FinancialCyclesWeekly.com #0509 -- February 27-March 5, 02005 with Tim Bost

COMMENT: Maybe we're just cynical. Or perhaps we're just learning that we're not nearly cynical enough. Either way, it struck us as just a little bit strange that outgoing U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge has been appointed to the Board of Directors of The Home Depot (HD-NYSE). Is this somehow connected with his famous recommendation that Americans hurry out to stockpile duct tape in order to combat terrorism? Following the money might yield some interesting information here.

But of course the Department of Homeland Security isn't the only place where financial leverage may compromise the public interest. A Food and Drug Administration panel determined recently that the pain pills Celebrex, Bextra and Vioxx all pose serious risks to cardiovascular health, and at the same time approved all of the drugs for public consumption. Now it turns out that 10 of the 32 members of the panel had financial ties to the manufacturers of the drugs, suggesting that they were in a position to vote for the health of their personal bank accounts, rather than supporting public health and safety.

In other cases, the problem may be less one of corruption than one of outright criminal activity. Bank of America has just revealed that it has lost key computer records containing financial and personal information about more than 1.2 million government employees. While the ultimate responsibility for the missing data hasn't yet been determined, there is speculation that airport baggage handlers were responsible for the disappearance of the computer tapes holding the records. Coming as it does on the heels of the revelation by Choicepoint that thieves had appropriated the personal and financial information of about 145,000 people in its database, this news from Bank of America does little to inspire confidence in the ability or willingness or corporations to protect the public interest.

SMOKE AND MIRRORS
The bottom line, whether it's cynical or not, is that things aren't always what they seem, in government, in business, and in the markets. In the U.S. equities markets, for example, last week saw a sharp swing to the downside, followed by an enthusiastic push back to the upside. While the spin from the brokerage houses is that this is an indicator of resilience in the stock market and a promise of outstanding profits to be made, that's not necessarily the case. From our perspective, last week's volatility was a predictable by-product of the Uranus-amplified Full Moon, which we noted could bring "extremes in the markets throughout the week." Right now, we may see stock prices move higher during the upcoming Venus/Uranus conjunction which makes its positive influence felt throughout this trading week, but even so, stocks look like they're forming a double top. That's a bearish technical indicator, so we may find that a brief rally is followed by an extremely precipitous price decline.

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THE WEEK AHEAD

This week we expect to get earnings reports from Celanese (CE), H. J. Heinz and Company), Omnivision Technologies (OVTI), Primedia (PRM), Renal Care Group (RCI), Tiffany and Company (TIF), and Univision Communications (UVN), among others.

Earnings are always important, but economic reports are more likely to impact stock prices than earnings reports this week. On Monday, the National Association of Purchasing Management in Chicago will share its reading of the Midwestern region's economy for February. On Friday we are due to get the all-important Labor Department's report on February U.S. non-farm payrolls.

The week's astrological picture begins with a heliocentric resonance between Venus and Uranus, foreshadowing the geocentric Venus/Uranus conjunction at the end of the week. This sets the tone that should prevail in much of the week's trading action: lots of surprises, with many of them being positive. By Tuesday, however, we can look for news with far-reaching implications, signaled by a geocentric Mercury/Pluto square and a heliocentric Mercury/Poseidon opposition.

A void-of-course Moon on Wednesday will keep us out of the market during the morning hours of trading, and we will remain somewhat cautious that afternoon thanks to a heliocentric Mercury/Neptune square. Thursday's Mars/Jupiter square and Venus/Pluto quintile promise a particularly energetic day in trading, and Mars crosses the 24 Line on the Universal Clock that evening to help set the stage for the powerful Venus/Uranus conjunction prior to the opening of New York markets on Friday. Friday also brings a potent eclipse activation from Saturn, so we could have a sense of things coming back down to earth as the trading week draws to a close. But there's plenty of potent astrological action coming up over the weekend, including a Martian eclipse activation and a Hades direct station, so we may also get an inkling of the following week's potential for turbulence as well.

Throughout the trading week we will be paying particular attention to heliocentric Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Neptune, Chiron, Admetos, and Poseidon in the fourth harmonic (H,90,N,0) and to geocentric fifth-harmonic configurations for the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Pluto, Zeus, Admetos, and Poseidon (G,72,N,0) as well.

