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MMA Comments for the Week Beginning June 11, 2012
Written by Raymond Merriman
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We are now in the season of Gemini (May 21-June 20), and on Monday, June 11, Jupiter will begin its one-year trek through Gemini as well. And last week, stock and precious metals markets behaved in typical Gemini fashion. Equities in many world markets were down sharply early in the week under the lunar eclipse of Monday, June 4, with renewed threats of an exit of Greece from the Euro Union, on top of the prior Friday's weak jobs report in the USA. Stocks then rallied sharply into Thursday and Friday. The Gold and Silver markets continued their rallies from the prior week, topping out on Wednesday, June 6 as the Venus occultation of the Sun took place. The next day they began a sharp sell-off into Friday. Gold fell from a high of 1642.40 on June 6 to a low of 1556.40 two days later on June 8. Silver topped out at 2986 on Wednesday. Two days later it was down to 2791. European currencies rallied most of the week, but the Japanese Yen fell against the U.S. Dollar after making a secondary top just one week ago, June 1. In the meantime, Crude Oil continues its approach to 80.00/barrel after a three-day rally last week that also topped out on Thursday, June 7, at slightly above 87.00/barrel
Best Trades of the Past Week
Over the past few weekly columns, I have been inserting trading recommendations we have made to our subscribers. Readers seem to like this type of information as to just how accurate these reports, based on our unique timing methods, have been in many cases. Daily subscription report for last Monday, June 4, on the June E-Mini S&P: "Aggressive traders are flat and may buy daily support (1257-1262.50) and/or sell daily resistance, with a stop-loss on a close beyond either." The low that day was 1262 and it closed at 1273. The daily report for June 7 then advised, "… let's look to exit all (long) positions now with excellent profits at 1319.50 or higher if offered…" It was. The high that day was 1329.50 and it closed at 1316.75, so this was a gain of about 57 points in just three days for aggressive traders. Thursday's daily report for subscribers was also long Silver from the Venus retrograde of May 15-16, and advised, "Let's cover all now, sell short with a stop-loss on a close above 3020, and wait for a 10% decline to buy back." The open that day was 2946. SLV traders (the ETF on Silver) were long from 26.08 on May 16 (the low was 25.99). The report of Thursday, June 7, stated, "Cover all now and sell short with a stop-loss on a close above 2910 or 3000, depending on your risk allowance."The open that day was 28.74. The high was 28.76 and it closed at 27.79 that day, and was down to 27.32 by Friday, the next day.
Short-Term Geocosmics
"Meanwhile, the cliff that could break the economy's neck is the scheduled tax hikes. These include a tripling of the tax on dividends, a near 60% in the capital gains rate, a 20% increase in personal income tax that will hit small businesses…"- Wall Street Journal, "Bernanke's Cliffhanger," June 8, 2012. Last week was quite a week astrologically, beginning with Monday's lunar eclipse and retrograde change of direction of Neptune. Most stock indices bottomed out that day or early the next day, June 5. As we look at the movement of planets currently in effect, there are several factors to take into account. First, Venus remains retrograde through June 27. As indicated before, there would be changes of policies with some central banks during this period, and sure enough, China made the surprise announcement to lower their interest rates by a slight amount. In Japan, treasury officials announced that the renewed strength of the Yen was unacceptable, and all last week the value of the yen declined from these extremely high levels. Both the Federal Reserve and ECB (European Central Bank) pleaded with politicians to start doing their share of supporting a growth-oriented economy with sensible fiscal policies and not to rely so heavily upon them to continue with monetary stimulus policies. Their ammunition is running low to keep their economies – the world economy - from collapsing under the heap of out-of-control spending and the prospect of more taxes coming up. They call it a "fiscal cliff," and in the United States, that cliff looms heavy as of January 1. It is time for governments to start to asserting reforms in taxes and spending policies, or essentially to start behaving with some level of fiscal maturity and control to avoid the possibility of outright panic that would be consistent with the 33-month transit of Uranus in waxing square to Pluto, which officially starts June 24. But don't expect any solutions this month. But also expect an overabundance of suggested solutions starting this month and lasting for all of next year. Why? Because the Sun is in Gemini now (along with retrograde Venus), and on Monday, June 11, Jupiter will start its one-year transit through Gemini. Gemini is the sign of ideas – bright, smart, exciting ideas. But Jupiter is the sign of abundance or excess, so in effect, we have so many ideas – too many ideas – and the result could be a lot of talk but no agreement on action to take. Everyone is excited, but no one is taking responsibility or control for implementation. Everyone has a solution, but its all in the idea state. No one has any practical plan on how to get from here to the glory land that they all say is so right before us. Or if they do, they can't seem to get the other side to agree, and in one form of a classical Gemini characteristic, they project. That is, the debate descends to blaming others for not seeing the light that is obviously blinding anyone who has the courage to look at it seriously. So how do markets react when Jupiter is in Gemini, the sign considered to be Jupiter's detriment? Prices go up sharply, then down sharply, then back up again very sharply – or vice versa – in short bursts of hope, despair, more hope, and if lucky, resolution. If not lucky, then frustration and wariness from running around circles so much. The next two weeks will be a preview of the whole next year, for the Sun will be in Gemini then, and Jupiter will be in Gemini for the next year. There will be a lot of motion, a lot of re-doing of things searching for an agreeable conclusion. And many markets will likely make long-term cycle highs and lows and then reverse their trend during this time. And on top of all that, Uranus begins its seven-passage square to Pluto June 24, 2012, and it will last until March 17, 2015. In astrology, this defines unusual brilliance and out-of-the-box thinking, which is sorely needed. It also defines craziness and a knack for losing sight of common sense. Once again, it is time to fasten your seatbelts for a roller-coaster ride of great thrills and loud (but perhaps hilarious) sound bites of wisdom and zaniness. Sort of like the fight that broke out on a live television show in Athens, Greece, last week where a male member of Parliament slapped up a female member. How symbolic of the geocosmic signatures unfolding in June 2012, and which may carry in through June 2013. The price of maturity and common sense and self-control is being heavily discounted.
