FinancialCyclesWeekly.com #0506 -- February 6-12, 02005 with Tim Bost

COMMENT: Last week we noted that "We are looking for a significant shift in market direction," which "should open the door for a rally in stock prices in the weeks ahead," thanks to the Mars/Pluto conjunction and the Jupiter retrograde station. That certainly proved to be the case, with the week resulting in stronger positions in our Model Portfolio and a generally positive tone in most of the trading action. While this is not necessarily a signal of an extended price run-up of record-breaking proportions, it does provide an opportunity for more profitable trades.

DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN
What a difference a day makes, not to mention a Saturn cycle! In late 2003, when we were preparing our monograph on Strategies for Creating Personal Wealth in 2004, we focused on the fact that Saturn was returning to the position it held during the administration of Gerald Ford, which was noteworthy not only because Donald Rumsfeld was President Ford's Chief of Staff, but also because of the passage of ERISA, the Employees Retirement Investment Securities Act. This law, which created the 401-K plan, helped move the responsibility for retirement funding from employers to employees, and set the course which eventually resulted in debacles like the Enron scandal. Along the way, of course, ERISA was also a big boon for the securities industry, and did a lot to help bring the bear market of the 1970s to an end.

Our main concern in reviewing this history, however, was the understanding that the cycle was getting ready to repeat itself, which suggested that there were potentially challenging times ahead for retirement plans, especially through attempts to change basic legislation. That cyclic impact is certainly evident right now, with President Bush's front-and-center efforts to privatize Social Security. As columnist Maureen Dowd commented this week, "The White House seems to think Social Security was corrupt form the moment it was enacted in 1935. It wants to replace it with private accounts that will fatten the wallets of stockbrokers and put the savings of Americans who didn't inherit vast fortunes at risk."

We plan to share more astrological analysis and more comments on Social Security in the weeks ahead. In the meantime, however, you might want to review some of the information in our monograph, which originally sold for $49.95 when it was published a year ago but is now available as a free download in a pdf-file format on our website at http://www.timbost.com/publications/books.html.

MARKET ASTROLOGY ON THE AIR
Our friend Arch Crawford, who has published his Crawford Perspectives newsletter since 1977, is becoming something of a regular on CNBC, sharing his views on the markets based on his astrological insights and his considerable skill as a market technician. He always does a fine job of bringing clarity and credibility to our field. Arch is next scheduled to be interviewed by Ron Insana on CNBC this Wednesday, February 9, at 2:20 p.m. EST. You can find him on the web at www.crawfordperspectives.com.

THE DUMBEST DAY OF THE YEAR?
In last week's newsletter we suggested that "Perhaps this Groundhog Day we will get to find out who casts a bigger shadow: George W. Bush or Alan Greenspan." That notion resonated quite strongly with some online comments we happened to see later in the week, made by musician Chris Q of the band LOWdOGS on the group's website at http://www.lowdogs.com/qsnews/. "Yesterday was Groundhog Day," he noted, "quite possibly the dumbest day/tradition of the year. Yesterday was also the State of the Union address. DEFINITELY the dumbest day of the year. Since there's probably a million people out there going on about the latter I'll stick with old Punxsutawney Phil.

"First things first, Phil claims that there are officially 6 more weeks of winter this year. When he emerged from his burrow yesterday, which incidentally isn't a burrow at all, he saw his shadow hence the prediction.

"What most people don't realize is that there are lots of weather predicting groundhogs. They have one down here in the South (Georgia) named what else, General Lee. There's also one in Canada. I can't remember his name right now but I do know it's an albino. I think it also plays hockey. There are some European versions but we needn't concern ourselves with them. Punxsutawney Phil has somehow stolen all the glory. Maybe because he's 119 years old. That's right, 119! I guess anything that lives that long deserves some kind of credit for something.

"I suppose my one question is; how difficult is it to say that there'll be 6 more weeks of crappy weather in the Northeast at the beginning of February? I could've told you that. That's why I live in the South. Maybe next year we could have Phil give the State of the Union and Dubya could wax meteorologic."

