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Review :

Walmart expects to raise some prices because of the impact of President Trump's tariffs, officials said Thursday. The world's largest retailer, which had pledged to hold the line on pricing, said it was now too late to avoid higher costs for consumers, even with the China trade deal earlier this week. Kelly Tyko, "Walmart Warns It Will Raise Prices Due to Tariffs", Axios, May 15, 2025.

President Trump basked in this desert kingdom's glitzy welcome as he announced an end to sanctions on Syria, signed investment deals with Saudi Arabia and issued a pointed warning to Iran. On the first of a four-day Middle East visit, Trump sealed $300 billion in deals with the Saudis, with an eye toward doubling that total within four years. Stephen Kahn, Alexandra Ward, and Alex Leary, "Trump to Lift Sanctions on Syria, Touts Deals in Middle East Tour", www.wsj.com, May 13, 20o25.

Global stock indices soared to their highest levels in nearly three months, recovering nearly all of the losses incurred from the disruptive trade tensions that started then. Last week's announcement of a temporary truce with China that reduced the tariffs imposed on one another started the most recent part of the rally. However, there is still no permanent agreement. These are just first steps that will be reviewed later, which means the chaos and uncertainty may still remain ahead. Nevertheless, investors cheered at the progress. This was further augmented with the president's major deals made with Middle Eastern countries on his travels last week. He proved to be a good deal-maker for the U.S. last week, which is not surprising given that transiting Jupiter is still within orb of his natal Sun. Now it begins to separate and the real test comes in the next four weeks.

Most of the world's stock indices closed the week sharply up from their crisis lows of April 7-9. However, this weekend we will enter the first strong geocosmic critical reversal zone since the secondary low of April 21 as the Sun conjoins Uranus, very close to the Sun in the founding chart of the New York Stock Exchange. In the majority of cases, a stock index that rises into a Sun/Uranus conjunction will reverse and fall sharply within four trading days afterwards. The question is whether that decline ended on Thursday before Friday's rally, or if it ends now and begins another decline by next Thursday.

In other markets, Gold continued its sharp decline from its all-time high of 3509 on April 22, one day after the three-star CRD of April 22. On Thursday, May 15, it had fallen as low as 3123, nearly $400 off its high of three weeks ago. Silver also fell to a new 5-week on May 15, dropping to 31.78. A concern now is that the Sun will enter the air sign of Gemini this week. That means we need to be alert when the Moon also enters an air sign in the next month, for at least one of those air-air days usually corresponds to a sharp decline. The first will take place with the New Moon on May 26, and last until May 28.

Short-Term Geocosmics :

Coinbase Global said Thursday that it has refused to pay a $20 million ransom demand from cybercriminals who bribed the company's overseas customer support agents to steal sensitive user data. Colin Kellaher and Vicky Ge Huang, "Coinbase Says Cybercriminals Stole Customer Data, Sought Ransom", Wall Street Journal, May 16, 2025.

As the Sun conjoins Uranus this weekend, along with Mercury square Mars, let's discuss cyber subjects, like innovation as well as cyber theft. After all, Uranus rules technology and Mercury pertains to information. Both Uranus and Mercury (along with the Sun) are in Taurus, the sign of money and currency, and in a hard aspect respectively with the fiery Sun and Mars. Expect surprise announcements here that may have combative rhetoric and disagreements. Perhaps it has to do with the Conservatives blocking the GOP 's big, beautiful. mega tax bill. They aren't getting along. Yet the stock market keeps rising.

We note that the recent rise in global equity markets has been led by the tech sector, which is related to Uranus and its ruling sign Aquarius (Pluto is in Aquarius now for approximately 20 years, indicating the powerful transformational nature of technology on the world stage that started in 2023). But now that the equity markets have been up sharply for five weeks, a corrective decline may be about to begin as suggested by the geocosmic configurations (Uranus, Mars).

In the coming week, the Sun will enter Gemini, the sign that is ruled by Mercury. And in about two months, Uranus (tech and innovation) will also enter Gemini (information). By itself, this would appear to bode well for the NASDAQ and other tech-heavy global indices this year. Yet, the hard aspects of this weekend can also indicate problems nearby, especially if 1) the next rally doesn't make a new high and 2) reports of increased cyber-attacks and thefts continue to financially harm businesses, as 3) we enter Jupiter square Saturn and Neptune (and Mars square Uranus), June 9-24.

