FinancialCyclesWeekly.com #0507 -- February 13-19, 02005 with Tim Bost

COMMENT: We're beginning to move into some possibly treacherous territory for the current market rally, thanks mainly to the actions of Saturn, Uranus, and Pluto, which have the potential to override much of the positive energy we've been getting since the Mars/Pluto conjunction and the Jupiter retrograde station a couple of weeks ago. The eighth-harmonic tension between Saturn and Uranus could impact market action as early as Tuesday or as late as Friday, but we will likely be obliged to deal with it before this trading week is out. Saturn is also quincunx Pluto, which adds an extra element of stress. We are still positioning some of our trades on the long side of the market, but we plan to use tight stops to protect our gains and to guard against excessive losses.

TRADERS GATHER IN NEW YORK
For the past couple of days we've been in New York City, talking with traders and speculators who have gathered for the International Traders Expo here. There is an incredible variety of interest and opinion being expressed at this gathering, with active traders voicing enthusiasm for markets of all sorts, seasoned speculators looking for enhanced tools and methodologies to apply to market analysis, and market newcomers eagerly collecting information from the many vendors gathered for the event. While we've fielded many questions about our opinions on specific equities, the interest in index funds and e-mini contracts seems to be quite strong, and we've participated in several discussions about Fibonacci-based techniques for market forecasting. But we also see the size of the gathering and the enthusiasm of the participants as contrary indicators: if active trading is becoming this popular, can a significant market decline be far behind?

COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET
One of the speakers we heard at the Expo was our friend Larry Pesavento, who is the author of several excellent books on trading methodologies and pattern recognition and who has shared the speakers' platform with us at astro-economics conferences in the past. Larry was discussing Fibonacci ratios and detailing his research on the opening price principle in a break-out workshop with about 150 participants. He created a bit of a stir when he told the group that it should take a serious look at astrology as a component in trading and market analysis. "I'm probably the only speaker at this conference right now who will dare talk to you about astrology this year," he said, "but I can guarantee you that within a couple of years conferences like this one will have four or five key speakers talking about astrology in the markets." We're sure that Larry is right. We're not only seeing greater acceptance of astrology as a valuable tool to use in the markets, but we're also meeting more and more traders who are eager to take a serious look at how they can use cosmic correlations to enhance their bottom line.

WRAPSODY IN ORANGE
We have felt especially fortunate to be in Manhattan at the commencement of the artist Christo's huge installation in Central Park, which was unveiled on Saturday, February 12, and will be on display for 16 days. The exhibit, which cost over $21 million and was 26 years in the making, displays 7,500 bright orange panels of recyclable fabric in a series of hanging gateways, stretching over 23 miles of the pathways that run through the park. It's visually stunning, and walking along the pathways gave us a refreshing break from the intensity in the Traders Expo meeting rooms 15 blocks away. Most of all, though, we relished participating in the wonderfully diverse community that is such an integral part of the New York experience. That amazing blend of cosmopolitan and home-town energies got a truly uplifting focus as the crowds exuberantly strolled beneath the orange panels in the park.

MORE ON SOCIAL SECURITY
We commented briefly in last week's issue about the astrological correlations to the current discussion on revamping Social Security. Market astrologer Ray Merriman also had some comments to add to the discussion last week, focusing mainly on the Saturn/Pluto dynamic involved. Ray notes that President Bush "insists the system is going bankrupt, and the only way to save it is through privatization. And for the right to invest 4% of your social security contributions (if you are under 55), you will have to give up --what? -- 40% of your benefits over time? And to affect this plan, the U.S. will have to pony up $2 trillion more to our current $4.6 trillion deficit. This is certainly in line with the historical themes of downside of the Saturn-Pluto cycle (opposition to conjunction, 2001-2020). And those themes are: increased federal deficits and personal debts, higher taxes, higher interest rates, and sluggish economy and equity markets.