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THE WEEK AHEAD

Earnings season is still in full swing, with reports due this week from Biogen Idec (BIIB), North Folk Bancorp (NFB), Wellpoint, Inc. (WLP), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Electronic Data Systems (EDS), Jefferson-Pilot (JP), Clorox (CLX), Humana Inc. (HUM), Allergan Inc. (AGN), Cendant Corporation (CDE), Hasbro (HAS), Masco Corporation (MAS), Cisco Systems (CSCO), American International Group (AIG), May Department Stores (MAY), Sigma-Aldrich Group (SIAL), Computer Sciences (CSC), Dell Inc. (DELL), Prudential Financial (PRU), and Aetna (AET).

The economic news for the week is likely to center on a fresh batch of numbers from December, including Wholesale Inventories, Consumer Credit, and International Trade. There will also be speeches by Fed Governors Edward Gramlich Susan Bies, as well as Minneapolis Fed President Gary Stern and New York Fed President Timothy Geithner. Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan will go to Edinburgh, Scotland to accept an honorary degree. All of the comments by Fed officials could have unanticipated impacts on the markets, especially with transiting Mars activating the birth chart for the Federal Reserve this week.

Although we expect the overall trend to continue upward in the markets for the time being, there could be a negative bump in the road as this week gets underway, thanks to an eclipse activation, a Mars/Kronos opposition, and the lunar perigee on Monday. Tuesday's New Moon is paired with a second eclipse activation, but since it comes after the close of the New York markets it may make its impact felt on Wednesday as well, slowing down the positive action somewhat. Thursday brings a heliocentric opposition of Venus to Vulcanus, a precursor to the heliocentric Venus/Saturn opposition on Friday. The early hours on Friday also bring a void-of-course Moon, which suggests the wisdom of extra caution as the trading day gets underway, at least during the first hour after the opening bell. In short, while we are looking for opportunities on the long side this week, there are still enough potential rough spots in the astrological environment to make trading (and life in general) quite interesting.

As we set up our trades this week we will be paying particular attention to the heliocentric dynamics that come into play. We will keep an eye on the fourth-harmonic action for Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune, Chiron, Apollon, Admetos, Vulcanus, and Poseidon (H,90,N,0) and the fifth-harmonic positions for Mercury, Venus, Mars, Neptune, Cupido, Kronos, and Poseidon (H,72,N,0).

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.

Although we may feel compelled to initiate action on the basis of what we perceive as differences between ourselves and others, we can grow in integrity and claim a fresh start if we reach within ourselves and discover new depths of emotional resiliency, communicating and connecting with others from a broader, more magnanimous perspective.

"Propaganda ends where dialogue begins." -- Marshall McLuhan

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GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS LAST WEEK

In keeping with our forecast, stock markets around the world turned up fairly emphatically last week, with the broad-based Russell 2000 leading the way and an especially strong swing to the upside in Frankfurt. Hong Kong was the sole exception to the shift in trend.

Dow Jones Industrial Average -- up 2.77%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- up 1.46%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 3.90%
S+P 500 -- up 2.70%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- up 2.50%
Russell 2000 -- up 3.99%
London FTSE-100 -- up 1.56%
Paris CAC-40 -- up 2.26%
Frankfurt DAX -- up 3.27%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- up 1.46%
Tokyo Nikkei -- up 0.35%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- down 0.48%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 1.15%

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FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO


POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: NONE.

We closed no Model Portfolio positions during the past week, adjusting our stops and letting our profits run.

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POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: ELK, RRC, ACR.

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

We bought 200 shares of Elkcorp (ELK) at 40.45 on 01/31/05, setting our initial stop at 35.00.

We bought 500 shares of Range Resources Corporation (RRC) at 21.75 on 01/31/05, setting our initial stop at 20.75.

We bought 1,000 shares of American Retirement Corporation (ACR) at 12.60 on 02/01/05, setting our initial stop at 11.00.

