MMA WEEKLY - Financial Astrology commentary, Financial Market Analyst and Market Timer

MMA Moving Sale Bundle : MMA is moving from Michigan to Arizona in three weeks (mid-September). And we have open boxes of books that we don't want to carry. So.. if you have been waiting for a special sale on our Financial Market Timing books, you are in luck! We are offering a bundle of the 6 books for only $199!. These books would normally retail $783 altogether.

This year's printed version of Forecast 2017 will also available in these other languages, as follows :

Dutch Deutsch Japanese

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 :

On Sept. 3, 1929, the Dow Jones Industrial Average swelled to a record high of 381.17, reaching the end of an eight-year growth period during which its value ballooned by a factor of six. That was before the bubble began to burst in a series of "days" : Black Thursday, October 24, when the market dropped by 11 percent, followed four days later by Black Monday, when it fell another 13 percent ; and the next day, Black Tuesday, when it lost 12 percent more. Jennifer Latson, "The Worst Stock Tip in History", www.time.com, September 3, 2014.

Why do I start this week's column off with the above quote ? Because the last time the Republicans controlled the House, Senate, and White House was in 1929-1933. Herbert Hoover was a successful businessman, not well-liked by his own party, elected to office in November 1928. The general consensus was that he would be good for financial markets because he was a successful businessman. In his first year of office, U.S. stock prices exploded to new all-time highs - until that fateful date of September 3, 1929. Then everything changed as Hoover's popularity began to sink, and one stock market crash after another unfolded in the autumn of his first year. Now, I am not predicting a stock market crash on the basis of one (maybe two) historical correlation(s). But I am just saying... Actually, if there is to be stock market crash/economic crisis, I would be more concerned about 2020-2021, which is the next time Saturn will make hard aspects to Uranus and Pluto. That - more than the decennial cycle with years ending in '7' - is more significant in my studies, and will be the focus of the Forecast 2018 Book, because every stock market crash is preceded by an all-time high slightly before a crisis, and Saturn/Uranus combined with Saturn/Pluto hard aspects near to one another are financial crises signatures.

Now, back to the present - after all, this section of the column is titled REVIEW. So, this is what the midpoint of Mercury retrograde (August 24) feels like, during the week of the total solar eclipse blacking out the USA from coast to coast, (August 21), and within a day of Saturn turning stationary direct (August 25), on President Donald Trump's natal Moon and in opposition to his Sun, and in opposition to the USA natal Mars, square its Neptune. Whew! That's a lot of cosmic convergence. But if you understand geocosmic studies and their symbolism, it explains a lot of what is happening today.

For instance, everyone in the USA government now seems to be searching their conscience regarding their support for their president. This may also be true for Macron in France as written in the Whashington post (see the source sheet from that French political party (UPR) which is the only one, proning for the Frexit) and other nations of the world. But here in the USA, many have recently quit serving in Trump's administration, or he has fired them. Some, like top White House economic adviser Gary Cohn, stayed on due to a strong sense of duty, but admitted last week that he was on the brink of resigning following Trump's response to the Charlottesville protest and deadly violence. Others demonstrated their anger (solar eclipse conjunct Mars) by tearing down historical statues that they claim are symbols of past transgressions, and which they believe this president also curries. They want him to quit or be impeached (Saturn/Neptune). According to well-known Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, "... many of those tearing down Confederate and other statues are trying to take America down with them" (Fox Business News, August 22).

Did I also say that this is the period when Venus is making a cardinal T-square with Jupiter, Pluto, and Uranus (August 15-25) ? It is not just cosmic convergence. It is cosmic and political overload translated into collective weariness. People don't know what to do. Markets don't know what to do. Did I mention that Mercury in Virgo began its retrograde motion on August 12 in opposition to Neptune ? No one knows what to do, what to think, as a cloud of confusion about the future of the nation, the president and even the world hovers over... everything.

Thus, during the last three days of last week, world stock markets did basically... nothing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average made a new cycle low on Monday's eclipse (and MMA's three-star critical reversal date), rallied 196 points on Tuesday, and then spent the last three days trading between Tuesday's low and high.

Gold and Silver were a little more exciting - at least on Friday, when Gold made its weekly high and low (1301.40-1281.30) in a 25-minute span of time. Silver did the same, jumping up to 17.18 at 9:20 AM then falling nearly 50 cents to 16.71 by 9:45 AM, only to return back to the 17.00 area by the close. The stock market did just the opposite, with the S&P futures topping out at 2453.50 at 9:05 AM and then making the low of the day at 2441 at 10:35 AM. That was the time that Fed Chair Janet Yellen gave her speech at Jackson Hole that said basically - nothing new.

