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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.

Review :

The U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.6 percent, matching Reuters' estimate. Meanwhile, consumer sentiment for July topped expectations at 93.4. The data comes just days after the Federal Reserve hinted it could start reducing its massive $4.5 trillion balance sheet in September, provided the economy behaves as expected. - Fred Imbert, "Dow Post Record Close as Wall Street Shakes Off Amazon's Fall", cnbc.com, July 28, 2017.

The 26-month Sun/Mars conjunction finally took place last week, July 26. In the fiery but optimistic sign of Leo, it didn't disappoint those who wanted to see the party continue. All U.S. stock indices that we follow made new all-time highs. However, the NASDAQ took a nasty tumble after posting its all-time high on Thursday morning, July 27. New all-time highs were also witnessed last week in India's Nifty index, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index soared to its highest level since June 2015.

The picture was a little different in Europe, however. On Friday, July 28, the German DAX fell to 12,098, its lowest level since April 21, shortly after Venus turned direct. Just a few weeks ago - on the summer solstice of June 20, the DAX had posted its all-time high at 12,951. That is a decline of 6.5% so far, which is close to our target that many stock indices will plummet at least 8.5% from their highs before the end of October, all related to the history of the Sun/Mars conjunction making an important cycle low or high within six weeks of that cosmic occurrence.

Last week also saw Gold, Silver, and the Euro currency rally sharply. This was also related to the combustion of the Sun and Mars in the fire sign of Leo, which rules Gold, but more importantly, it correlates with the ingress of heliocentric Mercury in Sagittarius (another fire sign), which also commenced on July 26. December Gold (the front month now) shot up to 1277. Just two weeks ago, it was testing 1200. Silver was equally impressive, rising to $16.81. Two weeks ago it was trading at 15.14, it lowest price since April 2016. The culprit was once again a falling Dollar, as the Fed held steady on its rates, which in turn helped the Euro to accelerate close to 1.1800, its highest mark since January 2015. This was discussed in detail in last week's column, and consistent with our Mid-Year Webinar forecasts. It is also another reason for the surge in U.S. stocks, as a lower Dollar means greater world demand for US made goods.

Short-Term Geocosmics & longer-term THOUGHTS :

You are going to read and hear a lot about "witch-hunts", "leaks", and "anonymous sources" who do not wish to be identified for their printed comments. You will also hear about how Donald Trump is a "victim" of a biased media and political forces, bent on getting him impeached. All of these terms in quotation marks are associated with Neptune . - This column, May 22, 2017. The point to be made here is that Mr. Trump is under some serious Mars transits through August, during which he is very vulnerable to "losing his cool" and behaving impulsively in ways that end up harming himself and maybe the nation. This column, July 3, 2017.

"If Jeff Sessions is fired, there will be holy hell to pay", said (Senator Lindsay) Graham. "Any effort to go after Mueller could be the beginning of the end of the Trump presidency". Byron Tan, "Senators Move to Block Trump Outing Sessions", Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2017.

Even for this dramatic administration, the past seven days have been extraordinary… During this swirl of events, Team Trump portrayed Mr. Scaramucci's appointment as a major reset… Mr. Trump's ratings are sliding because of his own messages and actions, not those of his subordinates. -Karl Rove, "How Long Can the Trump Tumult Go On ?" Wall Street Journal, July 27, 2017.

It started in May when transiting Mars crossed his natal Sun/Uranus conjunction, in opposition to his natal Moon. It was not expected to end until early September, after the solar eclipse and transit of Mars conjoins his natal Mars and Ascendant. During that time, as written in prior columns, the Trump presidency would likely be defined, and the future of his term determined. As suggested in these columns, if he could control his impulses and focus on matters of importance to the nation, he could pioneer new ideas and programs that could truly revolutionize not just the USA, but the entire world. If not, either his term would be terminated early, or he would set the stage for a huge defeat in 2018. In either case, the second stage of a major reset in world politics, banking, and finances would be in the making, May-September 2017. The third and final stage of this reset (notice how others are now using this term that we titled in our mid-year webinar) would be the Sun/Saturn conjunction on the winter solstice of December 20, 2017, and would last through 2020. This is how I saw it from the perspective of a Mundane Astrologer and financial market timer, and the most critical time for Donald Trump would be right now - in Stage 2, and especially highlighted in August 2017.