Coinbase is not the only company being attacked by cyber thieves. PayPal is too. Our PayPal account was compromised in the past ten days, as were several of our associates. The source of this breach appears to have originated in Belarus, a close ally of Russia, whose business model includes such odious activities as internet/computer hacking.

These episodes, such as reported by Coinbase above, is a warning to secure your technology now. One simple step that keeps cyber hacks out is to set up two-factor verification steps. PayPal and even Amazon Prime do not usually do this automatically. You need to request it. The cyber-attacks on us have now stopped with the 2F verification set up and change of passwords. Our cyber security is now like a fortress. PayPal and Amazon have both stopped the payments the cyber criminals have attempted. Still, if you receive an invitation letter from me (or anyone) with an envelope appearing with the prompt to open (this is the hook), please do not open. It may lead you to the negative side of the Sun/Uranus conjunction and Mercury/Mars square. Stay alert, Stay safe, Protect your accounts with the 2-factor verification steps.

As far markets are concerned, you may use this period (+/- 4 trading days from this weekend) to buy or sell any market that is in the process of making a corrective decline or rally to the underlying trend, such as stock indices, metals, currencies, and/or grains. If the reversals that follow do not make new highs (or lows in the case of bearish trends), be careful of yet another reversal against that trend into mid-June.

Long-Term Thoughts (My column, my opinions, as seen through my lens of the cosmos) :

When people ask me, "Do you believe in astrology ?" My answer is, "No, I don't believe in astrology. I experience it!" Astrology teaches me that the laws of physics might be true, but they are not the most important of all principles. The most important principle is that the Universe behaves as if it were a Living Being. It talks to us! As in all communication between conscious beings, the language is negotiated by both speakers. Rob Hand, legendary astrologer, quoted in an interview by Tore Lomsdalen, "The Modern Astrologer with a Medieval Heritage", www.academia.edu, 2008.

When bitcoin was started in 2009, a utopian, anti-authoritarian movement welcomed it. Crypto's earliest adopters had lofty goals about revolutionizing finance and defending individuals against expropriation and inflation. They wanted to hand power to small investors, who would otherwise be at the mercy of giant financial institutions. This was more than an asset: it was technology as liberation. That is all forgotten now. The industry has developed a grubby relationship with the executive branch of America's government that outstrips that of Wall Street or any other industry. Crypto has become the ultimate swamp asset.. In hailing Mr. Trump as a savior, and becoming the favored swamp asset, Crypto has a new role at the policymaking table. But the industry's reputation and fate are now tied to the ups and downs of its political benefactor. Crypto has been good to the Trumps. But ultimately the benefits of this deal will flow only one way. Zanny Minton Beddoes, "Crypto Has Become the Ultimate Swamp Asset", The Economist, May 17, 2024.

As we approach the 36-year cycle of Saturn conjunct Neptune in Aries this summer, corruption at the highest levels of governments may be witnessed. Is there any planetary aspect more representative of corruption and the gains it can bestow to one at the expense of others, than Saturn (government) in a hard aspect with Neptune (deception), when in their most negative expression? On the other side, is there any aspect that relates to the principles of integrity and honesty more than these two planets when applied positively? It's the two sides of the same coin: the saint and the sinner.

Let's look at this Saturn/Neptune conjunction in Aries, which will be strongly in force from late May into September, then again in early 2026. First off, Saturn in Aries is capable of extremely hard work. It is demanding of itself to meet deadlines, and of others to acquiesce to its demands. Often it experiences delays and frustrations to meet its goals, usually because it depends upon others who fall behind, resist, or obstruct progress. This can cause anger and frustration if one has not prepared by making sure all tasks and personnel are on schedule. For this reason, Saturn in Aries can be like a "bully", demanding (unreasonably, in many cases) large sacrifices, on the part of others to meet its "me first" needs, or suffer undesirable consequences. Additionally, Saturn in Aries (2025-2028) can be a time of increased war threats, as leaders may be in an "attack" mode to relentlessly force their enemies into submission.

