FinancialCyclesWeekly.com #0504 -- January 23-29, 02005 with Tim Bost

COMMENT: We're seeing lots of volatile action in the markets as we move into choppy astrological waters during the coming week, with important actions coming from Venus, Saturn, Vulcanus, Mars, Pluto, Hades, and Jupiter. The U.S. presidential inauguration, with its excesses and protests, is behind us, and much of the world's attention will be focused once again on Iraq, where the violence continues to mount as the U.S.-sponsored elections approach. It's a wild and potentially disturbing situation both in and out of the markets, and it's also one that is particularly ripe with major opportunities!

DISAPPOINTMENTS GALORE
As the week begins, 117 of the Standard and Poor's 500 companies have already reported earnings, and many of them have missed expectations on profits and revenues. In fact, according to Reuters Estimates, more have turned in disappointing earnings reports than at the same time last year. That's not to say that there won't be some good news on the way, but most investors haven't seemed too eager to wait around for it. It didn't take many disappointing reports last week to trigger a sell-off in stocks, and the negative price action continued until the end of the week. So far this year, the S+P 500 is down 3.63 percent, the Dow Industrial Average is down 3.62 percent, and the NASDAQ is down 6.49 percent.

AFTER-CHRISTMAS SHOPPING OPPORTUNITIES
The dip in stock prices is in one sense equivalent to the post-holiday clearance sales that retailers have used to start their year. If you're a savvy shopper, you can pick up some bargains now. But you also have to keep in mind the fact that many stock issues, like a lot of the items in the retail stores, were outrageously overpriced to start with, so take the current shopping opportunity with a grain of salt. Beneath it all, of course, there are still some serious economic issues to be dealt with--like the record federal deficit, the staggering cost of the war in Iraq, the ultimate impact of the huge increases in oil prices, and the massive ramifications of Mr. Bush's proposed looting of Social Security to privatize retirement savings. Do your stock market shopping carefully, and stay tuned for further developments.

GOLDEN ADVANCES
Last week we noted that we expected "good news for gold speculators" with heliocentric Mercury moving through Sagittarius, a planetary phenomenon that "often corresponds to a short-term run-up in the price of gold." Gold did in fact follow the expected pattern, with the February contract on the COMEX up $3.90 for the week.

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THE WEEK AHEAD

Dozens of the biggest U.S. companies will be reporting earnings this week, and we won't try to list them all here. You'll no doubt be hearing news of American Express (), Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), DuPont (DD), Merck and Company (MRK), Merrill Lynch (MER), Starbucks Corporation (SBUX), United Parcel Service (UPS), Microsoft (MSFT), Caterpillar (CAT), and McDonald's (MCD), to name a few.

The economic data coming out this week will include the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence report for January, the December numbers for Durable Goods Orders and Existing Home Sales, and the fourth-quarter report on Gross Domestic Product.
Astrologically we have a lot that can turn the markets this week. We have a void-of-course Moon throughout the trading day on Monday, so in spite of our eagerness to get into the fray we will step aside from active trading that day and refine our analysis and trading plans instead. Monday also brings a Venus/Jupiter square, so we will be taking a look at the mid-day market action to get a feel for its impact. With this particular planetary aspect in play, we wouldn't be surprised to see a wave of optimism, but with the void Moon we're not inclined to trust that sentiment, at least not to the extent of actively putting our money at risk.

The action begins to intensify on Tuesday, with a Full Moon, a Saturn/Vulcanus conjunction, and oppositions from Mercury to both Saturn and Vulcanus. The aspects could trigger enough of a pull-back to provide a significant buying opportunity. The morning session should be a bit edgy on Wednesday, with heliocentric Venus changing signs and a Mercury/Apollon square encouraging bigger goals in and out of the markets. Thursday could mark a major turning point. We not only get a Venus/Saturn opposition, but a Mars/Hades opposition and a Venus/Vulcanus opposition as well. The real hot spot of the week comes on Friday, however, with the extremely dangerous Mars/Pluto conjunction and the added impact of a Mercury/Chiron conjunction, on hand to help us see the silver lining in the clouds. This energy gets augmented by a Venus/Apollon square and carries us into the weekend, with tension and apprehension around the elections in Iraq being the order of the day.

Our trading strategy for the week will include fourth-harmonic geocentric planetary lines for the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto, Chiron, Hades, Kronos, Apollon, and Vulcanus (G,90,N,0). We'll add the Moon for some of our intraday work.