In the week that the Sun/Mars conjunction in Leo finally unfolded - on July 26 - the USA stock markets soared to new all-time highs. At the same time, the swamp that pollutes the political environment in Washington D.C. has sunk to a new low. This is not surprising to students of Mundane Astrology, for not only is the solar eclipse approaching quickly on August 21, but Saturn is also about to go stationary direct (ends its retrograde period) on August 25. What makes these two potent geocosmic signatures so important is that this solar eclipse is a total eclipse that blacks out a path cutting directly over the mid-section of the USA, extending from Oregon to South Carolina, and the stationary Saturn falls in a T-square to the USA Mars/Neptune square.

A total solar eclipse that engulfs the entire width of a country implies that there will be a major shift of leadership within that country. It is as if the path towards the future (Sun) that had defined that country's persona, is suddenly "blacked out" (Moon). It is transformed, even "forced" to deal with its darkest and deepest emotional disorders. At its best, it leads to a complete sweeping out of "dark forces", "negative energies", (real or imagined) and in the process, clears a path towards a new birth, a new direction, and a rebuilding that offers hope for a better and more equitable society, a better world. It is like a conjunction of Saturn, Uranus, and Pluto all at once, to a Mundane Astrologer.

In this cosmic drama, Donald Trump is right at the epicenter, for the eclipse at 29 degrees of Leo aligns with his natal Mars and Ascendant at 26-29 degrees of Leo. Mars and the Ascendant are the most primal and self-directed, creative, parts of the chart ("me first"). If he is a great man, as his many supporters believe, he will rise to the challenge and display incredible leadership. However if he is the totally self-centered, narcissistic persona as his opponents claim, then this type of cosmic stimulus would be more likely to self-destruct, with considerable collateral damage to those around him. That is why so many astrologers around the world are watching this period so intensely : nothing like this has been seen in a world leader in quite some time, if ever. And Mr. Trump is acting out his role with exactly the type of dramas that could be expected. But, what will be the outcome ? Greatness, or the humiliation of a stinging defeat ? Or something else ? What exactly will he do, and how will he act - and react ?.

The station of Saturn, near the same time as the total solar eclipse, falls in a T-square to the USA Mars/Neptune. This is the witch hunt that Trump warned about - happening to him, and caused by him towards others, like Jeff Sesssions (talk about public humiliation and shaming). It is also the "leaks" that continually plague the White House, and hence the firing of Chief of Staff Reince Priebus on Friday (just the beginning). But Saturn also pertains to the law of just consequences : what you sow, so shall ye reap. By humiliating his own Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, as he has done all week, Trump sets into motion a sequence of events that places him in the same crosshairs with others by which he has crucified Sessions.

Sessions ascends to the role of the victim who elicits public sympathy (Neptune) that Trump claims for himself. That is because this transiting and stationary Saturn falls right on Trump's natal Moon, opposite his Sun/Uranus conjunction. On the one hand. Trump is at the pinnacle of his career (Saturn in opposition to the Sun). At the same time, he finds - believes - that he is the victim of relentless demands of him, causing immense pressure and a wish to end it all. But how ? With Saturn on the Moon, there is not a lot of support - and the support that is there is dwindling, unless one (he) is willing to be fully open, accountable and responsible for his situation, and not one given to portraying himself as a victim of something outside of his own doing. Until them, he has no freedom, He is a prisoner of his own desires. He needs a break from it all to regenerate and see things more clearly, and less subjectively. But that can't happen easily, not now, not with transiting Mars in Leo headed to his ascendant and own natal Mars. He can't stop himself now. He can't take a break, a vacation, without serious new developments affecting his own status.

As bizarre as last week was, this week does not promise much relief, although it may promise a whole lot more excitement (really ? Yes). Uranus in Aries will turn retrograde on August 2, which virtually guarantees more drama in both Washington D.C., as well as in financial markets. Jupiter will also complete its third and final waning square with Pluto on August 4, which has an inclination to exaggerate, to do something very bold - like fire everyone around who disagrees with you. Which, in this case, means almost everyone. Tempers may fly, behavior may be very colorful and a bit shocking (last week was only a small preview), but if you can elevate your consciousness above it all, as if an observer looking down into a room of very active but disorganized people, you might find it entertaining.

We have been through political crises before and it shall eventually pass… only this time, something probably will change, or at least there is a heightened awareness that some sort of collective transformation is taking place. And awareness is one positive we can all embrace.

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 subscription 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.

September 15-18, 2018 : 3 RD MMA INVESTMENT RETREAT, Majorca, Spain. Tentatively being planned. Details to be announced soon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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