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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 and short term geocosmics :

Silver prices just made their biggest weekly advance since the 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers, but the run-up has been largely eclipsed by smaller gains in gold prices. The less-valuable metal climbed 20 percent over the past week to $23 an ounce, an increase of more than 94 percent from its bottom below $12 in March. - Jonathan Garber, "Silver Prices Poised to Outshine Gold", www.foxbusnessnews.com, July 24, 2020.

So the default is to proceed on the notion that the way to hold the White House and Senate this fall is to join Democrats in a spendathon. In fact, conservative voters are increasingly unhappy about the lasting damage Washington's aid bills are doing to both the balance sheet and the underpinnings of the private economy...The mystery is who in the White House keeps deputizing Mr. Mnuchin as lead congressional envoy, given Mrs. Pelosi's flawless record of schooling him in the art of the deal. Kimberly A. Strassel, "The Mnuchin Follies", Wall Street Journal, July 24, 2020.

The triple solar oppositions to the "Capricorn Stellium" involving Jupiter, Pluto, and Saturn, July 14-20 saw precious metals prices explode to new multi-year highs. It also coincided with probable cycle crests in several world stock indices, after which many began to fall. Aiding this surge in precious metals and the pause in world stock markets was the continuing decline to new yearly lows in U.S. Dollar and new yearly highs in the Euro currency.

A fundamental shift in investor psychology is underway again, which is the message of Saturn moving back into Capricorn on July 1, 2020, joining Jupiter and Pluto as part of the powerful "Capricorn Stellium" for 2020. It is a time to re-visit, re-evaluate, and correct errors in judgement and/or decisions made in the first quarter of this year before Saturn left Capricorn briefly for Aquarius, March 21-July 1. Much of this, of course, has to do with the return of accelerating cases of COVID-19 in the U.S., and the flood of money being created by the Federal Reserve Board, along with additional fiscal stimulus measures being developed by the government in an attempt to address the economic threats of this virus (or is it primarily to garner votes for the November elections ?). With this "spendathon" comes the fear of re-visiting the 4 D's of Pluto in Capricorn : debt, deficits, downgrades, and defaults. With Jupiter (exaggeration), monetary and fiscal matters are spiraling out of control to debt levels never imagined under Republican leadership in the U.S., it makes you wonder : who is really in control here ? Do they (or he) really know how to manage money ? And how much debt can the U.S. take on without seriously debasing its currency, or at least losing the faith of other nations who currently regard the Dollar as the standard of world monetary exchange ?.

Let's begin with a review of the U.S. stock market of the last two weeks. The triple solar oppositions unfolded July 14-20. On July 13, the NASDAQ futures made a new all-time high. It was re-tested again on July 21, and in fact, the cash market made a new-time high then, for a case of intermarket divergence between futures and cash. The other indices did not make new all-time highs, but the S&P made a new primary cycle high on July 22. The DJIA did not, but it did make a new major cycle crest (one level less than a primary) on July 15 which was re-tested again on July 22. Its primary cycle high remains June 8, the first trading day after a powerful lunar eclipse, and two trading days after the midpoint of Venus retrograde. These are further examples of intermarket bearish divergence in a geocosmic critical reversal zone. By the end of last week, each of these indices was testing or breaking below its 15-day moving averages, an indicator that the major cycle has topped out, and because it is so late in the primary cycle, that may have also been the primary cycle crest, right in the time band for a reversal as identified by these geocosmic studies. This is how market timing works via our methodology of combining cycle studies with geocosmic studies along with charting and technical studies.

These market divergences were observed in stock markets across the globe. In Europe, post-crash highs were made on Tuesday, July 21, in the Netherlands AEX, German DAX, and Zurich SMI. All then fell hard into Friday. The London FTSE did not even make a new weekly high.

In Asia and the Pacific Rim, India's NIFTY index made a new post-crash high on July 22, whereas China completed its primary top on July 13. No other markets in this region made new primary cycle highs last week.