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.

In our striving to bring our most cherished dreams into manifestation, we often hit big obstacles. If we are willing now to open ourselves to the fullness of divine inspiration, however, we may realize that our stressful experiences are actually doorways to transformational creativity.

"To have courage for whatever comes in life--everything lies in that." -- Mother Teresa

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GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS LAST WEEK

U.S. markets continued their losses during the past week, with the sell-off in the NASDAQ accelerating. In Europe, however, share prices stopped their decline and began to level off. That wasn't the case in the Pacific Rim, though, with Singapore posting a modest gain amidst sizable losses on the other exchanges.

Dow Jones Industrial Average -- down 1.07%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- down 1.77%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 0.61%
S+P 500 -- down 0.81%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- down 1.75%
Russell 2000 -- up 0.16%
London FTSE-100 -- up 0.06%
Paris CAC-40 -- up 0.52%
Frankfurt DAX -- up 0.04%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- down 0.56%
Tokyo Nikkei -- down 1.06%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- down 0.68%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 0.15%

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FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO


POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: EMN, GWW, OMC.

We closed three Model Portfolio positions during the past week, with three losers producing a net loss of $299.00.

On January 18 we sold 200 shares of Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) at 50.98, taking a loss of $204.00 (a 1.96% loss in 8 trading days).

On January 21 we sold 200 shares of W. W. Grainger Inc. (GWW) at 61.05, taking a loss of $90.00 (a 0.73% loss in 5 trading days).

On January 21 we sold 100 shares of Omnicom Group Inc. (OMC) at 84.20, taking a loss of $5.00 (a 0.06% loss in 11 trading days).

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POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: DD, SAFM, STN, EYE, SID.

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

We bought 200 shares of DuPont E. I. Nemours and Company (DD) at 47.25 on 01/18/05, setting our initial stop at 46.00.

We bought 300 shares of Sanderson Farms Inc. (SAFM) at 42.75 on 01/18/05, setting our initial stop at 39.75.

We bought 200 shares of Station Casinos Inc. (STN) at 55.50 on 01/18/05, setting our initial stop at 53.00.

We bought 400 shares of VISX Inc. (EYE) at 26.00 on 01/18/05, setting our initial stop at 24.35.

We bought 500 shares of Companhia Siderugica Nacional ADS (SID) at 18.75 on 01/19/05, setting our initial stop at 16.20.

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YEAR-IN-REVIEW MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY

So far this year we have had a total of 13 completed trades, with 4 winners and 9 losers bringing us a total net profit of $2,495.00. The largest profit for a single trade has been $2,367.00, with our winners averaging $850.50; the largest single-trade loss has been $204.00, with our losers averaging $100.78. The overall average profit per trade has been $191.92, and the mean duration of our trades has been 14.2 trading days.

During 2004 we had a total of 213 completed trades, with 104 winners and 109 losers bringing us a total net profit of $48,913.50. The largest profit for a single trade was $5,645.00; the largest single-trade loss was $750.00; the average profit per trade was $229.64. The mean duration of our trades was 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

Beazer Homes USA (BZH) -- bought 100 shares at 135.00 on 01/05/05; currently 141.92. Raise stop to 141.50.

Companhia Siderugica Nacional ADS (SID) -- bought 500 shares at 18.75 on 01/19/05; currently 19.21. Raise stop to 17.95.

DuPont E. I. Nemours and Company (DD) -- bought 200 shares at 47.25 on 01/18/05; currently 46.71. Raise stop to 46.50.

Lockheed Martin Inc. (LMT) -- sold short 200 shares at 55.85 on 01/13/05; currently 54.75. Lower buy stop to 55.75.

McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. (MHP) -- bought 100 shares at 90.50 on 01/13/05; currently 92.03. Raise stop to 91.50.

Olin Corporation (OLN) -- bought 500 shares at 20.30 on 01/13/05, currently 20.88. Raise stop to 20.55.

Sanderson Farms Inc. (SAFM) -- bought 300 shares at 42.75 on 01/18/05; currently 43.80. Raise stop to 42.00.

Station Casinos Inc. (STN) -- bought 200 shares at 55.50 on 01/18/05; currently 56.59. Raise stop to 55.00.

Stein Mart Inc. (SMRT) -- bought 500 shares at 19.00 on 01/13/05; currently 19.14. Raise stop to 18.55.