Longer-Term Thoughts and Transit Tales
Well, here is one positive manifestation of these transits, I hope. It's personal. It's about the new market timing academy I am starting up with Jupiter (education) in Gemini (learning and knowledge). And in typical Gemini expression, we are also making some important changes before we get it off the ground. Here is the latest update, consistent with Jupiter now in my ninth house of education, and the Venus occultation hitting my natal Moon's North Node in Gemini (and my natal Uranus), which is the finger of God in my natal Yod formation (to Venus-Jupiter conjunction in Scorpio, and Moon in Capricorn). This implies a new purpose and direction in life. Recently I announced the formation of an academy dedicated to the training of those who share my passion for market analysis and market timing. The name of the training institute was to be the Online Market Timing Academy (OLMTA). There has been a phenomenal response to the training which is very gratifying to me. To accommodate the new Academy into our office structure has bought about many exciting changes as my goal is to serve all the new academy clients in the same professional manner that our existing clients have enjoyed over the years. Some of the changes include moving to a much larger office space, obtaining faster internet service, upgrading our phone system, and hiring a project coordinator for the Academy. And there is one more important change. As many of you already know, I obtained the domain name Online Market Timing Academy (OLMTA) in 1993. At that time I thought that was good descriptive name for the anticipated academy. However, today that name does not encompass all the planned activities that the academy will pursue in the future. The new name has now been changed to "Merriman Market Timing Academy (MMTA)." To avoid any confusion that the name change might create please understand that all communications, applications and website postings using the old name are all valid and unchanged. Only the name has changed. We will keep everyone updated via this weekly report as well as on our new websites at www.merrimanmta.com and merrimanmarkettiming academy.com, which will be up and running very shortly, well in time for registering for our introductory course on "Basic Principles of Financial Astrology for Financial Market Timing," to take place September b15-16 in Troy, Michigan (juts outside of Detroit). It will be available as a live Webinar too. See announcements below.
Also keep in mind the special Gold workshop to take place on June 23, right in the middle of this most significant geocosmic time band of the year, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. See announcements below.