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YEAR-IN-REVIEW MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY

So far this year we have had a total of 19 completed trades, with 6 winners and 13 losers bringing us a total net profit of $2,600.00. The largest profit for a single trade has been $2,367.00, with our winners averaging $692.00; the largest single-trade loss has been $240.00, with our losers averaging $119.38. The overall average profit per trade has been $136.84, and the mean duration of our trades has been 11.8 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

American Retirement Corporation (ACR) -- bought 1,000 shares at 12.60 on 02/01/05; currently 13.11. Raise stop to 12.95.

Companhia Siderugica Nacional ADS (SID) -- bought 500 shares at 18.75 on 01/19/05; currently 21.50. Raise stop to 20.25.

Constellation Brands Inc. (STZ) -- bought 200 shares at 48.50 on 01/25/05; currently 55.00. Raise stop to 51.00.

Constellation Energy Group (CEG) -- bought 300 shares at 45.30 on 01/25/05; currently 51.40. Raise stop to 49.25.

Elkcorp (ELK) -- bought 200 shares at 40.45 on 01/31/05; currently 39.25. Raise stop to 38.60.

Olin Corporation (OLN) -- bought 500 shares at 20.30 on 01/13/05, currently 24.56. Raise stop to 22.85.

Range Resources Corporation (RRC) -- bought 500 shares at 21.75 on 01/31/05; currently 22.48. Raise stop to 21.50.

Station Casinos Inc. (STN) -- bought 200 shares at 55.50 on 01/18/05; currently 62.74. Raise stop to 61.35.

Stein Mart Inc. (SMRT) -- bought 500 shares at 19.00 on 01/13/05; currently 21.86. Raise stop to 19.25.

Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL) -- bought 100 shares at 73.50 on 01/25/05; currently 82.05. Raise stop to 78.00.

Weight Watchers International Inc. (WTW) -- bought 300 shares at 45.25 on 01/25/05; currently 46.70. Raise stop to 46.25.

Wolseley PLC (WOS) -- bought 300 shares at 40.00 on 01/25/05; currently 43.65. Raise stop to 41.75.

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STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Automobile Dealerships; Semiconductor Integrated Circuits; Technical Services; Residential Construction; Toys and Games.

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WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Specialty Eateries; Internet Services and Software; Silver; Cleaning Products; Networking and Communications Devices.

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ASTROLOGICAL EVENTS DURING THE COMING WEEK

February 6
Moon square Zeus 00:31 EST
Mercury semisquare Mars in right ascension 00:47 EST
Moon semisextile Cupido 03:59 EST
Moon semisextile Mercury 04:32 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Hades in right ascension 05:17 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Chiron 07:40 EST
Mercury crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 07:25 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Mars 09:27 EST
Moon semisextile Neptune 09:56 EST
Chiron conjunct 11/23/03 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 09:56 EST
Mars enters Capricorn 13:31 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 14:25 EST
Moon semisextile Sun 14:37 EST
Venus semisextile Uranus in right ascension 14:47 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Hades 14:57 EST
Moon square Jupiter 15:44 EST
Moon quintile Poseidon 16:09 EST
Heliocentric Mercury enters Aquarius 16:53 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Neptune 17:38 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Venus 18:15 EST
Moon semisquare Uranus 18:44 EST
Mars semisquare Neptune 20:14 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Kronos in right ascension 20:33 EST
Moon trine Admetos 20:39 EST
Moon opposition Saturn 20:47 EST
Void-of-Course Moon begins 20:47 EST
Moon opposition Vulcanus 22:00 EST
Moon quincunx Hades 22:05 EST
Moon semisextile Pluto 23:46 EST

