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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 ($95.00) plus postage, and accurate glimpses into the coming year. The Forecast 2017 Book will be available in both paper and electronic editions ($55). 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.

Go to the sheet for Downloading the video for the Ultimate book on stock market timing.

Note : have an article on the 18-year stock market cycle in this quarter's issue of Traders World magazine (issue #66) A free promo copy is available at http://tradersworld.com/issue66a.html for our readers.

Review :

The U.S. economy added a better-than-expected 222,000 new jobs in June and the unemployment rate held at 4.4 percent, according to a government report Friday. Economists surveyed by Reuters had been expecting nonfarm payrolls growth of 179,000 and the unemployment rate to be 4.3 percent. Wage growth, however, remained muted, with average hourly earnings rising 2.5 percent on an annualized basis, essentially unchanged from the previous month. The report "... is another illustration that the real economy is in good health", said Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics. "The only disappointment is that wage growth still shows few signs of accelerating". Jeff Cox, "U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls Total 222,000 in June vs 179,000 Expected", www.cnbc.com, July, 7, 2017.

America doesn't have a worker shortage ; it has work shortage. The unemployment rate is at 15-year low, but only 55% of American adults 18 to 64 have full-time jobs... According to demographer Nicholas Eberstadt, the labor participation rate for men 25 to 54 is lower now than it was at the end of the Great Depression. The welfare state is largely to blame. - Peter Cove, "Get Able-Bodied Americans off the Couch", Wall Street Journal, July 5, 2017.

This cardinal T-square (Sun/Mars to Jupiter and Pluto) is proving to be one nasty bug to many financial markets. With stock markets, it has coincided with very erratic behavior, especially in the USA, where lately the indices seem to reverse sharply every 1-2 days lately. With precious metals, it was another week of surprising price movements, but this time down to new multi-month lows, in spite of the continued weakness in the Dollar and the Euro currency soaring to its highest level in over a year. Aren't currencies and metals supposed to move in the same direction ? Usually, however, we have one making new highs and the other making new lows.What makes it even more bizarre is that at 7:07 PM Thursday night, after normal market hours had ended (and in a very thinly traded market), Silver fell sharply from 1606, near the high of this new session, to 14.34. A couple of minutes later it recovered much of that decline, but not enough to erase the technical damage that was done. That maneuver took Silver to its lowest level since February 2016 One wonders : where are the regulators when you need them ? For traders, it is as if Venus and Mercury are stuck in retrograde mode where things happen contrary to the norm. Cardinal T-squares can have the same result, but with more shock than Mercury retrograde, which dwells more in absentmindedness than shock. The "mistake" that led to a large selloff in Gold the prior week, and then another unaccountable selloff in Silver this week, is more shock than absentmindedness. Shock that it happened, and more shock that nothing is reported about it.

Crude oil ended its longest streak of "up" days in several years rather suddenly on July 5, which also defies normal market correlations, as commodities like Gold, Silver, and crude oil are supposed to go up when the Dollar falls. That "normal" correlation, however, was present in the Soybean market, which just exploded to the upside last week. After testing the $9.00/bushel mark on June 23, its lowest level since April 2016, Soybeans skyrocketed as the new crop (November contract) was testing $10.20 by Friday, July 7 - an increase of 12% in two weeks.

On the international front, the Mars/Pluto opposition of July 2, followed by the Sun/Pluto opposition of July 9, ratcheted up the threat of a nuclear confrontation. On July 4, the USA Independence Day, North Korea launched its first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Short-Term Geocosmics & longer-term THOUGHTS :

NORTH Korea has successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile, sending a chill through the US defence community. - James Law, "North Korea Exposes Major U.S. Flaw", news.com.au, July 7, 2017.

If we include the wide presence of Uranus, it is actually a cardinal grand square that is in force June 25-July 20. But the heart of it, which ends this Sunday, July 9, is transiting Sun and Mars in Cancer, making a T-square to Jupiter in Libra and Pluto in Capricorn.

It is very interesting that during this time on Monday, July 3, the Dow Jones Industrial Average made a new all-time high, but it was not accompanied by any other index in the world. In fact, several just continued their multi-week declines all week, especially in Europe. There were a couple of exceptions, such as China, whose Shanghai Index was up all week, and Argentina, where the Merval Index made a double top on Thursday to its all-time high. It is just the kind of unexpected behavior one would expect from cardinal grand or T-squares that involve Mars and Jupiter, and even more so when Uranus is involved, which - by the way - will be evident July 17-20, when both the Sun and Mars square Uranus, leading up to the Sun/Mars conjunction of July 26. For financial markets, the wildness is likely not over at all. It appears to have another leg to go to close out July with a big bang.

