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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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Job growth blew past expectations in October and year-over-year wage gains jumped past 3 percent for the first time since the Great Recession, the Labor Department reported Friday. Nonfarm payrolls powered up by 250,000 for the month, well ahead of estimates of 190,000. The unemployment rate stayed at 3.7 percent, the lowest since December 1969. - Jeff Cox, "Jobs Smash Estimates With Gain of 250,000, Wage Gains Pass 3% for First Time Since Recession", https://www.cnbc.com, November 2, 2018.

"At this point, a couple more interest rate increases are necessary to stabilize growth at a sustainable pace and stabilize the labor market so it doesn't overheat," - Janet Yellen, October 30, 2018, "Yellen Says a Couple More Rate Increases Are Needed So Labor Market Doesn't Overheat". Fred Imbert, cnbc.com, October 30, 2018.

The combination of the overlap of the 4-day orb for a major reversal related to the Sun/Uranus opposition of October 23 and Venus/Uranus opposition of October 31, which was October 25-29, combined with the midpoint of Venus retrograde on October 26, was enough to sharply reverse world stock indices. A majority of the global equity markets completed multi-week (and even multi-month) declines right on Friday-Monday, October 26-29, and then exploded upwards all last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, for example, bottomed at 24,122 on Friday, October 26, which was down 2829 points (-10.5%) from its all-time high of 26,951 on October 3, an MMA 3-star critical reversal date, and just two days before Venus turned retrograde on October 5. However, by Friday, November 2, just 4 trading days later, it had recovered 1456 of these lost points. The Japanese Nikkei had bottomed at 20,971 one week ago, on Friday, October 26. This represented a loss of 3476 points (-14.2%) from its 26-year high of 24,448, also recorded on October 3. But one week later, on November 2, it had reversed and rallied to 22,308, a gain of 1336 points. The pattern was similar in all other parts of world, from Australia, to China, England and South America: a major high nearby Venus turning retrograde October 5, followed by a multi-month low October 26-29 as Venus retrograde hit its midpoint nearby to the Sun/Venus opposition to Uranus, and a sharp rally into November 1-2.

Last week was notable for other markets too. Crude oil fell to $62.63/barrel on November 2, its lowest price in 6 months, another signal that its 3-year and 17-month cycles have topped out on October 3 as Venus turned retrograde. The top, by the way, was right into the price range calculated by MMA Crude Oil analyst Nitin Bhandari in the Forecast 2018 Book. Gold was exciting too, as it rallied to a high of 1246 on Friday October 26, its highest level since July 17. However, Gold then fell back to 1213.40 on October 31, right into our price target for traders to add onto long positions. The next day it was testing 1240 again, and continuing the upswing in accordance with the three special reports we wrote on Gold in August when it completed its 30.5-month cycle low at 1167. With Jupiter soon to enter Sagittarius, in square aspect to Neptune in Pisces for much of 2019, the cosmic picture is strongly suggesting that prices are rising, and inflation pressures are growing, despite what some officials are claiming. Has anyone tried to book an air flight from the USA to Europe next summer? Or hotels? You won't believe the hike from this year. It is certainly not indicative of inflation being well under control.

Short-Term Geocosmics and longer-term mundane thoughts :

Political consultants tell clients they have to go negative, and hastily so, because such ads work. But that is an untested proposition. In every contested race, both sides are running nasty attack ads. So, someone running nasty attack ads is going to win. No candidate tries a different tack. The truth is that political consultants like to make those nasty attack ads. That's the way they get their jollies. - Robert Robb, "Candidates Shouldn't Fall Back on Negativity", Arizona Republic, November 2, 2018.

"As a former CEO, I can say from experience that if the leader doesn't set the tone, no one else will. All the ink about how both sides are to blame (for America's explosive politics) is true, but irrelevant without leadership from the top". - Steven Brown, retired CEO of John Hancock Financial Services, Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2018.

This week will be interesting from the geocosmic perspective, but not because the signatures in effect necessarily correlate with major reversals in financial markets. It is important because two outer planets - Uranus and Jupiter - change signs this week. That is rare, especially when you consider that the Moon's Nodes will also change signs this week.

