FinancialCyclesWeekly.com #0447 – November 21-27, 02004 with Tim Bost

COMMENT: We got a phone message from Dean Clairmont in San Diego late Friday afternoon, suggesting that we take a look at that day’s planetary transits to the inception horoscope for the Federal Reserve (December 23, 1913, 18:02 EST, Washington, DC). It’s indeed an interesting chart, with transiting Chiron conjoining the Fed Jupiter, transiting Mercury conjoining the Fed Venus, and perhaps most significant of all, transiting Saturn, still essentially stationary, conjoining the Fed Neptune.
What triggered Dean’s suggestion, of course, was Alan Greenspan’s comments earlier that day on the stability of the dollar and the danger of the deficit. With the Moon moving into Pisces, Mr. Greenspan, who is a sun-sign Pisces, had used unusually unambiguous language in noting that "It seems persuasive that, given the size of the US current account deficit, a diminished appetite for adding to dollar balances must occur at some point."
In other words, we can expect the dollar to continue to fall, and the Federal Reserve won’t do anything to stop it. Greenspan’s comment was hardly news, since the dollar has been hemorrhaging wildly in recent weeks and the U.S. deficit has reached staggering proportions. What was noteworthy, however, was the timing of his statement, on the eve of a meeting in Berlin of the G20 developed and developing nations, where the future value of the dollar was very much a topic of discussion. The Fed Chairman’s comment also came just three days after U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow said in London that attempts to stop the dollar’s fall would be essentially pointless because "efforts to impose non-market valuations on currencies is at best unrewarding and chequered."
In the meantime, the Dollar Index has continued its tango with the Saturn support line (G,30,N,0) that we have been following for the past month. We have gotten a few daily closes below this line, but intraday trading above the line has been struggling to slow the dollar’s fall, so as far as we’re concerned we haven’t broken support unequivocally, and could still get the retracement we have previously mentioned. As we noted last week, however, if this support zone “is broken decisively, we still expect huge negative momentum” for the dollar. Based on our astrological analysis, that scenario should bring another quick drop in the dollar’s value of about 3% or so, taking the Dollar Index down to the 80.50 – 80.75 range.

EVEN MORE DEBT
The plunging dollar has some members of the European Community worried, since it’s likely to hurt the export picture there, and exports are responsible for most of the current growth in the European economy. But here in the U.S., the Congress doesn’t seem very concerned with the falling dollar, or with its connection to the growing deficit that Alan Greenspan is so concerned about. In fact, the U.S. House of Representatives wasted no time after the election, and passed a measure last week raising the Federal debt limit by a whopping 37%. Apparently anything that resembles fiscal responsibility is the farthest thing from our Congressional representatives’ minds, especially if it might mean giving up favorite pork-barrel programs.

ANOTHER ACCURATE FORECAST
In our comment last week that Raymond Merriman “was virtually a lone voice in the astrological community in forecasting a victory for President Bush,” we didn’t intend to suggest that Ray was the ONLY astrologer to do so. Another notable exception in providing an accurate forecast was our good friend Bill Meridian, who not only called the Bush victory in his excellent Cycles Research Early Warning Service newsletter (www.billmeridian.com), but in the pages of Dell Horoscope magazine as well. “The President will be having his second Saturn return during the election,” he noted there, adding that “It is quite possible that he will win a Pyrrhic victory, one that is gained at some enormous expense, such as his health. It is a fact that no U.S. war president has finished a second term in office. Either the president who held office during a time of war has lost the subsequent election, such as George Bush, Sr., or he has resigned (Nixon) or died (FDR). Such a serious development would be reflected in the U.S. national chart, and we do find such confirmation.”