For world politics, this cosmic drama can also represent a big bang, or another shock. Mars and the Sun are both fiery bodies. When they align with the exaggerative quality of Jupiter, things can get over the top. Impulsive decisions and actions might occur that could later be regretted. Add in the "shock" element of Uranus, and the "threat" element of Pluto - as all are in a wide grand cardinal square - and you can see why Financial and Mundane astrologers are very alert to both world and financial market movements right now. This is a highly combustible time, when surprising actions and reactions are prone to unfold, as the world witnessed last week with North Korea's ballistic missile test. The USA military establishment, in reaction, went ballistic, demanding a "military option" plan. And strangely enough, aren't these the type of unsettling world threats that are supposed to cause Gold and Silver to soar upwards ? But instead, the metals fell to new cycle lows as traders and investors seem more focused on the Fed's plan to raise rates gradually - very gradually. That expectation might also soon deliver a surprise.

This column has said it before and will say it again : the period from mid-May through September is a very dangerous time. It is a time that is charged with very high emotions and the temptation to act impulsively. Yes, it can also be a time of great inspiration, electrifying new thoughts, and pioneering actions. But to succeed, one also needs discipline and self-control. Otherwise, matters can unravel very quickly, and markets can exhibit very sharp price movements in very short periods of time. We have the grand cardinal cross in effect now through July 20, followed by the Sun/Mars conjunction in early Leo, a fire sign, July 26. That is followed by the total solar eclipse of August 21, and then the final Jupiter/Uranus opposition of September 27.

It is said that we live in interesting times. Whoever said that had no idea of what today would be like. This is what I would call the beginning of a very interesting time - a very interesting summer. We will learn much about the nature of Mars correlating with human behavior this summer, as it pertains to world leaders, financial markets, and ourselves.

On the bright side, we have lived in other interesting times, and made it through. Think of it as a learning experience, a valuable educational period - with a lot of tests. And Mars loves to compete. It doesn't accept failure or defeat. Those are just temporary states that will have to be - and will be - corrected. Mars has confidence. With Jupiter, however, it can be over-confidence (macho confidence), and that's where the danger in judgment - being judgmental - also comes in. This is one of those times that will challenge every one of us to practice being non-judgmental. Add that to the list, starting with discipline and self-control, as requirements to succeed under this cosmic exam.

LONGER-TERM THOUGHTS AND MUNDANE ASTROLOGY :

To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

The MP4 downloadable recording of the MMA Mid-Year 2017 Financial Markets Webinar, conducted on Saturday, June 3, is now available, and includes the 66 power point slides and graphs used in the webinar. The live presentation, limited to 100 persons, sold out again. It was another good presentation, lasting a little over 2 hours, with an interesting Q and A at the end. The subject of this webinar was an overview of where we stand in "The Great Reset" described in the Forecast 2017 Book. It also included a very in-depth look at the USA stock market, focused on the three main cycles that will be coming due between now and November (we narrow it down in the webinar), as a result of the latest research to be released in the new version of the Stock Market Timing book, "Cycles and Patterns in the Indexes". The webinar included an update on the outlook for the precious metals, US Dollar, Euro currency, crude oil, soybeans and T-Notes. It discussed in detail 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 of this MP4 recording and power point slides is $45.00. For further information go there or call 1-248-626-3034, 1-800-662-3349, or email ordersmma@msn.com. Ask about a discount if you also pre-order the Stock Market Timing Book, "Cycles and Patterns in the Indexes". due for release in August.

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.

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 ($95.00), 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...

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.
If you want more information call our offices at 1-248-626-3034.
These reports are extremely valuable to those who trade ETF's (Exchange Traded Funds). In the words of one of our subscribers : I am really pleased with your recommendations through the Daily and Weekly Trade Recommendations. I have used them to trade gold and silver stocks in my IRA. In the last eight years I increased my account from $60,000 to $712,000. Thanks for your excellent publications. - Bryden C., Small Business Owner, Illinois.

Upcoming Events :

February 17, 2018 : Miami, Florida, "Forecasts 2018 and the Great Reset". A three-hour presentation on the world and national political scene for 2018, plus an analysis of the stock and Gold market, USA economy and housing market. Details soon.

March 3, 2018 and/or February 13 : Atlanta, Georgia: "Forecasts 2018 and The Great Reset". Presentation on the world and national political scene for 2018, plus an analysis of the stock and Gold market, USA economy and housing market. May be followed by a workshop two weeks later. To be determined. Details soon.

May 23-29, 2,018 : The UAC (United Astrology Congress), Chicago, IL. The largest and most exciting conference for astrologers in the world take place then. 15 tracks, over 200 of the world's top astrologers making presentations. For more information, go to www.uacastrology.com.

June 21-24, 2018 : AAGB (Astrological Association of Great Britain's) 50 th anniversary conference. Details to be announced soon, but I will be there, conducting special post-conference workshop on Financial Market Timing.

July 12-15, 2017 : GLAC (Great Lakes Astrology Conference), Ann Arbor, MI. I will be there, conducting a special pre-conference workshop on "Mundane Astrology and The Great Reset". Plus, the Keynote speech.

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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