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Note 1 : 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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Stocks jumped sharply Friday after a softer-than-expected April jobs report boosted hopes that the Federal Reserve could start cutting interest rates soon. Friday's nonfarm payrolls report showed 175,000 jobs gained in April, below the 240,000 jobs expected by economists surveyed by Dow Jones. The unemployment rate edged up to 3.9%, versus 3.8% in the prior month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wage figures also came in less than expected, an encouraging sign for inflation. Samantha Subic and Pia Singh, "Dow Closes Higher by More Than 400 Points as April Jobs Report Bolsters Fed Rate Cut Hopes", www.cnbc.com, May 3, 2024.

The Federal Open Market Committee maintained its interest-rate target for fed funds at 5.25% to 5.5%. This had been signaled after the inflation report for March, which came in hot at a 3.5% annual rate. But Mr. Powell said current monetary policy is restrictive enough to bring down prices, and he took a rate increase off the table: "It's unlikely that the next policy rate move will be a hike". The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board, "Jerome Powell Isn't Too Worried About Inflation", May 1, 2024.

The Jupiter/Uranus conjunction of Saturday, April 20, is turning out to be an important turning point for many global stock indices. Several have rallied sharply since their multi-week lows of Friday, April 19 and some have even risen to new all-time highs. Others, however, are still struggling to gain traction.

In Asia and the Pacific Rim, strong rallies were noted in China, Hong Kong and India. China's Shanghai Composite (SSE) soared to a new yearly high, supporting our view that a new 5.5-year cycle is underway. The Hang Seng of Hong Kong also rallied to its highest level since September 2023. In India, the NIFTY index soared to a new all-time high on Friday. However, both Australia's ASX and Japan's Nikkei were more subdued but held above their Jupiter/Uranus lows of April 19.

The divergence was just as apparent in Europe, where the London FTSE soared to a new all-time on Friday, but the German DAX and Zurich SMI were much weaker, yet held their lows of April 19. The Netherlands AEX however was robust and ended the week testing its all-time high.

U.S. stock indices also held their lows of April 17-19, and rallied sharply into Friday, May 3, but not to new all-time highs (yet). Brazil's Bovespa also had a good week, but still remains well off its all-time highs. The key takeaway is that markets reversed off primary cycle lows associated with the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction, the longest-term planetary aspect of the year. Once again, this demonstrates the power of geocosmic studies as an exceptional market timing tool.

In other markets, Bitcoin and Ethereum dropped to possible major or half-primary cycle lows on Wednesday, May 1. They then rallied sharply into Friday, with Bitcoin reversing from a low of 56,483 to a high so far of 62,191, an appreciation of over 10%. The low was into the time band and price range given in a second special report issued to subscribers on May 1, but still not enough to confirm the low is in. The decline into last week's low from the all-time high of 73,803 on March 14, was 23.46% and touched our critical 116-day moving average, something we like to see when primary or half-primary cycle lows form.

Gold, Silver, and Crude Oil were not so fortunate. Each made multi-week (4 weeks or greater) lows. But note that Crude Oil is now in the time band for its primary cycle trough and entering the lower line of a downward channel formation (for chartists, like us) who watch for these things. For students of geocosmic studies, we also note that Saturn in now in the middle of Pisces. We look for a long-term cycle low in Crude Oil with Saturn in Pisces. The middle is a good place for a longer-term or primary cycle low to form. Also, with Mars (the planet associated with conflicts and war) entered Aries last week, the sign ruled by Mars. geopolitical conflicts may erupt into violence again if leaders act on impulse instead of patience, which could interrupt deliveries of crude oil supplies once again this month. We are already seeing this with protestors on college campuses across the nation who reportedly consist mainly of non-students of those institutions, yet forcing school officials to close down classes or bring in police and national guard units to restore order and protect those who are actually there to get an education.

Short-Term Geocosmics and longer-term thoughts :

The demonstrations, which sometimes became riots, clarified some things, maybe for the first time in generations. America is a country of First Amendment rights, whether the students love our Constitution or not. It is a nation that supports the right to gather and protest. It respects the right to yell and write and put out the truth as you see it. It understands and accepts peaceful demonstrations. But it doesn't respect breaking our laws. It doesn't support violence as a tool or tactic and will move against it. It isn't bad to re-establish these baseline principles. Peggy Noonan, "What I Saw at Columbia's Demonstration : The Protesters Wear Masks, Avoid Eye Contact, and Seem Uninterested in Engagement or Progress", Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2024.

