FinancialCyclesWeekly.com #0444 – October 31-November 6, 02004 with Tim Bost

COMMENT: To everyone’s surprise, the winner of this year’s Halloween costume contest was neither George W. Bush nor John Kerry. It wasn’t even scary old Dick Cheney, who barely needs a costume. The hands-down favorite turned out to be a contender we haven’t heard from in a while: Osama bin Laden!
The new video from Osama certainly put a strange spin on the closing days of the election campaign, but it’s not clear if its real impact went beyond keeping terrorism at the top of the news. That’s probably what led none other than the venerable Walter Cronkite to suggest that perhaps White House operative Karl Rove was somehow behind the video’s release, since the President would far rather have attention focused on terrorist threats than on the sagging state of the economy.
From our perspective, of course, the video had less to do with election possibilities and October surprises than with an astrological dynamic at work. As we have been commenting for the past several weeks, important—or at least memorable—events tend to take place near eclipses, and Osama’s surprise appearance less than 48 hours after Wednesday’s Lunar Eclipse certainly fills the bill!

IS THE DOLLAR REALLY STABILIZING?
We noted last week that the Dollar Index had broken through significant Saturn support, and that we were looking for a drop below 84.56 to test an important technical zone. The intraday low for the Index hit 84.73 on Tuesday, and the dollar has gained a little ground since then, closing out the week at 85.22. While that brings some short-term relief, it’s hardly enough to convince us that there is not still more downside to come. Unless the Dollar Index works its way back up above that Saturn line (G,30,N,0), we will continue to watch for a penetration of the 84.56 level and a strong move below.

NEPTUNE STATION SHOWS ITS POWER
Last week we mentioned using software programs in tandem to enhance results in trading and analysis, and gave an example which combined the power of TC2000 and Galactic Trader. Using the two programs together, we identified 10 stocks which had just responded to the planetary line created by Neptune at its direct station.
Of those 10 stocks, 7 have continued to move upward after bouncing off the Neptune line. A quick glance at last week’s trading for PCG, SPI, ORPH, RTIX, MGEE, and BOO will illustrate what we mean; just add a planetary line for Neptune set at G,24,N,0 to get a picture of the strength involved. Even Chiron (CHIR), a company which has been in a lot of trouble lately, seems to be finding support on the Neptune line. That’s perhaps appropriate, given Neptune’s association with pharmaceuticals.

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THE WEEK AHEAD

This is a huge week for earnings, with over 800 companies reporting. Some of the major ones we will be keeping an eye on include ABN Amro Holdings (ABN), Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM), the Principal Financial Group (PFG), SYSCO Corporation (SYY), Toyota Motor Corporation (TM), Talisman Energy (TLM), Tyco International (TYC), Masco (MAS), XL Capital (XL), Clorox (CLX), Emerson Electric (EMR), DIRECTV Group (DTV), International Game Technology (IGT), Equity Office Properties Trust (EOP), PG&E Corporation (PCG), Prudential Financial (PRU), BCE (BCE), Portugal Telecom SGPS, S.A. (PT), Duke Energy Corporation (DUK), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), Electronic Data Systems (EDS), InterActiveCorp (IACI), QUALCOMM Inc. (QCOM), Alcan Inc. (AL), Time Warner (TWX), Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX), Credit Suisse Group (CSR), CareMark Rx, Inc. (CMX), Devon Energy Corporation (DVN), Hartford Financial Services (HIG), Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC), Petro-Canada (PCZ), Teva Pharmaceutical (TEVA), and Progress Energy (PGN).
The monthly unemployment reports, including Initial Claims, Average Workweek, Hourly Earnings, Nonfarm Payrolls, and the Unemployment Rate, will be the economic factors most likely to drive market action this week. We will also be getting reports on Auto Sales, Personal Income, Personal Spending, Construction Spending, Factory Orders, Productivity, Consumer Credit, and the ISM Index. In addition, the Bank of England and the Reserve Bank of Australia will be making interest rate announcements this week, which could impact the dollar and international exchanges.
A Void-of-Course Moon will slow down our entry into the markets on Monday morning, but we will be up and running by mid-day. With Mars forming hard aspects to both Apollon and Vulcanus on Monday, we could see some fairly explosive trading action, most likely with a bias to the upside! With the Sun parallel both Pluto and Chiron on Election Day, we will see the current power struggles leaving more than one party wounded, with a strong residual need for healing. A Venus/Jupiter conjunction on Thursday may leave us feeling surprisingly optimistic, however.
The biggest astrological news this week is a powerful fifth-harmonic configuration involving Venus, Jupiter, Pluto, Saturn and Zeus. Track planetary lines for all of them (G,73,N,0) to spot key areas for market action.
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.

