FinancialCyclesWeekly.com #0439 – September 26-October 2, 2004 with Tim Bost

COMMENT: In our astrological commentary last week, we noted that the weekend’s Chiron station “could skew the other astrological dynamics at work. Our sense of the situation is that if we get a choppy market or a slight decline toward the end of this trading week, the Chiron station will snap the rally back into place.”
That’s what we’re looking for now. Mars/Jupiter dynamics this week, along with the continuing impact of the Sun/Mars conjunction leading up to a Sun/Zeus conjunction near the end of the week, suggest quite strongly that we will see some positive moves in the equities markets.

Shaken, Not Stirred
It’s another story for bonds, of course. While stocks have essentially been in an optimistic frame of mind since early August, the bond market has been far more cautious. The yields on 10-year Treasuries have fallen quite sharply, dropping from roughly 4.6 percent at the end of July to around 4.1 percent today.
The bond picture suggests a fairly pessimistic view of the economy, which also seems to be supported by disappointing government numbers and by a rash of negative earnings reports. But the stock market, at least until last week, has been euphorically blind to all that. Perhaps stock traders are just in a Neptunian haze. Neptune might also be the reason why we should keep an eye on the record highs in oil prices; the climb in crude seems to be the only thing that will bring the stock market back down to earth.

A Big Event in Denver
We spent much of last week in Denver, Colorado, attending back-to-back workshops for Fibonacci Trader and Galactic Trader, sponsored by P.A.S. The first event drew well over 100 traders from around the world, while the second one filled a smaller room with an enthusiastic group. Dennis Bolze gave an excellent presentation on money management and demonstrated the use of the software in real time trading, and Ted Phillips spent some time going over his astrological approach to trading.
What impressed us the most was how much growing interest there is in astro-trading. Many of the traders who have strong backgrounds in technical analysis are actively expressing interest in planetary market factors, while those who are already committed to the astrological perspective are clearly willing to get involved in deeper studies and advanced refinements.

A Jupiter Void
Our good friend and colleague Georgia Stathis, author of the groundbreaking book Business Astrology 101, was also on hand for the Galactic Trader workshop in Denver. She commented that much of the lackluster energy we were seeing in the markets, as well as the general sense of fatigue in everyday situations, has probably been connected with Jupiter being void-of-course. That situation ended late last Friday when Jupiter moved into Libra, so perhaps we’ll now see a renewed willingness to get up and go, in and out of the markets!

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THE WEEK AHEAD

This week will bring earnings reports from Walgreen Company (WAG), Pepsi Bottling (PBG), Entegris, Inc. (ENTG), Solectron Corporation (SLR), Micron Technology (MU), McCormick & Company (MKC), Actuant Corporation (ATU), Emmis Communications (EMMS), Ferrellgas Partners (FGP), Family Dollar Stores (FDO), Research In Motion (RIMM), Pepsico (PEP), Constellation Brands (STZ), NDCHealth Corporation (NDC), and Lawson Software (LWSN).
It’s an extremely busy week for economic reports, with word coming out on New and Existing Home Sales, Consumer Confidence, Initial Jobless Claims, GDP, Personal Income, Personal Spending, the Help-Wanted Index, Auto Sales, Truck Sales, Construction Spending, the ISM Index, the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Report, and the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index. Many of these are important to keep an eye on, but the most critical number this week is likely to be Consumer Confidence, since the weakest part of the economic recovery is currently consumer spending. While the expectation is for some improvement in this area, a disappointing number could provoke a very strong negative reaction in the trading environment.
The astrological picture this week is framed by Mars and Jupiter. The two planets meet in conjunction geocentrically on Sunday night, about 13 hours before Monday’s opening bell. Then on Friday morning, before the market action gets underway, Mars and Jupiter will conjoin heliocentrically. With a Kronos retrograde station in the middle of the trading day on Friday, we could see an extraordinarily powerful finish to the trading week, with a market trend clearly established.
There are several lunar void-of-course periods this week, but they all come outside of regular trading hours for the New York markets. That means we’ll need to pay close attention to what should be a very exciting time for trading. Have a great week!

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SPIRITUAL FOCUS FOR THE WEEK

The greatest traders have all understood that emotional balance is the key to successful trading. Through Practical Spiritual Astrology we have an opportunity to restore inner harmony, enhance emotional balance, and make wiser choices in the markets.

We may start to feel like the wind is going out of our sails as we try to push ahead, but we can still take successful action if we are fully ready to receive the divine abundance that is available to us now.

