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MMA Free Weekly column for the week beginning
February 16 - 2026©
By Raymond Merriman

Financial Market Analyst & Market Timer.

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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.

Note 2 : This week's free weekly column will be written by MMA Analyst Wyatt Fellows. Wyatt is the editor of the monthly MMA Cycles Grain report, which will next be issued the week of February 23 and covers Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans. He is also the lead MMA analyst, along with Ray Merriman, for the MMA weekly and monthly updates on Gold market.

Review :

Treasury yields decline following softer-than-expected U.S. consumer price index gains and ahead of a shortened week featuring the Fed's preferred inflation gauge. CPI slows in January to 2.4% from December's 2.7%, but that may not be enough to convince the Fed to cut rates as labor markets remain robust. "Treasury Yields Fall as U.S. Inflation Cools", Markets and Finance, www.wsj.com, February 13, 2026.

Washington skeptics were quieted Wednesday morning as the January jobs report beat expectations, revealing a resilient American workforce that added 130,000 jobs to start the year. While experts predicted a winter chill for hiring, the 4.3% unemployment rate tells a different story - one of a Main Street economy - showing renewed strength. Kristen Altus, "Expert Credits Trump Tax Certainty for Economic Confidence, Americans Returning to Workforce",
www.foxbusinessnews.com, February 11, 2026.

It was a fairly benign trading week for most stock markets around the World. This is somewhat surprising considering we had the CPI, PPI, and employment report released all in the same week due to another brief government shutdown.

In the US, the DJIA hit another new all-time high of 50,512 (If you didn't know, the DJIA was over 50,000, just as Attorney General Pamela Bondi pronounced in congressional hearings this past week!). However, the S&P and Nasdaq have failed to exceed their all-time highs made on January 28 and October 30, 2025 respectively. This constitutes a case of bearish intermarket divergence that may have consequences going forward if not rectified soon.

Across the pond there is a similar case of bearish intermarket divergence in effect. The FTSE 100 registered a fresh new all-time high as did the Zurich SMI. The German DAX, however, fell short of a new high but still closed positive on the week.

In Asian markets, the Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite closed slightly higher, but ended the week with a bearish tone. The Nikkei was the standout, gapping higher to another new all-time high and closing the week up 2688 points.

Metals had a quiet week considering the volatility that has entered these markets since the start of the new year. Gold, Silver, and Platinum finished the week mostly unchanged with Copper settling down on the week. Having said that, Gold's rebound looks incomplete and the white metals look to be forming a bullish inverse head and shoulder pattern on the hourly charts. Perhaps the volatility is set to pick back up again next week ? Crude Oil finished the week lower, as did Natural Gas after the invasion of Iran talk subsided after the weekend. The biggest winner of the week could be the grain markets. Both Soybeans and Wheat ripped higher, hitting prices not seen since November of last year while Corn eeked out a modest gain. Grain markets are showing some relative strength at the moment which could be a precursor of things to come. More on that below.

The Treasury market caught a bid with T-note futures hitting 113/075 and settling the week just below important technical resistance. Rising T-note futures equates to falling interest rates, signaling that the bond market is not concerned with inflation or interest rate hikes after this week's economic reports were released. Quite the opposite, actually.

In Crypto land the "HODL'ers" found some solace in the fact that Bitcoin and Ethereum didn't make another new multi-week low this past week. However, both settled the week modestly lower. Unfortunately, with Bitcoin only 1/3 of the way through its now bearish primary cycle, it may get worse before it gets better.

Short-Term Geocosmics :

The GOP-led House passed a resolution Wednesday designed to roll back President Trump's tariffs on Canada, as a half-dozen Republicans joined Democrats in rebuking the administration's signature economic policy. Democrats plan more antitariff votes targeting Trump's levies on Brazil and other nations, which could split the GOP caucus again in coming weeks. Greg BDE and Olivia Beavers, "GOP-Led House Rejects Trumps's Tariffs on Canada", The Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2026.