When we are surrounded by conflict, chaos, and confusion, it is helpful and balancing for us to return to the honored traditions and core values that have consistently nurtured and guided us in the past.

”The state of least excitation of consciousness is the field of all possibilities.” --Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

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GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS LAST WEEK

Our forecast last week of increasing weakness in the Australian stock market turned out to be premature. The All Ordinaries put in an exceptionally solid week, with prices in Sydney breaking out with Wednesday’s Lunar Eclipse. In the process, the index not only set new highs, but did so with a trading range that engulfed the market action of the previous two weeks and then concluded Friday’s trading with a strong finish. The positive bias in Australia mirrored the market action around the world, with the sole major exception being Japan, where economic woes and earthquake recovery continue to slow things down in the equities market.

Dow Jones Industrial Average – up 2.76%
Dow Jones Transportation Average – up 3.72%
Dow Jones Utilities Average – up 3.25%
S&P 500 – up 3.14%
NASDAQ Composite Index – up 3.13%
Russell 2000 – up 2.82%
London FTSE-100 – up 0.19%
Paris CAC-40 – up 0.52%
Frankfurt DAX – up 0.64%
Sydney All Ordinaries – up 1.76%
Tokyo Nikkei – down 0.79%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index – up 0.30%
Singapore Straits Times Index – up 0.69%

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FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO


POSITION CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: BZF.

We closed one Model Portfolio position during the past week, with 1 loser producing a net loss of $180.00.

On October 25 we sold 400 shares of the Brazil Fund, Inc. (BZF) at 26.05, taking a loss of $180.00 (a 1.70% loss in 4 trading days).

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POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: ABX, UTIW, EPL, K.

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

We bought 500 shares of Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX) at 22.25 on 10/25/04, setting our initial stop at 20.25.

We bought 100 shares of UTI Worldwide Inc. (UTIW) at 66.00 on 10/25/04, setting our initial stop at 64.00.

We bought 600 shares of Energy Partners Ltd. (EPL) at 17.80 on 10/26/04, setting our initial stop at 16.50.

We bought 300 shares of Kellogg Company (K) at 42.75 on 10/26/04, setting our initial stop at 41.00.

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YEAR-IN-REVIEW MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY

So far in 2004 we have had a total of 174 completed trades, with 86 winners and 88 losers bringing us a total net profit of $36,181.50. 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 $207.94. The mean duration of our trades has been 10.3 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 56.03. Raise stop to 53.35.

Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX) – bought 500 shares at 22.25 on 10/25/04; currently 22.51. Raise stop to 21.80.

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNI) – bought 300 shares at 38.61 on 10/05/04; currently 41.81. Raise stop to 40.20.

Energy Partners Ltd. (EPL) – bought 600 shares at 17.80 on 10/26/04; currently 17.56. Raise stop to 17.25.

Frozen Food Express Industries Inc. (FFEX) – bought 1,000 shares at 7.65 on 10/19/04; currently 8.32. Raise stop to 8.05.

Kellogg Company (K) – bought 300 shares at 42.75 on 10/26/04; currently 43.00. Raise stop to 42.45.

Parlux Fragrances Inc. (PARL) – bought 800 shares at 13.00 on 10/19/04; currently 14.68. Raise stop to 13.65.

UTI Worldwide Inc. (UTIW) – bought 100 shares at 66.00 on 10/25/04; currently 65.00. Raise stop to 64.10.

Western Wireless Corporation Class A (WWCA) – bought 400 shares at 27.95 on 10/19/04; currently 29.14. Raise stop to 28.25.

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STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Major Airlines; Wholesale Drugs; Long Distance Carriers; Regional Airlines; Wholesale Medical Equipment.

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WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Computer Based Systems; Music & Video Stores; Cleaning Products; Air Services; Metal Fabrication.