"And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh." - Friedrich Nietzsche

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GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS LAST WEEK

The rally in stock markets around the globe came to a screeching halt last week, with all of the averages losing ground. The Dow Industrials and the Frankfurt DAX were the hardest hit, with Singapore also showing a considerable momentum shift to the downside.

Dow Jones Industrial Average – down 2.31%
Dow Jones Transportation Average – down 1.70%
Dow Jones Utilities Average – down 0.81%
S&P 500 – down 1.63%
NASDAQ Composite Index – down 1.60%
Russell 2000 – down 1.26%
London FTSE-100 – down 0.28%
Paris CAC-40 – down 1.41%
Frankfurt DAX – down 1.95%
Sydney All Ordinaries – down 0.23%
Tokyo Nikkei – down 1.69%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index – down 1.20%
Singapore Straits Times Index – down 1.50%

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FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO


POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: OZRK, HAE, SCSC, PVTB.

We closed four Model Portfolio positions during the past week, with 2 winners and 2 losers producing a net profit of $61.00.

On September 21 we sold 400 shares of Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (OZRK) at 28.50, taking a loss of $304.00 (a 2.60% loss in 6 trading days).

On September 21 we sold 300 shares of Haemonetics Corporation (HAE) at 31.50, taking a profit of $15.00 (a 0.16% gain in 11 trading days).

On September 22 we sold 100 shares of Scansource Inc. (SCSC) at 64.75, taking a loss of $175.00 (a 2.63% loss in 7 trading days).

On September 23 we sold 300 shares of Privatebancorp Inc. (PVTB) at 30.75, taking a profit of $525.00 (a 6.03% gain in 19 trading days).

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POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: IMKTA, ISYS, PETD, ADBE, AMHC.

We added five long positions to the Model Portfolio during the previous week.

We bought 800 shares of Ingles Markets Inc. Class A (IMKTA) at 12.00 on 09/20/04, setting our initial stop at 11.57.

We bought 500 shares of Integral Systems, Inc. (ISYS) at 19.15 on 09/21/04, setting our initial stop at 18.68.

We bought 300 shares of Petroleum Development Corporation (PETD) at 35.50 on 09/21/04, setting our initial stop at 34.00.

We bought 200 shares of Adobe Systems, Inc. (ADBE) at 49.00 on 09/22/04, setting our initial stop at 46.15.

We bought 400 shares of American Healthways, Inc. (AMHC) at 27.50 on 09/22/04, setting our initial stop at 25.86.

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YEAR-IN-REVIEW MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY

So far in 2004 we have had a total of 151 completed trades, with 72 winners and 79 losers bringing us a total net profit of $28,542.50. The largest profit for a single trade has been $5,645.00; the largest single-trade loss has been $750.00; the average profit per trade has been $189.02. The mean duration of our trades has been 10.0 trading days.

During 2003 we had a total of 176 completed trades, with 99 winners and 77 losers bringing us a total net profit of $51,717.00. The largest profit for a single trade was $9,240.00; the largest single-trade loss was $1,170.00; the average profit per trade was $293.85. The mean duration of our trades was 10.1 trading days.

During 2002 we had a total of 195 completed trades, with 119 winners, 74 losers, and 2 break-even trades bringing us a total net profit of $50,956.00. The largest profit for a single trade was $5,100.00; the largest single-trade loss was $1,055.00; the average profit per trade was $261.31. The mean duration of our trades was 12.7 trading days.

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CURRENT POSITIONS IN THE MODEL PORTFOLIO

Adobe Systems, Inc. (ADBE) – bought 200 shares at 49.00 on 09/22/04; currently 48.35. Raise stop to 47.65.

American Healthways, Inc. (AMHC) – bought 400 shares at 27.50 on 09/22/04; currently 27.49. Raise stop to 26.85.

A.S.V. Inc. (ASVI) – bought 300 shares at 34.02 on 09/17/04; currently 34.17. Raise stop to 33.15.

Corporate Executive Board Company (EXBD) – bought 200 shares at 58.60 on 09/14/04; currently 58.14. Raise stop to 57.85.

Genlyte Group Inc. (GLYT) – bought 200 shares at 61.75 on 09/07/04; currently 66.07. Raise stop to 64.55.

Healthextras Inc. (HLEX) – bought 800 shares at 13.97 on 09/13/04; currently 14.00. Raise stop to 13.50.

Ingles Markets Inc. Class A (IMKTA) – bought 800 shares at 12.00 on 09/20/04; currently 12.26. Raise stop to 11.90.