However, the bigger story was in Gold and Silver. Gold traded above 1900 for the first time since its all-time high in September 2011, which makes us look good since we started our buying program for subscribers in August 2018, just 1-2 days after it made its 31.33-month cycle low at 1167. Silver soared to 23.67 last week, its highest price since September 2013. All of this bullish activity was related to the decline in the U.S. Dollar due to the questionable financial policies and intentions of the U.S. government described earlier. This is truly a reflection of the principles of Jupiter and Pluto (excessive debt), along with Saturn in Capricorn. And with Saturn soon to move into Aquarius again and form a waning 45-year cyclical square to Uranus next year, there is reason to be concerned that the government is not being run by financial geniuses -not that the opposition to the ruling party is any better.

Short-Term Geocosmics ~~and longer term thoughts~~ :

Our current focus is shifting to August 4-24, when transiting Mars in Aries will make its first of three quarter cycle square aspects to the Capricorn stellium. The other two will be completed by the end of this year, which means that between now and late December 2020, we will be returning to the social, political, governmental, economic, and health-related dynamics that were present when these Synodic cycles involving Mars began March 20-31, 2020. That was the peak of hysteria related to the awareness that COVID-19 is an invisible enemy not to be easily contained, and out to destroy our way of life, whether real, imagined, or manipulated. The cosmos doesn't care or judge. It just reports what is happening in the cycles of human activity. And, it suggests that those same forces are back again now, and possibly through the end of this year.

If it is anything like late March (and geocosmics suggest it is), then financial markets could be riled again, subject to large price moves. What makes the rest of this year even more intriguing is that this hard aspect of Mars to Jupiter/Pluto/Saturn will also contact the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) natal Jupiter/Neptune conjunction in opposition to Saturn in the same cardinal sign degrees, especially between August 30-Ocober 12. It will then form a grand cardinal cross with the NYSE then. It touches off a similar pattern with planets in the natal charts of the U.S.A, the Federal Reserve Board, Jerome Powell, Peter Navarro, and Donald Trump.

If you like action, this may be fine. If you wish safety and security, it may not be so fine if you are not aware of the correspondence between cycles in the cosmos and cycles in human activity. With awareness and knowledge, you can make choices that affect the outcome and consequences of decisions in your life. You can choose not to be careless or impulsive. You can choose to think twice before initiating action (especially when that action may create adverse reactions from others), or making decisions that put yourself, your community, your nation, the planet, and others in danger. This is a time for everyone to strive to be authentic, calm, and self-controlled, and to understand when it is both too much and never enough. You don't have to be a genius and you don't have to be loud and bold. In times like this, it may be best just to be alert, aware, and practice self-control and good management of circumstances (Saturn in Capricorn) and finances. With these tools, you can successfully navigate the dynamics of this powerful geocosmic formation that is upon us for most of the remainder of this year. In terms of personal trading, these qualities can lead to very handsome profits. Failure to adhere to these qualities could have the opposite effect. The opportunities, as well as stakes, are very high right now, whether related to health, relationships, or finances.

I don't mean to preach. I just want everyone to be aware of what is happening above, because "... as above, so below".

And let's not forget that there is the 6000-year cyclical Comet Neowise visible in the morning skies. A messenger and an astronomical marvel of beauty and hope for humanity.

~~Longer-Term thoughts :~~

To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

Note 1 : MMA will offer its second 2-year program of the Merriman Market Timing Academy beginning on October 24, 2020!. This is the rare opportunity to learn the MMA Methodology of financial market timing and financial market analysis . The first course took place between 2013-2014 and graduated 20 apprentices, many of whom are now professional market analysts. Several of the graduates now serve as analysts of specific markets for various MMA subscription reports. This second 2-year program will be offered online and will be led by MMTA graduate Gianni Di Poce and founder Raymond Merriman. There will be 12-20 classes per course, 8 courses in all. Each course will take place in 6-7 weekly online segments that will last 2-3 hours each. These will take place live on Saturdays, and MP4 recordings will be available the following Monday to those who register. There will be a one-month break between each course. The cost for the 2-year program in 2013-2014 was $20,000 and required students to spend 3-4 day courses onsite in at the Michigan State University Management Center in Troy, Michigan. This second series of courses will be online, and will cost $12,000, with a 10% discount for those who register by September 20, 2020. To enroll, you will need to know how to read an ephemeris or purchase the DVD that instructs how to do this. There will be a certificate of graduation (as an MMTA apprentice) for those who take and pass exams at the end of each course and complete a research project with teams of three members each between courses. Courses may be taken separately, without exams and research papers, if one only wishes the knowledge without the certificate of graduation. For more information and schedule, please visit https://www.mmacycles.com/product/mmta-two-year-program/ and find out how you can become a financial market timer and analyst, the MMA way .