Uranus is parked right on President Trump's Midheaven, square his natal Mars/Ascendant at 26-29 ° Leo. This tense square is being activated by the personal planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, and also the Sun) as they one by one form a hard square aspect with Uranus on their way out of Aquarius and into Pisces. In fact, the solar eclipse of next week, February 18, is square Uranus, indicator of unexpected surprises, chaos, and disruptions. This is affecting not only the public's perception of the President himself, but also the job he is doing (cue Minnesota and ICE).

The President is also finding it harder to get his way on things. This is indicative of the pushback (from members of his own party no less) as he is starting to see rebellion on parts of his agenda, including one of his key economic policies of tariffs. Things do not look to get much better for President Trump even after the Solar Eclipse, as Mars finishes things off by squaring Uranus on February 27. We can also throw in the fact that the US Supreme Court could release their ruling on the legality of Trump's tariffs on February 20 (same day as the Saturn/Neptune conjunction.you just can't make this stuff up). If a ruling does indeed come forth during this tumultuous time for the President, the odds don't imply it will be in his favor.

This cosmic setup is once again activating TUMDI (Trump Uranus Market Disruption Indicator), a term Ray coined last year when he observed that Trump tends to make bold statements that disrupt markets during times of heightened Uranus activity. With the Dow and S&P fresh off new all-time highs, there is a lot of "air" underneath indices at the moment. It wouldn't take much of a spark in TUMDI to send US markets into their largest decline since the April 2025 mini-panic when he first announced his "Liberation Day" tariffs. This is especially the case now that we have entered Mercury's retrograde shadow period. The Trickster might come out to play a little earlier this time around with his big brother Uranus "holding court" over the playground.

Longer-Term Thoughts :

In a free weekly column that I penned almost a year ago to the day, I laid out my findings on the coming Saturn/Neptune conjunction and its correlation to price spikes in the grain markets. The cause was largely weather related, mostly due to drought, that in turn shrunk available supply. The effect was that grain prices would bottom sometime ahead of the conjunction (often more than a year ahead), and would then top within 12-13 months of the exact aspect. Something similar seems to be playing out again this time around as Saturn is set to conjoin Neptune on February 20. Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat all formed longer-term lows in August 2024 (around the time of the Jupiter/Saturn waxing square) and are quietly starting to show constructive chart patterns on the weekly charts. In the case of Soybeans (a market we cover in our MMA weekly and monthly reports), they are knocking on the door of a potential bullish primary cycle and breaking out of a multi-year downtrend line drawn off the 2022 high. We will be updating our forecasts for this market, along with many others, in the Annual Forecast Webinar on Sunday, February 22.

For futures markets like grains, it can best be said, "Commodity markets run on rotation. Money flows out of yesterday's surplus and into tomorrow's shortage long before the fundamentals show up on a chart". When capital wants to rotate, it can do so with a vengeance. The trick is not to get lulled to sleep by the grind that happens before.

To be continued (next week).

Announcements : for Events : see below.

             Note A : THE MMA DAILY OPTIONS REPORT WITH DEREK PANAIA HAS BEEN UP AND RUNNING SINCE JANUARY 15.

This new daily options service focuses on the S&P, Gold, Copper, T-Notes, Soybeans, and Bitcoin, plus other markets as special situations arise that would benefit from options strategies. The service includes intraday updates as necessary, sometimes multiple times per day, depending on market conditions. Ray Merriman will also provide commentary within this new daily service. In fact, this is where Ray will be spending most of his time on trading strategies in 2026.
The cost is $360 per month or $3600 per year until June 30, when the special launch price will end. For those who already subscribe to the current MMA Daily Report, which is issued at the end of each trading day for the next trading day, the cost of adding Derek's new Daily Options Report is only $140 per month. For more information on this new service, or to pre-register, click here. Order now at the special launch price to get in on the action of options trading if you are an active trader !.

             Note 1 : FORECAST 2026 IS NOW OUT! ORDER WHILE COPIES LAST!.

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 (DJIA and NASADAQ this year!), 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. Its valuable market timing forecasts are based on the historical correlation of market cycles overlapping with geocosmic planetary cycles. 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 approximately 250 pages (the largest ever because it's our special 50-year anniversary publication), 8.5" x 11". The price of the Forecast 2026 print edition is $66, and the eBook is $ 55.

