FinancialCyclesWeekly.com #0446 – November 14-20, 02004 with Tim Bost

COMMENT: We have been tracking the fate of the U.S. dollar for the past few weeks, and have noted the significance of 12th-harmonic Saturn in providing support for the currency. During the past week’s trading the Dollar Index repeatedly flirted with the Saturn support line (G,30,N,0) with intraday lows on the line on Monday and Wednesday and a close on Friday on the line as well. In other words, we have yet to take out this important support factor, and the dollar could be ready for a short-term retracement back to the upside in the weeks ahead. We will be watching this Saturn support closely, however. If it is broken decisively, we still expect huge negative momentum.

FED MAKES A TWO-BIT MOVE
The rate hike by the Federal Reserve came as no surprise this past week. As usual, though, the language used in the announcement left more room for questions and speculation. The Open Market Committee’s statement about the interest rate increase noted that "With underlying inflation expected to be relatively low, the Committee believes that policy accommodation can be removed at a pace that is likely to be measured." In other words, if you would prefer to read that in English, the Fed thinks that inflation is under control, so it can safely continue to raise interest rates steadily but gradually.

EARTHQUAKES IN THE NEWS
We commented last week that the astrological dynamics at work would bring the possibility of “some literal or figurative earthquakes” in world events, so it was interesting to see the explosive nature of many events throughout the week. There was in fact an earthquake in Japan. Big crowds of people gathered with earthquake-like intensity in celebration at the announcement of the murder conviction of Scott Peterson, in grief at the burial of Yasir Arafat in Ramallah, and in a shopping frenzy at the opening of Karl Lagerfeld’s new designer line at H&M in Manhattan. And of course there were the violent outbreaks that marred the world scene, including the disturbance in the Ivory Coast and the U.S. assault on Fallujah.

MISSION NOT ACCOMPLISHED
It has been 18 months now since President Bush declared that major combat in Iraq had come to an end, with America’s “mission accomplished” in its invasion of the country. That hardly seemed the case this past week as the battle in Fallujah raged, however, bringing heavy casualties and an admission from military authorities that there are likely to be more intense engagements on the way.
While the cost of the occupation of Iraq in human lives and in the destruction of community is staggering, we don’t want to let it make us oblivious to the financial cost as well. This is an expensive war and its cost is likely to go much higher. While some of the latest economic reports and the current stock market rally are both encouraging, the long-term impact of the record deficits and the true cost of the country’s imperial adventures in Iraq and elsewhere must be taken into account in assessing the true health of the American economy.

TREND CHANGES FOR FUTURES
We noted last week that the Saturn and Uranus stations could bring “significant turns in the futures markets for cocoa and soybeans,” and that proved to be the case. The beans, which had been in a decisive downtrend since late August, showed signs of putting in a bottom. Cocoa followed the previous week’s solid action with a gap upward on the opening for the week, and then began consolidating after testing the highs set in July and August.

NAMES IN THE NEWS
There are several individuals who have been getting much-deserved attention in the media lately. Management guru Peter Drucker will be celebrating his 95th birthday this week, and is publishing a book of daily readings to note the occasion. Over the years Drucker’s influence on business and his insights on economic trends have been enormous.
We were quite pleased to see an eight-page article featuring an interview with Robert Prechter as the cover story in the November issue of Futures magazine. Bob Prechter is best known for his writings on Elliott Wave theory, but he has also made an important contribution in his studies of mass psychology and socionomics. Because of his long-range perspective and keen insights, his work should be required reading for any financial astrologer, but anyone interested in following the markets (or in surviving economic turbulence) should pay close attention to him as well. His book Conquer the Crash is now available in trade paperback; check out what he has to offer with a visit to www.elliottwave.com. By the way, Bob Prechter is still bearish on stocks. “People think we had a bear market in 2000-02,” he noted in the Futures interview, “but we didn’t; it was just the first wave down.”
We want to add our own personal kudos to Raymond Merriman, who consistently does solid work in market astrology and cycles analysis. Prior to the U.S. presidential election, Ray was virtually a lone voice in the astrological community in forecasting a victory for President Bush, based on his astute analysis of the planetary trends and their impact on the mood of the country. His work was especially noteworthy because most astrologers have a decidedly liberal bias in their personal politics, and that bias unfortunately skews much of their forecasting when they turn their attention to electoral contests. Ray Merriman publishes the M.M.A. Cycles Report; you’ll find his work on the web at www.mmacycles.com.

