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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.

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Review :

The U.S. economy added 209,000 net new jobs in July, beating expectations for 183,000 jobs. The unemployment rate ticked down slightly to 4.3% from 4.4%, while the labor force participation rate edged up to 62.9% from 62.8% during the month. Average hourly earnings meanwhile increased by 9 cents… over one million jobs have been created since President Trump took office, as tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And more are likely on the way … Adam Shapiro and Suzanne O'Halloran, "U.S. Adds More Jobs in July than Expected", www.foxbusiness.com, August 4, 2017.

The danger of a pop-culture presidency is that real events, including political land mines, don't get noticed. This week, the Trump presidency had a near-death experience. The noteworthy event for Mr. Trump was the vote in the House and Senate to impose sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea… the big story was the extraordinary vote total. In the House, the sanctions bill passed 419-3 and 98-2 in the Senate…This was a no confidence vote in a sitting American president. One Republican senator told us privately, "We just don't trust him on Russia".- Daniel Henninger, "The White House C-Words", Wall Street Journal, August 3, 2017.

It was not a good week for Donald Trump as his governmental colleagues in Congress took some serious steps to strip him of executive powers. In addition, Special Counsel Robert Mueller impaneled a grand jury to investigate Trump's alleged collusion with Russia to interfere with the USA 2016 presidential election. The one key word that kept coming up to describe his reactions to these and other developments against him last week was "incensed". Donald Trump was "incensed" with Congress, with Robert Mueller, with Republicans, with Democrats, and probably with Anthony "the Mooch" Scaramucci, who was dismissed just 10 days into his term as White House Communications Director for his offensive communications with the media. "Incensed" is just another word for Mars, to those who study astrology - and Mr. Trump is feeling his Mars big time right now as the Solar Eclipse continues to approach like a huge foreboding tidal wave on August 21, very close to the Leo degrees of the zodiac posited by his natal Mars and ascendant. Those are both the primal parts of one's horoscope, when all one can see is blood rushing out of his eyes and maybe even other openings of his body.

No, last week was not a good week for Donald Trump (or the governments of the USA and Venezuela). But it was a very good week for many of the world's stock markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average continued making one new high after another, although (strangely) the feat was not matched by either the NASDAQ or S&P. There was another new all-time high with the Nifty Index in India. Multi-year highs were also notched in the Zurich SMI, and the Hang Seng index of Hong Kong. Multi-month highs were registered in the London FTSE, Russian MICEX, and China Shanghai Index. However, the German DAX did the opposite, falling to its lowest level since Venus turned direct in mid-April.

Much of these breakouts to new highs in stock indices can be attributed to Uranus turning retrograde on August 2. When a planet begins or ends its retrograde motion, its dynamics are highlighted in terms of human activity for a few days. During periods when Uranus is stationary, boundaries and expectations are not safe. They are often violated. With Uranus, you never know whether a market will break out, break down, or reverse. Thus, several stock markets violated boundaries by breaking to new highs, above established resistance zones. But other markets reversed within a day of Uranus changing directions - like Gold and Silver, which soared to their highest levels in several weeks on August 2, only to reverse and fall hard into Friday. The same reversal pattern happened in the Euro currency, which made a new 30-month high exactly on August 2, and then reversed, falling hard into Friday. The U.S. Dollar did the opposite, falling to its lowest level since May 2016 exactly on August 2, and then reversing up sharply into the end of the week. Crude oil rallied back above $50.00/barrel on August 1 for the first time in two months, only to fall well below that level again on Friday. By the way, crude oil has now rallied 20% from its low at 42.05 on the summer solstice (June 20) to its high of 50.43 on August 1.

Short-Term Geocosmics & longer-term THOUGHTS :

The Federal Reserve 's looming attempt to shrink its mammoth portfolio of bonds comes with an ugly track record : Virtually every time the central bank has tried it in the past, recessions have followed… The Fed has embarked on six such reduction efforts in the past - in 1921-1922, 1928-1930, 1937, 1941, 1948-1950 and 2000. Of those episodes, five ended in recession according to research from Michael Darda, chief economist and market strategist at MKM Partners. -Jeff Cox, "The Fed's About to Try Something that Almost Always Has Ended in Recession", cnbc.com, August 2, 2017.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan issued a bold warning Friday that the bond market is on the cusp of a collapse that also will threaten stock prices… the long-time central bank chief said the prolonged period of low interest rates is about to end and, with it, a bull market in fixed income that has lasted more than three decades. "The current level of interest rates is abnormally low and there's only one direction in which they can go, and when they start they will be rather rapid", Greenspan said…" - Jeff Cox, "Greenspan : Bond Bubble About to Break Because of 'Abnormally Low' Interest Rates", cnbc.com, August 4, 2017.

