There's a new movie out called "Unstoppable" - should we think it might be a sign for the fnancial markets?! Raymond Merriman warned of the "Asset Inflation Express" quite a while ago. If you don't already have a ticket for this fast-moving express, then welcome any decline we're thinking may appear probably this month, as another opportunity to take a seat! Whether you think it's the Federal Reserve, or quantitative easing, or cycles, or astrology - whatever it is, certainly is causing traders to be willing to sell dollars and buy riskier assets! It's true that a decline could become something more but Ray and other fine analysts are seeing continued strength into next year. Here's a preview from Raymond Merriman on how to size it up. We appreciate Raymond Merriman's previews because he shares a glimpse of his forecasting analysis for the financial markets. His perspective on the market cycles, economy, and even political climate is truly unique. He always has remarkable insights to share. We'll see what he's saying in his public comments this weekend, incorporating his cycles analysis with his financial astrology for equities, bonds, currencies and commodities - for commentaries that are always fascinating. Here's Ray Merriman's set of public preview comments for the upcoming week, from his site at Merriman Market Analyst MMACycles Weekly Preview Comments:
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MMA Comments for the Week Beginning November 8, 2010
Written by Raymond Merriman
Review and Preview
That was quite a week, as last week’s column suggested it would be. And the reason for that may be the new American mantra: In FED We Trust. Despite Tuesday’s stunning results of the mid-term elections, it was the Fed’s quantitative easing announcement (QE2) the day after that drove equity and precious metals markets the world over to new yearly highs. That’s the fundamental explanation. The Financial Astrology explanation involves geocentric Mars in Sagittarius along with heliocentric Mercury also in the same sign of exaggerated price movements. But that is not all. As discussed in these columns and in the Forecast 2010 Book, it is also due to the conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus in late Pisces and early Aries, a combination that strongly suggested “asset inflation.” At some point, this signature suggested that investors would switch from the safety of historically low-yielding Treasuries for the more robust profit potentials offered in equities and other hard assets like Gold and Silver. Once Saturn left its hard-aspect role in the T-square to Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto in late August, the “Asset Inflation Express” was underway. There is not much in the principles of Financial Astrology to stop this express this year, although the study of cycles still allows for a possible 2-5 week decline sometime in the next 8 weeks.
In Asia and the Pacific Rim, the NIFTY index of India and Hang Seng of Hong Kong just exploded to their highest levels in two years. The Hang Seng has now gained 45%, to test 25,000, after being near 17,000 in mid-July. The All Ordinaries of Australia and Micex index of Moscow also rallied to new yearly highs late week. In Japan, the Nikkei index fell to its lowest level in two months in mid-week. But by the end of the week, just two days later, it was near its highest levels of the past 4 months. The stock indices of Europe also rallied smartly, with the German DAX and London FTSE ascending to their highest mark in two years. The AEX of Amsterdam and Zurich’s SMI indices made new 6-month highs. New two-year highs were also evident in the Americas’ indices. But the stellar performer was Argentina’s Merval, which soared to a new all-time high last week.
Gold also made a new all-time high as it tested 1400 on Friday, following an initial sell-off first into a low on Wednesday below 1330. But the Fed’s easy money policy announcement on Wednesday took care of that, as both Silver and Gold took off. For that matter, so did Crude Oil, where the December contract reached its highest level of the year. What does all this tell you about the government and central bank’s willingness to support the U.S. Dollar? They are hoping the decline stays orderly until the U.S. economy finds some traction. That isn’t going to be the problem. More likely, the problem will be an economy that heats up too strongly in every area but wages, and prices rising everywhere but in the primary investment of most people: their homes.
Short-Term Geocosmics
Our eyes remain on November 15-19, when five major geocosmic signatures unfold, including both Venus and Jupiter turning direct on November 18. I see nothing impeding this rally in equities until then, and not much afterwards either.
Venus will retrograde back into Libra this weekend, and that may have an impact upon the currencies, especially as heliocentric Mercury moves past Sagittarius and into Capricorn. But I think the Venus and Jupiter stations of November 18 are the stronger forces pulling up equities now, combined with the “Get Out of My Way Asset Inflation Express” of Jupiter and Uranus in conjunction, aided and abetted with the “I Don’t Stop for Red Lights” Mars in Sagittarius. We are still in that portal known as the Cardinal Climax, where the monetary policies are pushing that peddle to the metal (and let’s see if we can escape before they catch up to what we are doing).
Longer-Term Thoughts
Last week’s column stated, “October 30 (Saturday) marks the midway point of Venus retrograde of October 11-November 18. Any market that did not reverse its trend around the time of the retrograde oftentimes has a brief but sharp reversal around the midpoint of a retrograde time frame. If it did reverse around the time of the retrograde, then it has the possibility of continuing the contra trend reversal until near the time of the direct. This might apply in the case of Asian stock markets and the Dollar-Yen.” In retrospect, the Japanese Yen made a 15-year high on Monday and then started to pull back a little, whereas the Japanese Nikkei made a half-primary bottom on Tuesday and then started a very strong rally. Thus the Venus retrograde midpoint worked well in the cases that were applicable.
But let’s jump ahead to 2012 now, because that’s where I am in the writing of the Forecast 2011 Book. It is also where the United States mindset is now, following the results of last Tuesday’s national message on Obama’s first two years in office. What does this bode for 2012? Is it favorable that we now have a divided Congress? Or will there be gridlock?
