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MMA COMMENTS FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING
September 10 - 2018
Raymond A. Merriman©

Financial Market Analyst & Market Timer.

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Note : The purpose of this column is to provide educational insights into the tenets of geocosmic studies as they correspond to economic, political, and socio-psychological matters, as one of several tools that in turn may assist in the practice of financial market timing. This column is not intended, nor should it be used, as an advisory service for trading financial markets, without use of other financial market analysis tools. MMA subscription reports provide that type of advisory service, with specific recommendations for trading.

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The Labor Department said nonfarm payrolls grew by 201,000 in August while average hourly earnings rose 2.9 percent for the month on an annualized basis, evidence that the long-awaited rebound in wages may be starting to show. Economists polled by Reuters had expected payrolls to increase by 191,000. The unemployment rate held steady near a generational low of 3.9 percent. - Thomas Franck and Alexandra Gibbs, https://www.cnbc.com, September 10, 2018.

The journey from Mars turning direct the prior week on August 27 to Saturn turning direct this past week on September 6 has been hard on most world equity markets.

It was an especially difficult week for stock indices in Europe. The German DAX, for instance, fell to 11,888 on Friday, September 7. It is nearing its primary cycle low of 11,726 made on March 26, which was its lowest mark since February 2017. The story was similar in the Netherlands AEX and London FTSE. The Zurich SMI was down all week too, but not as dramatically as the others.

In Asia and the Pacific Rim, the Australian ASX index plunged from a 10-year high on August 30 at 6481 to a low of 6211 so far on Friday, September 7. The Japanese Nikkei made a new high for this primary cycle also on August 30 at 23,032, but by Friday, September 7, it was falling hard to a low thus far of 22,172. The Hang Seng of Hong Kong fell to 26,669, a level not seen in over a year. China's Shanghai Index is holding above its yearly low made on August 20, but not by much. Only the NIFTY Index in India is holding up well. It closed at 11,584, not far from its all-time high of August 30, also nearby to Mars turning direct.

In the USA, the NASDAQ and S&P made new all-time highs on August 29-30, while the DJIA made a new primary cycle high then, but was still nearly 500 points off its all-time high of January 26, 2018. The DJIA held up fairly well last week, but the NASDAQ sold off rather sharply all week.

However, of most interest to us right now is the drama unfolding in Gold and Silver. On Tuesday, September 4, just two trading days before Saturn turned direct, Silver plunged to test the $14.00 mark for the first time since its 7-year cycle low in December 2015. Gold, on the other hand, fell to 1195 on the same day, well above its yearly low of 1167 registered on August 16, for a case of bullish intermarket divergence. This prompted us to put out a Special Gold alert to subscribers on Tuesday, as Silver was making that low, which followed our Special Gold and Silver Update issued the week before, outlining the steps we wanted to see before issuing a Special Alert. The alert is now on as described in that report.

Short-Term Geocosmics and longer-term mundane thoughts :

"I do not believe in freedom of the will.  Schopenhauer's words 'Man can do what he wants, but he cannot will what he wills' accompany me in all situations throughout my life and reconcile me with the actions of others even if they are rather painful to me.  This awareness of the lack of freedom of will preserves me from taking too seriously myself and my fellow men as acting and deciding individuals, and from losing my temper."  Albert Einstein .

Ramesh Balsekar, the outstanding Advaita sage, taught that if one really accepted, on a very deep level of understanding, that there is no free will it would allow that individual to be free from guilt and prevent him or her for judging or blaming others.  Einstein, based on the quote above, seems to have reached the exact same conclusion. - Len Oppenheim, "Observations from the Middle End, len@lenopp.com.

The all-time high of the S&P and NASDAQ indices on August 29-30, right after Mars ended its 2-month retrograde trek on August 27, remained intact last week. In the case of the NASDAQ Composite, the decline has been more serious than in the DJIA or S&P, as prices fell from 8133 to a low, so far, of 7873. That's a decline of only 3% in five trading days, but the important point to market timers is that it started from a convergence of powerful geocosmic signatures. Not only did Mars turn direct then, but shortly before that, the third and final trine between Jupiter and Neptune ended (August 19). Furthermore, the closest of a fourth passage involving the Saturn/Uranus trine also ended in the last week of August, just as the high occurred.