First, Uranus will retrograde back into Aries from Taurus on Election Day, November 6. Uranus first entered Taurus on the new Moon in Taurus on May 15. Now this week, it will leave Taurus temporarily within one day of the Scorpio new Moon. Then, on the Pisces new Moon of March 6, 2019, it will re-enter Taurus for the next 6 years. While in Taurus for the past 6 months, the world has been relatively peaceful, or at least militarily less hostile and threatening than it was during Uranus-in-Aries the previous seven years. The "war" rhetoric and threats with Uranus in Taurus have been of the trade wars' variety, which fits with Taurus, a money sign. We will be watching to see if the trade war dispute between the USA and China come to an end between now and March, and if in their place renewed military threats arise, perhaps involving North Korea and/or other nations.

Second, Jupiter will begin its 13-month trek through Sagittarius on Thursday, November 8. This too offers an optimistic outlook for resolving trade disputes, for both Jupiter and its ruling sign of Sagittarius suggest an increase in world trade. Historically, as stated in last week's column, this also ".has a strong correlation of coinciding with a long-term cycle crest (in stocks). Supporting this view is the election on November 6, 2018. Markets lately have made lows nearby to important national elections in the USA". The fact that two outer planets are changing signs indicates that there will be probably be a new energy in Congress and the USA government as a result of this week's mid-term election. Several incumbents in both parties will likely be departing, and many new voices will be elected to serve.

This, of course, will affect USA President Donald Trump. When he was starting his first year in office, Saturn was conjunct his Moon and in opposition to his Sun. Typical of Saturn in opposition to the Sun, he accomplished many things, but typical of Saturn on the Moon, he was unpopular. Now, in 2019 Jupiter replaces Saturn, Jupiter will soon conjunct his Moon, in opposition to his natal Sun. The opposite of what was the case in 2016-17 is likely to be experienced following this mid-term election for Mr. Trump. That is, he is likely to see his popularity increase in the first half of 2019, but the quantity (and quality) of his major accomplishments may decrease markedly.

There is yet another ingress of importance occurring next week. The 18.6-year orbit of the Moon's North Node will leave the amusing and confident sign of Leo and enter the patriotic and family-oriented sign of Cancer for the next 19 months, starting on November 6, the same day Uranus retrogrades back into Aries. This shift also has historical economic correlations. According to Louise McWhirter's research, published in McWhirter's Theory of Stock Market Forecasting (American Federation of Astrologers, 1938, Tempe, AZ), the economy and stock market often top out when the Moon's North Node is in Leo. My own research shows that this is generally true, but a range extending from mid-Leo to mid-Taurus usually contains the top. But most of the gains in the economy and stock market are over by the time the North Node leaves Leo. It doesn't bottom until the Node gets to Aquarius-Scorpio. although most of the decline is completed by the time it is in Aquarius or Capricorn. This theory is covered more fully in the forthcoming Forecast for 2019 Book , due for release on December 15.

Thus, the cosmic picture for this week reveals a lot of collective, attitudinal, and sentiment changes commencing. It suggests a shift of sector attraction for investors too. However, as far as reversals of trends for traders in financial markets, those are more pronounced the following two weeks, as both Venus and Mercury will change directions on November 16. Venus will end its six-week retrograde cycle and Mercury will begin its three-week retrograde motion on that day. We get no relief before December 6 from all the retrogrades (Mercury, Venus, and Mars) that have been active since June. It's like starting, stopping, re-calculating, and adjusting over and over again, trying to get it right, trying to sustain some momentum, whether personally or in terms of markets. It may be fine for aggressive, short-term traders, but a little frustrating for more position-oriented traders and investors. Still, MMA's geocosmic critical reversal dates have been impressive, including the last three-star critical reversal date of October 3, which just happened to be the exact day of the all-time high in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The three-star critical reversal date before that in late August coincided with the all-time high of the NASDAQ before its plunge. Geocosmic signatures, as reliable market timing reversal points, continue to prove their value.

By the way, Live Cattle prices keep right on soaring, ever since Uranus ingressed into Taurus in mid-May 2018. It will be interesting to see what they do when Uranus retrogrades back into Aries this week for the next 5 months. The symbol of Taurus is the bull, which is part of the Live Cattle family.