Neptune is a very different dynamic than Saturn. At its best, it is the willingness to venture into the realms of the creative, spiritual, metaphysical, religious, and philosophical. It can be creative in the arts, music, and theater. However, it can also be evasive and deceptive in the mundane world of business matters. It can blur lines between right and wrong, good and bad, often reinterpreting the meaning of words and actions as if they are something wonderful when in truth they are designed to foster personal gain at another's expense. Theft comes under the heading of Neptune. So does lack of integrity and ethics, qualities associated with Saturn, when in hard aspect with Neptune.

With Saturn ruling governments and controls, one has to wonder what the Trump family is doing by engaging in questionable financial ventures while the head of the family is the President of the United States. The family is making a financial killing (Saturn in Aries) with its dubious activities in fields like crypto and meme tokens. It is blurring the lines of decency versus corruption via reinterpretation of actions that suggest a lack of ethics and integrity (Saturn/Neptune). Why do this, except for personal gain (Aries and Mars)? The public does not benefit from this. And it undermines the original purpose and spirit behind crypto when it enters the realm of "the swamp", which the president was elected to drain.

On the one hand, you have President Trump working tirelessly (Saturn in Aries) on ending international conflicts and wars, and establishing world peace (Neptune in Aries). You see him protecting the borders from the overwhelming influx of illegal immigrants (Saturn moving into Aries while being squared by Jupiter). This may be the benevolent and virtuous side of Saturn and Neptune. It would be deserving of a Nobel Peace prize if it wasn't for the other side, which is beset by the pattern of "always too much and never enough" when it comes to personal profit. President Trump was elected to serve the nation, not to have his family exploit his position for personal profit and gain (yes, I know many think he does not personally profit from this, but follow the money and see who does). The same could have been said of the Biden family enterprise. At some point, Saturn with Neptune needs to do its duty and draw the line, the boundary. That's the cosmic mandate of Saturn for humanity. We seem to be canceling Saturn's role.

This is a turbulent time as all the outer planets continue to ingress into their new signs. But it is also exciting and can lead to positive cultural, social, and economic benefits. It just requires integrating the principles of Saturn (structure and rules) positively with those of Neptune (peace and creativity) for the benefit of all (or most), and not just for oneself or closest associates.

To be continued (next week).

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Note 1 : FORECAST 2025 IS NOW AVAILABLE in paperback, eBook, and audiobook!!! .

The Forecast 2025 eBook ad M4B Audiobook are also now out! If you ordered either of these, then you should have received them by now. Here is a note received today by one reader who has already read the eBook :

"I had preordered the 2025 Forecast earlier this summer and was so excited to receive the book yesterday that I finished reading it within two days. Your work, along with the contributions of many members of your team, is invaluable to the collective understanding of mundane astrology, financial astrology, and the global climate. I couldn't imagine investing in the stock market now without ordering your forecast each and every year. Thank you for providing valuable insights into the world and national economy, the current political climate in the U.S., and the overall stock market. You approach difficult topics in our current climate with honesty, compassion, and deep respect for humanity".

MMA's annual Forecast book is an astrological-themed almanac that has served students of cycles and markets since 1976. It provides a cyclical outlook on the collective world psychology, national economy, geopolitical overview, socio-cultural trends, weather and natural calamity potential, as well as financial market projections for the U.S. stock market, the U.S. Treasury market, interest rates, Gold and Silver, currencies (the Euro, U.S. Dollar, Swiss Franc, and Japanese Yen), Bitcoin, Crude Oil, and Grain markets. Additionally, it provides the three-star critical reversal dates for each market for the year, which have an 80+% accuracy over the years for trading cycle highs and lows when given an orb of three trading days. The book is 200 pages, 8.5" x 11", and has set the standard for all astrological almanacs written today.

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Note 3 Get ready : The NEW monthly MMA Technology Cycles Report by Wiebke Held will be issued this week. The first issue was launched three months ago and prepared readers for an imminent decline in the NASDAQ, which started immediately after that report was released. Wiebke's excellent two-year research papers were based on extensive studies of long-, intermediate-, and short-term cycles in the NASDAQ spot index (not futures). This report differs in style and substance from the other MMA monthly reports (it is more condensed and less technical). It provides an outlook not only for the NASDAQ but also for the QQQ (ETF) and specific technology stocks such as Microsoft, Google, NVIDIA, TSLA, and Apple. It will also include unique CRDs (critical reversal dates) specific to the NASDAQ, based on Held's meticulous research. Focusing on the NASDAQ is crucial because of the outsized role technology will play in financial markets - especially with Pluto already in Aquarius for the next 20 years and Uranus about to enter Gemini for seven years starting in July 2025. Additionally, much of this report will be generated by Wiebke's own AI applications. Truly, this will be an exciting report, highlighting many new features of our technology renaissance. This is the future of market timing applications in this "New Aira".