The concern to financial astrologers now is whether the Saturn station of September 6 will stop this decline and be followed by a new rally to new highs, for when markets decline into a strong Saturn signature, it often represents the end to that decline. Or, were the Jupiter/Neptune, Saturn/Uranus, and Mars direct correlations to the crest on August 29-30 stronger, and the start of a decline that will gain momentum as we head into Venus retrograde on October 5 ? We will probably know the answer to that question by the time Mars makes its third and final waning square to Uranus on September 18. This latter signature is a wild one, often correlating with primary and even 50-week cycle troughs or crests within 13 trading days. The high of August 29-30 was at the beginning of that time band.

We have been under this Mars/Uranus square since mid-May, and it has lived up to its hype in terms of chaos and disturbances in national and international geopolitics (think Turkey, Venezuela, Argentina, Iran, Canada, China, and the USA). It has not been an easy path for the leaders of either of these countries due to pressures put on them by U.S. President Donald Trump, the epitome of these Uranian dynamics. To his supporters, he is seen as a brilliant strategist and maverick who is making huge changes in favor of America. He is righting many wrongs the USA has had to endure from poor financial deals in the past with other nations of the world. But to others, his behavior and methods are a very thin line between brilliance and abnormality, even amorality. He had a lot of bad press last week.

I am in Europe most of this month, and this is not popular ground for Mr. Trump. When I ask why, I get some very interesting replies, such as from one tech executive who explained it to me this way : "No one faults Trump or anyone else from wanting to win. But he doesn't want to create win-win situations for everyone else involved, which would be constructive. To him, winning isn't really winning unless someone else loses. And that's the problem. He isn't satisfied with winning unless it hurts someone else, and it's hard to get behind someone like that".

The goecosmic correlation between Mr. Trump's current publicity woes and his chart is transiting Saturn, which is highlighted this week because it is turning stationary direct. Over the past several weeks, Saturn retrograde has been in opposition to his natal Mercury and square his natal Neptune. As reported before in this column, Saturn in a hard aspect to one's natal Neptune can be one of the more challenging times in a person's life, especially where integrity, ethics, and trustworthiness are concerned. It is a time when one's reputation is often attacked, rightly or wrongly. It is a time when one often feels misunderstood, misrepresented, maligned, and worse, betrayed and deceived. Neptune moves slowly, so this is something that many people born in 1943-1947 may be experiencing at this time. With President Trump, it is exaggerated because Saturn is also presently in opposition to his natal Mercury, which rules the press and communications of all types. Last week's New York Times op-ed by an anonymous senior official in Trump's administration revealed that there were many Trump appointees who were actively undermining the president's agenda. And then excepts from Bon Woodward's new book "Fear" described senior aides as blasting Trump's White House as dysfunctional and ".claims that chief of staff John Kelley called Trump an idiot and that the president was unhinged and that he's gone off the rails", according to the Washington Post. That sounds a lot like transiting Saturn making a T-square to one's natal Mercury and Neptune.

The U.S, economy may be doing well, but the personal attacks on the president's persona via articles in the media last week are stunning. And just in time for the mid-term elections coming up November 6. It makes you wonder about the timing. Is it political or cosmic ? It may be both. But more important, to us, is how this will affect financial markets. When Nixon was faced with a similar hatred for and from the press, his presidency was brought down and the U.S. stock market collapsed nearly 50% from an all-time high January 1973 to a low in December 1974. Coincidentally, that high was also during the last 45-year Saturn/Uranus waning trine cycle, a geocosmic signature that just ended again the week of August 31, 2018, as the S&P and NASDAQ made their new all-time highs. It could get very volatile this week too, with Venus in opposition to Uranus on September 12. That is, both Venus and Mars will be making hard aspects to Uranus September 12-18 and you know what that means : support and resistance areas may be broken, for Uranus has no respect for either, whether in love or financial markets.

Longer-Term thoughts and Mundane astrology :

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To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

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             Note 2 : Last year's Forecast 2018 Book rocked !. Check out the scorecard for financial markets asas of July 19 on our website at https://mmacycles.com under NEWS AND EVENTS. Some of the calls by our MMTA graduates were phenomenal, including Kat Powell on Soybeans, Nitin Bhandari on Crude Oil, Ulric Aspegren on the British Pound, as well as Mark Shtayerman and Izabella Suleymanova on Wheat, not to mention Merriman's own calls on other markets and the world/national political and economic arenas.

