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The dollar rose on Friday, putting it on track for its strongest week against a basket of currencies in nearly 15 months as some traders piled into the greenback in a week of tremendous swings felt in stock and bond markets around the world. "Dollar Poised for Best Week in 15 Months Amid Market Turmoil", Reuters, February 9, 2018.

"Additionally, February 7, +/- 3 trading days, is an MMA one-star CRD (critical reversal date). Plus, we are in the middle of two strong Jupiter squares: Venus square Jupiter on February 4 and Sun square Jupiter on February 10. We have seen the upside of Jupiter aspects over the past several years. That is, they correlated with a state of optimism and euphoria, even irrational exuberance. But now we see the downside of Jupiter when things do not go so well: hysteria, panic, and huge declines in the stock market. Just keep in mind that in both cases, Jupiter exaggerates…. Hard aspects to Jupiter are often the worst of times to make well-thought-out decisions. Additionally, the Moon is in Sagittarius, Jupiter's homeland, on Thursday and Friday (Feb 8-9), which just exaggerates the exaggerated move even more. But, we are nearing the end of that period this weekend. There is a chance that rationality will soon re-appear, and people will again see things with greater perspective". Special Stock Market Update Report sent to MMA subscribers on Thursday evening, outlining the immediate and near-term picture in stocks.

I shouldn't take weeks off from this column. Every time I do, it seems that some part of the financial world comes unglued. And when that happens, my email box gets filled with questions, more than I can answer. The stock market certainly came off its tracks last week in what turned out to be one of the wildest weeks ever. Twice, the DJIA had daily losses of over 1000 points, something that has never happened even once before.

However, the carnage was not limited to the USA stock markets. It was widespread and global. It illustrated the darker side of Jupiter transits, something we haven't seen very much of in the past 9 years. When Jupiter aspects do not correlate with euphoria and optimism, they turn into periods of collective panic and hysteria. Just as the optimism was subject to over-exaggeration, so too the panic is subject to over-exaggeration. Last week saw two hard aspects to Jupiter : a square from Venus to start the week, as the DJIA fell a record 1175 points, and another at the end of the week (February 10), as the DJIA fell over 1000 points on Thursday, followed by another 500 points during the day on Friday before bottoming at 23,360, then reversing to close up 330 points on the day at 24,190. Still, for the week, the DJIA was down 1330 points, to its lowest mark since mid-October. Just two weeks ago, it made an all-time high of 26,616.

The letters received this week were mostly about what the market will do next. Is this the start of a new bear market ? Or will stocks come back again ? I addressed that topic in detail in a Special Stock Market Report sent out Thursday night, February 8. A copy of that report is available to all subscribers of any MMA Cycles reports, as well as those who ordered a recording of last week's Forecast 2018 webinar. Call our offices if you are interested in receiving this special update report on the current status of the long-term, intermediate-term, and short-term stock market cycles, or go to our website at www.mmacycles.com. It's timely and it gives the roadmap of what I expect over the next few days, weeks, and months. So far, it off to a good start after the first day following the report.

Last week's devastation was not limited to stocks. Treasuries fell to their lowest level in 6 years - and the specter of higher interest rates by the USA central bank was probably the catalyst for the selloff in equities. When stocks fall in tandem with interest rates rising, it becomes serious. Gold and Silver also got trounced and crude oil closed below $60/barrel for the first time in 7 weeks. Trillions of dollars were lost in market values last week, which makes you wonder : Who made the money that the markets lost ?.

Very few markets did well last week, except the U.S. Dollar, which is interesting, because that means traders and investors still look to the U.S. Dollar as a safe haven. And this also makes you wonder : with the Dollar having fallen so hard in the past year, why do traders still look to it as a "safe haven?" I know Neptune is in Pisces (2012-2026), but something seems "fishy" about this belief still holding validity. But then again, Jupiter was prominent last week, and as explained in our special report sent out Thursday night, when Jupiter is so prominent, good judgement is usually missing in action. So are profits, which is why there were so many losses last week.