Last week's column discussed the passive-aggressive tendencies of Mars conjunct Neptune in Pisces, which was in effect early last week. The column stated, "The next day, April 30, Mars enters Aries. Now the threat has "bite", for Mars is home in its ruling sign of Aries. The only problem is that it may act and react impulsively, causing more mayhem than necessary and hurting support for its cause". The threats are indeed turning from "barks" into "bites" as the passivity and patience of university leaders has reached a turning point regarding the dilemma to support free speech versus hate speech, intimidation, and occupation (trespassing) of college buildings that prevents students from attending classes and advancing toward careers. So much for passivity (Neptune and Pisces) now that Mars (action) has moved into Aries (more physical combat between opposing sides, like protestors and security personnel, and possibly Hamas/Iran and Israel, as well as Russia versus Ukraine (and other parties that are seen as "being in the way"). Mars in Aries is likely to act more assertively than Mars in Pisces. No more "Mr. Nice Guy".

This is all occurring within the larger "Flip the Script" cosmic narrative that started when both the Sun and Pluto ingressed into Aquarius on January 20, 2024. This was further supported by the recent Mercury retrograde cycle of April 1-25. There has been a lack of clarity related to the flip-flopping of narratives socially and politically. But it is also observable in the world of economics and financial markets where narratives are changing and markets are suddenly reversing, right along the timings of the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction (April 20), but whose orb of influence will continue into mid-May.

The biggest economic reversal of narratives is unfolding precisely in accordance with our recent webinars regarding the Federal Reserve and the belief that first, interest rates would be cut, then they wouldn't, and now after Friday's jobs report and the prior week's weaker than expected GSP numbers, the narrative is again switching to the idea of Fed rate cuts. This fits so well with Mercury the Trickster's nature, combined with

• 1) hard Saturn aspects to the Fed's chart in April (December 23, 1913), followed by

• 2) soft Jupiter transits starting now as we

• 3) head into the exit of the Mercury's retrograde "shadow" on May 11. It's back to future! Or the back to themes present in the first three months of the year (before April, before Mercury turned retrograde).

We are also coming out of Venus square Pluto (May 1) and Pluto turning retrograde (May 2). Pluto relates to debt, and there is a lot of concern coming out about the non-sustainability of the U.S. debt trend. The next big reversal period will be May 13-18 when the Sun and Venus will conjoin Uranus and Jupiter. That combination has a lot of correspondence with financial markets and will likely either reverse this new trend or propel a breakout to new highs (or lows), depending on which markets are near their yearly highs or lows around that time. It will also be just in time for our May 18 annual webinar on Mid-Year Financial Markets Update (see below). We will have a lot to talk about then. Maybe more clarity will be visible by then as to whether equities, cryptos, energy, and metals are still in bull markets or have begun new bear trends. It is a time of surprises, maybe even shocks. It can be very exciting for those who are the right side of potentially large price movements, which are indicated by these signatures.

~~Longer-Term Geocosmics and Thoughts :~~

To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

Note 1 : FORECAST 2024 BOOK IS now OUT in all formats - Print - ebook and audio. Order the now for instant access to Forecast 2024 by clicking here.

This will be the 48 th year of publishing this popular annual astrological almanac by Raymond Merriman. This book is 200 pages and provides projections of major social, political, mundane, and economic issues of the next year as seen through the lens of rhythmic and planetary cycle studies. This is critical at this time because
1) we are approaching the Aries Vortex in 2025-2026, which itself is the middle of the New Aira period of 2020-2032, and
2) the U.S. presidential election is taking place in 2024. This year's book gives an in-depth view of this election. In addition to analysis of mundane cycles, this book also provides our outlook on the Stock Market, Gold, Silver, Copper, Bitcoin, Currencies, Crude Oil, Treasuries and Interest rates, and Grain markets. The back section contains an ephemeris and geocosmic calendar outlining planetary aspects and lunar ingresses in effect every day of every month from January 2024 through March 2025.

The retail price of the Forecast 2024 printed edition is $66 (while supplies last), and the eBook is $55. The print edition is limited based on the number of pre-orders received by December 8. When they sell out, they are gone. There are no reprints. This book has sold out in six of the last eight years, so order now and make sure you receive your copy of Forecast 2024 !

