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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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Typical of Venus retrograde (March 4-April 15), the repeal and reform of the Affordable Care Act stalled last week as Republicans were unable to muster enough support to bring it to a successful vote as of this writing. In response, equity markets trended lower every day this past week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling more than 200 points on Tuesday alone, for its largest one-day loss of this year. The concern is that a defeat would spell trouble for the Trump agenda, as he will no longer be seen as someone who can "close the deal" with the snap of his fingers. This, supposedly, will embolden his opponents and jeopardize his economic agenda. However, once again, this is a Venus retrograde period, and it would be unwise to draw pre-mature conclusions, especially as this is the middle of Venus retrograde, when trends can change.

The climate of uncertainty was a positive for precious metals, treasuries, and currencies against the U.S. Dollar. Gold started the week in the 1225 area (it was below 1200 the prior week) and crossed the 1250 mark by the middle of the week before flat lining between 1240 and 1250. Silver rallied to a high on Friday of 17.80 after trading below 17.00 the prior week. The biggest loser was the Dollar against the Yen, which tested the 110 support zone last week, its lowest mark since mid-November. It is flashing signs that the 16.5-year cycle high in the Dollar was completed right on time in January 2017. The Dollar tends to top out every 16 years, within 6 months of January, coinciding with a victory of a Republican for the U.S. Presidency (1984, 2000, and now 2016).

Short-Term Geocosmics & longer-term THOUGHTS :

While solicitously "guiding" the markets to its "earth-shaking" 0.25 percent interest rate increase (on March 15), the Fed has been expanding its balance sheet - big time - by buying a huge amount of assets in exchange for cash to reassure equity and bond traders... These numbers look more like a colossal new round of quantitative easing (QE) totally "missed" - but greatly enjoyed - by financial markets. - Dr. Michael Ivanovitch, "The Fed's Stealthy QE - $267 Billion of Fresh Liquidity Injected Since Mid-January", CNBC.com, March 20.

Just in case you were wondering how stock prices could rally while the Federal Reserve raised its short-term interest rates on March 15...

There are eleven important geocosmic signatures unfolding March 30-April 21. On Thursday, March 30, Jupiter will form is second of three waning squares to Pluto. This is big for several reasons. First, it was the beginning of this cycle - the conjunction in late 2007 - that coincided with the start of the "Great Recession" and stock market sell off. Not only did many equity markets plummet, but many nations began huge spending programs leading to the four D's: debt, deficits, defaults, and downgrades. Those same themes are beginning to arise again. Second, this is no ordinary Jupiter square Pluto. It is part of cardinal T-square in which Uranus is also in opposition to Jupiter and square to Pluto. Donald Trump thinks he can quickly pivot from a troubled health care reform issue to tax reform. With Pluto ruling taxes too, in square to Jupiter, and with Venus still in retrograde, the probability of over-estimating the ease of picking low hanging fruit (tax reform) is just as great now as it was with reforming the health care act.

It won't get any easier April 7-14 when the Sun translates this cardinal T-square, or April 5-21 when Venus makes two exact squares to Saturn, as both planets change their direction, or April 9-May 3, when Mercury is retrograde. If Donald Trump is frustrated now, it may be minor to what he will experience then if he tries to push things through without carefully thinking matters out (not likely). Did we mention that transiting Saturn is also still in conjunction to his natal Moon and in opposition to his natal Sun through the summer ? Nothing moves quickly when Saturn is present. On top of that, he has Mars rising in Leo. Mars is not known for patience. One wonders what a frustrated (Saturn) and impatient (Mars) Mr. Trump will do between now and the end of August, when the August 21 summer eclipse will conjunct his natal Mars and Ascendant.