"Will this plan for privatization of just 4% really save the Social Security program? Let's assume you have $10,000.00 in the program. And let's assume the economy grows by 3% over time (a very generous assumption). And let's say you get to invest 4% of that $10,000.00, and you are able to show a profit of triple that 3% economic growth. You make 9%. How does that affect your bottom line? At 3%, $10,000 would appreciate to $10,300 in one year. If 45 of that $10,000 made 9%, your total equity at the end of one year would be $10,324.00. Geez, for every $10,000.00 I have, I could increase my bottom line by $24.00 -- if I was able to triple my rate of return above the economic growth of 3%! And for this, I should be willing to forfeit 40% of my future benefits? For this change in the system, I should be willing for the government to add $2 trillion to its deficit?"

Ray Merriman concludes that under President Bush's proposal, "financial services companies could earn $40 billion to $280 billion in fees for handling these new accounts. Geez," he adds, "we might increase our bottom line by $24.00 for every $10,000 we have in the system if we can triple the rate of economic growth through our investments in privatization, while that industry gets a windfall of $40-280 billion in fees. It doesn't add up. But it does make sense in light of our understanding of previous Saturn-Pluto downside cycles."

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE CHANGE
Because of the US markets being closed for the Presidents Day holiday on Monday, February 21, next week's issue of FinancialCyclesWeekly will be published one day later than usual. Look for us in your e-mail inbox on Tuesday morning, February 22!

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THE WEEK AHEAD

This is another busy week for earnings reports, with a number of key retailers among the companies sharing their results. We expect to get word from Agilent Technologies (A), Qwest Communications (Q), Medco Health Solutions (MHS), Deere and Company (DE), Applied Materials (AMAT), Firstenergy Corporation (FE), Transocean Inc. (RIG), Reynolds American (RAI), Network Appliance (NTAP), Nordstrom Inc. (JWN), IMS Health Inc. (RX), Sungard Data Systems (SDS), Caremark Rx Inc. (CMX), Cooper Tire and Rubber (CMX), Coca-Cola Company (KO), Wendy's International (WEN), Moody's Corporation (MCO), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Jones Apparel Group (JNY), Medtronic Inc. (MDT), Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI), Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), Genzyme (GENZ), Target Corporation (TGT), Nextel Communications (NXTL), Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), Allegheny Energy (Y), Radioshack Corporation (RSH), Intuit Inc. (INTU), PG+E Corporation (PCG), and Campbell Soup Company (CPB).

The week's economic news is scheduled to feature the numbers for December Business Inventories, January Retail Sales, Housing Starts, Capacity Utilization, Industrial Production, Import Prices, and Leading Indicators. Toward the end of the week, we will also be watching for the January Producer Price Index, the February survey from the Philadelphia Fed, and the preliminary calculations on February Consumer Sentiment from the University of Michigan.

Astrologically the week ahead presents lots of challenges for active traders. Monday has a fairly positive tone to it, thanks to a Venus/Neptune conjunction just after Venus moves into Aquarius and a Venus/Jupiter trine in right ascension. That combination makes for some beautiful Valentine's Day energy, but an eclipse activation and the superior Sun/Mercury conjunction in the early morning hours could add some extra punch to the market action. Tuesday offers the week's first real possibility for a sharp market reversal, with Saturn sesquiquadrate Uranus in right ascension. That same aspect occurs geocentrically late in the trading day on Thursday, so we are considering the entire Tuesday-through-Thursday period as a time to stay particularly alert to shifting indicators. Tuesday also brings a Venus/Kronos sesquiquadrate, heliocentric Mercury changing signs, and an eclipse activation by Venus, but most of the day's significant dynamics come in the fifth harmonic. For that trading day we'll be looking at (G,72,N,0) planetary lines for Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Apollon, Vulcanus, and the Sun, altering the factor if necessary.