VISX Inc. (EYE) -- bought 400 shares at 26.00 on 01/18/05; currently 25.73. Raise stop to 25.40.


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STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Drug Related Products; Meat Products; Confectioners; Copper; Water Utilities.

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WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Internet Software and Services; Aluminum; Major Airlines; Semiconductor Memory Chips; Regional Airlines.

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KEY ASTROLOGICAL EVENTS DURING THE COMING WEEK

January 23
Heliocentric Mars semisextile Heliocentric Apollon 00:00 EST
Moon square Zeus 00:41 EST
Heliocentric Mars quincunx Heliocentric Hades 00:56 EST
Mercury quintile Poseidon 01:12 EST
Moon quincunx Cupido 04:24 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Saturn 05:46 EST
Uranus contraparallel True Lunar Node 08:33 EST
Saturn parallel Vulcanus in right ascension 09:49 EST
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Cupido 09:57 EST
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Mercury 10:03 EST
Moon quincunx Neptune 11:21 EST
Heliocentric Jupiter in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Apollon 12:13 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Kronos 14:12 EST
True Lunar Node sesquiquadrate Cupido in right ascension 14:43 EST
Mercury semisquare Uranus 15:04 EST
Mercury parallel Mars 15:11 EST
Mercury parallel Mars in right ascension 15:14 EST
Moon biquintile Cupido 16:33 EST
Moon opposition Venus 17:48 EST
Mercury semisquare Uranus in right ascension 19:13 EST
Moon square Jupiter 19:36 EST
Venus semisextile Mars in right ascension 19:53 EST
Venus trine Admetos in right ascension 20:32 EST
Venus crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 20:46 EST
Mars quincunx Admetos in right ascension 21:03 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Uranus 22:06 EST
Mercury semisextile Mars 22:07 EST
True Lunar Node square Vulcanus in right ascension 22:54 EST
Moon quincunx Mars 23:02 EST
Moon opposition Mercury 23:07 EST

January 24
Mercury quincunx Hades in right ascension 00:03 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Zeus 01:43 EST
Moon sextile Admetos 02:04 EST
Heliocentric Mars trine Heliocentric Saturn 03:02 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Jupiter 03:40 EST
Mars semisquare Poseidon in right ascension 03:41 EST
Mercury square Apollon in right ascension 03:44 EST
Moon conjunct Vulcanus 04:04 EST
Moon semisextile Hades 04:10 EST
Moon conjunct Saturn 04:16 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 04:16-18:20 EST
Moon quincunx Pluto 05:15 EST
Moon square Apollon 07:12 EST
Saturn parallel Vulcanus 07:53 EST
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Admetos 08:29 EST
Neptune quintile True Lunar Node 09:29 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Poseidon 09:30 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Cupido 10:46 EST
Sun semisextile Uranus in right ascension 10:49 EST
Venus square Jupiter 11:09 EST
Moon square True Lunar Node 11:37 EST
Moon biquintile Mars 11:54 EST
Moon quintile Zeus 13:03 EST
Saturn sesquiquadrate Cupido in right ascension 13:05 EST
Mercury semisextile Pluto in right ascension 13:29 EST
Moon opposition Chiron 13:36 EST
Heliocentric Earth contraparallel Heliocentric Mars 13:36 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Chiron 16:01 EST
Moon biquintile Uranus 16:21 EST
Sun semisextile Uranus 16:38 EST
Venus quintile Poseidon 17:23 EST
Moon biquintile Pluto 17:23 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Pluto 17:25 EST
Sun sesquiquadrate Hades in right ascension 17:36 EST
Moon enters Leo 18:20 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 18:20 EST
Moon semisextile Kronos 20:27 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Admetos 20:32 EST
Mercury trine Admetos 21:51 EST
Uranus contraparallel True Lunar Node in right ascension 23:00 EST
Saturn semisextile Hades 23:20 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Vulcanus 23:59 EST