MMA will also offer a special bundle discount rate for those who wish to order both the eBook and printed editions of Forecast 2024. The eBook usually comes out 1-2 weeks before the print edition, and avoids delays caused by the postal system, especially if overseas. Yet many readers prefer the print edition, so ordering both via The Forecast 2024 Bundle makes sense. You will receive the eBook on December 15 th, and your Print copy will be mailed mid-December.

This year's printed and eBook versions will also be available in these languages :

German : www.mma-europe.ch or email at info@mma-europe.ch

Japanese : https ://www.toushinippou.co.jp

Chinese : www.nodoor.com

For more information on this year's Forecast Book, please view our recent YouTube Video Interview with Ray and Alie at the Merriman Market Analyst YouTube channel , or by clicking here.

We created an updated list of our most common Forecast FAQs to help this Forecast season.

The Forecast 2023 Scorecard of the Forecast 2023 Book can now be viewed by clicking here.

Note 2 : Each foreign translation of Forecast 2024 has a section on that nation's stock market that is not in the English or other nations' Forecast Book. Yet we are aware that some readers and investors may be interested in the stock markets of these other nations, but do not wish those editions in the other nation's language. Therefore, we make those stock market outlooks available in English as a separate service for $35.00 each. The overseas market reports for 2024 that are available separately in English include: Japan's Nikkei, China's Shanghai Composite, and the German DAX plus Zurich SMI indices. Each is available in PDF format. Each report contains their monthly charts as of December 13 2023, and a list of their critical reversal dates for 2023.

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Note 4 : THE MMA WEEKLY YouTube show Geocosmic Week in Review and Look Ahead, with Gianni Di Poce, is now conducted on Wednesday evenings !. Each 5-15 minute FREE episode reviews the market activity of the past week and offers a preview of the geocosmic signatures in effect for the next week and beyond. You may subscribe to MMA's YouTube Channel today at no cost and get alerted when a new weekly episode is released! Tune in on Wednesday evenings to hear Gianni and his guests update financial markets on YouTube!

Note 5 : THE March ISSUE OF THE MMA Monthly Cycles Report Plus+ , edited by Pouyan Zolfagharnia, was released last week. This market letter has become a very popular addition to the MMA Cycles Report (less technical, more visual with horoscopes of current importance, high-quality analysis and update on MMA Cycles Report markets). The mid-month addendum to the MMA Cycles report has stunning graphics and charts (people love it!) and is very readable. It contains more illustrations and references to geocosmics than most MMA Cycles reports and is only available for subscription to those who also subscribe to the MMA Monthly Cycles Report. If you wish to try this month's addendum, along with the latest issue of the MMA Monthly Cycles Report, sign up online at the link above. The cost for a monthly copy of both reports is $55. That will give you both the most recent June copy of the MMA Cycles Report and the June MMA Cycles Report Plus+ addendum coming out this week. Please note that subscriptions rates for this report will increase as of January 1, 2024. Sign up now and save big bucks! For further information and ordering instructions, please click here.

Note 6 : The MMA Monthly ETF Report by Gianni Di Poce was released last week.
Many have asked about a monthly report on Bitcoin, and the Monthly ETF Report does this via BITO, the ETF on Bitcoin. Written by MMA market analyst Gianni Di Poce, the ETF is a monthly newsletter that everyone trading ETFs is encouraged to read, especially those that seek less risky trading venues than futures. This report covers 8 ETFs on a monthly basis for readers. The ETFs include : SPY (S&P 500), GDX (gold miners), BITO (Bitcoin), TLT (+20-year Treasuries), USO (Crude Oil), XLV (healthcare), XLK (technology), and XHB (homebuilders). This is a report that was requested by popular demand and Gianni's insights and strategies are excellent. For further information, click here.

Note 7 : THE MONTHLY MMA CHINESE SHANGHAI STOCK MARKET (SSE) REPORT was issued last week. It looks like the SSE has completed its 5.5-year cycle low earlier this year with its lowest price since January 2019. And as of last week, SSE has soared nearly 17% in the past month. For information on subscribing to this report and the ETF that follows it, click here . .

Note 8 : MMA'S FREE WEEKLY COLUMN IS NOW ON SPOTIFY, APPLE, AND AMAZON PODCAST! Now you can listen to a podcast of this weekly column by Thomas Miller on Saturdays ! Just follow Merriman Market Analyst on Spotify or Apple to listen to all our episodes. New Podcast episodes will be released every weekend. This is a FREE service and is available to everyone. Checkout out our Podcasts on Apple, Spotify, and Apple Music. It makes for great listening!.