The eighth harmonic in planetary dynamics begins to take over on Wednesday with the Mars/Admetos sesquiquadrate an hour before the opening bell, on a day that also features an eclipse activation and Mercury changing signs geocentrically during trading hours. We'll keep an eye on these events as possible intraday timing triggers. A heliocentric Mars/Uranus square Wednesday night gets pumped up by heliocentric Mercury as Thursday gets underway, augmented by some Sun/Vulcanus action in the fifth harmonic and Mercury activating an eclipse point. The geocentric Saturn/Uranus sesquiquadrate comes an hour before Thursday's closing bell in New York, but we'll be quite surprised if we haven't already seen some significant shifts in the tone of the market prior to that time.

On Friday morning, in spite of the likelihood of prevailing chaos, we'll be stepping aside from trading activity, thanks to a void-of-course Moon. We get a Mercury/Jupiter sesquiquadrate at the opening bell, so we'll be checking the (G,45,N,0) planetary lines for these two planets that day to watch for correct highs and lows, and may look at the same settings for Saturn, Uranus, Venus, Mars, Apollon, Admetos, Zeus, and the True Lunar Node as well. Friday also brings the Sun changing signs, a heliocentric Venus/Poseidon square, and yet another eclipse activation. The holiday weekend will be a particularly good time to be completely out of any volatile or questionable positions, thanks to the lunar apogee, Mars square Zeus, Venus square Admetos, the True Lunar Node in opposition to Apollon, and Mercury conjunct Uranus, along with two more eclipse activations.

Whew! 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.

Power struggles in communications and emotional outbursts may color the start of our week, especially if we fail to imagine new possibilities for love and creativity in our lives. If we let ourselves be guided by our intuition, however, we can find amazingly expansive ways to harmonize with those around us

"Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain." - Edward De Bono

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GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS LAST WEEK

The pace of the market advance slowed down considerably last week, with the broader-based equities markets in the U.S. even turning in a negative performance. Could it be that the stage is being set around the world for a downside reversal in stocks?

Dow Jones Industrial Average -- up 0.75%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- up 0.43%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 0.03%
S+P 500 -- up 0.19%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- down 0.48%
Russell 2000 -- down 0.42%
London FTSE-100 -- up 2.08%
Paris CAC-40 -- up 1.48%
Frankfurt DAX -- up 1.12%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- up 0.11%
Tokyo Nikkei -- up 1.70%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- up 1.92%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 1.70%

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FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO


POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: ACR, STN, WTW, HIBB.

We closed four Model Portfolio positions during the past week, with three winners and one loser producing a net profit of $1,562.00.

On February 7 we sold 1,000 shares of American Retirement Corporation (ACR) at 12.95, taking a profit of $350.00 (a 2.78% gain in 4 trading days).

On February 8 we sold 200 shares of Station Casinos Inc. (STN) at 61.35, taking a profit of $1,170.00 (a 10.54% gain in 15 trading days).

On February 8 we sold 300 shares of Weight Watchers International Inc. (WTW) at 46.24, taking a profit of $297.00 (a 2.19% gain in 10 trading days).

On February 10 we sold 300 shares of Hibbett Sporting Goods (HIBB) at 27.00, taking a loss of $255.00 (a 3.05% loss in 3 trading days).

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POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: ATPG, HIBB, RRC.

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

We bought 500 shares of ATP Oil and Gas (ATPG) at 21.10 on 02/07/05, setting our initial stop at 18.50.

We bought 300 shares of Hibbett Sporting Goods (HIBB) at 27.85 on 02/07/05, setting our initial stop at 27.00.

We bought 100 shares of Centex Corporation (CTX) at 64.00 on 02/10/05, setting our initial stop at 58.75.

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YEAR-IN-REVIEW MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY

So far this year we have had a total of 23 completed trades, with 9 winners and 14 losers bringing us a total net profit of $4,162.00. The largest profit for a single trade has been $2,367.00, with our winners averaging $663.22; the largest single-trade loss has been $255.00, with our losers averaging $129.07. The overall average profit per trade has been $180.96, and the mean duration of our trades has been 11.2 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

ATP Oil and Gas (ATPG) -- bought 500 shares at 21.10 on 02/07/05; currently 22.29. Raise stop to 20.90.