January 25
Moon quintile Admetos 02:16 EST
Moon quincunx Uranus 04:29 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Apollon 05:26 EST
Full Moon 05:32 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Hades 05:37 EST
Moon parallel Kronos 06:59 EST
Mars quintile Zeus 07:03 EST
Mercury square True Lunar Node in right ascension 07:04 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Mars 07:10 EST
Moon quintile Jupiter 07:58 EST
Moon contraparallel Mars 08:07 EST
Moon square Poseidon 08:35 EST
Mercury opposition Vulcanus in right ascension 09:16 EST
Mercury opposition Saturn in right ascension 09:41 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Vulcanus 10:15 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Saturn 10:18 EST
Moon semisquare Hades 10:21 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Saturn 10:49 EST
Moon contraparallel Mercury 10:50 EST
Mercury semisquare Cupido in right ascension 10:57 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Pluto 11:32 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Uranus 11:54 EST
Venus semisquare Uranus 12:08 EST
Mercury opposition Vulcanus 12:51 EST
Mercury opposition Saturn 13:03 EST
Moon sextile Zeus 13:11 EST
Mercury quincunx Hades 13:39 EST
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Admetos 15:30 EST
Moon contraparallel Venus 15:33 EST
Moon parallel Hades 15:35 EST
Sun semisquare Pluto in right ascension 16:11 EST
Venus contraparallel Hades 16:21 EST
Moon trine Cupido 17:00 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Mars 17:31 EST
Saturn conjunct Vulcanus 17:45 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Cupido 18:04 EST
Venus contraparallel Hades in right ascension 18:39 EST
Saturn conjunct Vulcanus in right ascension 19:23 EST
Moon quintile Apollon 19:25 EST
Venus semisquare Uranus in right ascension 19:51 EST
Moon parallel Saturn 20:09 EST
Moon parallel Vulcanus 20:16 EST
Heliocentric Mars in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Cupido 20:34 EST
Sun trine Zeus in right ascension 21:18 EST
Moon contraparallel Cupido 22:04 EST
Mercury semisextile Pluto 22:59 EST
Venus quincunx Hades in right ascension 23:37 EST
Moon opposition Neptune 23:58 EST

January 26
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Poseidon 01:30 EST
True Lunar Node sesquiquadrate Cupido 02:04 EST
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Uranus 02:19 EST
Mars quincunx Admetos 02:22 EST
Moon semisquare Kronos 02:33 EST
Venus square Apollon in right ascension 04:38 EST
Mars semisquare Poseidon 07:19 EST
Moon sextile Jupiter 08:04 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Chiron 11:32 EST
Heliocentric Venus enters Capricorn 11:40 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Neptune 12:09 EST
Mercury square Apollon 12:58 EST
Moon quincunx Venus 13:12 EST
Moon contraparallel Sun 13:43 EST
Moon square Admetos 14:20 EST
Heliocentric Mars biquintile Heliocentric Kronos 15:03 EST
Moon trine Mars 15:04 EST
Moon parallel Admetos 15:17 EST
Moon semisextile Saturn 16:08 EST
Moon semisextile Vulcanus 16:15 EST
Sun biquintile Kronos 16:20 EST
Moon sextile Hades 16:21 EST
Sun square Poseidon 17:27 EST
Moon trine Pluto 17:38 EST
Void-of-Course Moon begins 17:38 EST
Venus semisextile Pluto in right ascension 18:01 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 18:27 EST
Moon semisquare Zeus 19:11 EST
Moon sextile Apollon 19:24 EST
Moon quincunx Mercury 20:22 EST
Moon quintile Poseidon 20:36 EST
Heliocentric Earth parallel Heliocentric Admetos 22:12 EST
Moon trine True Lunar Node 22:37 EST
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Pluto 23:13 EST

January 27
Venus trine Admetos 00:06 EST
Moon contraparallel Neptune 00:35 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Admetos 00:38 EST
Moon quincunx Chiron 02:10 EST
Moon biquintile Venus 02:32 EST
Sun sextile Cupido in right ascension 02:48 EST
Moon enters Virgo 06:23 EST
Void-of-Course Moon ends 06:23 EST
Moon contraparallel Pluto 06:59 EST
Venus square True Lunar Node in right ascension 07:22 EST
Mars quincunx Saturn 07:24 EST
Moon sextile Kronos 08:25 EST
Moon biquintile Mercury 10:04 EST
Mars quincunx Vulcanus 10:57 EST
Heliocentric Venus opposition Heliocentric Kronos 11:00 EST
Moon contraparallel Chiron 11:42 EST
Mercury square True Lunar Node 11:58 EST
Heliocentric Mercury enters Capricorn 12:06 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Neptune 12:25 EST
Mars opposition Hades 12:39 EST
Moon contraparallel Poseidon 13:26 EST
Sun sesquiquadrate Hades 13:40 EST
Moon semisquare Jupiter 13:57 EST
Moon biquintile Chiron 14:09 EST
Venus opposition Saturn in right ascension 14:47 EST
Mars opposition Hades in right ascension 14:51 EST
Sun contraparallel Admetos 15:47 EST
Venus opposition Saturn 15:52 EST
Sun semisquare Mars 15:56 EST
Moon quintile Hades 16:10 EST
Moon opposition Uranus 16:38 EST
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Vulcanus 16:49 EST
Mercury semisquare Cupido 16:50 EST
Sun contraparallel Admetos in right ascension 16:51 EST
Venus opposition Vulcanus in right ascension 17:04 EST
Mercury conjunct Chiron in right ascension 17:43 EST
Venus opposition Vulcanus 18:19 EST
Venus quincunx Hades 19:16 EST
Moon sextile Poseidon 20:24 EST
Venus semisquare Cupido in right ascension 20:29 EST
Mars quintile Uranus 20:57 EST
Moon semisquare Saturn 21:42 EST
Moon semisquare Vulcanus 21:59 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Venus 22:25 EST
Moon quincunx Sun 22:52 EST
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Venus 22:57 EST