February 7
Venus semisextile Uranus 00:28 EST
Moon square Apollon 00:39 EST
Mercury quintile True Lunar Node 01:02 EST
Moon square True Lunar Node 01:54 EST
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Poseidon 03:05 EST
Chiron biquintile Hades 03:20 EST
Moon semisquare Cupido 03:50 EST
Sun parallel Pluto 04:08 EST
Sun parallel Pluto in right ascension 04:09 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Mars 04:20 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Kronos 04:39 EST
Venus trine Zeus in right ascension 04:42 EST
Heliocentric Mars quincunx Heliocentric Kronos 06:17 EST
Sun trine Jupiter 07:03 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Mercury 07:22 EST
Moon biquintile Hades 07:35 EST
Moon conjunct Chiron 07:36 EST
Saturn quincunx Pluto in right ascension 08:29 EST
Mercury opposition 11/08/03 Lunar Eclipse Antiscion 08:35 EST
Venus semisquare Pluto in right ascension 08:39 EST
Moon enters Aquarius 09:26 EST
Void-of-Course Moon ends 09:26 EST
Mercury in 24th harmonic to Chiron 09:32 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Neptune 09:46 EST
Moon semisextile Mars 10:24 EST
Moon quincunx Kronos 10:53 EST
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Venus 12:45 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Sun 16:03 EST
Mars quintile Jupiter 16:59 EST
Lunar perigee 17:10 EST
Moon parallel Mars 17:51 EST
Moon semisextile Uranus 18:32 EST
Moon contraparallel Kronos 19:26 EST
Moon conjunct Venus 20:05 EST
Moon biquintile Kronos 20:20 EST
Mercury conjunct Neptune in right ascension 20:26 EST
Mars opposition Kronos 20:33 EST
Moon square Poseidon 20:36 EST
Mars opposition Kronos in right ascension 20:41 EST
Heliocentric Earth contraparallel Heliocentric Pluto 20:41 EST
Mercury square 05/04/04 Lunar Eclipse Point 21:26 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Hades 21:46 EST
Mercury trine Jupiter in right ascension 22:52 EST
Venus biquintile Kronos 23:09 EST
Moon semisquare Pluto 23:30 EST
Saturn sextile Admetos 23:38 EST

February 8
Moon trine Zeus 00:04 EST
Moon contraparallel Hades 02:06 EST
Venus square Poseidon 02:24 EST
Moon sextile Cupido 03:33 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 04:22 EST
Moon contraparallel Saturn 04:50 EST
Mercury contraparallel Admetos 04:51 EST
Mercury conjunct Neptune 05:09 EST
Mercury contraparallel Admetos in right ascension 05:23 EST
Moon contraparallel Vulcanus 05:49 EST
Moon quintile True Lunar Node 06:00 EST
Sun trine Hades in right ascension 07:05 EST
Moon parallel Cupido 07:12 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Chiron 07:25 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Venus 09:16 EST
Venus sextile Cupido in right ascension 09:30 EST
Moon conjunct Neptune 9:31 EST
Moon conjunct Mercury 10:04 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Kronos 10:33 EST
Moon semisquare Mars 11:15 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Kronos 14:19 EST
Moon trine Jupiter 15:07 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Hades 16:27 EST
Sun trine Apollon in right ascension 16:33 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Poseidon 16:40 EST
Moon parallel Venus 17:08 EST
New Moon 17:28 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Uranus 17:51 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Uranus 18:21 EST
Mercury square 11/08/03 Lunar Eclipse Point 18:37 EST
Moon quincunx Saturn 20:00 EST
Moon square Admetos 20:06 EST
Moon contraparallel Admetos 20:49 EST
Mercury square Admetos in right ascension 21:07 EST
Moon quincunx Vulcanus 21:25 EST
Moon trine Hades 21:31 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Venus 21:58 EST
Moon parallel Mercury 22:23 EST
Moon quintile Cupido 22:35 EST
Heliocentric Mars parallel Heliocentric Cupido 22:47 EST
Moon sextile Pluto 23:19 EST
Void-of-Course Moon begins 23:19 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Pluto 23:47 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Zeus 23:50 EST