Welcome to the powerful eclipse zone of 2017. On Monday, August 7, there will be a lunar eclipse at 15° Leo-Aquarius. The Sun is still conjunct Mars, in Leo, so some people continue to be "incensed". But the Sun and Mars sextile Jupiter, so other people are still enjoying the party, the entertainment, as if it's a sport. The second leg of the eclipse zone is, of course, the powerful and total solar eclipse of August 21, whose path will black out the entire midsection of the USA, from Oregon through South Carolina. It too is still in conjunction with Mars, so by then, some people will be so "incensed" that they might turn red, or accuse of other people of turning red, while they continue to party, entertain, and see current events as some sort of sport competition where the winners are those who exhibit the most brazen - but dangerously bullying - behavior.

On the one hand, an inflamed Mars together with a solar eclipse in Leo can be a time for chest-thumping bullies. On the other hand, it can be a time to take pride in being the first or the greatest. But we can't all be like the stock market or - according to Greenspan - the bond market either. This is period when, as Greenspan proclaims, bubbles can be pricked. Perhaps these bubbles can continue until the final Jupiter/Uranus square occurs in late September. But by then, all of this powerful fire energy (solar eclipse, Mars, Moon's North Node all in Leo, making a grand trine to Saturn and Uranus in fire signs Sagittarius and Aries) is over. You can raise the heat only so far until things begin to burn, until planets in fire signs move into the colder confines of the earth sign that follows. That begins to happen right after the Solar Eclipse in late Leo.

There are a couple of periods to watch near-term from the geocosmic perspective. One is right now, as we are between Uranus retrograde (August 2), the third and final passage of Jupiter square Pluto (August 4), and the lunar eclipse of August 7. The next is August 15-25. Not only is the solar eclipse taking place on August 21, and Saturn turning direct on August 25, but Venus in Cancer (your money, your love) will be making a cardinal grand square with Jupiter in Libra (partnering), Pluto in Capricorn (tear down the government, power to the people), and Uranus in Aries (who has the best nuclear weapons).

Yes, the stock market has rallied through other hard aspects, and maybe this time it will, too. But, with Saturn turning stationary at the same time all of this Leo (fire) energy starts to gives way to the Virgo earth energy, I wouldn't assume the party will never end. I wouldn't even assume the Republican or Democrat parties will never end. After all, I believe the world collective is in the midst of a huge reset. And depending on your own consciousness, that can very exciting.

LONGER-TERM THOUGHTS AND MUNDANE ASTROLOGY :

To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

Due to a scheduling conflict, the monthly MMA Cycles Report will be issued next week to all subscribers of that report, on Thursday, August 10, instead of the following week on August 15. It is just as well, because this is August, the month of two eclipses including the powerful total Solar Eclipse of August 21 that will fall on Donald Trump's natal Ascendant and Mars. It will also be the first eclipse path since 1918 that will completely block out areas of the USA that stretch from the west coast (Oregon) through the east coast (South Carolina). The monthly MMA Cycles Report covers the outlook for U.S. stocks (DJIA and S&P futures) for both investors and traders. It also covers Gold and Silver, interest rates, currencies, soybeans, and crude oil as well as MMA's original geocosmic critical reversal dates (CRDs) and Solar/Lunar reversal dates. The monthly MMA Japan Cycles report also comes out this week, and covers the Nikkei, JGB Bonds, and the Dollar-Yen. The MMA European Cycles Report will be released this week too, covering the German DAX, Swiss SMI, and Netherlands AEX. If you are not a subscriber to the MMA Cycles Report, consider taking out a subscription NOW. For further information on all, go to there. This is an excellent way to get the MMA overview on financial markets!

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 will come out this week, Monday and Tuesday, via posting on our web site, or attachment via direct emails, for subscribers.

- 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.

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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 ($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.

Valeur des terres Robert Loquet - Conseiller général

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