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.


It may be challenging for us to imagine the kind of transformation that is needed in our lives right now, but if we put ourselves into motion and take bigger, bolder actions, we are likely to be surprised at the abundant beauty, wealth and love that we experience.


"The power of Thought, the magic of the Mind!" - Lord Byron

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GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS LAST WEEK

Although most stocks in the U.S. made a remarkable recovery last week following a precipitous decline, the averages from around the world continue to show a great deal of underlying weakness. We are reaching a point where long-term cyclic highs are increasingly likely, adding to the possibility of a substantial sell-off ahead.

Dow Jones Industrial Average -- up 0.81%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- up 3.08%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- down 0.04%
S+P 500 -- up 0.88%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- up 0.20%
Russell 2000 -- up 1.01%
London FTSE-100 -- down 1.00%
Paris CAC-40 -- up 0.73%
Frankfurt DAX -- down 0.48%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- down 0.93%
Tokyo Nikkei -- up 0.65%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- up 1.36%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- down 1.35%

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FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO


POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: CRS, CTX, CHA, KOF, CEG, OLN, USAK.

We closed seven Model Portfolio positions during the past week, with two winners and five losers producing a net profit of $2,545.00.

On February 22 we sold 200 shares of Carpenter Technology Corporation (CRS) at 62.50, taking a loss of $300.00 (a 2.34% loss in 1 trading day).

On February 22 we sold 100 shares of Centex Corporation (CTX) at 60.40, taking a loss of $360.00 (a 5.63% loss in 7 trading days).

On February 22 we sold 300 shares of China Telecom Corporation Ltd. (CHA) at 38.10, taking a loss of $45.00 (a 0.39% loss in 3 trading days).

On February 22 we sold 400 shares of Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A. de C.V. (KOF) at 25.25, taking a loss of $300.00 (a 2.88% loss in 3 trading days).

On February 22 we sold 300 shares of Constellation Energy Group (CEG) at 52.00, taking a profit of $2,010.00 (a 14.79% gain in 19 trading days).

On February 22 we sold 500 shares of Olin Corporation (OLN) at 23.75, taking a profit of $1,725.00 (a 17.00% gain in 26 trading days).

On February 23 we bought to cover 500 shares of USA Truck Inc. (USAK) at 19.42, taking a loss of $185.00 (a 1.94% loss in1 trading day).

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POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: PXD, SYT, USAK, STNR.

We added three long positions and one short position to the Model Portfolio during the previous week.

We bought 300 shares of Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD) at 40.35 on 02/22/05, setting our initial stop at 38.15.

We bought 500 shares of Syngenta AG (SYT) at 22.68 on 02/22/05, setting our initial stop at 21.72.

We sold short 500 shares of USA Truck Inc. (USAK) at 19.05 on 02/22/05, setting our initial buy stop at 19.30.

We bought 300 shares of Steiner Leisure Limited (STNR) at 33.90 on 02/23/05, setting our initial stop at 33.00.

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YEAR-IN-REVIEW MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY

So far this year we have had a total of 35 completed trades, with 14 winners and 21 losers bringing us a total net profit of $8,567.00. The largest profit for a single trade has been $2,367.00, with our winners averaging $857.43; the largest single-trade loss has been $360.00, with our losers averaging $163.76. The overall average profit per trade has been $244.77, 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

Companhia Siderugica Nacional ADS (SID) -- bought 500 shares at 18.75 on 01/19/05; currently 25.77. Raise stop to 23.25.

Nexen Inc. (NXY) -- bought 200 shares at 45.75 on 02/14/05; currently 51.28. Raise stop to 47.15.

Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD) -- bought 300 shares at 40.35 02/22/05; currently 42.70. Raise stop to 40.75.

Range Resources Corporation (RRC) -- bought 500 shares at 21.75 on 01/31/05; currently 25.52. Raise stop to 24.00.

Steiner Leisure Limited (STNR) -- bought 300 shares at 33.90 on 02/23/05; currently 33.15. Stop set at 33.00.

Syngenta AG (SYT) -- bought 500 shares at 22.68 on 02/22/05; currently 22.75. Raise stop to 22.00.

Wolseley PLC (WOS) -- bought 300 shares at 40.00 on 01/25/05; currently 44.59. Raise stop to 42.95.