A CHILLY RECEPTION IN SANTIAGO
The impact of President Bush’s Saturn return is already becoming quite obvious, in fact. The parade of resigning cabinet members who chose to leave the administration immediately after his reelection is typical of the kind of serious career restructuring that a Saturn return often brings. And the president doesn’t seem oblivious to the enormously increased threat to his physical safety that is currently emerging. The inauguration in January will bring record-breaking security precautions, turning Washington D.C. into an armed camp for the event.
And in the meantime, Mr. Bush is already showing some sensitivity about being personally protected. He personally scuffled with the police in Chile this week when they tried to block one of his six body guards from following him into a gathering at the 21-nation summit meeting there. Hours later, Ricardo Lagos, the president of Chile, abruptly cancelled a grand state dinner for 200 people after White House security personnel insisted that all the dignitaries attending the event would have to pass through metal detectors and possibly be searched.
"President Lagos considered it unacceptable that the top authorities in the country and leading businessmen be submitted to searches that are humiliating," an aide to the Chilean president said.

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THE WEEK AHEAD

With the Thanksgiving holiday cutting market activity short this week, we won’t see as many earnings reports as we have lately. The ones we will be watching will include Krispy Kreme (KKD), Mesa Air Group (MESA), Campbell Soup Company (CPB), Toys “R” Us (TOY), Florida Rock Industries (FRK), Woodward Governor (WGOV), Valspar Corporation (VAL), Brocade Communications Systems (BRCD), Computer Network Technologies (CMNT), Tivo Inc. (TIVO), Genesis Healthcare (GHCI), Deere & Company (DE), Analog Devices Inc. (ADI), Eaton Vance Corporation (EV), Dollar Tree Stores (DLTR), H. J. Heinz Company (HNZ), Fred’s Inc. (FRED), Michaels Stores Inc. (MIK), H&R Block (HRB), Possis Medical Inc. (POSS), Tech Data Corporation (TECD), Wind River Systems (WIND), Tweeter Home Entertainment (TWTR), Vital Signs Inc. (VITL), Coldwater Creek, Inc. (CWTR), Perry Ellis International (PERY), Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL), and Patterson Companies (PDCO).
It will also be a light week for economic news. We’ll be looking for the numbers on October Existing Home Sales, October New Home Sales, October Durable Goods Orders, and the final report on November Consumer Sentiment from the University of Michigan.
We expect Monday to be a particularly active day in the markets, thanks to Venus changing signs, eclipse triggers by both the Sun and Venus, a Chiron/Admetos trine, and a Sun/Neptune quintile. Tuesday’s Saturn/Zeus quintile could produce some major frustrations for traders, but we’ll be checking out of the market action after lunch because of the void-of-course Moon. Wednesday is likely to bring renewed optimism to the trading environment, with a Mercury/Jupiter quintile, a Sun/Uranus square, and a Venus/Uranus trine all holding sway. The U.S. markets will be closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving, and we’re looking for light trading volume on Friday, with many market players choosing a long weekend. There’s a Full Moon at the week’s market close, however, so the day could bring some remarkably profitable opportunities for those who stick around for the shortened trading session.
Based on the number of quintiles we’ll be seeing this week, we will be keeping a close eye on the fifth harmonic in our astrological analysis. In particular, we will be looking at planetary lines (G,72,N,0) for the Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Chiron and Zeus. We’ll add a fifth-harmonic Moon to the mix for our intra-day considerations.
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.

The repressed energies and pent-up frustrations within us have explosive potential now, so we would be wise to cultivate a more pervasive attitude of detachment, gratitude, and equanimity.

"If the only prayer you ever said was 'Thank You,' that would be enough." –Meister Eckhart

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GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS LAST WEEK

We noted last week that the momentum of stocks was slowing worldwide, and that tendency has culminated in outright trend reversals. Stock markets around the world lost ground for the week, with notable exceptions in the Pacific Rim. Sydney and Tokyo put in respectable gains for the week, while Hong Kong and Singapore were left treading water. The Asian markets may be vulnerable to further weakness in the dollar, however, so we will be watching them closely this week.

Dow Jones Industrial Average – down 0.78%
Dow Jones Transportation Average – down 1.67%
Dow Jones Utilities Average – down 1.77%
S&P 500 – down 1.17%
NASDAQ Composite Index – down 0.71%
Russell 2000 – down 1.37%
London FTSE-100 – down 0.69%
Paris CAC-40 – down 0.95%
Frankfurt DAX – down 0.20%
Sydney All Ordinaries – up 0.38%
Tokyo Nikkei – up 0.57%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index – up 0.02%
Singapore Straits Times Index – down 0.01%

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FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO


POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: BG, UBB.