Centex Corporation (CTX) -- bought 100 shares at 64.00 on 02/10/05; currently 62.50. Raise stop to 60.25.

Companhia Siderugica Nacional ADS (SID) -- bought 500 shares at 18.75 on 01/19/05; currently 22.02. Raise stop to 20.75.

Constellation Brands Inc. (STZ) -- bought 200 shares at 48.50 on 01/25/05; currently 55.37. Raise stop to 53.00.

Constellation Energy Group (CEG) -- bought 300 shares at 45.30 on 01/25/05; currently 52.30. Raise stop to 51.00.

Elkcorp (ELK) -- bought 200 shares at 40.45 on 01/31/05; currently 39.05. Raise stop to 38.75.

Olin Corporation (OLN) -- bought 500 shares at 20.30 on 01/13/05, currently 24.22. Raise stop to 23.30.

Range Resources Corporation (RRC) -- bought 500 shares at 21.75 on 01/31/05; currently 23,88. Raise stop to 22.00.

Stein Mart Inc. (SMRT) -- bought 500 shares at 19.00 on 01/13/05; currently 20.75. Raise stop to 20.25.

Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL) -- bought 100 shares at 73.50 on 01/25/05; currently 82.95. Raise stop to 81.25.

Wolseley PLC (WOS) -- bought 300 shares at 40.00 on 01/25/05; currently 42.46. Raise stop to 42.00.

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STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Silver; Oil and Gas Drilling and Exploration; Oil and Gas Equipment and Services; Oil and Gas Refining and Marketing; Broadline Semiconductors.

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WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Long Distance Carriers; Security Software and Services; Sporting Goods Stores; Diagnostic Substances; Specialty Retail.

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ASTROLOGICAL EVENTS DURING THE COMING WEEK

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

February 14
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Saturn 00:21 EST
Moon trine Mars 01:05 EST
Moon biquintile Cupido 01:33 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Jupiter 02:10 EST
Moon sextile Uranus 02:38 EST
Moon contraparallel Mercury 04:04 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Admetos 04:08 EST
Moon opposition Poseidon 04:23 EST
Venus square 05/04/04 Lunar Eclipse Point 04:27 EST
Heliocentric Earth opposition Heliocentric Mercury 05:30 EST
Moon semisquare Hades 05:41 EST
Moon contraparallel Pluto 05:44 EST
Sun superior conjunct Mercury 05:49 EST
Moon quintile Sun 05:50 EST
Moon quintile Mercury 05:50 EST
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Hades 07:19 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Pluto 08:07 EST
Moon quincunx Zeus 08:24 EST
Moon quintile Saturn 08:58 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to True Lunar Node 09:07 EST
Venus trine Jupiter in right ascension 09:30 EST
Moon contraparallel Neptune 10:52 EST
Heliocentric Venus enters Aquarius 10:52 EST
Moon quintile Vulcanus 11:12 EST
Moon quincunx Cupido 12:48 EST
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Neptune 13:06 EST
Venus conjunct Neptune in right ascension 14:10 EST
Moon contraparallel Venus 15:22 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Chiron 16:15 EST
Moon biquintile Zeus 19:44 EST
Venus conjunct Neptune 19:47 EST
Moon square Neptune 20:17 EST
Moon square Venus 20:20 EST
Moon parallel Admetos 20:33 EST
Moon semisquare Kronos 20:58 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Admetos 22:07 EST
Heliocentric Venus contraparallel Heliocentric Hades 23:32 EST