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KEY ASTROLOGICAL EVENTS DURING THE COMING WEEK

October 31
Moon trine Neptune 00:05 EDT
Mars quincunx Admetos 01:35 EDT
Mercury trine Vulcanus 01:59 EDT
Daylight Saving Time ends 02:00 EDT
Heliocentric Earth contraparallel Heliocentric Chiron 02:23 EST
Mercury semisextile Apollon 02:24 EST
Mercury semisquare Zeus 03:16 EST
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Zeus 05:01 EST
Venus quincunx Uranus 05:43 EST
Mercury in 24th harmonic to Cupido 08:17 EST
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Cupido 08:18 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Hades 08:36 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Neptune 08:37 EST
Mercury quincunx Hades 11:13 EST
Heliocentric Mercury enters Capricorn 12:52 EST
Mercury semisextile Mars in right ascension 13:10 EST
Moon opposition Pluto 14:52 EST
Jupiter sesquiquadrate Admetos 15:02 EST
Sun in 24th harmonic to Apollon 15:09 EST
Sun semisextile Zeus 16:26 EST
Moon trine Mars 20:21 EST
Void-of-Course Moon begins 20:21 EST
Venus at 0 degrees declination 20:22 EST
Mercury contraparallel Saturn 20:57 EST
Mercury conjunct 5/16/2003 Lunar Eclipse Point 21:06 EST

November 1
Sun semisextile Cupido 00:01 EST
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Saturn 00:31 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Kronos 00:38 EST
Pluto quincunx Admetos in right ascension 01:25 EST
Mars square Chiron in right ascension 01:49 EST
Sun sesquiquadrate Hades 03:46 EST
Mars conjunct Apollon in right ascension 3:56 EST
Moon semisextile Saturn 04:26 EST
Sun quintile Chiron 04:35 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Neptune 05:06 EST
Mercury semisquare Jupiter in right ascension 05:52 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Jupiter 09:28 EST
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Apollon 09:51 EST
Moon enters Cancer 09:53 EST
Void-of-Course Moon ends 09:53 EST
Mars square Vulcanus 09:56 EST
Mercury semisquare Zeus in right ascension 13:03 EST
Moon biquintile Mercury 13:43 EST
Mars conjunct Apollon 14:01 EST
Moon conjunct Kronos 14:03 EST
Moon sextile True Lunar Node 14:07 EST
Mercury parallel Cupido 14:11 EST
Moon trine Uranus 15:45 EST
Mars in 24th harmonic to Zeus 16:03 EST
Mercury biquintile Kronos 16:29 EST
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Cupido 16:53 EST
Moon square Venus 19:39 EST
Heliocentric Earth contraparallel Heliocentric Pluto 21:02 EST
Venus quincunx Uranus in right ascension 21:03 EST
Sun semisextile Cupido in right ascension 21:23 EST
Moon trine Poseidon 22:39 EST
Moon biquintile Neptune 23:16 EST

November 2
Mercury quincunx Hades in right ascension 00:20 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Admetos in right ascension 00:24 EST
Moon semisquare Admetos 01:26 EST
Moon square Jupiter 02:04 EST
Sun semisextile Jupiter in right ascension 02:32 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Vulcanus 03:20 EST
Moon square Zeus 03:42 EST
Mars semisquare Cupido in right ascension 03:49 EST
Mars semisquare Cupido 03:59 EST
Moon quincunx Cupido 04:21 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Hades 04:35 EST
Sun parallel Pluto 06:23 EST
Moon trine Sun 06:54 EST
Mars trine Hades 08:07 EST
Heliocentric Mars trine Heliocentric Neptune 09:43 EST
Sun semisextile Zeus in right ascension 09:56 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Mercury 10:27 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Saturn 10:46 EST
Moon quincunx Neptune 11:24 EST
Venus quintile Vulcanus 11:31 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Uranus 12:08 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Apollon 12:16 EST
Mercury trine Saturn 13:01 EST
Moon quintile True Lunar Node 14:21 EST
Sun parallel Chiron 15:35 EST
Moon biquintile Cupido 16:31 EST
Mercury contraparallel Vulcanus 16:32 EST
Chiron square Apollon in right ascension 17:00 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Poseidon 18:35 EST
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Vulcanus 19:46 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Kronos 20:22 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Uranus 22:05 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Pluto 22:51 EST

November 3
Venus semisextile Poseidon 01:19 EST
Sun sesquiquadrate Hades in right ascension 02:23 EST
Moon quincunx Pluto 03:34 EST
Mercury trine Vulcanus in right ascension 03:47 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Admetos 05:05 EST
Moon opposition Chiron 05:09 EST
Heliocentric Venus opposition Heliocentric Neptune 05:54 EST
Moon sextile Admetos 07:46 EST
Moon conjunct Vulcanus 09:41 EST
Moon square Apollon 09:59 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Cupido 10:46 EST
Moon semisextile Hades 10:54 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Zeus 11:48 EST
Moon quintile Venus 12:13 EST
Moon square Mars 12:30 EST
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Mars 13:40 EST
Moon quintile Jupiter 15:06 EST
Moon biquintile Pluto 15:43 EST
Moon quintile Zeus 16:10 EST
Moon biquintile Uranus 16:16 EST
Moon conjunct Saturn 17:08 EST
Moon trine Mercury 20:59 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 20:59 – 22:31 EST
Jupiter conjunct Zeus in right ascension 21:12 EST
Moon enters Leo 22:31 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Venus 23:16 EST

