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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.

Review :

It is possible the employment reports will be stronger than the 175K expected, as Jupiter will be on the MC at the time of the announcement. - MMA Daily Cycles Report for subscribers. Thursday night, March 5, 2020. www.mmacycles.com for information on these reports.

Nonfarm payrolls rose by 273,000 in February vs. a 175,000 estimate, while the unemployment rate edged lower to 3.5%. Job gains were widespread, with health care adding 57,000 to lead the way. December and January's estimates were revised upward by a total of 243,000. - Jeff Cox, "Job Growth Smashes Expectations for February", www.cnbc.com, March 6, 2020.

The global flight to the safety of government debt continued on Friday as investors piled into U.S. Treasuries... .The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury sank to a record low of 0.676%.... The plunge in yields came amid an exodus from stocks as disruptions to businesses on the back of the coronavirus outbreak heighten fears of a global slowdown. - Thomas Franck, "10-Year Treasury Yield Falls to New All-Time Low Under .7%", www.cnbc.com, March 6, 2020.

It was another turbulent week for world equity markets, as well as for precious metals. It was also a turbulent week for the candidates vying for the U.S. Democratic Presidential nomination.

Senator Bernie Sanders held a commanding lead going into Super Tuesday. But that all changed when Democrats began to rally around former Vice-President Joe Biden, who was all but written off a week earlier. Suddenly, Biden commenced a remarkable comeback to take the majority of states on Super Tuesday, and soar to an overall lead over Sanders. This is another example of the Mercury retrograde "Trickster's" character. Senator Sanders is a Virgo. Mercury rules Virgo. Sander's status as the front-runner suddenly changed. The same thing happened to Virgo John McCain in 2008 after the Republican convention. He had a smart lead over Barack Obama, but during the three-week Mercury retrograde period of late September-early October 2008, that lead suddenly evaporated and he never recovered. Back then, the markets began their crash into the Great Recession. As Biden began his comeback last week, the U.S. stock market had a record up day as investors who feared a Bernie Sanders presidency began to relax. But they couldn't relax for long, even with the 50-basis point cut in the Fed's interest rate, because the spread of the Coronavirus transcends even politics. We are talking about the loss of human lives and the prospect of a major disruption/slowdown of worldwide business activity, consistent with the "Capricorn Stellium" that is now in force through much of 2020, as outlined in the Forecast 2020 Book.

After falling to a double bottom low of 24,681 last Friday, February 28 (double bottom to the 24,680 low of June 3, 2019), the Dow Jones Industrial Average roared back to 27,102 on Wednesday March 4, a gain of over 2400 points (and nearly 10%). But by Friday, March 6, the DJIA was re-testing the previous week's low again. However, in the last hour of trading, the DJIA stormed back to gain over 700 points, cutting its daily loss considerably. It even closed up for the week. The same pattern was present in the NASDAQ Composite and S&P 500.

Secondary reactions were present in other world indices too, with most actually making new cycle and multi-month lows on Friday, March 6, such as in Japan, Australia, India, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland,, and Brazil. However, what is most bizarre is that China's Shanghai Composite Index actually rallied to its highest level since January 21. What does it mean when China's major stock index is rising when almost all other world indices are plunging, and the virus outbreak and its greatest damage has been in China ? Perhaps it means that China has successfully slowed down the spread of Coronavirus. Perhaps it means that Mercury retrograde, which started in Pisces on February 16, and is now approaching its end under a full moon involving the Sun/Neptune conjunction in Pisces on March 9, has led to an equally troubling hysteria in other nations who are now at a similar point in addressing this issue as China was back in January. There may be hope of a more informed reaction to this virus hysteria very shortly. If it is not under greater control by the end of next week, equity markets could exceed our expected declines of 10-21%, and that could mean an even larger cycle is underway.

Other markets also experienced huge and significant price activity last week. The 10-Year Treasury Notes fell below .7%, a record low, which might bring excitement to homebuyers. With 2020 being the year of the Saturn/Pluto conjunction, and that aspect having a nice correlation with major reversals in interest rates every 32-37 years, this decline in rates may not last too long. Gold recovered from its massive sell off last Friday, February 28, to 1564. One week later, on Friday March 6, Gold was again testing its 7-year high, as it rallied intraday back above 1690 intraday, actually making a slightly higher high. Crude Oil went the opposite direction, falling to 41.11, its lowest mark since August 2016. Major price moves were also noted in currencies, which all rose sharply against the U.S. Dollar.