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STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Steel and Iron; Medical Practitioners; Copper; Farm and Construction Machinery; Residential Construction.

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WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Radio Broadcasting; Internet Information Providers; Sporting Activities; General Entertainment; Industrial Equipment and Components.

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ASTROLOGICAL EVENTS DURING THE COMING WEEK


February 27
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Apollon 01:05 EST
Venus trine Kronos 01:17 EST
Moon parallel Mercury 01:43 EST
Moon square Mars 02:38 EST
Moon biquintile Sun 03:04 EST
Venus in 24th harmonic to Neptune 04:24 EST
Moon parallel Jupiter 04:57 EST
Moon trine Neptune 05:12 EST
Moon biquintile Admetos 05:15 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Venus 05:17 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Cupido 05:47 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Saturn 06:55 EST
Moon conjunct Jupiter 08:45 EST
Sun quincunx Zeus 08:50 EST
Venus square 11/23/03 Solar Eclipse Point 09:48 EST
Moon quincunx Mercury 13:55 EST
Heliocentric Earth parallel Heliocentric Mercury 14:06 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Neptune 14:19 EST
Moon square Saturn 14:21 EST
Mercury semisextile True Lunar Node in right ascension 14:42 EST
Sun sesquiquadrate Apollon 14:50 EST
Moon parallel Sun 14:59 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Mars 15:03 EST
Sun square 05/21/03 Solar Eclipse Point 15:08 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Uranus 16:19 EST
Moon quincunx Admetos 16:28 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Poseidon 16:33 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Chiron 16:40 EST
Mercury trine Saturn 16:50 EST
Moon square Vulcanus 17:35 EST
Moon trine Hades 17:50 EST
Moon opposition True Lunar Node 19:09 EST
Moon contraparallel True Lunar Node 19:10 EST
True Lunar Node direct station 19:17 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Zeus 20:20 EST
Moon parallel Apollon 20:34 EST
Moon sextile Pluto 20:48 EST
Void-of-Course Moon begins 20:48 EST
Moon conjunct Apollon 20:49 EST
Mercury square Hades in right ascension 21:00 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Sun 21:19 EST
Moon parallel Uranus 21:27 EST

February 28
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Apollon 00:42 EST
Moon semisquare Cupido 01:09 EST
Heliocentric Mercury enters Taurus 02:11 EST
Pluto sextile Apollon 02:38 EST
Mercury quincunx Apollon in right ascension 02:41 EST
Moon biquintile Mercury 02:56 EST
Mercury trine Saturn in right ascension 02:57 EST
Venus trine Poseidon in right ascension 04:36 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Uranus 05:24 EST
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Uranus 05:36 EST
Moon parallel Venus 06:44 EST
Sun quintile Admetos 06:48 EST
Mercury in 24th harmonic to Uranus 07:05 EST
Moon enters Scorpio 07:20 EST
Void-of-Course Moon ends 07:20 EST
Mercury sextile Admetos 07:43 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Poseidon 08:08 EST
Moon square Chiron 08:17 EST
Heliocentric Mars semisquare Heliocentric Chiron 08:22 EST
Moon trine Kronos 08:46 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Kronos 09:02 EST
Mars in 24th harmonic to Chiron 09:34 EST
Mercury parallel Zeus 10:12 EST
Mercury parallel Zeus in right ascension 10:19 EST
Mars square Jupiter in right ascension 11:20 EST
Moon trine Venus 12:07 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Jupiter 12:24 EST
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Cupido 12:50 EST
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Cupido 13:35 EST
Moon quintile Mars 14:02 EST
Moon parallel Chiron 14:12 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Jupiter 15:01 EST
Moon parallel Poseidon 15:15 EST
Mercury trine Vulcanus 15:24 EST
Saturn square Apollon in right ascension 15:48 EST
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Pluto 16:41 EST
Mercury square Hades 17:12 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 18:21 EST
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Admetos 19:42 EST
Moon trine Uranus 20:07 EST
Moon conjunct Poseidon 20:12 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Cupido 20:15 EST
Venus biquintile Zeus 20:44 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Saturn 21:03 EST
Moon parallel Pluto 21:06 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Hades 21:28 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Mercury 22:09 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Venus 23:04 EST
Moon semisextile Zeus 23:54 EST