~~Longer-Term thoughts and Mundane astrology :~~

To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

Note 1 : Maria Schoeppel has just come out with a fascinating new book titled "The Dragon's Debt : China's Financial Crisis 2019-2020". Maria is a Financial Astrologer with a degree in Mathematics from UCLA. She was a guest speaker at the last MMA Investment Conference in March 2017, where she showed the geocosmic correlations between China's chart in 2019-2020, compared to prior transits to its chart during other financial crises. Now she has put all of her research into a book format and it is fascinating, especially if you know the language of astrology (but it is interesting even if you don't). The book is now available through Amazon.com and costs $22.95. It is interesting that our next investment conference will be more of a traders' conference and it will take place in Beijing in June 2019.

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 : MMA's special webinar on Silver and Soybeans that took place on Thursday, October 4, came out very well. The presentation was based on the research and analysis of MMTA graduate and MMA analyst Kat Powell with Ray Merriman acting as moderator. In this webinar, Powell and Merriman outlined the monthly, weekly, and daily charts of both Soybeans and Silver, identifying where each market was in terms of long-term, intermediate-term, and short-term cycles. Powell additionally pointed out the status of various chart patterns in place that support a bull market outlook, but also key support levels that could prolong this current correction until important geocosmic signatures come into play within the next couple of months. She and Merriman both discuss the history of these two important geocosmic signatures. They then closely examine the next 1-6 weeks for both markets in light of Venus retrograde and heliocentric Mercury in Sagittarius that is now beginning. Venus retrograde is examined historically in regards to the Soybeans market. Both markets were discussed at length in regards to the approaching Saturn/Pluto conjunction in January 2020. If you were not present for the live telecast, the MP4 recording is now available and very timely. Of great interest was the back and forth discussions between Merriman and Powell, which provided excellent, in-depth, coverage of both markets. The cost for the MP4 recording of this 90-minute webinar is $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.

Note 4 : The best way to start your learning of cycles and geocosmic correlations to market cycles is with the MP4 recording on "Cosmic Cycles Are Forever". This workshop by Raymond Merriman features valuable tools for understanding market cycles, identifying trends, and timing changes of trends in financial markets using cycle studies and geocosmic studies along with technical tools and charting analysis. In this masterclass, the historical correlation of stock markets, currencies, precious metals and bitcoin to certain planetary and solar/lunar cycles present in today's cosmos are examined, with an eye on what to anticipate between 2018 and 2020, both in terms of world politics and financial markets, as well as shorter-term forecasting projections. The cost of the recording of this MP4 recording is $125. To order, please visit www.mmacycles.com and click the banner on the opening page. Or, you may email customerservice@mmacycles.com, or call 1-248-626-3034. .

Our monthly MMA Cycles : The monthly edition of the MMA 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 MMA Forecast 2019 Book is nearing completion, and expected delivery remains on track for December 15. For more information on this annual best seller, go to https://mmacycles.com and click the opening banner of the website. You may also email MMA at customerservice@mmacycles.com, or call 1-248-626-3034, 1-800-662-3349.

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 2019 ephemeris and calendar (one month per page) with geocosmic signatures is included, as well as descriptions of the Mercury retrograde periods for 2019. 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 https://www.mmacycles.com and click the banner.

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 2019 will also available in these languages :
Dutch : at www.markettiming.nl
German : at http://www.mma-europe.ch
Japanese : at http://merriman.jp
Chinese : www.nodoor.com

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 :

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.
Saturday workshop : "Forecasts for Financial Markets in 2019".Based on the Forecast 2019 Book , Ray will present his outlook for the world geopolitical and financial landscape in 2019. He will discuss various cycles - both rhythmic and geocosmic - to support his outlook. In this workshop, he will also share his forecast for several financial markets, including Gold, the USA and German/Swiss stock markets, crude oil, and the Euro/U.S. Dollar. If you are an investor or trader, or just interested in the correlation between cycles in human activity and the cosmos, this is a workshop you will not want to miss !.

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).

March 9, 2019 : 10:30 AM - 4 PM. Nova Southwestern University, 3301 College Ave, Carl DeSantis Bldg, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. An all-day workshop on "Forecast 2019", by Raymond Merriman. Contact 954-296-1211. $50.

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!

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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