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THE WEEK AHEAD

The earnings reports this week will feature a number of big retail players, and could bring us important information about the underlying strength of consumer sentiment and spending. The reports will include Lowe’s Companies (LOW), Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), Home Depot (HD), Network Appliances (NTAP), Nordstrom Inc. (JWN), Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ), TJX Companies (TJX), BJ’s Wholesale Club (BJ), Staples (SPLS), J. C. Penney (JCP), Ross Stores (ROST), Gymboree Corporation (GYMB), Saks Inc. (SKS), Zale Corporation (ZLC), Medtronic Inc. (MDT), Applied Materials (AMAT), Hot Topic Inc. (HOTT), Intuit Inc. (INTU), Petsmart Inc. (PETM), Too Inc. (TOO), Big Lots Inc. (BLI), Jack in the Box (JBX), The Gap (GPS), Limited Brands Inc. (LTD), Walt Disney Company (DIS), McData Corporation (MCDTA), Williams-Sonoma (WSM), Aeropostale Inc. (ARO), CBRL Group (CBRL), Novell Inc. (NOVL), Hibbett Sporting Goods (HIBB), Autodesk Inc. (ADSK), Foot Locker Inc. (FL), J. M. Smucker (SMUCK), and Cost Plus Inc. (CPWM).
The Philadelphia Fed is scheduled to release its November survey on Thursday. The week will also bring October reports on Industrial Production, Capacity Utilization, and Housing Starts, along with the October Producer Price Index and the October Consumer Price Index.
Venus is the triggering planet for much of the week’s significant astrological action, and much of that action will take place in the fourth harmonic. We’ll get Venus square Chiron, Venus square Vulcanus, Venus conjunct Apollon, and Venus square Saturn, with a Mars/Poseidon conjunction and a Mercury/Pluto conjunction thrown in next weekend for good measure. The void-of-course Moon periods this week don’t directly impact the market action. Our trading template for the week will thus include fourth-harmonic planetary lines (G,90,N,0) for Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Chiron, Pluto, Vulcanus, Apollon, and Poseidon as we watch for correct highs and lows in setting up our short-term positions.
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.

At this time we are called upon to take action, and as we act, our responsibility is not only to be decisive and energetic, but also to inquire: is what we are doing truly helpful and sustaining to those in our midst who are least fortunate?

“The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.” –Benjamin Disraeli

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GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS LAST WEEK

Stock markets around the world wound up the week in positive territory for the most part, but the momentum slowed from the previous week’s dramatic gains. The Dow Utilities added some strength, however, suggesting that a slightly defensive bias is creeping into the current rally. Trading in Tokyo brought a nice finish to Friday’s price action, but even so the Nikkei managed to post a slight loss for the week.

Dow Jones Industrial Average – up 1.46%
Dow Jones Transportation Average – up 1.56%
Dow Jones Utilities Average – up 3.30%
S&P 500 – up 1.54%
NASDAQ Composite Index – up 2.28%
Russell 2000 – up 2.93%
London FTSE-100 – up 1.14%
Paris CAC-40 – up 1.43%
Frankfurt DAX – up 1.96%
Sydney All Ordinaries – up 0.47%
Tokyo Nikkei – down 0.38%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index – up 2.15%
Singapore Straits Times Index – up 1.13%

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FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO


POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: BID, LAYN.

We closed two Model Portfolio positions during the past week, with 2 losers producing a net loss of $478.00.

On November 8 we sold 500 shares of Sotheby’s Holding Class A (BID) at 18.00, taking a loss of $250.00 (a 2.70% loss in 5 trading days).

On November 9 we sold 500 shares of Layne Christensen Company (LAYN) at 16.50, taking a loss of $228.00 (a 2.25% loss in 6 trading days).

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POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: ISYS, JCC, BTU, UBB.

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

We bought 500 shares of Integral Systems Inc. (ISYS) at 19.95 on 11/09/04, setting our initial stop at 19.40.

We bought 400 shares of Jilin Chemical Industries (JCC) at 26.60 on 11/09/04, setting our initial stop at 26.00

We bought 200 shares of Peabody Energy (BTU) at 63.40 on 11/09/04, setting our initial stop at 62.00.

We bought 400 shares of Unibanco Uniao De Bancos (UBB) at 27.00 on 11/09/04, setting our initial stop at 26.25.

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YEAR-IN-REVIEW MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY

So far in 2004 we have had a total of 183 completed trades, with 89 winners and 94 losers bringing us a total net profit of $35,853.50. 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 $195.92. The mean duration of our trades has been 10.1 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 58.97. Raise stop to 56.70.