We closed two Model Portfolio positions during the past week, with 1 winner and 1 loser producing a net loss of $62.00.

On November 15 we sold 200 shares of Bunge, Ltd. (BG) at 47.90, taking a loss of $70.00 (a 0.73% loss in 10 trading days).

On November 16 we sold 400 shares of Unibanco Uniao De Bancos (UBB) at 27.02, taking a profit of $8.00 (a 0.07% gain in 5 trading days).

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POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: APH, CA, UTX, BA.

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

We bought 300 shares of Amphenol Corporation (APH) at 35.75 on 11/15/04, setting our initial stop at 33.75.

We bought 300 shares of Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) at 29.75 on 11/15/04, setting our initial stop at 28.00.

We bought 100 shares of United Technologies Corporation (UTX) at 97.50 on 11/15/04, setting our initial stop at 92.60.

We bought 200 shares of Boeing Company (BA) at 54.00 on 11/19/04, setting our initial stop at 49.60.

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YEAR-IN-REVIEW MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY

So far in 2004 we have had a total of 185 completed trades, with 90 winners and 95 losers bringing us a total net profit of $35,791.50. 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 $193.47. 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 57.82. Raise stop to 57.25.

Amphenol Corporation (APH) – bought 300 shares at 35.75 on 11/15/04; currently 36.25. Raise stop to 35.65.

Apple Computer, Inc. (AAPL) – bought 200 shares at 53.50 on 11/02/04; currently 55.17. Raise stop to 54.05.

Best Buy Company (BBY) – bought 200 shares at 59.50 on 11/01/04; currently 60.35. Raise stop to 60.00.

Boeing Company (BA) – bought 200 shares at 54.00 on 11/19/04; currently 53.77. Raise stop to 53.40.

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNI) – bought 300 shares at 38.61 on 10/05/04; currently 44.39. Raise stop to 44.00.

Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) – bought 300 shares at 29.75 on 11/15/04; currently 29.86. Raise stop to 29.50.

Integral Systems Inc. (ISYS) – bought 500 shares at 19.95 on 11/09/04; currently 20.58. Raise stop to 19.80.

Jilin Chemical Industries (JCC) – bought 400 shares at 26.60 on 11/09/04; currently 32.10. Raise stop to 30.75.

Nuveen Investments Inc. Class A (JNC) – .bought 300 shares at 31.75 on 11/02/04; currently 34.95. Raise stop to 34.75.

Peabody Energy (BTU) – bought 200 shares at 63.40 on 11/09/04; currently 74.56. Raise stop to 71.45.

Royal Dutch Petroleum (RD) – bought 200 shares at 54.91 on 11/05/04; currently 56.12. Raise stop to 55.15.

United Technologies Corporation (UTX) – bought 100 shares at 97.50 on 11/15/04; currently 97.26. Raise stop to 96.75.

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STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Semiconductor Memory Chips; Semiconductor Integrated Circuits; Radio Broadcasting; Gaming Activities; Wholesale Building Materials.

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WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Silver; Internet Information Providers; Healthcare Facilities REITs; Medical Appliances & Equipment; Hotel & Motel REITs.

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KEY ASTROLOGICAL EVENTS DURING THE COMING WEEK

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 Antiscion 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

November 22
Heliocentric Saturn quincunx Heliocentric Pluto 00:05 EST
Moon quincunx Mars 00:43 EST
Moon semisquare Admetos 00:56 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Chiron 01:26 EST
Heliocentric Mars conjunct Heliocentric Apollon 01:37 EST
Moon opposition Zeus 03:58 EST
Venus opposition 04/19/04 Solar Eclipse Point 04:57 EST
Moon trine Cupido 05:00 EST
Mercury semisextile Chiron 05:24 EST
Mercury quincunx Admetos 05:32 EST
Chiron trine Admetos 06:54 EST
Mercury semisquare Mars 07:38 EST
Venus enters Scorpio 08:31 EST
Moon opposition Jupiter 09:00 EST
Moon quintile Hades 09:18 EST
Moon sextile Neptune 10:55 EST
Moon contraparallel Jupiter 11:23 EST
Moon contraparallel Zeus 11:26 EST
Sun quintile Neptune 14:32
Jupiter parallel Zeus in right ascension 14:36 EST
Jupiter parallel Zeus 15:36 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Sun 16:41 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to True Lunar Node 18:38 EST
Heliocentric Venus contraparallel Heliocentric Mars 19:05 EST
Chiron semisquare Cupido in right ascension 20:12 EST
Moon semisquare Uranus 20:25 EST
Mercury sextile Apollon in right ascension 20:45 EST
Venus square Saturn in right ascension 21:21 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Neptune 22:46 EST
Sun conjunct 11/23/03 Solar Eclipse Point 23:39 EST