February 15
Saturn sesquiquadrate Uranus in right ascension 00:35 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 01:04 EST
Moon biquintile Pluto 01:13 EST
Moon quintile Uranus 01:24 EST
Mercury semisextile Chiron in right ascension 01:51 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Vulcanus 02:06 EST
Moon quincunx Jupiter 02:11 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Kronos 02:38 EST
Mercury biquintile Saturn 03:22 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Mars 07:10 EST
Mars sextile Uranus 07:31 EST
Moon sextile Saturn 07:42 EST
Heliocentric Mercury enters Pisces 07:45 EST
Moon conjunct Admetos 08:37 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Neptune 08:42 EST
Venus square 11/08/03 Lunar Eclipse Point 09:32 EST
Moon sextile Vulcanus 10:05 EST
Moon semisextile Hades 10:14 EST
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Kronos 10:48 EST
Mercury trine Kronos in right ascension 11:21 EST
Moon quincunx Pluto 12:48 EST
Chiron parallel Poseidon 12:53 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Zeus 13:01 EST
Moon contraparallel Cupido 13:04 EST
Moon quincunx Apollon 13:24 EST
Moon biquintile Jupiter 13:43 EST
Moon semisextile True Lunar Node 13:48 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Saturn 14:32 EST
Mars quintile Apollon 14:36 EST
Mercury parallel Poseidon 14:43 EST
Mercury parallel Chiron 14:46 EST
Mercury parallel Chiron in right ascension 14:46 EST
Moon parallel Vulcanus 14:48 EST
Mercury parallel Poseidon in right ascension 15:03 EST
Moon parallel Saturn 16:19 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Kronos 17:28 EST
Moon parallel Hades 18:55 EST
True Lunar Node retrograde station 18:59 EST
Moon square Sun 19:16 EST
Sun biquintile Saturn 19:25 EST
Mercury biquintile Vulcanus 19:26 EST
Venus square Admetos in right ascension 19:31 EST
Heliocentric Jupiter quintile Heliocentric Pluto 19:33 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Venus 21:56 EST
Moon square Mercury 22:08 EST
Void-of-Course Moon begins 22:08 EST
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Chiron 22:13 EST
Moon trine Chiron 23:27 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Zeus 23:28 EST

February 16
Moon enters Gemini 00:19 EST
Void-of-Course Moon ends 00:19 EST
Chiron parallel Poseidon in right ascension 00:31 EST
Moon biquintile Apollon 01:06 EST
Moon biquintile Mars 01:45 EST
Moon semisextile Kronos 01:58 EST
Moon parallel Kronos 03:18 EST
Moon contraparallel Mars 04:52 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Neptune 07:06 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Jupiter 07:14 EST
Heliocentric Venus parallel Heliocentric Mars 07:16 EST
Mercury semisextile Chiron 07:19 EST
Mars sesquiquadrate Admetos 08:39 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Pluto 10:59 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Jupiter in right ascension 11:09 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Jupiter 11:15 EST
Heliocentric Mars semisextile Heliocentric Poseidon 12:12 EST
Moon square Uranus 12:39 EST
Mercury enters Pisces 12:45 EST
Moon semisquare Saturn 12:53 EST
Mars sextile Poseidon 12:55 EST
Sun semisextile Chiron in right ascension 13:50 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Admetos 13:59 EST
Moon quincunx Poseidon 14:14 EST
Moon quincunx Mars 14:19 EST
Mercury opposition 04/19/04 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 15:09 EST
Moon semisquare Vulcanus 15:26 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Hades 15:36 EST
Moon trine Zeus 18:26 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Apollon 18:51 EST
Moon semisquare True Lunar Node 19:14 EST
Mercury in 24th harmonic to Neptune 20:17 EST
True Lunar Node opposition Apollon in right ascension 20:47 EST
True Lunar Node contraparallel Apollon in right ascension 21:18 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Poseidon 22:45 EST
Heliocentric Mars square Heliocentric Uranus 23:04 EST
Moon opposition Cupido 23:11 EST
Mercury trine Kronos 23:49 EST