It was indeed a turbulent week. But it all fits very well with MMA's Special Report on the stock market that was issued to subscribers last Monday.

Short-Term Geocosmics and longer term thoughts :

Now we will see just how this Mercury retrograde cycle will correlate with the current state of hysteria and panic in financial markets. The retrograde will end on Monday, March 9. This is also the date of the full moon with the Sun conjunct Neptune in Pisces. With Neptune and Pisces highlighted, at the same time Mercury is changing from retrograde to direct motion, that is symbolic of a change in the collective's reaction to something that has not been understood fully. It represents a time of many assumptions and theories, and not all are well-grounded, let alone accurate. But that could change shortly as the highlighting of Neptune, Pisces, and Mercury retrograde comes to an end. It doesn't mean it all ends exactly on March 9, for Mercury changing direction takes about 4-5 days to reverse its trajectory with regard to accurate information versus assumptions. But with the conjunction of the Sun/Neptune and Venus/Uranus on March 8, and both being very strong Level 1 geocosmic signatures (highest historical correlation to primary or greater cycles in stock indices), we have to give it serious consideration of portending a "change".

The next set of powerful geocosmic signatures arises March 20-April 7. This is when Mars will conjoin with Jupiter, Pluto, and Saturn, ending with the Jupiter/Pluto conjunction of April 4. It is also when transiting Venus (money) will form a favorable trine aspect to Jupiter, Pluto, and Saturn. The cosmos is telling us there is cause for hope (for a healing, a cure, knowledge, and accurate information and the end of speculation) to these wild days we are experiencing, possibly by April 7, and even by the end of next week. If not, then we will look forward to the period when Venus turns retrograde, May 13 through June 25. That aspect also has an excellent historical correlation to primary or greater cycles in US stocks. The current period and the one of March 20-April 7 also have a strong correlation to reversals in Crude Oil.

This is a dangerous time to trade with such huge price swings. But it is also a time that offers tremendous profit potential to those who are correct in their entry and exit points in a variety of financial markets. It is risky, but it is also a very exciting time to be a trader.

Longer-Term thoughts :

To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

Note 1 : A SPECIAL REPORT ON THE US STOCK MARKET was issued last week to all MMA subscribers. In this report, the various cycles that are converging in equity markets, and the geocosmic time bands that are currently unfolding, was discussed. These will help pinpoint turning points (reversals), used in combination with our charting and technical studies. This is a report not to miss! Contact us at www.mmacycles.com or 800-662-3349, 248-626-3034, or by email at customerservice@mmacycles.com for information on subscribing, even if doing a trial subscription.

Note 2 : SPECIAL ANNUAL REPORTS ON JAPANESE, CHINESE AND GERMAN STOCK INDICES FROM MMA. This year's English edition of the Forecast 2020 Book is 250 pages, our largest ever. We think readers will be pleased with additional analysis on the three synodic cycles that will be in effect in 2020, something that has not happened in over 130 years. The correlation of these cycles to mundane, political, and economic events is fascinating, especially the research on the longest of these planetary cycles beginning this year: the 32-37 year Saturn/Pluto conjunction. It is unlikely you will find a more complete examination and explanation of the Saturn/Pluto conjunction taking place on January 12, 2020, than you will find in Forecast 2020, except via the work of Claude Weiss at www.astrodata.com.

In addition to the English edition of Forecast 2020, Raymond Merriman has written three special 9-page yearly market reports/forecasts for the Japanese Nikkei, Chinese Shanghai Composite, and the German DAX stock indices. Each of these is translated and printed in its respective Japanese, Chinese, and German book editions of Forecast 2020.

Many of our English readers and global investors may find these reports to be of special interest too. Therefore, we will make each of these reports available for purchase for $30 a piece. They are written in English and analyze each of these markets from the perspective of their long- and intermediate-term cycles, as well as citing their correlations to planetary cycles in effect in 2020, such as the history of the three major synodic cycles that will unfold next year.

If you are interested in ordering either of these three special reports on the 2020 outlook for the Nikkei, Shanghai Composite, or German DAX, please visit our Special Annual Report shop.