Integral Systems, Inc. (ISYS) – bought 500 shares at 19.15 on 09/21/04; currently 19.30. Raise stop to 19/10.

L 3 Communications Holdings (LLL) – bought 200 shares at 62.67 on 09/01/04; currently 65.41. Raise stop to 63.85.

Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) – bought 1,000 shares at 10.10 on 08/12/04; currently 14.05. Raise stop to 13.80.

Ocular Sciences Inc. (OCLR) – bought 200 shares at 43.25 on 08/25/04; currently 47.34. Raise stop to 47.00.

Petroleum Development Corporation (PETD) – bought 300 shares at 35.50 on 09/21/04; currently 41.68. Raise stop to 36.55.

Ryder Systems, Inc. (R) – bought 200 shares at 44.75 on 09/07/04; currently 46.41. Raise stop to 45.50.

Texas Regional Bankshares (TRBS) – bought 300 shares at 29.15 on 09/07/04; currently 30.76. Raise stop to 30.20.

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STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Silver; Gaming Activities; Heavy Construction; Shipping; Copper.

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WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Major Airlines; Appliances; Integrated Circuits; Long Distance Carriers; Wholesale Computers.

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KEY ASTROLOGICAL EVENTS DURING THE COMING WEEK

September 26
Moon conjunct Uranus 01:16 EDT
Mercury sextile Saturn 01:37 EDT
Mars sesquiquadrate Neptune in right ascension 03:10 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Neptune 03:35 EDT
Mars enters Libra 05:15 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Mercury 05:35 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Zeus 05:58 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Zeus in right ascension 06:09 EDT
Sun quincunx Uranus 07:10 EDT
Venus sextile Hades in right ascension 08:40 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Saturn 11:22 EDT
Sun semisextile Poseidon in right ascension 11:40 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Uranus 12:58 EDT
Chiron direct station 13:22 EDT
Mercury sextile Saturn in right ascension 14:45 EDT
Heliocentric Venus parallel Heliocentric Hades 16:41 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Poseidon 18:37 EDT
Mars conjunct Jupiter 20:16 EDT

September 27
Mars station anniversary date
Mars conjunct Jupiter in right ascension 00:39 EDT
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Neptune 02:23 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Pluto 02:46 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Vulcanus 02:58 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Zeus 04:49 EDT
Moon square Pluto 04:57 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Neptune 05:24 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Apollon 06:00 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Chiron 07:21 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Cupido 12:07 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Chiron 12:36 EDT
Venus square Admetos 12:41 EDT
Heliocentric Earth parallel Heliocentric Mars 13:10 EDT
Venus semisextile Vulcanus in right ascension 14:17 EDT
Venus semisquare Zeus 15:23 EDT
Moon trine Saturn 15:32 EDT
Venus sextile Apollon 16:05 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Poseidon 16:37 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Uranus 18:29 EDT
Sun contraparallel Mercury 19:12 EDT
Moon opposition Mercury 19:12 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Sun in right ascension 19:30 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 21:12 – 22:57 EDT
Moon enters Aries 22:57 EDT
Venus semisextile Vulcanus 23:47 EDT

September 28
Moon opposition Jupiter 00:06 EDT
Mercury quincunx True Lunar Node in right ascension 00:54 EDT
Moon opposition Mars 01:02 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Neptune in right ascension 04:23 EDT
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Kronos 08:14 EDT
Moon at 0 degrees north declination 08:40 EDT
Venus contraparallel Poseidon 09:08 EDT
Full Moon 09:09 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Mars 09:37 EDT
Venus contraparallel Poseidon in right ascension 09:48 EDT
Mercury enters Libra 10:13 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Neptune 12:25 EDT
Sun semisextile Poseidon 12:53 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Jupiter 15:18 EDT
Mercury conjunct Jupiter in right ascension 17:21 EDT
Venus sextile Hades 18:40 EDT
Sun sesquiquadrate Admetos in right ascension 19:21 EDT
Mercury conjunct Jupiter 21:21 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Poseidon 21:24 EDT
Moon sextile Neptune 21:48 EDT
Sun quincunx Uranus in right ascension 23:45 EDT