March 1
Moon in 24th harmonic to Apollon 00:23 EST
Moon semisquare Pluto 00:25 EST
Moon parallel Neptune 01:22 EST
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Vulcanus 01:39 EST
Mars semisextile Neptune 02:22 EST
Mercury semisextile True Lunar Node 02:49 EST
Moon trine Sun 03:10 EST
Mercury square Pluto in right ascension 03:25 EST
Moon semisextile Cupido 04:40 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Poseidon 05:20 EST
Mercury trine Vulcanus in right ascension 06:17 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Uranus 06:49 EST
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Zeus 08:49 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Mars 09:05 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Pluto 09:51 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Admetos 10:40 EST
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Apollon 11:14 EST
Moon contraparallel Admetos 11:25 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Kronos 12:06 EST
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Hades 12:08 EST
Moon square Neptune 12:34 EST
Moon sextile Mars 13:07 EST
Uranus trine Poseidon 13:46 EST
Moon biquintile Hades 13:47 EST
Mercury quincunx Apollon 14:12 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Zeus 14:13 EST
Mercury square Pluto 14:39 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Hades 15:07 EST
Moon semisextile Jupiter 15:31 EST
Moon quintile Chiron 17:13 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Poseidon 18:34 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Jupiter 19:00 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Chiron 19:43 EST
Heliocentric Venus parallel Heliocentric Neptune 20:10 EST
Moon trine Saturn 21:03 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Cupido 21:06 EST
Venus semisquare True Lunar Node in right ascension 21:32 EST
Sun biquintile Jupiter 22:28 EST
Sun square Cupido 22:56 EST
Moon opposition Admetos 23:16 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Poseidon 23:17 EST

March 2
Moon trine Vulcanus 00:16 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Vulcanus 00:32 EST
Moon quincunx Hades 00:32 EST
Moon quincunx True Lunar Node 01:53 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Jupiter 02:11 EST
Moon parallel Cupido 02:38 EST
Moon semisquare Zeus 02:54 EST
Moon semisextile Apollon 03:22 EST
Moon semisextile Pluto 03:27 EST
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Mercury 03:33 EST
Moon biquintile Kronos 04:13 EST
Moon contraparallel Vulcanus 04:15 EST
Moon trine Mercury 05:25 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 05:25-13:28 EST
Moon contraparallel Saturn 06:14 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Cupido 07:35 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Pluto 07:42 EST
Moon contraparallel Hades 07:59 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Saturn 10:50 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Mars 12:07 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Saturn in right ascension 12:14 EST
Moon biquintile True Lunar Node 12:32 EST
Moon parallel Mars 12:33 EST
Mars semisextile Neptune in right ascension 12:38 EST
Moon enters Sagittarius 13:28 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 13:28 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Apollon in right ascension 13:22 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Zeus 14:39 EST
Moon sextile Chiron 14:40 EST
Moon quincunx Kronos 14:50 EST
Moon contraparallel Kronos 15:26 EST
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Saturn 16:04 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Venus 16:26 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Neptune 17:15 EST
Moon semisquare Mars 17:19 EST
Moon semisquare Jupiter 18:01 EST
Moon quintile Neptune 20:39 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Neptune 20:39 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Pluto 22:26 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Kronos 22:42 EST
Moon square Venus 23:28 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Saturn 23:31 EST

March 3
Venus sesquiquadrate Saturn 00:04 EST
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Mars 01:14 EST
Moon semisextile Poseidon 01:46 EST
Moon square Uranus 01:55 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Jupiter 02:41 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Vulcanus 02:43 EST
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Chiron 03:01 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate True Lunar Node 04:21 EST
Mars square Jupiter 05:14 EST
Moon sextile Zeus 05:17 EST
Venus quincunx Zeus in right ascension 05:21 EST
Venus crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 05:24 EST
Moon semisquare Apollon 05:45 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Pluto 05:52 EST
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Jupiter 06:40 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Uranus 07:35 EST
Moon conjunct Cupido 09:52 EST
Venus quintile Pluto 12:23 EST
True Lunar Node retrograde station 12:30 EST
Moon square Sun 12:35 EST
Moon biquintile Saturn 15:07 EST
Moon semisquare Chiron 16:56 EST
Moon sextile Neptune 17:33 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Admetos 17:55 EST
Moon biquintile Vulcanus 18:18 EST
Moon sextile Jupiter 19:54 EST
Mars trine Admetos in right ascension 20:41 EST
Mars crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 20:43 EST
Moon semisextile Mars 20:47 EST
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Kronos 21:24 EST
Heliocentric Jupiter parallel Heliocentric Zeus 21:26 EST
Chiron quincunx Kronos 22:08 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Pluto 22:16 EST
Venus conjunct Uranus in right ascension 22:33 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Admetos 23:00 EST