Announcements
June 23: A special 5-hour workshop on "The Gold Market: Forecasting the Future Price of Gold and Silver." 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Hotel Park Plaza Victoria. Amsterdam, Damrak 1-5, Amsterdam 1012 LG, Netherlands. Sponsored by Schogt Market Timing. This is a special workshop on precious metals you will not want to miss!!! Cost is €345 ex VAT. Subscribers of any MMA reports (trials excluded) receive a 15% discount. For further information, please go to http://www.markettiming.nl/en/producten/workshop-gold-silver, or call 31 (02) 294 415 917, or by fax at31 (02) 294-415-918 to register for an exciting event in one of the world's most exciting cities at the most exciting time of the year: the first Uranus-Pluto square will be taking place then, right near the summer solstice! This will be special, and a great opportunity to meet some very impressive market timers who will be present. Register now as seating is limited! And a special bonus through Monday, June 4!!! A 45 € discount will be extended until Monday, June 4!!! As of this writing, there are about 20 people registered for this special event. Come join us and learn where Gold prices are headed in the next six months and next six years! Recently I announced that I will be starting a new direction in life over the next two years, involving a mentor-apprenticeship program on Financial Market Timing and Analysis, according to the unique methodology I have developed over the past 30+ years. I didn't expect any response yet, as we are still developing the format. But… there has been a huge response! We know we are behind the curve on getting out information on this rapidly developing project, but we are working out the details and more announcements will be made shortly. So far we have determined that the training will take place over eight weekends stretching from 2013-2014. The dates for 2013 have now been selected. They are: April 6-8, June 15-17, Aug 10-12, and Oct 12-14. The 2014 schedule will be determined in 2013. These 8 sessions will be the only time that Raymond Merriman will give this entire training in person. Applications for the "On Line Market Timing Academy" (OLMTA) are being accepted now. There will be an introductory training session, September 15-16 in Troy, Michigan (see below). For more information, or an application form, please contact Amber Lundsten at ordersmma@msn.com, call 1-248-626-3034, or go to http://www.mmacycles.com/the-news/latest-news/ray-merriman%92s--online-market-timing-academy-%28olmta%29/, or scroll down the opening page (next page) of www.mmacycles.com. Raymond Merriman's "Market Timing Academy" (MMTA) will offer a pre-training course on "Beginning Principles of Financial Astrology for Financial Market Timing," September 15-16, in Troy, Michigan, at the Management Education Center of Michigan State University. This 10-12 hour course may be attended live, in person, or via webcast televised to your computer. An archive of this workshop will be available for 30 days afterwards to those who sign up. This workshop will basically train non-astrologers in the use of reading an ephemeris, the table of planetary positions for any given day. This is essential to anyone who wishes to understand how to find a geocosmic critical reversal date for financial markets. This course (or audit of it) is a pre-requisite for anyone entering the MMTA market training course, as developed and instructed by Raymond Merriman. The MMTA two-year training course will begin in April 2013, and will involve 8 weekends of study – 4 weekends each in 2013 and 2014. For more information and registration, please go to www.mmacycles.com (front page, near bottom). We will make announcements as this training program unfolds. The cost for the September 15-16 pre-training workshop is $395.00 ($300 for MMA subscribers). This cost will be deducted from the fee of the two-year training course to those who apply and are accepted into MMTA by late October 2012.
The DVD of the Denver Workshop on Financial Market Timing is now available!!! This financial markets workshop offers a completely unique and original perspective, integrating 1) Market Timing studies, 2) Price Objective calculations, 3) Technical Analysis, 4) Pattern Recognition studies, and 5) Trend Analysis. The primary focus of this workshop is on Market Timing Studies, particularly Cycles Analysis and Geocosmic Studies, as leading indicators that identify when to anticipate a reversal in all financial markets. Gold and the U.S. stock market are studied in great detail, especially regarding their current status. There is a wealth of timely and valuable information in this DVD, especially pertaining the forthcoming Venus retrograde period (May 15-June 27), the forthcoming Uranus-Pluto square of June 24, 2012, lasting through March 2015, and the important Jupiter correlation to stock market cycles coming up August-November 2012 and March-May 2013. The cost for this 4-hour DVD workshop is $180.00 plus postage. To order, please go to http://www.mmacycles.com/catalogue/multimedia/dvd-of-boulder-workshop-on-financial-market-timing!!!/. Or call Amber at 1-248-626-3034. If you are a trader or investor who appreciates the value of market timing – especially in the next few months – this is a presentation you will not want to miss!
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 position trading and aggressive trading recommendations. 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), Dollar/Yen cash and Yen futures, Euro-Yen cash, T-Notes, Crude Oil, Gold and Silver. The daily reports cover all stock indices listed above, as well as futures in Euro, T-Notes, 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. For more information, go to http://www.mmacycles.com/services, or call our offices at 1-248-626-3034. These reports are extremely valuable to those who trade ETF's (Exchange Traded Funds). In the words of one of our subscribers: "I am really pleased with your recommendations through the Daily and Weekly Trade Recommendations. I have used them to trade gold and silver stocks in my IRA. In the last eight years I increased my account from $60,000 to $850,000. Thanks for your excellent publications." - Bryden C., Small Business Owner, Illinois.
Our 2012 MMA Catalogue is now out!! You can download this catalogue directly at http://www.mmacycles.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=41&Itemid=63.
EVENTS:
June 23: Amsterdam. A special 5-hour workshop on "The Gold Market: Forecasting the Future Price of Gold and Silver." 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Hotel Park Plaza Victoria. Amsterdam, Damrak 1-5, Amsterdam 1012 LG, Netherlands. Sponsored by Schogt Market Timing. This is a special workshop on precious metals you will not want to miss!!! Cost is € 345 ex VAT. Subscribers of any MMA reports (trials excluded) receive a 15% discount. For further information, please go to http://www.markettiming.nl/en/producten/workshop-gold-silver for an exciting event in one of the world's most exciting cities at the most exciting time of the year: the first Uranus-Pluto square will be taking place then, right near the summer solstice! And in this workshop, you will learn about one particular geocosmic signature that last about 6 weeks that has a 90+% correlation to big rallies in Gold and Silver, and will be coming up shortly after the seminar. Will you be ready? This will be special. You may also register by calling 31 (02) 294 415 917, or by fax at 31 (02) 294-415-918. Register now as seating is limited!