September 29
Hong Kong markets closed for Mid-Autumn Holiday
Venus square 5/16/2003 Lunar Eclipse Point 02:52 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Venus 07:51 EDT
Mercury conjunct Mars in right ascension 08:28 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Uranus 08:41 EDT
Mars at 0 degrees south declination 09:27 EDT
Moon trine Pluto 10:31 EDT
Mercury square Kronos in right ascension 11:07 EDT
Mercury parallel Jupiter in right ascension 13:14 EDT
Mars square Kronos 14:35 EDT
Heliocentric Mars sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Neptune 14:39 EDT
Mars quincunx True Lunar Node 15:04 EDT
Mercury square Kronos 15:05 EDT
Mercury quincunx True Lunar Node 15:15 EDT
Mercury conjunct Mars 15:21 EDT
Mars square Kronos in right ascension 15:50 EDT
Mercury parallel Jupiter 16:43 EDT
Venus semisextile Saturn in right ascension 18:12 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Saturn 19:10 EDT
Moon trine Venus 21:33 EDT
Moon square Saturn 21:53 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon begins 21:53 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Apollon 23:26 EDT

September 30
Venus semisextile Saturn 01:27 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Poseidon 02:31 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Admetos 03:36 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Mars in right ascension 03:50 EDT
Sun sextile Cupido in right ascension 04:03 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Pluto 04:25 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Mars 04:28 EDT
Saturn contraparallel Cupido 04:49 EDT
Mercury semisextile Poseidon in right ascension 04:52 EDT
Moon enters Taurus 05:24 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon ends 05:24 EDT
Mercury quincunx Uranus 09:22 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Admetos 09:26 EDT
True Lunar Node direct station 09:41 EDT
Mercury at 0 degrees south declination 10:53 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 11:43 EDT
Moon sextile Uranus 12:04 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Zeus 13:49 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Hades 14:35 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Saturn 14:43 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Apollon 15:10 EDT
Sun sesquiquadrate Admetos 17:10 EDT
Heliocentric Jupiter enters Libra 17:37 EDT
Sun parallel Zeus in right ascension 21:24 EDT
Sun conjunct Zeus 22:24 EDT
Sun conjunct Zeus in right ascension 22:26 EDT
Heliocentric Earth opposition Heliocentric Zeus 22:32 EDT
Sun parallel Zeus 22:35 EDT
Heliocentric Earth contraparallel Heliocentric Zeus 22:43 EDT
Sun in 24th harmonic to Apollon 22:55 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Chiron 23:01 EDT
Mercury parallel Mars 23:48 EDT

October 1
Mercury contraparallel Jupiter 01:27 EDT
Saturn contraparallel Cupido in right ascension 01:46 EDT
Venus square 5/16/2003 Lunar Eclipse Point 02:52 EDT
Heliocentric Mars enters Libra 03:36 EDT
Mars contraparallel Jupiter 03:54 EDT
Sun sextile Cupido 03:59 EDT
Moon square Neptune 05:29 EDT
Heliocentric Mars conjunct Heliocentric Jupiter 05:40 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Jupiter in right ascension 07:15 EDT
Mercury parallel Mars in right ascension 08:36 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Poseidon 09:48 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Admetos in right ascension 10:46 EDT
Mercury quincunx Uranus in right ascension 12:26 EDT
Kronos retrograde station 12:57 EDT
Heliocentric Venus parallel Heliocentric Kronos 13:14 EDT
Venus trine True Lunar Node in right ascension 14:53 EDT
Heliocentric Venus opposition Heliocentric Pluto 14:59 EDT
Mars quincunx Uranus 16:21 EDT
Mercury semisextile Poseidon 16:50 EDT
Mars semisextile Poseidon in right ascension 17:44 EDT
Heliocentric Mars parallel Heliocentric Jupiter 23:31 EDT

October 2
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Neptune 01:22 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Admetos 04:10 EDT
Venus parallel True Lunar Node 04:28 EDT
Venus parallel True Lunar Node in right ascension 04:46 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury enters Libra 05:21 EDT
Mercury sextile Cupido in right ascension 05:52 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Jupiter 06:02 EDT
Moon sextile Saturn 07:17 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Mars 08:33 EDT
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Cupido 09:49 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 10:15 EDT
Moon square Venus 12:34 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 12:34 – 14:55 EDT
Moon enters Gemini 14:55 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Kronos 13:13 EDT
Mercury conjunct Zeus in right ascension 16:06 EDT
Heliocentric Earth parallel Heliocentric Mercury 16:23 EDT
Heliocentric Venus conjunct Heliocentric Hades 17:42 EDT
Moon trine Jupiter 18:13 EDT
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Apollon 19:10 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Admetos 20:50 EDT
Moon square Uranus 21:48 EDT
Moon trine Mars 23:32 EDT

October 3
Mercury conjunct Zeus 00:28 EDT
Mercury in 24th harmonic to Apollon 00:40 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Zeus 01:03 EDT
Mercury sextile Cupido 03:28 EDT
Moon trine Mercury 08:29 EDT
Venus semisextile Jupiter in right ascension 11:24 EDT
Moon trine Sun 12:17 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Uranus 13:11 EDT
Venus enters Virgo 13:19 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Chiron 16:06 EDT
Moon trine Neptune 16:09 EDT
Venus conjunct 4/19/2004 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 17:07 EDT
Venus sextile Kronos in right ascension 17:19 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Poseidon 19:48 EDT




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STOCKS TO WATCH: CRDN, EBAY, PDCO, ZBRA.