February 9
Moon trine Apollon 00:06 EST
Moon sextile True Lunar Node 00:51 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Kronos 00:57 EST
Mercury semisquare Mars 02:48 EST
Sun sextile True Lunar Node in right ascension 02:52 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Uranus 03:11 EST
Moon parallel Neptune 04:53 EST
Moon biquintile Saturn 05:31 EST
Moon biquintile Vulcanus 06:59 EST
Sun in 24th harmonic to Uranus 07:22 EST
Moon semisextile Chiron 07:24 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Zeus 08:04 EST
Moon enters Pisces 08:59 EST
Void-of-Course Moon ends 08:59 EST
Moon parallel Pluto 09:22 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Neptune 09:28 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Hades 09:34 EST
Moon trine Kronos 10:26 EST
Moon parallel Sun 12:16 EST
Moon sextile Mars 12:21 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Mercury 13:05 EST
Sun sesquiquadrate Zeus in right ascension 13:43 EST
Moon parallel Chiron 14:09 EST
Moon biquintile Zeus 14:14 EST
Venus semisquare Pluto 14:22 EST
Moon parallel Poseidon 14:35 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Jupiter 15:03 EST
Sun quincunx Saturn in right ascension 15:24 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Pluto 15:37 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Jupiter 18:23 EST
Moon conjunct Uranus 18:27 EST
Moon quintile Pluto 18:35 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 18:39 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Sun 19:13 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Cupido 19:53 EST
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Admetos 19:57 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Saturn 19:57 EST
Venus trine Zeus 20:08 EST
Moon trine Poseidon 20:24 EST
Sun sextile Pluto in right ascension 20:52 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Vulcanus 21:28 EST
Moon quincunx Zeus 23:56 EST

February 10
Moon sesquiquadrate Apollon 00:14 EST
Moon semisextile Venus 00:18 EST
Moon semisquare True Lunar Node 00:46 EST
Moon quintile Admetos 01:02 EST
Heliocentric Venus opposition Heliocentric Vulcanus 01:57 EST
Heliocentric Venus contraparallel Heliocentric Kronos 02:23 EST
Moon square Cupido 03:35 EST
Heliocentric Mars contraparallel Heliocentric Saturn 05:02 EST
Mars semisquare Neptune in right ascension 05:07 EST
Moon parallel Uranus 05:09 EST
Sun quincunx Saturn 05:11 EST
Moon biquintile Jupiter 05:37 EST
Mercury trine Jupiter 05:42 EST
Heliocentric Mars quintile Heliocentric Neptune 05:43 EST
Moon contraparallel True Lunar Node 06:47 EST
Moon parallel Apollon 07:10 EST
Moon semisquare Chiron 07:50 EST
Sun square Admetos 08:46 EST
Moon quintile Mars 08:49 EST
Moon semisextile Neptune 09:52 EST
Mercury trine Hades in right ascension 10:47 EST
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Apollon 11:29 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Chiron 11:48 EST
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Hades 12:05 EST
Sun quincunx Vulcanus in right ascension 14:54 EST
Moon biquintile Apollon 14:59 EST
Moon quincunx Jupiter 15:29 EST
Mercury trine Apollon in right ascension 16:21 EST
Moon semisextile Mercury 16:51 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Kronos 18:59 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Uranus 19:08 EST
Mercury sextile True Lunar Node in right ascension 19:34 EST
Moon parallel Jupiter 19:50 EST
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Pluto 20:21 EST
Moon trine Saturn 20:28 EST
Moon sextile Admetos 20:47 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Poseidon 21:02 EST
Jupiter trine Neptune in right ascension 21:05 EST
Moon semisextile Sun 21:42 EST
Moon trine Vulcanus 22:08 EST
Moon square Hades 22:14 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Venus 23:11 EST