August 2-6, 2012: Midwest Astrology Conference, Holiday Inn, 3600 Plymouth Rd, in beautiful Ann Arbor, Michigan. Pre-seminar workshop on Financial Astrology and Financial Market Timing with Raymond Merriman on Thursday, August 2. Featuring over 20 astrologers, including Michael Lutin, Chris McRae, Bob Thibodeau, Dennis Fairchild, Monica Dimino, Richard Smoot, Grace Morris and others. For more information, call 303-828-5445, 303-604-2777, or email macasrtrology@yahoo.com, or go to http://macastrology.tripod.com/.
September 15-16, 2012: Troy, Michigan. MMTA – the Merriman Market Timing Academy – will conduct its pre-curriculum introductory workshop on "Basic Principles of Geocosmic Studies for Financial Market Timing." This will be an introductory course on how to read an ephemeris and how to calculate a critical reversal date. It is open to anyone, but understanding this material is mandatory for anyone entering the MMA mentor-apprenticeship program that will officially start in April 2013. This introductory workshop will be available as a live webinar too. The cost is $300 to subscribers of any MMA subscription report, or $395 to others. Deadline for registration to this workshop is September 1, 2013. For further information, please visit http://www.mmacycles.com/catalogue/events/%93basic-principles-of-geocosmic-studies%94-workshop-september-15%1116,-2012/, or the bottom of the opening page on www.mmacycles.com. Or contact mmacustomerservice@gmail.com or ordersmmma@msn.com,
April 6-8, 2013: MMTA Course 1: "Cycles and Chart Patterns in Financial Markets" with Raymond Merriman. Location: MEC Technical Center of Michigan State University, Troy, Michigan. This course will outline the various cycles (long-, intermediate-, and short-term) in financial markets, and the various patterns that unfold in each. It will instruct on trading and investment strategies for each type of cycle, as well as their phases. This will be the first of eight courses given by The Merriman Market Timing Academy (MMTA). It is available to those who attend onsite, or via a live webcast that will take place from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Saturday and Sunday, as well as Monday from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, followed by a two-hour exam for those wishing to receive a certificate upon the completion of the MMTA entire 8 course program. The raw footage will be available for review for attendees for the 30 days following this course.
June 15-17, 2013: MMTA Course 2: "Geocosmic Correlations to Long-Term Cycles in Financial Markets" with Raymond Merriman. Location: MEC Technical Center of Michigan State University, Troy, Michigan. This course will review long-term cycles in various financial markets, their phases, and the long-term planetary signatures that correlate with them for market timing purposes. It will instruct on how to use these planetary cycles as part of a longer-term investment strategy. This will be the second of eight courses given by The Merriman Market Timing Academy. It is available to those who attend onsite, or via a live webcast that will take place from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Saturday and Sunday, as well as Monday from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, followed by a two-hour exam for those wishing to receive a certificate upon the completion of the MMTA entire 8 course program. The raw footage will be available for review for attendees for the 30 days following this course.
August 10-12, 2013: MMTA Course 3: "Geocosmic Correlations to Primary and Trading Cycles in Financial Markets" with Raymond Merriman. Location: MEC Technical Center of Michigan State University, Troy, Michigan. This course will review trading cycles in various financial markets, their phases, and the planetary signatures that correlate with them for market timing purposes. It will instruct on how to calculate and use a critical reversal date for trading purposes, with emphasis on Level 1, 2 and 3 planetary signatures. This will be the third of eight courses given by The Merriman Market Timing Academy. It is available to those who attend onsite, or via a live webcast that will take place from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Saturday and Sunday, as well as Monday from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, followed by a two-hour exam for those wishing to receive a certificate upon the completion of the MMTA entire 8 course program. The raw footage will be available for review for attendees for the 30 days following this course.
October 12-14, 2013: MMTA Course 4: "Solar-Lunar Correlations to Short-Term Reversals in Financial Markets" with Raymond Merriman. Location: MEC Technical Center of Michigan State University, Troy, Michigan. This course will instruct on various solar-lunar combinations that have high correlations to 4% or greater reversals for 1-4 days in stock indices and the Silver market. It will instruct on how to identify a proper set up for applying a buy or sell point when these solar-lunar cycles indicate a reversal is likely to occur. This will be the fourth of eight courses given by The Merriman Market Timing Academy. It is available to those who attend onsite, or via a live webcast that will take place from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Saturday and Sunday, as well as Monday from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, followed by a two-hour exam for those wishing to receive a certificate upon the completion of the MMTA entire 8 course program. The raw footage will be available for review for attendees for the 30 days following this course.
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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