Ceradyne Inc. (CRDN)
NASDAQ; Optionable
First Trade Date: 07/18/1984; 10:00 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Transiting Saturn is making the first of three geocentric conjunctions with the Ceradyne First-Trade Sun (the other two come in December and June), suggesting that a buying opportunity may be setting up. The situation gains some reinforcement from transiting Pluto sesquiquadrate the CRDN First-Trade Venus, so we’re planning to add a long position to the Model Portfolio this week. We’re expecting the current conjunction of Mars (G,90,N,-2) and Jupiter (G,90,N,-2) to hold support for CRDN at about 41.40; unless we get a close below that point on Monday we will use it as our initial stop in entering our trade.


eBay Inc. (EBAY)
NASDAQ; Optionable
First Trade Date: 09/24/1998; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: The stock for the online auction giant has started to look a little toppy lately as some analysts have moved it from a “buy” to a “hold” while transiting Jupiter is conjoining the First-Trade Sun. That First-Trade Sun is also picking up a powerful square from transiting Kronos as well, however, so we aren’t expecting a sharp downturn any time soon. With the transiting True Lunar Node conjoining First-Trade Saturn, this looks like a good opportunity to take up a long position. Monday’s square between Venus (G,90,N,-2) and Admetos (G,90,N,-2) will be particularly hot in defining the price action for this stock, since EBAY has been finding consistent support and resistance on those planetary lines. A natal planetary line for Poseidon (G,21.59,N,0) is also providing some key support for this stock, so we’ll be using it to set our initial stop at 88.50 when we enter a long position this week.


Patterson Companies Inc. (PDCO)
NASDAQ; Optionable
First Trade Date: 10/28/1992; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: PDCO has put in a very solid performance during the past 18 months or so; now, with its Jupiter Return coming up, the Patterson Board of Directors has just voted for a 2-for-1 stock split and share repurchase program. A geocentric line for the Sun (G,90,N,-2) has defined recent resistance for this stock, with a planetary line for Admetos (G,90,N,-2) setting up support. With Monday’s Venus/Admetos square and Thursday’s Sun/Zeus conjunction bringing both of those planetary lines into prominence this week, we’ll be looking for support to hold at 73.42 to confirm our entry into a long position. Our initial stop will be set at 72.55.


Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A (ZBRA)
NASDAQ; Optionable
First Trade Date: 08/15/1991; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: ZBRA has shown great momentum during the past five or six weeks, thanks at least partially to transiting Pluto square the ZBRA First-Trade Mars. And right now, with transiting Kronos on the First-Trade Midheaven and the Sun, Mars and Jupiter all crossing the First-Trade Ascendant, that momentum shows little sign of slowing! Our plan is to add a long position in ZBRA to the Model Portfolio early this week; we’ll set our initial stop just below the first-harmonic line for Admetos (G,360,N,-2) at 58.10.

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FINANCIAL CYCLES WEEKLY (ISSN 1055-8527) is published by Taylor-Bost Consulting and edited by Tim Bost at 2132 Beneva Road, Sarasota, FL 34232 USA. Phone: 941-921-2588. Fax: 941-927-5798. Web: http://www.TimBost.com. Entire contents copyright 2004 Timothy L. Bost. No portion of Financial Cycles Weekly may be reproduced without the publisher's written permission. Subscriptions to FINANCIAL CYCLES WEEKLY are $39.00 per month for weekly issues sent by email, payable by monthly billing to a major credit card. Advance payment options (by credit card, check, or money order) are $228 for 6 months, $432 for 1 year or $815 for two years. All subscriptions are payable in US funds only— Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, and Discover/Novus accepted; please make checks or money orders payable to Taylor-Bost. PayPal is also accepted for online orders; to subscribe go to http://www.TimBost.com/newsletter/subscribe.html.

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posted by Tim Bost @ 9/26/2004 02:40:49 AM