November 23
Moon quintile Kronos 00:03 EST
Sun trine Saturn in right ascension 01:09 EST
Moon trine Pluto 02:44 EST
Mars parallel Poseidon in right ascension 03:48 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Kronos 03:55 EST
Mars parallel Poseidon 04:42 EST
Moon semisextile Admetos 04:56 EST
Moon square Chiron 05:04 EST
Moon trine Mercury 06:43 EST
Moon square Vulcanus 07:01 EST
Saturn quintile Zeus 07:06 EST
Moon sextile Hades 07:48 EST
Moon opposition Apollon 07:59 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Cupido 09:12 EST
Venus opposition True Lunar Node in right ascension 09:39 EST
Moon quintile Neptune 09:30 EST
Mars semisquare Pluto in right ascension 09:48 EST
Moon contraparallel Apollon 10:54 EST
Moon biquintile Sun 11:07 EST
Mercury quincunx Vulcanus 11:09 EST
Moon square Saturn 13:47 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 13:47-19:15 EST
Sun quincunx Kronos 14:24 EST
Sun quincunx True Lunar Node in right ascension 15:01 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Apollon 15:05 EST
Moon contraparallel Venus 15:11 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Venus 15:38 EST
Sun quincunx True Lunar Node 17:43 EST
Moon contraparallel Uranus 18:34 EST
Moon enters Taurus 19:15 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Mars 19:29 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Uranus 20:12 EST
Venus trine Kronos 20:30 EST
Mercury semisextile Chiron in right ascension 21:44 EST
Moon sextile Kronos 22:48 EST
True Lunar Node retrograde station 22:52 EST
Moon opposition Venus 23:03 EST
Moon conjunct True Lunar Node 23:04 EST
Mercury opposition Hades 23:08 EST
Moon parallel True Lunar Node 23:08 EST
Venus opposition True Lunar Node 23:16 EST
Moon quincunx Sun 23:32 EST

November 24
Moon sextile Uranus 00:53 EST
Moon biquintile Cupido 02:22 EST
Mercury sextile Apollon 02:47 EST
Mercury opposition Hades in right ascension 03:43 EST
Mercury quintile Jupiter 04:34 EST
Sun contraparallel Saturn 05:55 EST
Moon contraparallel Poseidon 06:07 EST
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Mercury 07:15 EST
Moon contraparallel Mars 07:16 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Pluto 07:22 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Apollon 07:35 EST
Moon opposition Poseidon 07:55 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Uranus 08:20 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Admetos 09:30 EST
Mars sesquiquadrate Hades 09:56 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Poseidon 11:21 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Mars 11:24 EST
Moon contraparallel Chiron 12:12 EST
Moon semisquare Hades 12:25 EST
Moon contraparallel Pluto 12:26 EST
Moon opposition Mars 12:33 EST
Moon quincunx Zeus 12:47 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Mercury 13:18 EST
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Jupiter 13:23 EST
Moon quincunx Cupido 13:56 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Pluto 14:35 EST
Mars in 24th harmonic to Apollon 14:42 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Saturn 15:00 EST
Sun square Uranus 16:18 EST
Mars semisextile Zeus 16:56 EST
Moon quintile Vulcanus 17:25 EST
Venus trine Uranus 17:45 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Admetos 17:56 EST
Moon quincunx Jupiter 18:45 EST
Moon square Neptune 20:01 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Vulcanus 20:03 EST
Heliocentric Mars semisquare Heliocentric Cupido 21:56 EST
Moon contraparallel Neptune 22:01 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Hades 23:02 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Apollon 23:15 EST