March 4
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 00:32 EST
Venus trine Poseidon 00:37 EST
Moon quincunx Saturn 01:23 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Chiron 01:31 EST
Moon quintile Zeus 01:56 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Zeus 02:24 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Vulcanus in right ascension 02:56 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Apollon 03:01 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Hades 03:16 EST
Moon semisquare Poseidon 03:37 EST
Moon quincunx Admetos 03:38 EST
Venus conjunct Uranus 03:43 EST
Moon quincunx Vulcanus 04:34 EST
Moon opposition Hades 04:50 EST
Sun in 24th harmonic to Mercury 05:37 EST
Moon trine True Lunar Node 06:09 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 07:02 EST
Moon sextile Apollon 07:30 EST
Moon conjunct Pluto 07:40 EST
Moon quintile Uranus 09:01 EST
Moon quintile Venus 09:30 EST
Heliocentric Venus parallel Heliocentric Pluto 09:38 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Saturn 10:44 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Vulcanus 11:10 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Cupido 11:33 EST
Moon biquintile Admetos 13:49 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Jupiter 14:37 EST
Moon quintile Jupiter 16:11 EST
Moon square Mercury 16:44 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 16:44-17:11 EST
Saturn conjunct 05/21/03 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 17:08 EST
Moon enters Capricorn 17:11 EST
Moon opposition Kronos 18:29 EST
Moon semisextile Chiron 18:35 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Chiron 19:06 EST
Moon semisquare Neptune 19:07 EST
Mercury enters Aries 20:34 EST
Mercury crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 20:34 EST
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Vulcanus 20:40 EST
Heliocentric Mars sextile Heliocentric Neptune 21:13 EST
Moon quintile Sun 21:34 EST
Venus square Cupido in right ascension 22:04 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Cupido 22:17 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Saturn 22:29 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Mars 23:33 EST

March 5
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Venus 01:05 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Apollon 02:24 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Vulcanus 02:55 EST
Heliocentric Mercury enters Gemini 03:21 EST
Moon quintile Apollon 03:42 EST
Venus semisquare True Lunar Node 04:28 EST
Heliocentric Mars contraparallel Heliocentric Kronos 04:30 EST
Moon sextile Poseidon 04:54 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Admetos 04:57 EST
Moon sextile Uranus 05:17 EST
Mars quintile Poseidon 05:58 EST
Moon sextile Venus 07:36 EST
Mercury square Kronos 07:44 EST
Moon square Zeus 08:14 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Pluto 08:53 EST
Mercury sextile Chiron 09:18 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Kronos 09:36 EST
Heliocentric Venus enters Pisces 09:58 EST
Mars square 04/08/05 Solar Eclipse Point 10:05 EST
Mercury biquintile Poseidon 11:00 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Hades 12:17 EST
Venus parallel Uranus 12:37 EST
Venus parallel Uranus in right ascension 12:37 EST
Moon semisextile Cupido 12:41 EST
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Neptune 12:59 EST
Mercury square Kronos in right ascension 12:59 EST
Mercury semisquare Neptune 13:42 EST
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Neptune 13:55 EST
Venus quincunx Zeus 14:52 EST
Mercury quintile Mars 15:00 EST
Sun quincunx Jupiter in right ascension 16:20 EST
Venus parallel Apollon 18:37 EST
Sun semisquare Chiron in right ascension 18:40 EST
Venus parallel Apollon in right ascension 18:56 EST
Moon sextile Sun 19:03 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Chiron 19:42 EST
Moon semisextile Neptune 20:09 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Apollon 20:11 EST
Venus square 05/21/03 Solar Eclipse Point 21:28 EST
Moon square Jupiter 21:59 EST
Hades direct station 22:30 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 23:08 EST

