These including MMA analysts Kat Powell (Soybeans and Silver) Nitin Bhandari (Crude Oil), British Pound and FTSE analyst Ulric Aspegren, and ICR editor Mark Shtayerman (the XAU and Russell 2000 Index). There will also be a 4-hour optional class on beginning astrology presented by MMTA graduates Richard Smoot, Darri Murphy, Izabella Suleymanova along with Robert Corre on Monday afternoon, March 13. MMA's first Investment Retreat in September 2015 (Italy) was very successful, as it correctly forecasted long-term lows (and investment opportunities) that would rise in Crude Oil, Gold, and Silver in 2016. That happened. One of the features that makes this event so exciting is that speakers will be interviewed each day in an informal Q and A with attendees, emceed by Raymond Merriman and Washington insider Henry Canciglia. For more info, http://new.mmacycles.com/sandiego2017/index.shtml where you will be able to register and see what our expert faculty views as the best investments for 2017-2018, and why. Do not miss this powerfully enlightening opportunity to connect with other investors and some of the best market timers in the world! Note: special rates at Kona Kai end February 8, so reserve by then before rates go much higher. Call 800-566-2524, 1-619-221-8000, or visit their web site at http://www.resortkonakai.com to make your reservation. To get this special rate, you must register under the code name MMA2017 prior to February 8, 2017.

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 £. With the British Pound so low, now would be a good time for non-UK residents to sign up and lock in the great currency conversion rate. For more information, go to http://oxfordastrologygroup.blogspot.co.uk. A complete schedule of activities and topics will be ready shortly, and posted on our website.

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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