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Note 4 : The MMA Grain Cycles Report was issued last week. Written by top MMA Grains Analyst Wyatt Fellows, this monthly report is a must for those who trade or farm Soybeans, Corn, and/or Wheat, as Wyatt himself does. These reports are very important now because of the approaching 36-year synodic (conjunction) cycle of Saturn and Neptune, which has a strong historical correlation to long-term cycles in all grain markets. This is a drought cycle. To subscribe to this excellent monthly report, click here.
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Note 5 : 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 6 : The November 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 monthly MMA Cycles Report Plus+ addendum coming out this week. Sign up now and save big bucks! For further information and ordering instructions, please click here.

Note 7 : 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 8 : 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 9 : 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!.

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Note 12 : May 31 2025 - TWO MORE WEEKS UNTIL SPECIAL SIX-WEEK COURSE ON "THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ASTROLOGY FOR FINANCIAL MARKET TIMING".

This six-week course, starting in late May, is designed to teach attendees the basic principles of planets, signs, and aspects (including retrograde and direct stations) as used in MMA's market timing methodology - one of its most important market tools. The course will also explain which planets and signs rule various sectors of the economy and financial markets. In addition, it will cover how to use an astrological calculation program (Solar Fire) for important routines such as calculating charts and generating transit "hit lists". This course is especially useful for those interested in taking the MMTA4 program, which begins on September 27, and who feel their astrological knowledge is at a beginner level. However, it is open to all interested participants. The instructor will be MMA market analyst Gianni Di Poce, author of the newly released book Esoteric Economics - an excellent resource on the correlation of geocosmic cycles to the study of economics and financial markets. The cost for this six-week introductory course is $300. Classes will be held online on Saturdays at noon Eastern time. Each session will be recorded and made available for download within two days of the live meeting. This is a great opportunity to learn basic astrology from a master economic astrologer! Click here for registration information !!! .

Note 13 : New book on "ESOTERIC ECONOMICS" by Gianni Di Poce is out!!!.
This is an excellent book introducing the correlation of geocosmic studies to the fields of economic and financial markets. In many ways, it is the perfect book to launch one's journey into the world of financial astrology. But it is more than that. It provides an excellent description of economics and financial markets, then beautifully ties each of these fields together. It is not only a book for those beginning this journey, but one that also provides a clear understanding of how economics works, on both a practical and esoteric level.
Gianni is a well-respected MMA analyst and also served as the director and main instructor of the MMTA2 and MMTA3 (Merriman Market Timing Academy) courses from 2021 to 2024. He was specially tutored by Raymond Merriman in the MMA methodology from 2019 through 2020 for this role. Gianni also holds a Bachelors of Science in Economics from the University of Michigan.
The cost of this excellent 288-page book is $55 for the softcover or $60 for the hardcover, plus postage. It is also available as an eBook (no postage) for $50. To order, 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, via posting on our web site, or attachment via direct emails, for subscribers. If you are subscriber to any these monthly reports and did not receive it, let us know at once via our email or our email.

With the Sun/Uranus conjunction cycle due the next weekend - May 16-19 - and the important Jupiter square Saturn/Neptune conjunction in mid-June - this will be an important issue for intermediate-term investment planning - especially regarding the U.S. stock market and Gold. Each issue includes our outlook for the U.S. stock market, Gold, Silver, Copper, Treasuries, the Euro currency, Crude Oil, and Soybeans. The MMA Monthly Cycles Report also provides MMA's original geocosmic critical reversal dates (CRDs) and solar/lunar reversal dates for traders over the next several weeks, as well as trading strategies for position traders.