November 4
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Cupido 00:19 EST
Mars trine Hades in right ascension 01:09 EST
Venus sextile Cupido in right ascension 02:33 EST
Moon semisextile Kronos 02:38 EST
Moon square True Lunar Node 02:41 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Admetos 03:44 EST
Moon quincunx Uranus 04:21 EST
Mars parallel Apollon 05:22 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Chiron 06:11 EST
Moon quintile Admetos 07:56 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Kronos 09:15 EST
Mercury enters Sagittarius 09:40 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Pluto 09:53 EST
Moon square Poseidon 11:18 EST
Sun square Neptune 12:34 EST
Venus conjunct Zeus in right ascension 12:56 EST
Moon parallel Kronos 13:35 EST
Moon sextile Venus 15:06 EST
Moon sextile Jupiter 15:37 EST
Venus conjunct Jupiter in right ascension 15:42 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Vulcanus 15:52 EST
Moon sextile Zeus 16:19 EST
Moon trine Cupido 17:00 EST
Moon semisquare Hades 17:03 EST
Mercury quintile Neptune 20:28 EST
Venus conjunct Jupiter 21:10 EST
Moon parallel Hades 21:43 EST
Moon contraparallel Mercury 21:48 EST
Moon quintile Apollon 22:11 EST
Mercury contraparallel Hades 22:34 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Saturn 23:14 EST
Venus quintile Pluto 23:14 EST
Moon opposition Neptune 23:51 EST

November 5
Moon square Sun 00:52 EST
True Lunar Node 01:00 EST
Heliocentric Venus parallel Heliocentric Admetos 01:23 EST
Venus in 24th harmonic to Apollon 02:02 EST
Moon quintile Mars 02:44 EST
Venus conjunct Zeus 03:11 EST
Moon parallel Vulcanus 03:34 EST
Venus biquintile Uranus 03:34 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Jupiter 04:36 EST
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Mercury 05:38 EST
Moon contraparallel Cupido 06:29 EST
Moon parallel Saturn 08:26 EST
Moon semisquare Kronos 08:35 EST
Venus sextile Cupido 10:10 EST
Jupiter quintile Pluto 12:10 EST
Venus quintile Saturn 12:22 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Neptune 15:23 EST
Moon trine Pluto 15:48 EST
Moon quincunx Chiron 17:25 EST
Mercury trine Saturn in right ascension 18:04 EST
Moon square Admetos 19:40 EST
Mercury quincunx Kronos 19:54 EST
Mercury quincunx True Lunar Node 20:27 EST
Moon parallel Admetos 20:32 EST
Moon semisextile Vulcanus 21:34 EST
Moon semisquare Jupiter 21:50 EST
Moon sextile Apollon 21:56 EST
Moon semisquare Zeus 22:03 EST
Moon sextile Hades 22:42 EST
Moon quintile Poseidon 23:02 EST

November 6
Moon semisquare Venus 00:07 EST
Uranus biquintile Zeus 01:42 EST
Mercury quincunx True Lunar Node in right ascension 02:34 EST
Moon contraparallel Neptune 03:38 EST
Moon sextile Mars 03:44 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 03:44 – 09:59 EST
Venus parallel Jupiter 04:27 EST
Moon semisextile Saturn 04:49 EST
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Zeus 05:05 EST
Moon biquintile Chiron 05:13 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Mars 05:30 EST
Jupiter in 24th harmonic to Apollon 05:33 EST
Moon contraparallel Sun 08:13 EST
Moon enters Virgo 09:59 EST
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Neptune 10:03 EST
Mercury square Uranus 10:18 EST
Jupiter biquintile Uranus 12:17 EST
Jupiter conjunct Zeus 13:28 EST
Moon contraparallel Chiron Nov 6 2004 13:38 EST
Moon sextile Kronos 13:54 EST
Moon trine True Lunar Node 13:59 EST
Moon contraparallel Pluto 14:05 EST
Moon quintile Sun 15:19 EST
Moon opposition Uranus 15:33 EST
Moon square Mercury 16:14 EST
Mars square Zeus in right ascension 19:35 EST
Heliocentric Mars biquintile Heliocentric Admetos 19:53 EST
Moon contraparallel Poseidon 20:13 EST
Moon quintile Hades 21:56 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Poseidon 21:57 EST
Moon sextile Poseidon 22:18 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Chiron 22:39 EST