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Note 3 : The Forecast 2021 Book will begin taking pre-publications orders in early August. Our preliminary outlook is that 2021 may be just as dramatic as 2020. There will be changes this year, as every Forecast Book since 2010 has grown larger and larger and has taken more and more research and time to write. From a book size of 150-160 pages, it has steadily grown to 250 pages last year. The results have been impressive, but it was a challenge last year to complete the book on time. Thus, it is necessary to cut back on some features in order to finish in a timely manner. One of the sections that will not be included in this year's annual Forecast Book will be the 32-36 pages on individual Sun Signs. That will save me about 2 weeks of work that I can use to focus on the main body of the book that addresses the world's political, economic, and financial markets outlook. We are, however, developing a plan for a second publication for those who enjoy the yearly outlook for the individual signs. It will be written by Antonia Langsdorf-Merriman and myself. Antonia is one of Europe's most renowned astrologers and has written an annual Sun Sign book in German for the past several years, based on interviews that she conducts with me beforehand. We will follow that same format in 2021, where she will interview me on the career and relationship outlook of each sun sign for the year ahead, and then she will write the text based on these views, which will then be translated into English. We anticipate that this book will be just as popular here in the U.S. (and elsewhere) as it has been in Germany. Stay tuned for further announcements - and pre-publication sales - on Forecast 2021!

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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.
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MMA's annual Forecast Book :

MMA's annual Forecasts Book, written by Raymond A. Merriman since 1976, is one of the most unique, affordable, and accurate glimpses into the coming year. Utilizing the study of cycles and geocosmic factors, this annual Forecast book outlines forthcoming trends pertaining to political, economic, and financial markets throughout the world. Specific markets analyzed for the next year(s) include : T-Notes and interest rates, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Gold, Silver, Currencies (U.S. Dollar, Euro, Yen, Swiss Franc, and British Pound), Crude Oil, Grains and Weather. Each market contains the important geocosmic three-star critical reversal dates for 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.

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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 :

September 12-13, 2020 : The ISAR 2020 conference is being rescheduled into two events. The first part is a 2-day online event, called "A Virtual Conjunction: Reimagining the Future", On Saturday 12, 2020, from 1:00 - 5:30 PM, EDT, eight world class astrologers will make 25-minute online presentations addressing "Reimagining the Future: The Astrology of Entering a New Era." The second day will take place 1:00 - 3:30 PM, EDT. The subject will be "The USA 2020 Presidential Election : An Astrological Perspective", featuring a discussion on the charts of the election, between Lynn Bell, Caroline Casey, Lee Leaman, Christeen Skinner, and Raymond Merriman. The cost for the two events is $95, or $55 for any single one.To register or see more information on this spectacular event, go to go to https://isar2020.org and be prepared to be amazed!.

The second event will be the main conference, which is being rescheduled to August 18-22, 2021 on site, in person, at a location to be announced shortly.

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 : Raymond Merriman will be conducting a 4-hour workshop on "Astrology and the Art of Financial Market Timing: How to Forecast Market Trends and Market Reversals". This course will provide research studies showing the correlation of astrological factors to short- and longer-term financial market timing in stock markets, precious metals, and Bitcoin. It is the only workshop Ray plans to conduct in 2020.

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 !.

October 24, 2020 : The first class of the 2-year program of the Merriman Market Timing Academy begins ! For details, see the above announcement, or visit https://www.mmacycles.com/product/mmta-two-year-program/

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.

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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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