Apple Computer, Inc. (AAPL) – bought 200 shares at 53.50 on 11/02/04; currently 55.50. Raise stop to 53.85.

Best Buy Company (BBY) – bought 200 shares at 59.50 on 11/01/04; currently 59.73. Raise stop to 59.30

Bunge, Ltd. (BG) – bought 200 shares at 48.25 on 11/01/04; currently 48.35. Raise stop to 47.90.

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNI) – bought 300 shares at 38.61 on 10/05/04; currently 44.50. Raise stop to 43.50.

Integral Systems Inc. (ISYS) – bought 500 shares at 19.95 on 11/09/04; currently 19.84. Raise stop to 19.75.

Jilin Chemical Industries (JCC) – bought 400 shares at 26.60 on 11/09/04; currently 28.70. Raise stop to 27.60.

Nuveen Investments Inc. Class A (JNC) – .bought 300 shares at 31.75 on 11/02/04; currently 35.00. Raise stop to 33.45.

Peabody Energy (BTU) – bought 200 shares at 63.40 on 11/09/04; currently 68.46. Raise stop to 64.95.

Royal Dutch Petroleum (RD) – bought 200 shares at 54.91 on 11/05/04; currently 56.32. Raise stop to 55.05.

Unibanco Uniao De Bancos (UBB) – bought 400 shares at 27.00 on 11/09/04; currently 27.75. Raise stop to 27.02.

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STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Education & Training Services; Music & Video Stores; Meat Products; Wholesale Drugs; Department Stores.

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WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Housewares & Accessories; Gaming Activities; Computer-Based Systems.

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KEY ASTROLOGICAL EVENTS DURING THE COMING WEEK

November 14
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Chiron 00:20 EST
Mars opposition True Lunar Node 03:03 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate True Lunar Node 04:38 EST
Moon semisquare Mars 04:43 EST
Moon biquintile Vulcanus 05:29 EST
Heliocentric Venus contraparallel Heliocentric Poseidon 08:11 EST
Heliocentric Earth conjunct Heliocentric Admetos 09:12 EST
Sun opposition Admetos 09:20 EST
Sun opposition Admetos in right ascension 09:22 EST
Sun contraparallel Admetos in right ascension 09:23 EST
Moon sextile Venus 09:42 EST
Heliocentric Earth parallel Heliocentric Admetos 10:15 EST
Sun contraparallel Admetos 10:23 EST
Moon quintile Uranus 10:47 EST
Moon conjunct Pluto 10:57 EST
Void-of-Course Moon begins 10:57 EST
Moon quintile Zeus 11:00 EST
Moon biquintile Saturn Nov 14 2004 EST
Moon semisquare Poseidon 11:46 EST
Moon semisextile Chiron 12:34 EST
Moon quintile Jupiter 13:16 EST
Moon quincunx Admetos 13:30 EST
Moon semisextile Sun 13:48 EST
Moon quincunx Vulcanus 15:11 EST
Moon sextile Apollon 15:45 EST
Moon opposition Hades 15:59 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Cupido 16:35 EST
Venus square 05/21/03 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 18:37 EST
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 18:50 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Kronos 19:42 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Jupiter 20:53 EST
Moon quincunx Saturn 21:10 EST
Moon semisquare Neptune 21:53 EST
Moon biquintile Admetos 23:12 EST
Sun semisextile Pluto in right ascension 23:49 EST

November 15
Moon in 24th harmonic to Mercury 00:38 EST
Venus sextile Pluto 01:10 EST
Moon enters Capricorn 01:32 EST
Void-of-Course Moon ends 01:32 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Uranus in right ascension 01:49 EST
Venus quincunx Admetos in right ascension 02:30 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Neptune 03:29 EST
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Zeus 04:19 EST
Moon opposition Kronos 04:42 EST
Moon trine True Lunar Node 04:49 EST
Moon sextile Mars 06:07 EST
Moon sextile Uranus 06:12 EST
Moon quintile Venus 06:53 EST
Mars trine Uranus 07:58 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Hades 08:05 EST
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Apollon 09:20 EST
Sun trine Vulcanus 10:03 EST
Venus in 24th harmonic to Poseidon 10:56 EST
Moon quintile Apollon 11:12 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Pluto 11:18 EST
Moon sextile Poseidon 12:05 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Chiron 12:58 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Admetos 13:47 EST
Moon semisquare Sun 15:53 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Kronos 15:54 EST
Venus sextile Pluto in right ascension 16:06 EST
Moon square Zeus 16:11 EST
Moon semisextile Cupido 16:57 EST
Moon square Jupiter 18:49 EST
Sun semisextile Apollon 18:50 EST
Heliocentric Mars sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Uranus 19:18 EST
Pluto quintile Zeus 20:17 EST
Sun semisquare Zeus 20:22 EST
Sun quincunx Hades 21:32 EST
Venus square Chiron 21:59 EST
Moon semisextile Neptune 22:16 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Hades 22:48 EST