Let's conclude this week's column with some comments on the difference between Mercury retrograde (April 9-May 3) and Venus retrograde (March 4-April 15). Both retrograde periods indicate the tendency to make pre-mature decisions, and hence have to go back to the drawing board and make corrections before the dynamics can move smoothly forward again. However, there is a subtle difference in why this happens. With Mercury retrograde, there is insufficient information or knowledge to make the correct decision. With Venus, you have the information and knowledge available to make a decision, but you cannot easily decide which decision is best for you. The conflict is more one of values. Do I stay in this relationship and give it a chance even though I have been disappointed ? Or do I stand on my principles and not bend ? It is also a matter of setting unrealistic expectations. With Venus retrograde, it is better to set your expectations lower and then be pleasantly surprised if things work out, rather than setting your expectations too high and then be disappointed when they are not met - especially in relationships with others.

I won't have overly high expectations for the next 3-4 weeks. With Venus retrograde now, and then Mercury retrograde to follow, I may need to repeat this mantra over and over again. Now, if we can just figure out how this will affect financial markets, life could be very pleasant under the retrogrades. I have some ideas, but I don't want to get your hopes up too high. After all, not only is Venus retrograde, but she will be walking backwards into Pisces shortly (April 2-28). Talk about expectations not being met... this is a very romantic but unrealistic combination, as in the words of Financial Astrologer Marie Schoeppel, who taught at our recent MMA Investment Retreat, Venus will "retreat back into her girl-cave". I wonder how that will affect the President. It might depend on what's waiting for him in that girl-cave.

LONGER-TERM THOUGHTS AND MUNDANE ASTROLOGY :

To be continued (next week).

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- 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.
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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!!!

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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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Upcoming Events :

THE 2017 INVESTMENT RETREAT WAS GREAT!!! We will do another in mid-2018, location to be determined (attendees seem to favor Hawaii next). Stay tuned .

June 3, 2017 : MMA Mid-Year 2017 Financial Markets Webinar on Saturday, June 3, at 3:00 PM, EDT. Participation to the live event will be limited, to 100 people, as always. This will be the second of three webinars we will host this year. The subject of this webinar will be an update on the outlook for the stock market, precious metals, US Dollar, crude oil, soybeans and possibly other markets and other economic and geopolitical matters of interest at this time, including the forthcoming solar eclipse, conjunct Mars on August 21, that will fall on Donald Trump's natal Mars and Ascendant (and opposite Janet Yellen's natal Moon). The cost is $45.00. All webinars have sold out in the past, so register early to make sure you have a place reserved in this special live webinar event. For information or registration, call 1-248-626-3034, or go there, or email ordersmma@msn.com.

The MMA Catalogue of products and services for 2015 is now out!!! You can download it in PDF. The ordering page is the last page of the catalogue. This is especially useful for those outside of the USA, since we do not mail these out by mail unless requested.

I am oftentimes asked for recommendations of a money manager who uses my methods, since I won't manage other people's money. The thing is, almost all money managers I know use their own systems. But many subscribe to my services and share my thoughts about the future of the economy, various financial markets, and how to position one's portfolio along these lines. One money manager who subscribes to our services that I would suggest for those looking to structure a longer-term portfolio, such as a retirement account, is Duke O'Neill of Boulder, Colorado. He can be reached at dukeoneil1@gmail.com, or 1-(303) 545-5837. For those looking for a professional trader of commodity and futures contract might consider Ted Lee Fisher at ted.fisher@comcast.net. Ted is a legend in financial futures and has a seat on the CME. Both are very knowledgeable of the tools I use, of the way I am looking at markets, and yet each makes their own decisions as to exactly when to enter and exit any market. They will be more than happy to assist you.

To the above list, I would also like to recommend long-term MMA subscriber Erwin Brunner of Zurich, Switzerland. Mr. Brunner is the founder of BrunnerInvest AG. One of his five funds was awarded theBest in-house fund of funds in the world recently. Mr. Brunner is a former director of the Swiss Banking Corporation (today it is known as UBS), and a general director of Rothschild Bank in Zurich. As an independent wealth manager for high net worth individuals and institutional clients only, he places his clients into the funds of the best performing fund managers in the world, via his own research and experience. For high net worth readers interested in Mr. Brunner's funds, please contact him through www.brunnerinvest.ch.