I don't know if it was mainly the middle of Mercury retrograde, or the station of Saturn turning direct, but... it feels like the world is rather stuck right now. There is a saying in America that when things have gone wrong and more could happen, that "We are waiting for the other shoe to drop". But it feels like we are running out of shoes to drop.

Short-Term Geocosmics & longer-term THOUGHTS :

Janet Yellen will be giving what could be her last speech Friday as Fed chair at the annual gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, closing out a remarkable decade in central banking history. Whether Yellen gets reappointed in February is an open question. President Donald Trump has expressed disdain and respect for her and has not committed to the future. - Jeff Cox, "Fed Chair Yellen Set to Deliver What Could Be Historic Speech in Jackson Hole", www.cnbc.com, August 24, 2017.

One of the dramas currently underway related to last week's super solar eclipse at 28 ° Leo that blacked out the central portion of the United States is that it made a direct hit to the natal charts of Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen. For Trump, the eclipse fell on his natal Mars and Ascendant, which put him in a feisty mood. But it also falls close to Janet Yellen's natal Sun in late Leo, and opposite her natal Moon in late Aquarius. Strange how they were both born under a full moon, and both are affected by this solar eclipse. Nevertheless, pundits are speculating that Trump will (or will not) re-appoint her when her terms ends in February. That came to the surface this week, coinciding with the solar eclipse, whose "effect" can last up to 18 months afterwards.

For this week, the cosmic fireworks may recede, but only temporarily. In support of the break with the planetary fireworks, the Labor Holiday next Monday in the USA may be a very welcomed break. I suspect many people laboring in the USA will leave work early this week, and the volume of trading activity will slow down, in both the absence of planetary aspects and the forthcoming national holiday. But right after the holiday, on September 5 and 6, Mercury turns direct on the same degree of last week's eclipse and the full moon happens on Neptune. In fact, even over that weekend (September 3), Mars will cross the eclipse point, on Trump's natal Mars and Ascendant, so it's not like he is taking a break from expressing his outrage over …. everything and anybody who tries to obstruct his path. We are right back to where we left off this past week - confusion, uncertainty, deep reflection on "what am I doing/what are you doing?". Concerns on the impending debt ceiling limit could be a catalyst for another sell-off if President Trump continues his threat to "shut down the government" if Congress doesn't also vote to fund his Mexican border wall that the majority of Americans don't want. It does start to get better, though, by the end of that week and into the new moon of September 20, according to my understanding of the geocosmic studies… which is why I have chosen September 20 to move from Michigan to Arizona. It is a new moon on my own natal Ascendant (27 ° Virgo). It doesn't get much better than that for a new beginning in life.

I think a lot of people will be starting a new phase of their life around the new moon in September this year, especially if they work for the U.S. government. After all, it is the middle of the zodiac, and the seasons - like "the times - they are a changin".

LONGER-TERM THOUGHTS AND MUNDANE ASTROLOGY :

To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

MMA - IS - MOVING SALE !!! MMA is moving from Michigan to Arizona in three weeks (mid-September). And we have open boxes of books that we don't want to transport. So... if you have been waiting for a special sale on our Financial Market Timing books, you are in luck - for the next 10 days! Now is the time to purchase these books - in excellent condition - at a discount of 70% on our major market timing books, such as The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing Vol 2 : Geocosmic Correlations to Investment Cycles. Regular $125, Special Sale price is $37.50 ; The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing Vol 3 : Geocosmic Correlations to Trading Cycles. Regular $150, Special Sale price is $45.00; The Sun, the Moon, and the Silver Market: Secrets of a Silver Trader : Regular $125, Regular $125, Special Sale price is $37.50. Or, order all six of these books for only $199 + postage (SAVE BIG BUCKS! normal price is $783 plus postage).
Sale ends September 5, or when any of the boxes that are opened sell out. There are between 5 and 20 books in each opened box, so first come, first serve.
To order, go to www.mmacycles.com, and choose click PRODUCTS - FINANCIAL BOOKS, or click PRODUCTS - SPECIAL, and after placing order, click CHECK OUT or SHOPPING CART on the top of page. You may also call us at 1-800-MMA-3349, 1-248-626-3034, Fax 1-248-538-5296, or email us at ordersmma@msn.com. Postage rates apply.

Get ready! The annual pre-publication sale for the Forecast 2018 Book will begin in three weeks. In the meantime, check out our Scorecard for the Forecast 2017 as of August 1, at our website, www.mmacycles.com under NEWS AND EVENTS. Or, just click this link.

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 :

January 20, 2018 : Phoenix, AZ. Workshop on Forecast 2018. Details to be announced soon.

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, 2018 : 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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