MMA is also offering a special bundle discount for those who wish to order both the eBook and printed editions of Forecast 2026 for $86. The eBook typically becomes available one to two weeks before the print edition and avoids delays caused by the postal system - especially for those living overseas. However, many readers prefer the print edition, so ordering both through the Forecast 2026 Bundle makes sense. You will receive the Forecast 2026 eBook on December 15, and your print copy will be mailed in mid-December.

To pre-order this year's special 50th-year edition, click here. It's special! The printed edition is limited. When they sell out, there will be no further printings.

Additional offers : MMA is also offering a special bundle discount for those who order both the eBook and printed editions of Forecast 2026 for $86. The eBook typically becomes available one to two weeks before the print edition and avoids delays caused by the postal system - especially for those living overseas.

There will be 50 autographed copies by Raymond Merriman (no autopen!) of our 50 th -year print edition of the Forecast 2026 book available for $195. Orders must be placed by December 10, or until all 50 copies are requested, whichever comes first.

The printed edition is limited. When they sell out, there will be no further printings.

Additional offers : MMA is also offering a special bundle discount for those who order both the eBook and printed editions of Forecast 2026 for $86.

An audiobook will also be available for only $30.00 if ordered before December 15. The Forecast 2026 Audiobook will include all chapters from the Forecast 2026 book except the financial markets and the calendar/ephemeris pages in the back of the annual book. It provides an excellent overview of what's in store for the coming year(s) for the world and the nation (USA, President Trump, the Federal Reserve Board, the economy, Lunar Nodal Cycles, each outer planet in each sign, and the remarkable "Aries Vortex"). It makes for great listening. Narrated by the silky-smooth voice of Thomas Miller. To order, click here.

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 Chinese : www.nodoor.com

EACH FOREIGN EDITION OF THE FORECAST 2026 BOOK INCLUDES A STOCK MARKET SECTION SPECIFIC TO THAT NATION, WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ENGLISH FORECAST BOOK OR IN OTHER INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS. However, we recognize that some readers and investors may be interested in these foreign stock markets without purchasing the entire edition in that nation's language. Therefore, we make those stock market outlooks available in English as a separate service for $35 each or $95 for all three reports. The overseas market reports for 2026 that are available separately in English include  Japan's Nikkei China's Shanghai Composite , and the  German DAX and Zurich SMI indices . Readers who prefer to purchase these offerings together may also take advantage of our discounted bundle options, which can be accessed here.  Each is available in PDF format and contains monthly charts as of December 1, 2025.

             Note 2 : SPECIAL ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY SALE ON THE JUPITER REPORT - YOUR MOMENTS OF OPPORTUNITY ! The Jupiter Report was first introduced one year ago, in late September 2024. If you were one of the first to order then, it's now time to update your outlook for the year ahead. The cost of your 14-month Jupiter Report is $69. However, starting this week, we're launching a special one-year anniversary sale at $55 (a 21.5% discount) for those who order their next 14-month Jupiter Report.

The Jupiter Report is written by Raymond Merriman. It is a 30- to 40-page report that all traders (and even non-traders) will find highly valuable. It identifies the times during the year when Jupiter transits are highlighted in your natal chart and explains the meaning of Jupiter's transits to your natal planets and angles over a 14-month period (including one month before your order date and one month after the year ends). As an added bonus, each transit is ranked on a scale from -3 to +3 in terms of favorability for trading. Traders may find this especially valuable! Would you like to know when you are under a +3 transit and therefore most likely to experience trading success ? Or a -3 transit, with a stronger-than-usual potential for misjudgments and losses ?.

The Jupiter Report also makes an excellent holiday or birthday gift.