November 16
Moon quintile Mars 02:35 EST
Moon semisextile Mercury 03:15 EST
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Hades 03:50 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Saturn in right ascension 03:53 EST
Heliocentric Venus opposition Heliocentric Uranus 06:12 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Jupiter 06:19 EST
Moon semisquare Uranus 06:39 EST
Venus quincunx Admetos 07:07 EST
Moon quintile Poseidon 07:41 EST
Sun in 24th harmonic to Cupido 07:47 EST
Mars contraparallel True Lunar Node 07:59 EST
Sun semisextile Apollon in right ascension 08:56 EST
Mars contraparallel True Lunar Node in right ascension 09:30 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Mars 10:26 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate True Lunar Node in right ascension 11:29 EST
Moon semisextile Pluto 11:51 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Saturn 12:58 EST
Moon conjunct Chiron 13:35 EST
Moon trine Admetos 14:18 EST
Moon square Venus 14:58 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Vulcanus 15:05 EST
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Poseidon 15:33 EST
Moon opposition Vulcanus 16:02 EST
Moon square Apollon 16:40 EST
Moon quincunx Hades 16:49 EST
Moon semisquare Cupido 17:34 EST
Moon sextile Sun 18:16 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Uranus 20:42 EST
Mercury sextile Neptune in right ascension 20:44 EST
Venus conjunct Apollon in right ascension 21:25 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Saturn 21:42 EST
Moon opposition Saturn 22:07 EST
Void-of-Course Moon begins 22:07 EST
Sun sextile Chiron in right ascension 22:50 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Neptune 22:56 EST

November 17
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Mars 00:19 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Cupido 00:49 EST
Moon parallel Mercury 01:19 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate True Lunar Node 01:46 EST
Moon enters Aquarius 02:39 EST
Void-of-Course Moon ends 02:39 EST
Moon biquintile Hades 02:45 EST
Venus square Vulcanus 03:38 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Saturn 03:39 EST
Heliocentric Mars in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Poseidon 04:26 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Cupido 04:36 EST
Jupiter conjunct 04/08/05 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 05:01 EST
Moon quincunx Kronos 05:50 EST
Moon square True Lunar Node 05:51 EST
Mars trine Kronos in right ascension 06:13 EST
Moon semisquare Mercury 06:14 EST
Moon semisextile Uranus 07:27 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Admetos 09:06 EST
Moon square Mars 09:45 EST
Venus square Chiron in right ascension 10:22 EST
Sun semisquare Zeus in right ascension 10:55 EST
Venus conjunct Apollon 11:28 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Vulcanus 11:46 EST
Venus in 24th harmonic to Zeus 12:43 EST
Venus trine Hades 12:45 EST
Moon semisquare Pluto 12:49 EST
Moon square Poseidon 13:33 EST
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Chiron 14:17 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Zeus 14:20 EST
Venus semisquare Cupido in right ascension 14:34 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Chiron 14:37 EST
Moon contraparallel Kronos 14:54 EST
Mercury biquintile Vulcanus 14:56 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Hades 15:22 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Apollon 15:41 EST
True Lunar Node sextile Kronos 15:41 EST
Moon quintile Sun 15:46 EST
Moon biquintile Kronos 15:53 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Vulcanus 15:58 EST
Sun quincunx Hades in right ascension 16:53 EST
Sun biquintile Kronos 17:21 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Hades 17:46 EST
Moon trine Zeus 17:47 EST
Moon sextile Cupido 18:37 EST
Sun semisquare Jupiter 19:25 EST
Moon trine Jupiter 21:06 EST
Moon contraparallel Hades 21:50 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Zeus 21:52 EST
Venus semisquare Cupido 22:28 EST