Short-Term Geocosmics and longer-term thoughts :

A leaked EU memo suggests that the EU is threatening dire consequences if the UK tries to become more competitive after leaving. The EU wishes the UK to be as uncompetitive as the rest of the EU. Or else. - Paul Donovan, "Dodgy Data. Shocking !" UBS Morning Audio Comment, February 1, 2018.

"The last time it was in this sector of the zodiac was April 1932-February 1934, the heart of other Great Depression". Page 66, Forecast 2018, describing the transit of Uranus to the NYSE chart that is in effect through early 2018.

When I see markets fall as hard as stocks did last week, shortly after a run of consecutive record-breaking new highs, I think of only one planet's correlation or influence: Uranus. No other planet correlates with such dramatic behavior. Yet, when I look at the heavens, the only aspect involving Uranus is its trine from Saturn, which is hardly the stuff of such drama. True, the 45-year cycle of the Saturn/Uranus waning trine has - in all five historical cases so far - correlated with new all-time highs in the U.S. stock market, after which bear market declines have begun. But the amplitude of the decline, and the hysteria and panic that have accompanied this decline, suggest that something more dramatic, by the language of geocosmic studies, was involved with Uranus. The answer is quite clear, to me, if one examines the chart of the New York Stock Exchange, specifically the "Buttonwood Agreement" chart of May 17, 1792. Here, one will find that today's stationary transit of Uranus at 26 degrees of Aries, falls right on the NYSE natal Saturn, in opposition to the NYSE Jupiter/Neptune conjunction in 23-27 of Libra. That says it all. That describes exactly the picture of a market soaring to new all-time highs of the past two years, and then suddenly collapsing in record-breaking daily declines.

The good news is that this transit ends shortly. The not so good news is that both the Saturn/Uranus and Jupiter/Neptune waning trines will end this August 2018, +/- 2 months. The eggs that the Golden Goose (Federal Reserve and other world central banks) has laid, have cracked. They will try to put it back together again, just as they did when a similar crack first happened in January 2008. It worked for a while then. But a few months later in 2008, there was a more serious crack that all the king's men couldn't put back together again. They had to create a new golden goose to lay new golden eggs, and they named her ZIRP. But ZIRP (Zero Interest Rate Policy) is mature now and not able to inspire such a comeback as was possible in those days right after her birth. Oh, she will probably have some sort of a comeback. But this time she has less arrows in her quiver to use to secure the fuel and food to support everyone (all the politicians) who depend upon her. And her weight (debt) continues to grow. Soon, she may even become a lame duck.

Welcome to the start of "The Great Reset". It promises to be quite an unusual three-year period.

~~Longer-term thoughts~~ :

To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

Note 1 : RAY MERRIMAN'S 2018 WORLDWIDE "FORECAST 2018" LIVE WEBINAR, took place on Saturday, February 3, 2018. The MP4 recording are now available. It came out very well. This broadcast addressed subjects from this year's Forecast 2018 Book, with updates on several financial and commodity markets such as Bitcoin, the U.S. stock market, Gold and Silver, Currencies. Crude oil and Live cattle (Uranus in Taurus). Cost is $45.00, and includes the slides of the presentation. To reserve a copy of this live broadcast, contact us directly at 1-248-626-3034, 800-MMA-3349, or email at :
customerservice@mmacycles.com, or go to our website at www.mmacycles.com.
In addition, all purchasers of this recording will receive a free copy of MMA's Special Stock Market Report that was issued on Thursday evening, February 8. Or, if you subscribe to any MMA Cycles Reports, you will also receive a free copy of this report. Otherwise, the cost for this special report is $50.00.