Here is a recent letter from our options expert, Derek Panaia, to the Options+ group, which closed out exceptional gains on five option trades presented in the July 13 webinar :

On a side note, I started using MMA's Jupiter Report this year, so I only have a few months of history with it. But my first positive Jupiter aspects came in March/April this year. I was trading copper and had made a nice long trade, and started buying puts for a dip. The puts did nothing for a week or so, then copper prices collapsed, and my puts went up sharply in one week. This started exactly on the same day my Jupiter Report showed a positive aspect. Well, fast forward a few months, and I have copper put spreads (the same put spreads you guys bought), and yesterday copper prices collapsed, and the puts made a lot of money. And guess what ? This was one day before my Jupiter aspects started positive again. For me, it is amazing how accurate this report has been. I just wanted to share this, FWIW. The Jupiter Report from MMA is not very expensive, so if you guys use astrology in your trading, you might want to check it out.

             Note 3 : The monthly MMA Technology Cycles Report by Wiebke Held was issued last week. The first issue was launched some 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. 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".
If you want to receive the next issue of this new report, sign up now by clicking here.
If you would like to try a one-month subscription, you can sign up for the January report for only $35 - or save by ordering a three-report or twelve-report subscription. a.

             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.
If you trade grains or are in the farming business and need an accurate timing and understanding of when to hedge your crop, this report is not to be missed! To order, click here.

             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 September ISSUE OF THE MMA Monthly Cycles Report Plus+, edited by Pouyan Zolfagharnia, was released last week. This mid-month addendum to the MMA Cycles Report features Pouyan's outlook on Gold, Silver, NASDAQ, and Crude Oil. It includes stunning graphics and charts (people love it!). The report contains more illustrations and references to geocosmics than most MMA Cycles reports and is available only to subscribers of 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. A subscription for a monthly copy of both reports is $55. This includes the most recent June issue of the MMA Cycles Report and the June MMA Cycles Report Plus+ addendum coming out this week. 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!.

             Note 10 : The MMA Solar-Lunar App now offers reversal signals on the DJIA, NASDAQ, Gold, and Silver to all subscribers! .

Now there will be four markets with daily weighted values provided, which includes DJIA, NASDAQ, Gold, and Silver.

This app is an ideal tool to have in your back pocket if you are a short-term swing trader looking for high-probability dates that identifies isolated lows and highs in the DJIA, Gold, or Silver markets. Since it was first three months ago, it has been uncannily accurate in identifying swing lows and highs in each market. It is available only on Apple products (iPhone and iPad) at this time, although we are getting close to developing it on Android phones too, maybe by the end of this year.

How does it work ?. Based on historical frequencies, the higher the weighted value, the greater the probability of a swing trade reversal for the next 1-7 trading days (usually 2-5 days). Built into the app are instructions for ideal setups and explanatory FAQs. It's pretty amazing!.

P.S. : The MMA Solar/Lunar App gives each market an average of one trade per week every five trading day. The Solar/Lunar App is designed for "swing trades" looking for 2-5% moves from isolated lows or highs. If you like active trading signals based on solar/lunar combinations, the MMA App is for you!.

To learn more about the MMA App, click here. To order the app, go to Apple's App store and type in Merriman Solar/Lunar Reversals.

SPECIAL ALERT : We are working on a Bitcoin and Ethereum Luar App. Projected release date is late January-February. Stay tuned for information ON HOW TO ORDER.

             Note 11 : RECORDINGS OF MMA'S SPECIAL SIX-WEEK COURSE ON "THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GEOCOSMIC STUDIES FOR FINANCIAL MARKET TIMING" ARE NOW AVAILABLE!!! Led by Gianni Di Poce and backed up by Ray Merriman, this course is designed to teach students 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 tools. The course explains which planets and signs rule the various sectors of the economy and financial markets. In addition, it covers how to use an ephemeris and astrological software (Solar Fire) for important routines such as calculating charts, generating transit "hit lists", and identifying signs, ingresses, planetary stations, and aspects - the essential cosmic features necessary for determining market reversal periods.
The course is especially useful for those interested in taking the MMTA4 program, which begins on September 27, or for anyone who wishes to deepen their astrological knowledge. The cost for these six introductory lessons, which last about two hours each, is $300. This is a great opportunity to learn basic astrology from a master economic astrologer! Click here to order now!.

             Note 12 : .

             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.