November 18
Moon conjunct Neptune 00:05 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Apollon 00:58 EST
Venus trine Hades in right ascension 01:48 EST
Moon contraparallel Vulcanus 02:41 EST
Heliocentric Mars square Heliocentric Saturn 04:24 EST
Moon parallel Cupido 04:59 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Chiron 06:04 EST
Moon contraparallel Saturn 06:50 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Kronos 07:05 EST
Heliocentric Earth contraparallel Heliocentric Mercury 07:14 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Uranus 08:46 EST
Moon sextile Mercury 09:47 EST
Heliocentric Mars sextile Heliocentric Pluto 10:37 EST
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Mercury 11:48 EST
Moon quintile True Lunar Node 12:13 EST
Moon parallel Sun 12:44 EST
Moon sextile Pluto 14:18 EST
Moon quintile Cupido 15:04 EST
Moon semisextile Chiron 16:12 EST
Moon square Admetos 16:40 EST
Moon contraparallel Admetos 17:45 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Jupiter 18:12 EST
Moon quincunx Vulcanus 18:30 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Saturn 18:42 EST
Moon trine Apollon 19:15 EST
Moon trine Hades 19:18 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Zeus 19:21 EST
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Cupido 20:21 EST
Moon trine Venus 22:18 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Jupiter 23:04 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Admetos 23:28 EST
Moon parallel Neptune 23:55 EST

November 19
Sun trine Saturn 00:32 EST
True Lunar Node direct station 00:48 EST
Moon quincunx Saturn 00:50 EST
Moon square Sun 00:51 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 00:51-05:37 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Neptune 01:48 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Vulcanus 02:02 EST
Moon biquintile Vulcanus 04:53 EST
Pluto parallel Chiron 05:04 EST
Moon enters Pisces 05:37 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Neptune 06:09 EST
True Lunar Node sextile Kronos 07:08 EST
Pluto parallel Chiron in right ascension 07:49 EST
Venus in 24th harmonic to Jupiter 08:11 EST
Moon quintile Mercury 08:18 EST
Heliocentric Mercury enters Pisces 08:31 EST
Moon parallel Pluto 08:52 EST
Moon parallel Chiron 08:52 EST
Moon trine Kronos 08:57 EST
Moon sextile True Lunar Node 08:57 EST
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Chiron 10:18 EST
Mercury semisquare Mars in right ascension 10:26 EST
Moon conjunct Uranus 10:42 EST
Moon biquintile Zeus 11:00 EST
Moon quintile Pluto 11:09 EST
Moon biquintile Saturn 11:16 EST
Sun trine Vulcanus in right ascension 11:49 EST
Moon parallel Poseidon 14:30 EST
Moon biquintile Jupiter 14:57 EST
Moon trine Mars 15:43 EST
Venus square Vulcanus in right ascension 16:28 EST
Moon trine Poseidon 17:06 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Kronos 17:11 EST
Moon parallel Mars 17:46 EST
Moon semisquare Chiron 18:25 EST
Hades trine Apollon 19:50 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Vulcanus 20:40 EST
Moon contraparallel True Lunar Node 21:05 EST
Heliocentric Mars quincunx Heliocentric Admetos 21:11 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Apollon 21:27 EST
Moon quincunx Zeus 21:34 EST
Moon square Cupido 22:30 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Zeus 23:03 EST
Sun semisquare Jupiter in right ascension 23:09 EST
November 20
Moon quintile Admetos 00:04 EST
Moon parallel Uranus 01:05 EST
Mercury semisquare Poseidon in right ascension 01:09 EST
Moon quincunx Jupiter 01:42 EST
Venus square Saturn 02:12 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Saturn 03:06 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Venus 03:12 EST
Moon semisextile Neptune 04:10 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Neptune 05:43 EST
Heliocentric Venus contraparallel Heliocentric Uranus 06:01 EST
Mars semisquare Pluto 06:51 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Jupiter 07:59 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Pluto 08:25 EST
Moon parallel Apollon 08:30 EST
Moon parallel Venus 10:01 EST
Moon semisquare True Lunar Node 11:31 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Uranus 13:17 EST
Moon biquintile Apollon 13:30 EST
Mars conjunct Poseidon in right ascension 13:48 EST
Saturn biquintile Pluto 14:39 EST
Mercury quintile Uranus 15:20 EST
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Mars 17:33 EST
Heliocentric Mars square Heliocentric Vulcanus 18:04 EST
Mercury quincunx Admetos in right ascension 18:46 EST
Moon square Mercury 18:57 EST
Moon square Pluto 19:12 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Uranus 19:18 EST
Mercury quintile Zeus 19:46 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Mars 19:49 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Poseidon 19:52 EST
Heliocentric Jupiter quintile Heliocentric Saturn 20:12 EST
Mars conjunct Poseidon 20:38 EST
Moon biquintile Venus 20:57 EST
Moon sextile Chiron 21:19 EST
Moon sextile Admetos 21:31 EST
Mercury biquintile Saturn 21:59 EST
Mercury conjunct Pluto 22:26 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Poseidon 22:48 EST
Moon trine Vulcanus 23:29 EST