Note 2 : LEARN THE MMA MARKET TIMING METHODS FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS !!! We have recently begun making recordings for the MMA Financial Market Timing course that will be converted to an MP4 format. Each class will be 1-2 two hours long, and will be packed with information on how to understand the language of cycle studies, chart patterns within cycles, and trend analysis. There will be 8 classes in each course. If you are interested in learning about cycles and market timing methods of MMA, this is a course - and these are classes - you will want to take. The cost will be $145.00/class, or $995 for all 8 classes in each course, as they become available. This is a savings of over $1000 from Course 1 of the MMTA courses taught three years ago. Watch this column for further information on ordering, just as soon as the recording and conversion of the first classes are completed, due in about three weeks now.

The EBook of Forecast 2018 and the print editions of Forecast 2018 are now completed and sent out to all who have pre-ordered! EBooks have been received, and print editions should be received in the next week - before Christmas. If not, call us. We have also received the printed copies on Friday, so we can now fill new orders with remaining copies. Order now and get your copy. It is relevant right now !.

The third edition of The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing, Volume 1 : Cycles and Patterns in the Indexes is now out as of Friday, September 8! This is the most comprehensive book ever published on the cycles of the stock market (DJIA and Nikkei), with analysis going back to the British stock markets of the 17 th century. This is a must-have book if you are a serious investor, trader, or student of cycles. There is nothing else like this book available today. The cost of this book is $125. There is also a special $25 discount for those who also pre-order the Forecast 2018 Book . Call us to get this rate. The new material and tables on long-and intermediate-term cycles in the U.S. and Japanese stock markets are worth the cost of the book alone. For more information, go to visit the MMA website at www.mmacycles.com, or here and check it out. You can also order now by e-mail to ordersmma@msn.com or calling 1-800-662-3349, or 248-626-3034. "The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing : Cycles and Patterns in the Index" is literally the ultimate book on the analysis of the stock market. We are especially impressed with various waves of long-term cycles for more than 200 years, which we have never seen : T. Kaburagi, Toshi Nippou Ltd (Japan's major commodity newspaper).

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.
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MMA's annual Forecast Book : MMA's annual Forecasts Book, written by Raymond A. Merriman since 1976, is one of the most unique, affordable, and accurate glimpses into the coming year. Utilizing the study of cycles and geocosmic factors, this annual Forecast book outlines forthcoming trends pertaining to political, economic, and financial markets throughout the world. Specific markets analyzed for the next year(s) include: T-Notes and interest rates, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Gold, Silver, Currencies (U.S. Dollar, Euro, Yen, Swiss Franc, and British Pound), Crude Oil, Grains and Weather. Each market contains the important geocosmic three-star critical reversal dates for 2018. Special sections also include the USA and world economy, the USA and world politics, the USA and its President. A 2018 ephemeris and calendar (one month per page) with geocosmic signatures is included, as well as descriptions of the Mercury, Venus, and Mars retrograde periods for 2018. This is a book with an impressive background for insightful accuracy into world economic and financial market conditions that you will not want to miss! For further information, go to www.mmacycles.com and click the banner.

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This year's printed version of Forecast 2018 will also available in these languages:
Dutch : at www.markettiming.nl
German : at http://www.mma-europe.ch
Japanese : at http://merriman.jp

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.
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Upcoming Events :

February 17, 2018 : Miami, Florida, "Forecasts 2018 and the Great Reset" - 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM.

Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Nova Southwestern University, Carl DeSantis Bldg/Business Sales Bldg, 3301 College Ave, Rooms 3032 and 3034.

This lecture/workshop will outline the major geocosmic signatures in effect in 2018 (and beyond), and their correlation to the political and economic trends for the year, both globally and nationally. The cosmic patterns of 2018-2020 are especially relevant to the leadership of the USA and its Federal Reserve Board. The decisions to be made will likely have long-term consequences, for better or worse, to the US Dollar, interest rates, stocks, and precious metals. In turn, this could have a direct impact upon the financial condition of both businesses and individuals. For more info mysticmimi@gmail.com, or go to : https://www.meetup.com/Astrologers/events/240846998/ or call
954-296-1211 or 954-249-7620 for more info. You may also contact the local chapter of the National Council of Geocosmic Research at mysticmimi@gmail.com and put RSVP Merriman in Subject Line.

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.

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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