- 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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Upcoming Events :

June 15, 2025 : at noon EDT (9 AM PDT, 5 PM Greenwich), the Annual MMA Mid-Year Market Webinar with MMA Market Analysts !!! In the comfort of your own home or office, you can tune into 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 from top MMA market analysts as follows: Bitcoin (Merriman), NASDAQ (Wiebke Held), S&P and T-Notes (Gianni Di Poce), Euro (Ulric Aspegren), Silver and Crude Oil (Pouyan Zolfagharnia), and Gold and Soybeans (Wyatt Fellows). This webinar will last approximately four hours (about 20 minutes per market plus Q&A), with two five-minute breaks. The cost is $66, which 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. This is MMA's once-a-year midterm market update. If you are unable to attend live, the video recording will be available the following day. To register, click here.

June 15 2025 : THE ANNUAL MMA "MID-YEAR MARKET UPDATE" will take place on Sunday, June 15, starting at noon, EDT. It will last approximately 4 hours . This will be just in time for the powerful Jupiter square Saturn/Neptune event that week. Save the Date! Details for registration will be announced in the next week.

September 27 2025 : REGISTRATION FOR THE TWO-YEAR MERRIMAN MARKET TIMING ACADEMY (MMTA4) IS NOW UNDERWAY!!! SIGN UP BY THE FIRST CUT-OFF DATE (JULY 1) AND SAVE BIG BUCKS. This highly valued two-year educational and training program, created by Raymond Merriman (CTA), is an experience that will change your life and the way you view financial markets. Yes, the course is challenging, but it is also incredibly exciting! Through this program, you will learn how to identify where the market is at any given point in time - and which trading or investing strategy to apply.
The eight-course program includes six to eight Zoom meetings per course - over 100 hours of live instruction and interaction - with instructors Wiebke Held and Raymond Merriman, along with special guest MMA analysts such as Pouyan Zolfagharnia, Gianni Di Poce, Wyatt Fellows, Derek Panaia, and Kat Powell.

The classes will meet on Saturdays, approximately 20 times per year, at noon Eastern time, starting on September 27. There are one-month breaks between each course and a two- to three-month summer break. The program also includes at least one live, in-person (or optional online) weekend session, plus a voluntary review session after each course, held prior to the exam for those wishing to receive a certificate of completion. There is nothing else as comprehensive in the field of market timing as the MMTA program! It covers MMA's market timing methodology for long- and intermediate-term investing, as well as position trading and aggressive short-term trading.

Acceptance into the MMTA requires an interview prior to enrollment. If you are interested in exploring whether the MMTA is right for you, please let us know, and we will schedule a time to talk. To register or inquire about the MMTA4 program, click here. The cost for the entire two-year course is $25,000. A 10% discount is available for those who sign up by July 1. Other payment plans are available upon request.

Here are just a few of the many very positive reviews from graduates of the last MMTA3 program (2023-2024) :

I wanted to express my deepest gratitude for generously sharing your knowledge and teaching it. As you know, I am fairly new to trading and joined MMTA3 to learn a system to approach the stock market. Starting the year, I set myself the goal of doubling the money that I had in my trading account, thinking at the time that this was impossible to do. Thanks to the knowledge and tools MMTA3 teaches, I was actually able to accomplish this goal! In fact, I even exceeded it. - W.H., Germany

Thank you, Ray and Gianni, for the fantastic course material and support. I have made money - and every dollar for the courses was paid back and more! - J.L., Netherlands.
This course was truly mind-blowing! I learnt in abundance. Thank you all for sharing the excellent trading data and knowledge. This course is worth more than a college degree - and at a fraction of the price, too. - K.L., Australia.

My perspective on the markets - and perhaps life - has changed dramatically since being gifted the privilege of joining MMTA2. I am extremely grateful for having been given the opportunity to learn directly from you. - K.M., USA

Doing these research projects and really dissecting the markets during this course has allowed me to trade very successfully over the past year. It is extremely rewarding to do the work and then watch it unfold according to plan. - W.F., USA.

June 2025 : LAUNCH OF THE NEW MONTHLY MMA CYCLES CRYPTO REPORT!!! The editor will be MMTA graduate and former Bitcoin miner Jeremy Osting. This new monthly report will cover the cycles and geocosmic outlook for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Cardano, and XRP. Details will be announced shortly! Stay tuned.

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 forecast 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 often cite 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 may affect human activity in the times to come. The author (Merriman) will do this from the perspective of a cycles 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 the psychological dynamics that underlie (or coincide with) the news events and their potential effect on financial markets.

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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