March 6
Moon quintile Poseidon 00:46 EST
Moon conjunct Mars 01:45 EST
Moon quintile Mercury 02:29 EST
Mercury sextile Chiron in right ascension 03:20 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Kronos 03:23 EST
Moon opposition Saturn 03:28 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 03:28-18:49 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Poseidon 04:12 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Mars 04:20 EST
Mars square True Lunar Node in right ascension 04:24 EST
Sun semisquare Chiron 05:07 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Uranus 05:45 EST
Moon trine Admetos 05:46 EST
Moon semisquare Uranus 06:11 EST
Moon opposition Vulcanus 06:36 EST
Moon quincunx Hades 06:53 EST
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Mars 07:45 EST
Moon square True Lunar Node 07:59 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Admetos 09:06 EST
Moon square Apollon 09:26 EST
Moon semisextile Pluto 09:39 EST
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Kronos 10:24 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Vulcanus 10:36 EST
Moon semisquare Venus 10:40 EST
Venus quintile Admetos 10:48 EST
Sun semisextile Neptune 11:40 EST
Venus contraparallel True Lunar Node 12:11 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Zeus 12:25 EST
Venus contraparallel True Lunar Node in right ascension 12:55 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Apollon 13:01 EST
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Saturn 13:10 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Hades 13:16 EST
Moon semisquare Cupido 13:23 EST
Moon biquintile Hades 16:42 EST
Heliocentric Venus parallel Heliocentric Chiron 18:16 EST
Moon enters Aquarius 18:49 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Cupido 18:52 EST
Sun parallel Jupiter 18:53 EST
Sun parallel Jupiter in right ascension 18:53 EST
Moon quincunx Kronos 20:03 EST
Moon conjunct Chiron 20:24 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Neptune 20:48 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Saturn 20:49 EST
Moon semisquare Sun 21:26 EST
Heliocentric Venus parallel Heliocentric Poseidon 22:35 EST


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STOCKS TO WATCH: CVX, CLF, NFX, PTR.


Chevron-Texaco Corporation (CVX)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 10/10/2001; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: CVX is a very big player in the oil industry; its current astrological pattern features transiting Pluto conjoining First-Trade Chiron. This suggests a potential for massive transformation of the business and its profitability, perhaps in a way that emphasizes connections with other companies and that presents substantial challenges along the way. At the same time, transiting Jupiter is conjoining the First-Trade Sun, while the transneptunian planet Apollon is conjoining First-Trade Mercury. These are indicators of new heights for the stock, so we plan to add CVX to the Model Portfolio early this week. We will be setting our initial stop at 57.75, in keeping with a first-harmonic heliocentric Poseidon line (H,360,N,0).


Cleveland Cliffs Inc. (CLF)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 07/27/1960; 10:00 a.m.
Trading Strategy: The price action for CLF has shown some remarkable resonance lately in responding to fourth-harmonic heliocentric Chiron and Uranus (H,90,N,0). With transiting Saturn currently conjoining First-Trade Mercury, we wouldn't be surprised to see the trading in this stock getting a little toppy, but with transiting Pluto conjoining First-Trade Jupiter, there's solid evidence to suggest that the upward move isn't over for this stock. We plan to enter a long position in CLF early this week, setting our initial stop at 65.00.


Newfield Exploration Company (NFX)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 11/12/1993; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: The situation with NFX is fairly straightforward, with transiting Jupiter conjoining the NFX First-Trade Midheaven and transiting Pluto conjoining the First-Trade Ascendant. That's a powerful positive combination that could signal a top for this stock, but Pluto will remain in play for the next few months and Jupiter will be making its influence felt through mid-March. Based on that potential, we will be entering a long position early this week, with our initial stop set at 69.00.


Petrochina Company Ltd. ADS (PTR)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 04/06/2000; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Transiting Jupiter made its retrograde station recently just shy of a conjunction with the PTR First-Trade Apollon, and is currently moving toward an opposition to the PTR First-Trade Sun. That's an action that has us interested in a short-term position in this stock; we will add a long position to the Model Portfolio early this week, setting our initial stop at 56.25.


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posted by Tim Bost @ 2/27/2005 12:11:00 AM