Note 9 : Cominng SOON! THE MMA SOLAR/LUNAR APP FOR IPHONE USERS !. We've been working for several months on the first MMA app for short-term traders. Now, the beta-testing stage is nearly complete. This is the newest and ultimate market timing app for active traders! From MMA, "The Leader in Market Timing Services and Products!"

Here are bullet Points for MMA Solar/Lunar Reversal App

• Solar/lunar reversal scores on each day for the DJIA, Gold, and Silver.
• Values based on the daily price movements of the last 40+ years and their historical correlation to isolated highs or lows from which the market has reversed 3% or more (4% in Silver).
• Shows historical frequency of reversals broken down into All, Only Highs and Only Lows.
• Shows "Big Range Day" scores for short-term (day) traders
• Shows daily weighted value reversal scores for the next two weeks
• Provides notifications (optional) of the exact time the Moon and Sun change signs (new weighted values scores go into effect).
• Informative FAQ and section on "How to Trade Markets using MMA's Solar/Lunar values - the Setup!".
• Very attractive, easy-to-use, and convenient app for iPhone users

If you are a short-term trader or one looking for high-probability dates based on historical studies that identify isolated lows or highs for trading in the DJIA, Gold, or Silver markets, this is the app to have! Due out this month. Stay tuned for a special introductory announcement and offer !.

Note 10 : Ray was recently interviewed in this month's "Vedic Living" magazine, a journal hosted by Joni Patry and Shree Kala. No, Ray is not a Vedic Astrologer, but he has many colleagues in the Vedic community, including Joni Patry. To read the interview, click here. To read the other articles in this month's magazine, click here, or the magazine copy itself of the interview with Ray, click here.

Our monthly MMA Cycles Report : The monthly edition of the MMA Montly Cycles Report (ICR) and its companion MMA Japanese Cycles and MMA European Cycles reports was released 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.
One month trial subscriptions are available for this service for $35.00, which includes the current issue.
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MMA's annual Forecast Book : see above

Upcoming Events :

May 18, 2024 : 3 PM EDT (noon PDT, 8 PM Greenwich), The Annual MMA Mid-Year Market Update webinar. In the comfort of your own home or office, you can tune in to MMA's annual Mid-Year Financial Markets Update Webinar. This broadcast will be hosted by Raymond Merriman and will include updates for the next several months with top MMA market analysts as follows: Stocks, Gold, and Bitcoin (Merriman), T-Notes and Yen (Gianni Di Poce), Euro and U.S. Dollar (Ulric Aspegren), Copper, (Matthieu Kaiser), Crude Oil and Silver (Pouyan Zolfagharnia), and Soybeans (Wyatt Fellows). This webinar will last approximately three hours (approximately 20 minutes per market plus Q&A). The cost is $55 and includes access to the live presentation via Zoom, the slides of the presentation, plus the video recording of the live event 24 hours after the presentation. Questions submitted one week before the event will be answered if they are deemed of interest to the overall audience. This is MMA's once-a-year midterm market update. If you cannot attend live, the video recording will be available the following day. To register, click here.

September 19-22, 2024 : THE MMA 2024 INVESTMENT RETREAT IS NOW OPEN TO REGISTRATION!!! This special event will take place at the Rikki Balance Hotel , located in the Julian Alps region of beautiful Lake Blad, Slovenia. This will be MMA's first Investment Retreat in Europe since 2015. You won't want to miss this chance to hear the outlooks and wealth-building strategies using MMA market timing methods by top MMA analysts Raymond Merriman (USA), Gianni Di Poce (USA), Ulric Aspegrén (Switzerland), Pouyan Zolfagharnia (UK), Irma Schogt (Netherlands), Matthieu Kaiser (France), Rita Perea (USA), Vincent Wang (Singapore), Wyatt Fellows (USA), plus special guest speakers Claude Weiss (Switzerland) and Aleksandar Imsiragic (Serbia). Special attention will be given to the stock markets of the USA, Germany, China, Japan, plus Gold, Silver, Bitcoin, Wheat, Crude Oil, Real Estate and interest rates, and Copper. There is nothing quite like a life-altering MMA Investment Retreat! The cost is $3500, but only $3000 if you registered before August 1, live, in person, or online. Sign up early if you wish to attend in person to secure one of the limited rooms reserved for our group at the fabulous Rikki Balance Hotel right on Lake Bled To register for those spectacular event, click here. To see the full brochure, schedule, topics, and speakers' bios, click here.

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 G...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 whento 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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