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.
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, or save by ordering a 30-months or one year subscription.

             MMA's annual Forecast Book : see above

Upcoming Events :

             FEBRUARY 22, 2026 : One more weeks : MMA'S ANNUAL FORECAST 2026 WEBINAR WITH RAY MERRIMAN WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, STARTING AT NOON EST. From the comfort of your own home or office, you can tune in to this live event. This broadcast will address the major themes from this year's Forecast 2026 book, with updates on financial markets since the book was written in November 2025. This presentation will include trading plans for various financial markets, including the U.S. stock market, Gold, Silver, and Bitcoin. A special guest will be Wyatt Fellows, MMA's new president, who will speak on the outlook for grain prices for 2026 based on his Saturn-Neptune studies. If you are unable to attend live, the video recording will be available the following day. The cost of this special three-hour webinar is $60. Registration for the Forecast 2026 webinar is now open. Save the date! Sign up now ! .

             MAY 20-24, 2026 : MMA'S NEXT INVESTMENT RETREAT, LAKE BLED, SLOVENIA.
Registration is now open, with a special early bird discount for those who register by March 1 and save big bucks!!!. The presentations will also be available via Zoom for those unable to attend in person. The theme of this event will focus on market timing and trading. It's going to be great!

This special four-day event will focus on trading strategies for position and short-term traders for 2026. It will cover the unique, evidence-based MMA methods for identifying primary, half-primary, major, and trading cycles. It will then apply those market timing techniques (cycles and geocosmic studies) to the current situation in stock markets, Gold, Silver, Bitcoin, currencies, interest rates, and Grain markets, with strategies for each on both a short-term and intermediate-term basis.

There will also be special presentations and interactive discussions on current and future world conditions that are likely to affect financial markets. These presentations will be led by world-class mundane astrologers Claude Weiss (Switzerland), Christeen Skinner (UK), Christof Niederwieser (Germany), Pouyan Zolfagharnia (UK), and Raymond Merriman (USA). Joining them on MMA timing methodology and trading strategies will be MMTA director Wiebke Held (Germany) and MMA analysts Wyatt Fellows (USA), Ulric Aspegrén (Switzerland), Gianni Di Poce (USA), and MMA Trading Coach Rita Perea (USA).

Registration is now open, with special discounts for early-bird registration. The presentations will also be available via Zoom for those unable to attend in person, and recordings with PowerPoint slides will be available immediately after each day's presentations to all who attend. For schedule, registration, speaker bios, topic descriptions, and hotel information, please click here. The MMA Annual Investment and Traders' Retreats are incredible events! Don't miss it if you can make it.

             SEPTEMBER 3, 2026 : A PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP ON FINANCIAL ASTROLOGY BY RAYMOND MERRIMAN, 1:00-5:00 PM. This workshop will take place at the United Astrology Congress (UAC), the largest astrological conference in the world, which takes place every 4-8 years. More than 150 world-class astrologers will be presenting. The conference will be held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Chicago. In addition to the workshop, Ray will present two lectures during the six-day event : one on mundane astrology ("What Is Happening in the World from an Astrological Viewpoint") on September 5, and another on "The U.S. Stock Market: Timing Tools and Outlook" on September 7 (Labor Day). Discounts are available to those who register by January 20. For more information, visit www.uacastrology.com.

             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 !.

THE (ORIGINAL) GOLD BOOK : GEOCOSMIC CORRELATIONS TO GOLD PRICE CYCLES is now available as an eBook. This was the first financial market-timing book written by Raymond Merriman (1982) that put financial astrology on the map. It was the first book to conduct formal quantitative research studies on any financial market in relation to planetary cycles (there were several earlier studies on lunar cycles, but none on planetary cycles and stations until this book). It brought together Wall Street and astrology and revolutionized the field of financial market timing by demonstrating the correlation between market cycles and planetary cycles as reversal signals. As a result, the topic became one of the most attended subjects at financial and astrology conferences worldwide in 1983. This classic book has been out of print since 1984, except as a collector's item occasionally available through Amazon. It is now available as an eBook for the first time! 324 pages, $95. Click here to order.

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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