November 21
Moon square Hades 00:16 EST
Moon quincunx Apollon 00:20 EST
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Kronos 00:27 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Saturn 02:09 EST
Moon trine Saturn 06:02 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Pluto 06:22 EST
Venus parallel Apollon in right ascension 06:47 EST
Moon parallel Zeus 07:01 EST
Venus parallel Apollon 07:05 EST
Moon semisquare Neptune 07:13 EST
Mercury semisquare Poseidon 07:13 EST
Moon parallel Jupiter 07:20 EST
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Apollon 08:18 EST
Venus square 11/23/03 Solar Eclipse Anticion 08:32 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Vulcanus 08:35 EST
Moon quincunx Venus 08:59 EST
Venus semisextile Sun in right ascension 10:14 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Mars 10:28 EST
Moon trine Sun 10:36 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 10:36-11:11 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Zeus 10:58 EST
Moon enters Aries 11:11 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Apollon 12:12 EST
Moon biquintile Poseidon 12:15 EST
Moon biquintile Mars 13:04 EST
Moon square Kronos 14:38 EST
Moon semisextile True Lunar Node 14:46 EST
Heliocentric Mars in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Zeus 14:54 EST
Mercury conjunct Pluto in right ascension 15:06 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Chiron 15:58 EST
Moon semisextile Uranus 16:32 EST
Sun enters Sagittarius 18:21 EST
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Neptune 18:36 EST
Heliocentric Venus contraparallel Heliocentric Apollon 19:13 EST
Moon quintile Chiron 19:19 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Cupido 19:47 EST
Sun square 04/19/04 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 22:42 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Poseidon 23:08 EST
Heliocentric Mars trine Heliocentric Hades 23:15 EST
Moon quincunx Poseidon 23:17 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Admetos 23:38 EST
Mars trine Uranus in right ascension 23:39 EST

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STOCKS TO WATCH: APH, BA, CA, UTX.

Amphenol Corporation (APH)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 11/08/1991; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: APH has spent the last couple of weeks starting to form a base on a fourth-harmonic Pluto line; this sets the stage for a potential upward move, which is also hinted at by transiting Jupiter conjoining the APH First-Trade Sun last week and by transiting Apollon lingering in a conjunction with the APH First-Trade Jupiter. We think the coming Mercury/Pluto conjunction will add just the extra energy this stock needs, so we plan to add a long position in APH to the Model Portfolio this week. We will set our initial stop at 33.75.


Boeing Company (BA)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 09/04/1935; 10:00 a.m.
Trading Strategy: The aircraft manufacturer has Pluto conjunct the Midheaven in its First-Trade horoscope, and right now transiting Saturn is stationary at the same spot. A mirrored fourth-harmonic Mercury line (G,90,Y,-1) carried BA down recently, with a reversal to the upside coming when the mirror line crossed the unmirrored line. At this point we see no reason for BA not to add some price growth, especially as Saturn starts to back away the First-Trade Midheaven and as transiting Jupiter approaches the BA First-Trade Ascendant. We thus plan to add a long position in BA toward the end of this week, setting our initial stop at 49.60.


Computer Associates International Inc. (CA)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 09/11/1986; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: CA has been riding a Venus line (G,90,N,0) quite dramatically for the past few weeks, and we like the looks of its positive trend, in spite of the fact that transiting Saturn is currently square First-Trade Hades. Transiting Pluto’s conjunction with the CA First-Trade Midheaven gives this stock enormous strength and it looks like the price level will respond nicely to the current Venus/Chiron square, so we will add a long position this week, setting our initial stop at 28.00.


United Technologies Corporation (UTX)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 09/05/1935; 10:00 a.m.
Trading Strategy: The Venus/Pluto square on October 20 sent UTX zooming upward, and we’re watching for additional action with next weekend’s Mercury/Pluto conjunction. With transiting Saturn crossing the First-Trade Midheaven we might get a short-term price pullback, but Jupiter is on its way to a conjunction with the First-Trade Ascendant just after the UTX Jupiter return. All this means we’re ready to add a long position in UTX to the Model Portfolio this week, setting our initial stop at 92.60.

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posted by Tim Bost @ 11/14/2004 01:04:37 AM