February 11
Moon square Pluto 00:14 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 00:14 - 10:22 EST
Moon quincunx Apollon 00:58 EST
Moon semisextile True Lunar Node 01:22 EST
Sun parallel Chiron in right ascension 01:30 EST
Sun parallel Chiron 01:33 EST
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Admetos 03:00 EST
Moon semisquare Venus 03:25 EST
Sun quincunx Vulcanus 03:47 EST
Mercury quincunx Saturn in right ascension 04:05 EST
Moon parallel Zeus 04:09 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Zeus in right ascension 04:24 EST
Sun trine Hades 05:21 EST
Heliocentric Venus opposition Heliocentric Saturn 05:55 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Neptune 06:24 EST
Sun parallel Poseidon 07:45 EST
Sun parallel Poseidon in right ascension 08:22 EST
Moon sextile Chiron 08:59 EST
Pluto crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 09:00 EST
Heliocentric Earth contraparallel Heliocentric Chiron 09:01 EST
Mercury sextile Pluto in right ascension 09:11 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Cupido 10:06 EST
Moon enters Aries 10:22 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 10:22 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Mars 10:46 EST
Moon semisquare Neptune 11:00 EST
Moon square Kronos 11:52 EST
Mercury in 24th harmonic to Uranus 12:12 EST
Moon biquintile Poseidon 12:12 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 12:22 EST
Venus contraparallel Admetos 12:30 EST
Venus contraparallel Admetos in right ascension 13:21 EST
Venus sextile Cupido 15:28 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Kronos 16:18 EST
Moon square Mars 16:32 EST
Mercury parallel Neptune 18:25 EST
Mercury parallel Neptune in right ascension 18:26 EST
Mercury quincunx Vulcanus in right ascension 18:47 EST
Moon semisextile Uranus 20:38 EST
Uranus crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 20:46 EST
Mercury quincunx Saturn 21:33 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Hades 21:46 EST
Moon semisquare Mercury 21:49 EST
Moon semisquare Admetos 22:14 EST
Moon quincunx Poseidon 22:29 EST
Sun quintile Cupido 22:37 EST
Heliocentric Earth contraparallel Heliocentric Poseidon 23:10 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Zeus 23:19 EST

February 12
Uranus semisquare True Lunar Node in right ascension 00:21 EST
Venus crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 00:40 EST
Mercury square Admetos 01:06 EST
Moon semisquare Sun 01:11 EST
Moon opposition Zeus 02:14 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to True Lunar Node 02:52 EST
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Apollon 03:17 EST
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Hades 04:15 EST
Uranus quintile Pluto 04:43 EST
Moon quintile Hades 04:55 EST
Moon quintile Chiron 05:44 EST
Moon trine Cupido 06:12 EST
Moon contraparallel Zeus 06:50 EST
Moon sextile Venus 07:41 EST
Mars sesquiquadrate Admetos in right ascension 09:39 EST
Sun sextile Pluto 10:30 EST
Mercury quincunx Vulcanus 11:45 EST
Venus quintile True Lunar Node 12:01 EST
Mercury trine Hades 12:42 EST
Moon sextile Neptune 13:03 EST
Heliocentric Mars contraparallel Heliocentric Vulcanus 13:36 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Mars 14:40 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Vulcanus 14:46 EST
Sun sesquiquadrate Zeus 15:28 EST
Moon contraparallel Jupiter 15:29 EST
Mars sextile Poseidon in right ascension 16:27 EST
Heliocentric Jupiter sextile Heliocentric Cupido 17:02 EST
Moon opposition Jupiter 18:49 EST
Moon quintile Kronos 19:11 EST
Sun trine Apollon 19:55 EST
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Poseidon 20:05 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Saturn 20:24 EST
Heliocentric Venus conjunct Heliocentric Chiron 20:46 EST
Mercury quintile Cupido 22:48 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Cupido 23:02 EST
Moon semisquare Uranus 23:06 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Kronos in right ascension 23:42 EST
Sun sextile True Lunar Node 23:50 EST