             Note 3 : The date is set. MMA will host a special webinar on Silver and Soybeans led by MMTA graduate and MMA analyst Kat Powell on Thursday, October 4, at 6 PM EDT. Ray Merriman will act as moderator and interviewer for this special event. Powell has proven to be an excellent market analyst on these two markets. In Forecast 2018 , written in November 2017, she stated " My bias is that the market may need to re-test support in the range of 800-900 before a substantial rally can begin. The current range for the descending pattern is 842 +/- 43… Venus in Virgo will form a grand trine involving Saturn in Capricorn and Uranus in Taurus at the time of the solar eclipse of July 13". The low of the year, as of today, was right on July 13 (another CRD zone given in Forecast 2018) at 810. Kat writes the Soybean analysis in the MMA Cycles Report and has also done outstanding studies on geocosmic correlations to cycles in the Silver market. With Silver near a 3-year low, and Gold in the time band for its 30.5-month cycle trough, this will be a very timely webinar. Longer-term, these markets are also moving towards the important Saturn/Pluto conjunction of January 2020, which Kat will discuss in light of her research on this planetary pair cycle. The cost for this 90-minute webinar will be $45. To register, please email us at customerservice@mmacycles.com, or call 1-800-662-3349, or 1-248-626-3034. You will also be able to order directly from our website at https://mmacycles.com shortly, or via this link.

             Note 4 : ONE MONTH TRIAL SPECIAL OFFER ! A   Special Gold Alert  was issued last week, which followed our  Special Gold Update  the prior week, to all subscribers of all MMA subscription reports. Several readers have since asked if we would consider a special trial subscription to our weekly or daily reports to keep up with our analysis of this special situation in metals. We will offer a special one-month trial to the  MMA Weekly Gold and Silver Report  for only $95.00. You will have until  September 17, to sign up for this one-month trial to the MMA Weekly Gold and Silver Report. This trial will also include the two special reports issued last week that provide the charts and background to our outlook. If you are interested, please visit our website, mmacycles.com > Services > Subscription Services > MMA Weekly Gold and Silver, and sign up for our 1 Month Report. Or, click the banner.

             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 will be issued 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.
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Upcoming Events :

             January 11-12, 2019 : "Trends for 2019", sponsored by Astrodata, Zurich, Switzerland. There will also be a workshop taught by Raymond Merriman on "Forecast 2019" the following day, January 12, with an outlook on several financial markets. For further information, contact info@astrodata.com and ask about pricing and location.

             January 19, 2019, Amsterdam, Netherlands, "Forecasts 2019", sponsored by Schogt Market Timing. Details and contact information coming soon via www.markettiming.nl.

             February 9, 2019 : "Forecast 2019", by Raymond Merriman Phoenix, AZ (TBD).

             June 8-16, 2019 : "Geocosmic Correlations to Trading Cycles", Beijing, China. A two-weekend intensive Market Trading workshop/retreat with Raymond Merriman. This 32-hour class intensive workshop will focus on the primary cycle and its phases - the half-primary, major, and trading cycles - and how to determine when they are due. Then, we will identify geocosmic signatures - Levels 1, 2, and 3 - as the basis for calculating CRDs (Critical Reversal Dates), to narrow the time band down for an important cycle reversal. Within that time, we will identify and discuss specific technical and charting tools that will further enhance the timing of a major market reversal, and the price target range to look for. In this analysis, we will also explore the use of 60- 30-, and 5-minutes charts for even more accurate entry and exit points. With these tools, we will then construct a daily and/or weekly trading plan, as used in MMA Daily and Weekly Reports, using current market situations. The workshop will take place on the weekends of June 8-9 and June 15-16. During the week, participants will have the option of taking tours with other MMA students to exciting areas of China. The cost for this unique and valuable trading retreat is $4000 (discounts will be available to subscribers of MMA Reports). For further information, please contact MMA at customerservice@mmacycles.com or call 1-248-626-3034 or 1-800-MMA-3349.

             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!

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             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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