January 28
Mars sextile Apollon in right ascension 00:16 EST
Moon semisextile Zeus 00:54 EST
Moon semisquare Apollon 01:08 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Kronos 01:19 EST
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Zeus 03:28 EST
Venus semisextile Mars 03:50 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate True Lunar Node 03:53 EST
Mars contraparallel Kronos in right ascension 03:59 EST
Moon square Cupido 04:45 EST
Moon contraparallel Uranus 06:03 EST
Sun semisquare Pluto 06:08 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Mercury 06:30 EST
Moon parallel True Lunar Node 07:21 EST
Saturn square True Lunar Node in right ascension 08:01 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Chiron 08:02 EST
Moon quintile Kronos 08:06 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Hades 08:12 EST
Venus semisextile Pluto 08:45 EST
Moon contraparallel Apollon 09:32 EST
Mars contraparallel Kronos 11:08 EST
Moon quincunx Neptune 11:41 EST
Moon biquintile Sun 11:44 EST
Mars conjunct Pluto 12:46 EST
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Mercury 13:16 EST
Mercury contraparallel Hades 15:12 EST
Mercury contraparallel Hades in right ascension 16:34 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 17:53 EST
Mercury conjunct Chiron 18:53 EST
Moon semisextile Jupiter 19:31 EST
Sun in 24th harmonic to Venus 19:37 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Venus 19:50 EST
Moon biquintile True Lunar Node 21:21 EST
Sun trine Zeus 23:05 EST
Moon biquintile Neptune 23:27 EST

January 29
Moon contraparallel Jupiter 00:16 EST
Venus square Apollon 00:47 EST
Mars crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 01:04 EST
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Saturn 01:16 EST
Moon trine Admetos 01:32 EST
Moon semisquare Poseidon 01:50 EST
Mars conjunct Pluto in right ascension 02:03 EST
Moon sextile Saturn 02:56 EST
Moon sextile Vulcanus 03:22 EST
Moon square Hades 03:28 EST
Mercury quincunx Kronos in right ascension 03:47 EST
Moon square Pluto 04:55 EST
Moon square Mars 05:51 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Zeus 06:15 EST
Moon semisextile Apollon 06:30 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Sun 06:54 EST
Moon trine Venus 07:08 EST
Mercury biquintile Hades 08:20 EST
Moon quincunx True Lunar Node 08:57 EST
Moon contraparallel Zeus 10:10 EST
Venus contraparallel Saturn 12:07 EST
Venus contraparallel Saturn in right ascension 12:11 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Apollon 12:47 EST
Moon trine Chiron 13:30 EST
Mars trine True Lunar Node in right ascension 14:37 EST
Moon quintile Cupido 15:55 EST
Moon trine Mercury 16:06 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 16:06-17:12 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Neptune 16:59 EST
Mars sextile Apollon 17:09 EST
Moon enters Libra 17:12 EST
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Cupido 18:13 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Poseidon 18:48 EST
Moon square Kronos 19:08 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Uranus 19:23 EST
Venus contraparallel Vulcanus 20:26 EST
Heliocentric Mars sextile Heliocentric Chiron 21:38 EST
Venus contraparallel Vulcanus in right ascension 21:59 EST
Mercury in 24th harmonic to Neptune 23:05 EST