February 13
Moon square Saturn 00:04 EST
Moon semisextile Admetos 00:40 EST
Moon square Vulcanus 02:04 EST
Moon sextile Hades 02:11 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Uranus 02:12 EST
Moon sextile Mercury 04:16 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 04:22 EST
Moon trine Pluto 04:27
Moon opposition Apollon 05:08 EST
Moon contraparallel Apollon 05:13 EST
Moon conjunct True Lunar Node 05:25 EST
Moon parallel True Lunar Node 05:26 EST
True Lunar Node direct station 05:29 EST
Mercury sextile Pluto 05:38 EST
Moon sextile Sun 05:53 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 05:53-15:18 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Cupido 06:03 EST
Moon contraparallel Uranus 07:12 EST
Moon quintile Venus 07:16 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Pluto 07:29 EST
Mercury conjunct Sun in right ascension 07:39 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Zeus 08:06 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Cupido 08:59 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Admetos 09:15 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Saturn 09:57 EST
Moon quintile Neptune 10:38 EST
Mercury trine Apollon 10:40 EST
Venus opposition 11/08/03 Lunar Eclipse Antiscion 10:52 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Vulcanus 11:52 EST
Mercury sextile True Lunar Node 12:55 EST
Mercury parallel Pluto 13:48 EST
Mercury parallel Pluto in right ascension 13:51 EST
Moon square Chiron 14:09 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Zeus 14:50 EST
Moon enters Taurus 15:18 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Apollon 15:54 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Hades 16:11 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Jupiter 16:27 EST
Moon sextile Kronos 16:53 EST
Moon contraparallel Sun 20:07 EST
Venus in 24th harmonic to Chiron 22:36 EST
Moon contraparallel Poseidon 23:51 EST
Moon contraparallel Chiron 23:58 EST

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STOCKS TO WATCH: ATPG, CTX, HIBB, RCI.

ATP Oil and Gas (ATPG)
NYSE
First Trade Date: 02/06/2001; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: This is a carry-over from last week's watch list, since the stock did not give us the buy signal we required to enter the trade. But ATPG closed last Friday at 20.96, its first daily close above the 20.65 target we were waiting for. That means we plan to add a long position to the Model Portfolio as soon as trading gets underway this week. We will set our initial stop at 18.50.


Centex Corporation (CTX)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 02/28/1971; 10:00 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Transiting Pluto has been hanging around the CTX First-Trade Jupiter for quite a while now, and the stock has shown some dramatic growth. Currently, however, we also have transiting Jupiter conjoining First-Trade Uranus, and transiting Venus conjoining the First-Trade True Lunar Node and First-Trade Venus. This is enough to get us interested in a long position in this stock, which we will be entering after the middle of the week. CTX has been responding nicely to trading ranges defined by heliocentric Neptune in the fourth harmonic (H,90,N,0), so we will be using that planetary line to set our initial stop at 58.75.


Hibbett Sporting Goods (HIBB)
NASDAQ
First Trade Date: 10/11/1996; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Transiting Jupiter has just made its retrograde station conjoining the powerful Sun-Apollon conjunction in the HIBB First-Trade chart, setting the stage for a short-term trade. HIBB gapped upward on Friday to make a daily low exactly on the fifth-harmonic Apollon line (H,72,N,0), which we take as an extremely positive signal. Our plan is thus to enter a long position early this week; we will set our initial stop at 27.00.


Renal Care Group Inc. (RCI)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 11/13/2001; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Although transiting Saturn is currently conjoining the RCI First-Trade Vulcanus, we are looking at other factors which improve the prospects for this stock. Transiting Pluto is conjoining the First-Trade Ascendant, which intensifies the situation considerably. There's added strength in the situation, however, because transiting Jupiter is currently stationary on the RCI First-Trade Midheaven, with transiting Venus moving in on First-Trade Neptune to enhance the speculative energy. Neptune in the fifth harmonic (H,72,N,0) has significantly bounded the trading for this stock in the past, RCI has just broken out above a new increment of that planetary line. If we get a correct low with Thursday's Mars/Neptune quintile in the 38.70 -- 38.75 range, we will add a long position to the Model Portfolio. Our initial stop will be set at 36.75.

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posted by Tim Bost @ 2/06/2005 12:06:00 AM