I think there will be gridlock on the major policies, and the equity markets will like this for awhile. After all, Saturn will be in its exaltation in Libra, and out of hard aspect to Uranus and Pluto. But in 2012 through 2015, two things happen that should concern everyone everywhere.
The first is the first quarter phase of the 126-year Uranus-Pluto cycle that will occur then. The start of this cycle was the conjunction in 1965-1966, so the stories that emerged then will likely arise again. This is the vehement demand for “freedom at all costs” of Uranus in Aries, trying to integrate with the force of government and authority (Pluto in Capricorn) that wants to regulate and control anything it thinks might propel the system into another crisis. Uranus in Aries may be brilliant and inventive, but it can also be extremely rebellious, revolutionary, and anti-everything.
But it is in terms of the economy that we need to be most concerned, for the historical times when these two planets have been in hard aspect has a remarkable correlation to financial and stock market crises nearby. In 1965-1966, the Dow Jones Industrial Average touched 1000 for the first time. But in the course of the next 16 years, the economy entered four recessions. It was a marvelous time for social programs and civil rights, but it started this nation on the course to massive spending and debt too. The times before that were not much better: 1931-32, 1901-1902, and 1876-1877. Each of these corresponded to financial panics and severe economic downturns.
The other factor that comes into play in 2012-2015 is Saturn in Scorpio. Saturn, like Capricorn the sign it rules, represents government too. But it also identifies a time when one must account for actions and decisions that have been recently initiated. It is a time for accountability in matters to do with the sign it is in, or the planets it aspects. Scorpio pertains to “other people’s money” (i.e., taxpayers), and debt. In other words, I think the economy and stock markets are going up for awhile now (maybe much higher than anyone other than Financial Astrologers might think), but there could be unintended consequences to pay in 2012-2015 if the national debt continues to escalate, or the overly accommodative Fed policy leads to inflation. The Fed may get the inflation it wishes for, and more. But it won’t help if employment, house values, and personal wages don’t also increase accordingly. It’s just another version of an economic crisis.
As an ardent believer in the idea that astrology is a “choice revealer” and not a “choice maker,” there is now a time window (maybe the next year) when policies can be enacted that will minimize the gravity of the economic situation looming ahead in 2012-2015 according to my understanding of Financial Astrology. It would be another missed opportunity if politicians go for gridlock in an effort to win the race for the White House in 2012 by negatively portraying the other party as the problem. To me, that is a very poor strategy for the future health of societies everywhere, and I hope leaders of both parties in the USA will quickly abandon this strategy that they have already announced they intend to implement. Maybe with Saturn in Libra, common ground and mutual respect can be found in new government policies that are more constructive than destructive. That’s the astrological hope at this time.
Announcements
The monthly MMA Cycles Reports come out this week. The U.S. version covers 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. On Tuesday night, we issue the MMA Japanese Markets Cycles report and the MMA Europe Cycles report. The Japanese report covers the Nikkei stock index, Dollar-Yen currency, and JGB government bonds. The MMA Europe Cycles report covers the German DAX, Swiss SMI, and Netherlands AEX stock indices. For information on subscribing, please go to http://www.mmacycles.com/services/.
This weekend is the last opportunity to reserve a copy of the Forecast 2011 book at the special pre-publication price of $45.00 (plus postage)! After October 31, the price will increase to $55.00. Our once-a-year special this year includes a 10% discount rate for any subscription service to those who pre-order Forecast 2011 is also in effect until October 31. This is a great deal, and it won’t be offered in next year’s package, when we expect to instead publish “The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing, Volume 5: Price Projections.”
The English edition of the Forecast 2011 Book is on schedule to come out December 15. It can be pre-ordered at www.mmacycles.com. We are pleased to announce that it will also be translated into several languages this year, through the following MMA publishers, which also publish our free weekly columns in their respective languages:
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Spanish: at www.mmacycles-spanish.com
For a detailed review of the forecasts from the Forecast 2010 book, please go to www.mmacycles.com, and scroll down to about the third or fourth article on the opening screen. Or go directly to http://www.mmacycles.com/the-news/about-mma/scorecard-for-forecasts-2010/. It’s even better then we thought when first reviewed in August. Also interesting is that the huge run up to new yearly highs in world stock indices for the second of this year was covered in the 2010 book. It is all part of the huge “Asset Inflation” described therein.
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January 9, 2011: The annual worldwide webcast on “Forecast 2011.” Details to be announced soon. Cost will be $45.00.
January 14-16, 2011, Zurich, Switzerland. “Forecasts 2011” symposia featuring top mundane and financial astrologers, plus one day workshop on Financial Market Timing with Ray Merriman, to be followed by a special meeting with MMA Subscribers (at no cost). For more details, go to www.astrodata.ch.
February 6, 2011: Lansing, MI. “Forecasts for 2011” with Raymond Merriman, sponsored by the Learning Center. Contact 517-664-2665 for information.
March 2011: Miami (tentative). More later, when we confirm.
April 28 and 30, 2011: Kansas City, Mo. “Forecasts for 2011” and “Financial Astrology Workshop” with Raymond Merriman. Sponsored by AOA. For more information, please go to http://www.astrologykansascity.com/, or contact allenblasco@yahoo.com. This will probably be the next Financial Astrology workshop in the United States.
May 2011: Ljubljana, Slovenia and Belgrade, Serbia. Details to be announced soon.
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Friday, November 5, 2010
"Unstoppable" Asset Inflation Express runs on currency printed "In Fed We Trust": Prediction updates from Raymond Merriman
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