February 17
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 00:02 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Uranus 00:10 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Mars 00:20 EST
Sun biquintile Vulcanus 00:57 EST
Moon biquintile Poseidon 02:09 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Pluto 03:06 EST
Sun trine Kronos in right ascension 03:34 EST
Mercury square 11/23/03 Solar Eclipse Point 04:54 EST
Venus trine Jupiter 05:09 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Chiron 05:20 EST
Moon trine Neptune 07:12 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Kronos 07:42 EST
Mars sextile Uranus in right ascension 08:25 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Vulcanus 08:36 EST
Venus parallel Neptune 09:25 EST
Venus parallel Neptune in right ascension 09:26 EST
Mars square Zeus in right ascension 11:13 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Zeus 11:22 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Apollon 12:19 EST
Moon trine Jupiter 12:59 EST
Moon trine Venus 13:56 ET
Heliocentric Venus contraparallel Heliocentric Vulcanus 14:49 EST
Saturn sesquiquadrate Uranus 14:59 EST
Mercury trine Poseidon in right ascension 15:40 EST
Moon semisextile Saturn 18:41 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Chiron 19:35 EST
Moon semisextile Admetos 19:57 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Poseidon 20:11 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Saturn 20:39 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Cupido 20:58 EST
Moon semisextile Vulcanus 21:24 EST
Moon conjunct Hades 21:35 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Poseidon 21:52 EST
Venus trine Hades in right ascension 22:27 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Jupiter 23:08 EST
Moon biquintile Chiron 23:32 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Admetos 23:42 EST

February 18
Moon opposition Pluto 00:23 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 00:23 -- 12:12 EST
Moon trine Apollon 00:53 EST
Moon sextile True Lunar Node 01:10 EST
Sun semisextile Chiron 02:05 EST
Mercury biquintile Zeus 06:12 EST
Venus trine Apollon in right ascension 06:28 EST
Sun enters Pisces 08:31 EST
Venus sextile True Lunar Node in right ascension 08:45 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Jupiter 09:32 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Chiron 10:34 EST
Heliocentric Mars in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Pluto 10:39 EST
Moon quincunx Chiron 11:43 EST
Moon enters Cancer 12:12 EST
Moon trine Sun 12:33 EST
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Poseidon 12:34 EST
Sun opposition 04/19/04 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 12:53 EST
Heliocentric Venus contraparallel Heliocentric Saturn 13:23 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Neptune 13:30 EST
Moon conjunct Kronos 13:54 EST
Venus quincunx Saturn in right ascension 14:36 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Uranus 16:27 EST
Uranus quincunx Zeus in right ascension 18:56 EST
Sun sesquiquadrate Jupiter in right ascension 20:06 EST
Heliocentric Venus parallel Heliocentric Cupido 20:20 EST
Moon trine Mercury 20:56 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Zeus in right ascension 22:40 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Venus 23:46 EST