January 30
Venus square True Lunar Node 00:11 EST
Mercury enters Aquarius 00:36 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Jupiter 00:36 EST
Moon quintile Saturn 01:59 EST
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Apollon 02:02 EST
Moon quintile Vulcanus 02:32 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Pluto 02:41 EST
Moon quincunx Uranus 03:23 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Admetos 05:30 EST
Mars quincunx Saturn in right ascension 05:35 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Admetos 06:31 EST
Moon semisextile Poseidon 06:49 EST
Moon conjunct Zeus 11:06 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Apollon 11:21 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Zeus 12:39 EST
Venus semisquare Cupido 12:45 EST
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Poseidon 12:51 EST
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Uranus 14:00 EST
Moon trine Sun 14:17 EST
Moon biquintile Uranus 14:53 EST
Moon sextile Cupido 14:56 EST
Mars quincunx Vulcanus in right ascension 15:09 EST
Mercury quincunx Kronos 15:23 EST
Moon quintile Pluto 15:36 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 16:10 EST
Moon parallel Zeus 16:25 EST
Moon quintile Mars 18:29 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Jupiter 18:36 EST
Mercury contraparallel Saturn 21:10 EST
Mercury contraparallel Saturn in right ascension 21:13 EST
Moon trine Neptune 21:44 EST
Venus conjunct Chiron in right ascension 21:57 EST
Sun sextile Cupido 22:31 EST
Moon biquintile Admetos 23:36 EST

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STOCKS TO WATCH: CEG, STZ, TOL, WOS, WTW.

Constellation Energy Group (CEG)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 03/29/1950; 10:00 a.m.
Trading Strategy: With transiting Uranus on its First-Trade Midheaven and stationary Jupiter conjoining First-Trade Neptune, there's a lot to suggest that CEG is poised for a dramatic price breakout. The recent action for CEG has been bounded by Vulcanus planetary lines (H,24,N,0); if we get a solid daily close at 45.00 or better to break through the Vulcanus resistance we will enter a long position for the Model Portfolio, with an initial stop set at 43.75.


Constellation Brands Inc. (STZ)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 10/12/1999; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Why shouldn't an astrologically-based portfolio have more than one constellation? STZ has climbed about 25% in the last 10 weeks, and its best transits are yet to come. Jupiter's upcoming station will conjoin the STZ First-Trade Sun, and transiting Venus will conjoin First-Trade Uranus in a couple of weeks. We expect that will add even more positive energy to the situation, so our plan is to add a long position in STZ to the Model Portfolio this week. We will set our initial stop at 48.00.


Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 07/16/1986; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: The construction industry has been booming lately, and Toll Brothers is one of the strongest companies in that sector. The transits to the company's First-Trade horoscope present an interesting picture. TOL is going through a return of the True Lunar Node, with Saturn conjoining the First-Trade Sun and transiting Uranus in opposition to First-Trade Venus. That combination suggests that significant new business may be in the works, and we feel encouraged about adding a long position to the Model Portfolio this week, with an initial stop set at 70.75.


Wolseley PLC (WOS)
NYSE
First Trade Date: 05/31/2001; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: With transiting Pluto in opposition to First-Trade Jupiter, this stock has been in a strong growth mode for the past two years, and has just broken out to a fresh new high in last week's trading. That spurt was no doubt triggered by transiting Jupiter making contact with the First-Trade IC. Jupiter is slowing down as it moves towards its stationary point, and its favorable transiting position will be augmented in a couple of weeks by transiting Venus conjoining the WOS First-Trade Descendant. Our plan is thus to add an immediate long position in WOS to the Model Portfolio, setting our initial stop at 39.00.


Weight Watchers International Inc. (WTW)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 11/15/2001; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: This year's Number One New Year's Resolution is once again a pledge to lose weight, and Weight Watchers remains one of the most popular weight-loss programs available. The stock is gaining weight, however, thanks to transiting Jupiter getting ready to make its station right on the WTW First-Trade Midheaven. Its impact is already being felt, but it will get an extra kicker as the exact station forms, with Mars conjoining the WTW First-Trade Ascendant, the Sun conjoining First-Trade Mars, and the Moon conjoining First-Trade Venus. This should give WTW enough energy to break through the resistance that it's getting from Admetos (G,24,N,0); in anticipation of that move, we plan to add a long position to the Model Portfolio this week. We will set our initial stop at 44.25.

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posted by Tim Bost @ 1/23/2005 01:26:00 AM