Note 3 : March 11, 25, and April 1: LEARN ABOUT FUTURES ! See below for more information

Note 4 : The ICR (International Cycles Reports) from MMA was issued last week. The ICR Financials includes analysis on ASX (Australian Stock Index), RUT (Russell 2000), SSE (Chinese Shanghai Stock Composite), HSI (Hang Seng Index), AUD (Australian Dollar), DXY (US Dollar), and GBP (British Pound). The new ICR Commodities Report includes analysis on LC (Live Cattle), MJ (Cannabis), XAU (Gold and Silver), KT (Coffee), KA (Sugar), C (Corn), and W (Wheat). These reports are written by MMA Analyst and editor Mark Shyterman (metals, stock indices, and soft commodities), MMA Analyst Raymond Merriman (China markets), MMA Analyst Ulric Aspegren (Currencies), Isabella Suleymanov (Grains), and Massimo Moras (Live Cattle and Hang Seng).

Note 5 : The MMA Forecast 2020 Webinar recording is now available! This once-a-year broadcast showed the odds for a potential stock market crash in 2020-2023 and discussed what to do about it to protect one's portfolio. This 2+ hour webinar discussed the geocosmic importance of Saturn conjunct Pluto that took place January 12, which is very evident in today's news (impeachment, assassinations, sports scandals, record high in stock prices, rallies in metals, etc.). It discussed the forthcoming Jupiter/Saturn conjunction on the Winter Solstice 2020, right after the U.S. election, and its historical correlation to economic and market cycles. Updates were provided on financial markets since the book was written in November 2019, including the U.S. and German stock market (DAX), Gold and Silver, Crude Oil, Bitcoin, and currencies. The stock markets and Gold were given most attention. Cost of the recording is $55.00 and includes the slides of the presentation plus instant access to the video recording of the event.

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.
One month trial subscriptions are available for this service for $35.00, which includes the current issue.
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 one month trial basis for only $35.00.

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 2020. Special sections also include the USA and world economy, the USA and world politics, the USA and its President. A 2020 ephemeris and calendar (one month per page) with geocosmic signatures is included, as well as descriptions of the Mercury retrograde periods for 2020. 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 2020 will also available in these languages :

Italiano : at https://ilmiolibro.kataweb.it/utenti/79533/market-timing

German : at http://www.mma-europe.ch or email : info@mma-europe.ch
Japanese : at https://www.toushinippou.co.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 :

March 11, 25, and April 1 : LEARN ABOUT FUTURES ! We are hosting a three-part course over a 4-week period, 2 hours each class via video conference. These will take place on Wednesdays, starting March 11, at 7 PM EST. The objective of this 3-class webinar is to instruct attendees about trading futures, or ETFs that reflect futures' prices, as given in each MMA subscription report. Ray Merriman will be the instructor. The class would be structured with the first hour of introduction and review of the current markets and trading opportunities that are setting up, especially during the important March 20-April 7 critical reversal zone. The second half of each 2-hour class will be Q&A. The cost for these three classes would be $295. If you are interested, please visit Trading with MMA Market Timing Methods. Attendance would be limited to 30 people. As of Thursday, March 5, there are three slots still open.

September 9-14, 2020 : The ISAR 2020 Conference on "Reimagining the Future". The largest and most exciting international astrological conference taking place in 2020. With a faculty of over 100 of the world's top astrologers from 25 different countries, and very dynamic tracks on Financial Astrology, Mundane and Political Astrology, and other topics, this is an event you will not want to miss. On Wednesday, September 9, Ray Merriman will be conducting a 4-hour workshop on ASTROLOGY AND THE ART OF FINANCIAL MARKET TIMING : HOW TO FORECAST TRENDS AND MARKET REVERSALS. This course will provide research studies showing the correlation of astrological factors to short-term and longer-term financial market timing in stock markets, precious metals, and Bitcoin. To register or see more information on this spectacular event, go to go to https://isar2020.org and be prepared to be amazed!

Saturday, September 12 - 2020, I will be presenting a lecture on "The Times, They Are a Changin' - The Political, Economic, and Monetary Revolution". It's not just the convergence of the 20-, 200-, and 800-year long-term Jupiter/Saturn cycles. It is also Saturn in Aquarius, squaring its ruler, Uranus, in Taurus. The convergence of the Jupiter/Saturn cycle in air sign Aquarius symbolizes the dawn of a new socio-economic-political era; the waning Saturn/Uranus square, the demise of an older order. What does this bode for financial markets of the world, and what can you do? We will discuss that in this lecture.

Sign up by April 19 and receive a pre-registration special discount price of under $400 for the Main Conference. A discount for pre- and post-conference workshops is also in effect until January 19. To register or see more information on this spectacular event, go to go to https://isar2020.org and be prepared to be amazed !.

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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