It is with great pleasure that I announce the addition of Egon von Greyerz to MMA Investment Retreat faculty of presenters. I met Egon last week in Girona, Spain, at a special gathering attended by MMTA Graduates Nitin Bhandari (India), Philipp Beyer (Germany), Henry Canciglia (USA) and myself. Egon is an expert on Gold. He owns Matterhorn Asset Management, a Swiss Asset Management company specializing in wealth preservation, located in Zurich ( www.goldswitzerland.com). He was also the person who initiated the "Save Our Swiss Gold" Act in Switzerland late last year, which would have required the Swiss National Bank to back up their assets with 20% Gold holdings. The initiative failed, but his reasons for initiating this effort are still valid. Egon is very interested in MMA cycles' work, and will share his outlook on Gold and the world debt. This is a real treat!

The newly revised The Sun, The Moon, and Silver Book :Secrets of a Silver Trader, is now out. This is a book that you will use as a reference guide for...many, many years. It identifies all the key Sun-Moon combinations that have a higher (and lower) than expected probability of correlating with 4% or greater reversals in COMEX Silver. It also identifiesBig Range Days - those days in which the range of Silver is most likely to be 3.5% or more of the price of Silver, which is a great tool for day traders. This book fulfills the dream of all traders : high probability winning trade possibilities, with minimal market exposure. It is thatextra edge. And Silver is a great market to trade now. The cost is $125.00. For ordering on line.

The new book titled Solar-Lunar Keys to Gold Prices : Secrets of a Gold Trader , is now out. The long awaited sequel to the Secrets of a Silver Trader is due out in late October (maybe before)!!!
Now, GOLD as you have never seen it by night or day. The studies for the soon-to-be-released book are now completed and the results are now being used in the weekly and daily MMA subscription reports for short-term trading strategies in Gold. That's right... historically tested Solar-Lunar Correlations to trading reversals in the Gold Market - as only available from Raymond Merriman. The studies cover over 40 years of daily Gold, starting from December 31, 1974 through April 2015. The book will change how you approach trading Gold using these leading solar-lunar indicators, with very clear instructions as to "when" to expect 3%, 4%, or greater reversals in Gold prices and how to trade them. It will be a valuable guide for short-term traders of Gold, GLD, and other ETF's involving Gold prices. You may call 1-248-626-3034 or email ordersmma@gmail.com and place your pre-order now. It is also now available for purchase on the MMA web site at www.mmacycles.com. Order now and get the first printing of this new book on trading Gold!

Disclaimer and statement of purpose : The purpose of this column is not to predict the future movement of various financial markets. However, that is the purpose of the MMA (Merriman Market Analyst) subscription services. This column is not a subscription service. It is a free service, except in those cases where a fee may be assessed to cover the cost of translating this column from English into a non-English language. This weekly report is written with the intent to educate the reader on the relationship between astrological factors and collective human activities as they are happening. In this regard, this report will oftentimes report what happened in various stock and financial markets throughout the world in the past week, and discuss that movement in light of the geocosmic signatures that were in effect. It will then identify the geocosmic factors that will be in effect in the next week, or even month, or even years, and the author’s understanding of how these signatures will likely affect human activity in the times to come. The author (Merriman) will do this from a perspective of a cycle’s analyst looking at the military, political, economic, and even financial markets of the world. It is possible that some forecasts will be made based on these factors. However, the primary goal is to both educate and alert the reader as to the psychological climate we are in, from an astrological perspective. The hope is that it will help the reader understand these psychological dynamics that underlie (or coincide with) the news events and hence financial markets of the day.

No guarantee as to the accuracy of this report is being made here. Any decisions in financial markets are solely the responsibility of the reader, and neither the author nor the publishers assume any responsibility at all for those individual decisions. Reader should understand that futures and options trading are considered high risk.

Valeur des terres Robert Loquet - Conseiller général

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