November 25
U.S. Markets Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Moon quintile Uranus 00:01 EST
Sun semisextile Venus 00:11 EST
Moon quintile Saturn 00:16 EST
Moon biquintile Zeus 00:24 EST
Mercury in 24th harmonic to Cupido 00:37 EST
Moon biquintile Pluto 00:48 EST
Moon semisquare Kronos 03:40 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to True Lunar Node 03:57 EST
Moon parallel Admetos 04:58 EST
Moon biquintile Jupiter 06:33 EST
Venus trine Kronos in right ascension 07:03 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Mars 07:09 EST
Moon biquintile Mercury 07:47 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Venus 10:03 EST
Venus parallel Uranus in right ascension 10:57 EST
Venus parallel Uranus 10:58 EST
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Neptune 11:39 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Chiron 11:40 EST
Moon quincunx Pluto 12:31 EST
Moon conjunct Admetos 14:34 EST
Mars semisextile Cupido 15:03 EST
Moon trine Chiron 15:04 EST
Moon sextile Vulcanus 16:44 EST
Sun quincunx Kronos in right ascension 17:15 EST
Moon semisextile Hades 17:30 EST
Moon parallel Saturn 17:42 EST
Moon quincunx Apollon 17:50 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Zeus 17:57 EST
Moon contraparallel Sun 19:30 EST
Moon contraparallel Cupido 19:47 EST
Moon quincunx Mercury 20:09 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Poseidon 21:29 EST
Moon parallel Vulcanus 22:15 EST
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Jupiter 23:31 EST
Moon sextile Saturn 23:37 EST
Void-of-Course Moon begins 23:37 EST
Sun parallel Cupido in right ascension 23:41 EST

November 26
Moon sesquiquadrate Jupiter 00:24 EST
Heliocentric Earth contraparallel Heliocentric Cupido 01:12 EST
Sun parallel Cupido 01:20 EST
Moon parallel Hades 03:41 EST
Heliocentric Mars parallel Heliocentric Apollon 05:19 EST
Moon enters Gemini 05:25 EST
Void-of-Course Moon ends 05:25 EST
Moon biquintile Apollon 05:37 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Neptune 06:38 EST
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Pluto 06:39 EST
Heliocentric Mercury enters Aries 08:21 EST
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Saturn 08:39 EST
Moon semisextile Kronos 09:00 EST
Moon semisextile True Lunar Node 09:11 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Poseidon 09:59 EST
Moon square Uranus 11:16 EST
Chiron quincunx Hades in right ascension 11:19 EST
Moon parallel Kronos 11:55 EST
Full Moon 15:07 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Kronos 15:28 EST
Moon quincunx Venus 15:55 EST
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Admetos 15:59 EST
Moon quincunx Poseidon 18:31 EST
Mars semisextile Cupido in right ascension 19:18 EST
Mercury quincunx Vulcanus in right ascension 19:52 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Admetos 20:03 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Chiron 20:46 EST
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 21:57 EST
Moon semisquare Vulcanus 22:16 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Hades 23:01 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Apollon 23:25 EST
Moon trine Zeus 23:32 EST
Mars sesquiquadrate Hades in right ascension 23:55 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Zeus 23:57 EST

November 27
Mars semisextile Zeus in right ascension 00:14 EST
Moon opposition Cupido 00:47 EST
Moon quincunx Mars 02:41 EST
Moon contraparallel Mercury 03:29 EST
Mars quintile Chiron 03:47 EST
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Zeus 03:58 EST
Heliocentric Mars square Heliocentric Chiron 04:59 EST
Moon semisquare Saturn 05:10 EST
Moon biquintile Venus 05:10 EST
Venus conjunct Poseidon in right ascension 05:45 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Jupiter 05:59 EST
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Hades 06:24 EST
Moon biquintile Poseidon 06:26 EST
Moon trine Jupiter 06:27 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Apollon 07:00 EST
Moon trine Neptune 07:00 EST
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Uranus 11:57 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Uranus 13:04 EST
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Mercury 13:21 EST
Venus semisquare Pluto 13:40 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Kronos 14:44 EST
Moon semisquare True Lunar Node 14:45 EST
Moon biquintile Chiron 14:46 EST
Moon biquintile Mars 15:21 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Poseidon 15:36 EST
True Lunar Node sextile Kronos 16:35 EST
Venus conjunct Poseidon 17:37 EST
Venus contraparallel True Lunar Node in right ascension 17:55 EST
Venus contraparallel True Lunar Node 18:04 EST
Saturn biquintile Uranus 18:06 EST
Sun semisextile Poseidon in right ascension 21:26 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Admetos 21:35 EST
Mercury semisquare Mars 21:40 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Chiron 23:36 EST
Venus trine Uranus in right ascension 23:51 EST