February 19
Sun in 24th harmonic to Neptune 00:07 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 00:21 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Saturn 00:51 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Neptune 00:59 EST
Moon trine Uranus 01:11 EST
Moon quintile True Lunar Node 01:14 EST
Moon semisquare Admetos 02:16 EST
Moon trine Poseidon 02:29 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Vulcanus 03:42 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Hades 03:53 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Pluto 04:13 EST
Sun trine Kronos 04:18 EST
Chiron square 04/19/04 Solar Eclipse Point 04:28 EST
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Kronos 05:59 EST
Moon opposition Mars 06:26 EST
Moon square Zeus 06:45 EST
Heliocentric Earth contraparallel Heliocentric Mercury 06:50 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Apollon in right ascension 07:17 EST
Moon biquintile Neptune 07:46 EST
Mercury semisquare True Lunar Node in right ascension 08:01 EST
True Lunar Node contraparallel Apollon 08:45 EST
Venus quincunx Saturn 09:45 EST
Venus sextile Pluto in right ascension 10:09 EST
Moon quincunx Cupido 11:41 EST
Mars square Zeus 11:42 EST
Mars in 24th harmonic to Pluto 12:00 EST
True Lunar Node opposition Apollon 12:02 EST
Heliocentric Saturn sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Cupido 12:23 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Saturn in right ascension 12:30 EST
Sun parallel Mercury 12:40 EST
Mercury parallel Sun in right ascension 12:42 EST
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Mars 13:04 EST
Venus in 24th harmonic to Uranus 13:44 EST
Sun square 11/23/03 Solar Eclipse Point 13:53 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Apollon 15:10 EST
Heliocentric Mars sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Vulcanus 15:27 EST
Mars semisextile Cupido in right ascension 18:06 EST
Venus quincunx Vulcanus in right ascension 18:41 EST
Mercury crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 18:44 EST
Mercury quincunx Zeus in right ascension 18:53 EST
Mercury conjunct Uranus in right ascension 19:48 EST
Moon quincunx Neptune 19:58 EST
Moon biquintile Venus 20:09 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Kronos 20:15 EST
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Zeus 20:57 EST
Mercury quintile Pluto 21:02 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Saturn 21:23 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Sun 21:45 EST
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Kronos 22:15 EST
Venus square Admetos 23:33 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Uranus 23:38 EST
Moon biquintile Cupido 23:51 EST

February 20
Lunar apogee 00:00 EST
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Hades 00:11 EST
Heliocentric Mars contraparallel Heliocentric Hades 00:38 EST
Mercury conjunct Uranus 00:43 EST
Moon square Jupiter 01:21 EST
Venus parallel Pluto 04:38 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Apollon 06:09 EST
Moon conjunct Saturn 07:06 EST
Void-of-Course Moon begins 07:06 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Uranus 07:42 EST
Mercury trine Poseidon 08:17 EST
Moon sextile Admetos 08:39 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Mercury 08:58 EST
Moon quincunx Venus 09:43 EST
Moon conjunct Vulcanus 10:03 EST
Moon semisextile Hades 10:15 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Poseidon 11:13 EST
Heliocentric Mars sextile Heliocentric Zeus 12:29 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Uranus 12:41 EST
Venus quincunx Vulcanus 12:49 EST
Moon quincunx Pluto 13:10 EST
Moon square True Lunar Node 13:15 EST
Moon square Apollon 13:33 EST
Venus trine Hades 14:42 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Vulcanus 15:49 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Pluto 16:42 EST
Moon biquintile Sun 17:38 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Admetos 17:56 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Cupido 18:04 EST
Pluto trine True Lunar Node 18:35 EST
Moon quintile Zeus 19:09 EST
Heliocentric Mars semisquare Heliocentric Apollon 19:48 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Vulcanus 20:00 EST
Mercury in 24th harmonic to Venus 21:55 EST
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Cupido 22:21 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Apollon 23:18 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Hades 23:34 EST

February 21
U.S. Markets Closed for Presidents Day Holiday
Moon opposition Chiron 00:49 EST
Moon enters Leo 00:54 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 00:54 EST
Void-of-Course Moon ends 00:54 EST
Moon biquintile Pluto 01:18 EST
Moon biquintile Uranus 01:57 EST
Moon semisextile Kronos 02:33 EST
Mercury parallel Uranus 03:24 EST
Moon biquintile Mercury 06:31 EST
Moon quincunx Sun 06:51 EST
Venus quintile Cupido 07:29 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Saturn 07:33 EST
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Jupiter 07:45 EST
Moon quintile Admetos 08:52 EST
Mercury semisquare True Lunar Node 10:21 EST
Mercury quincunx Zeus 11:02 EST
Sun biquintile Zeus 11:18 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Venus 11:55 EST
Chiron enters Aquarius 12:34 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Saturn 13:12 EST
Moon contraparallel Mars 13:24 EST
Moon quintile Jupiter 13:28 EST
Mercury square 05/21/03 Solar Eclipse Point 13:31 EST
Mercury parallel Apollon 13:39 EST
Moon parallel Kronos 13:49 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Apollon 13:56 EST
Sun sesquiquadrate Jupiter 13:59 EST
Moon quincunx Uranus 14:05 EST
Moon square Poseidon 15:04 EST
Venus sextile True Lunar Node 15:48 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Vulcanus 16:14 EST
Moon semisquare Hades 16:27 EST
Mercury contraparallel True Lunar Node 17:27 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Zeus 17:31 EST
Venus sextile Pluto 18:59 EST
Moon sextile Zeus 19:15 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Pluto 19:25 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Chiron 19:41 EST
Moon quincunx Mercury 20:47 EST
Mercury quintile Admetos 21:30 EST
Venus trine Apollon 21:53 EST
Mars square 04/08/05 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 22:12 EST
Moon parallel Hades 22:22 EST
True Lunar Node crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 22:35 EST
Moon quincunx Mars 22:49 EST
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Chiron 23:50 EST