November 7
Mars square Saturn 00:02 EST
Moon semisquare Vulcanus 02:34 EST
Moon parallel True Lunar Node 02:48 EST
Moon semisquare Apollon 02:58 EST
Moon semisextile Zeus 03:05 EST
Moon semisextile Jupiter 03:17 EST
Moon square Cupido 03:47 EST
Moon contraparallel Uranus 07:21 EST
Moon semisextile Venus 08:08 EST
Moon semisquare Saturn 09:37 EST
Moon semisquare Mars 10:08 EST
Moon quincunx Neptune 10:13 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Saturn 11:02 EST
Moon contraparallel Mars 12:08 EST
Moon quintile Kronos 12:47 EST
Heliocentric Earth contraparallel Heliocentric Neptune 14:20 EST
Moon contraparallel Apollon 15:29 EST
Mercury quincunx Zeus in right ascension 15:50 EST
Moon sextile Sun 16:08 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Uranus 16:20 EST
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Pluto 16:44 EST
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Pluto 17:42 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate True Lunar Node 18:34 EST
Moon biquintile Neptune 21:30 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Saturn 22:45 EST

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STOCKS TO WATCH: AAPL, BBY, BG, BID, JNC, LAYN, RD.

Apple Computer, Inc. (AAPL)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date: 12/12/1980; 10:00 a.m.
Trading Strategy: There is an interesting feature in the Apple Computer First-Trade chart: a conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. That conjunction is currently being transited by Jupiter, and at the same time trends in Pluto is conjoining the Apple First-Trade Sun, while transiting Mars activates First-Trade Pluto and transiting Mercury passes over the AAPL First-Trade Midheaven. What a combination! We plan to take advantage of this situation by adding a long position in AAPL to the Model Portfolio this week, setting our initial stop at 48.00.


Best Buy Company Inc. (BBY)
NYSE; optionable the
First Trade Date: 07/20/1987; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: With transiting Saturn conjunct the BBY First-Trade Sun, what we are seeing now could actually be the beginning of a base forming, as a lead-in to a bigger move upward. We will be adding a long position to the Model Portfolio this week, setting our initial stop at 56.75.


Bunge, Ltd. (BG)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 08/02/2001; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Pluto is sitting on the BG First-Trade IC, adding enormous strength to overall trading picture for this stock. That picture is a positive one, too, with transiting Jupiter trine First-Trade Neptune. Is it any wonder that BG gapped upward last week? With that kind of technical confirmation, we are ready to take a long position this week. Our initial stop will be set at 44.75.


Sotheby’s Holding Class A (BID)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 03/28/1990; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: The famous auction company is looking quite attractive now, thanks to the transiting Lunar Node conjoining the First-Trade moon. In addition transiting Jupiter is in opposition to the First-Trade Sun, transiting Pluto is crossing the First-Trade Descendant, and transiting Neptune is forming a conjunction with First-Trade Mars. That’s a lot of action to keep up with, but as far as we can tell the balance is quite positive. If we get a daily close at 18.95 or above to penetrate the current fifth-harmonic planetary cluster, we’ll be adding a long position in BID to the Model Portfolio this week, sending our initial stop at 17.55.


Nuveen Investments Inc. Class A (JNC)
NYSE
First Trade Date: 05/20/1992; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Saturn has just finished its transit of the JNC First-Trade Ascendant, and Jupiter is crossing the First-Trade IC. Need we say more? We will add a long position to the Model Portfolio this week, with an initial stop set at 30.25.


Layne Christensen Company (LAYN)
NASDAQ
First Trade Date: 08/20/1992; 9:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: We indicated last week that if LAYN made a daily low at 15.64 or higher we will enter a long position, and that requirement was fulfilled during the trading day on Friday. We thus plan to add a position in this stock at the opening on Monday, November 1 (just after the Void-of-Course Moon ends), and will be setting our initial stop at 14.75.


Royal Dutch Petroleum (RD)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 07/20/1954; 10:00 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Saturn is conjoining the RD First-Trade Sun, and Mars is conjoining First-Trade Neptune. That looks like a little oily action! RD has been tracking fifth-harmonic Venus quite nicely lately; if that energy holds to give us a daily close above this week’s fifth-harmonic pow-wow at 54.95 or higher, we will add a long position to the Model Portfolio. Our initial stop will be set at 52.85.

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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 @ 10/31/2004 01:02:47 AM