November 28
Moon opposition Pluto 00:02 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Poseidon 00:25 EST
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Poseidon 00:28 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Venus 01:12 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Zeus 01:28 EST
Moon semisextile Admetos 01:54 EST
Moon quincunx Chiron 02:50 EST
Sun in 24th harmonic to Pluto 03:53 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Jupiter 04:02 EST
Moon semisextile Vulcanus 04:09 EST
Sun contraparallel Vulcanus in right ascension 04:12 EST
Moon conjunct Hades 04:53 EST
Moon trine Apollon 05:22 EST
Sun contraparallel Vulcanus 05:56 EST
Sun semisextile Poseidon 08:22 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Cupido 08:50 EST
Moon opposition Mercury 10:03 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 10:03-17:10 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Mars 10:26 EST
Moon semisextile Saturn 11:03 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Neptune 13:04 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Jupiter 15:29 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Hades 16:31 EST
Moon enters Cancer 17:10 EST
Sun square Uranus in right ascension 17:38 EST
Heliocentric Earth parallel Heliocentric Vulcanus 18:48 EST
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Chiron 18:53 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Saturn 20:30 EST
Moon sextile True Lunar Node 20:33 EST
Moon conjunct Kronos 20:47 EST
Venus semisquare Pluto in right ascension 21:11 EST
Moon trine Uranus 23:13 EST
Mars parallel Chiron 23:34 EST
Mars parallel Chiron in right ascension 23:43 EST

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STOCKS TO WATCH: AXP, BPT, HUM, SRZ.

American Express Company (AXP)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 05/18/1977; 10:00 a.m.
Trading Strategy: All four of the stocks we are watching this week have something in common: transiting Saturn is conjoining the First-Trade Ascendant for each company, while each also has transiting Jupiter conjoining the First-Trade IC. In the case of AXP, that Jupiter transit is particularly dynamic, since the AXP First-Trade Pluto conjoins the First-Trade IC, setting the stage for transiting Jupiter to conjoin First-Trade Pluto this week as well. On top of that, transiting Mars is currently conjoining the AXP First-Trade Uranus, so we should definitely get some short-term excitement from this stock. We’ll add a long position to the Model Portfolio early in the week, setting our initial stop at 54.89.


BP Prudhoe Bay Royal Trust (BPT)
NYSE
First Trade Date: 05/23/1989; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: The transits of Jupiter and Saturn to the First-Trade angles in the horoscope for BPT are augmented by a square from transiting Uranus to the First-Trade Sun/Mercury conjunction. We expect that to add some volatility to the trading situation. Our plan is to take a long position in BPT this week with an initial stop set at 43.67.


Humana Inc. (HUM)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 05/18/1971; 10:00 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Humana has a Jupiter/Neptune conjunction in its First-Trade chart, and the transiting Sun will conjoin it this week. In addition, the transiting True Lunar Node is conjoining the HUM Mercury/Venus conjunction, and Jupiter and Saturn are of course contacting First-Trade angles. We will add a long position near the start of the week, with our initial stop set at 22.08.


Sunrise Senior Living Inc. (SRZ)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 05/23/2001; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Transiting Mars is square the SRZ First-Trade Neptune this week, so we anticipate this stock getting a bit of a boost. Our plan is to add a long position to the Model Portfolio early this week; we will set our initial stop at 40.80.

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posted by Tim Bost @ 11/21/2004 01:35:24 AM