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STOCKS TO WATCH: CHA, CRS, KOF, NXY.

China Telecom Corporation Ltd. (CHA)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 11/14/2002; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Jupiter is currently conjoining the CHA First-Trade Midheaven, with transiting Pluto closing in on the First-Trade Ascendant. Both of these aspects add some positive punch to the stock, backed up with transiting Neptune's opposition to First-Trade Jupiter and transiting Mars conjoining First-Trade Chiron. These factors may add some extra speculative energy to the mix, but the kicker is the current transit of Mercury to conjoin the CHA First-Trade Uranus this week. That's certainly appropriate for a telecom stock, and we feel that CHA may also be appropriate for our Model Portfolio. Unless we get a daily close below 38.40 on Monday or Tuesday, we will be adding a long position in CHA around the middle of the week, setting our initial stop at 38.50.


Carpenter Technology Corporation (CRS)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 11/06/1968; 10:00 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Transiting Pluto is making its slow way across the CRS First-Trade Ascendant, with Jupiter currently coming off its station on the First-Trade Midheaven. This combination makes this stock worth looking at, but a further move to the upside could be cut short in the next month or two thanks to transiting Pluto square First-Trade Pluto and transiting Saturn simultaneously square First-Trade Saturn. It should be an interesting situation, to say the least. Our strategy will be to add a long position to the Model Portfolio late this week, setting our initial stop at 60.25 and then trailing it fairly tightly once the trade is underway.


Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A. de C.V. (KOF)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 09/14/1993; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: KOF has a lot of action going on, with transiting Jupiter conjoining First-Trade Jupiter and the transiting True Lunar Node hitting the First-Trade Descendant. In the background, there's some positive and powerful energy at work long-term with transiting Poseidon semisquare the KOF First-Trade Sun throughout the year and transiting Pluto in opposition to First-Trade Kronos this spring. This stock is ready for some fairly dramatic short-term action right now, however, with this week's Saturn/Uranus sesquiquadrate activating First-Trade Mars and the First-Trade True Lunar Node and with Mercury and the Sun conjoining First-Trade Saturn. Our plan is thus to add a long position in KOF by the middle of the week, setting our initial stop at


Nexen Inc. (NXY)
NYSE
First Trade Date: 11/14/2000; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Here's one more First-Trade horoscope with transiting Pluto conjoining the Ascendant and transiting Jupiter conjoining the Midheaven. NXY has responded to this energy quite positively with a dramatic price break-out in the last couple of trading sessions. In addition, transiting Vulcanus will be semisquare the NXY First-Trade Jupiter from now through the summer months, so there's a lot of extra potential here. A conservative trading plan is nevertheless advisable, however, since transiting Saturn is currently conjoining First-Trade Vulcanus and square First-Trade Apollon. Our plan is thus to add a long position in NXY early this week, setting our initial stop at 41.05 and then trailing it tightly if we get some positive price action in the trade.

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posted by Tim Bost @ 2/13/2005 01:11:00 AM