FinancialCyclesWeekly.com #0510 -- March 6-12, 02005 with Tim Bost

COMMENT: In our February 27 issue we noted that "economic reports are more likely to impact stock prices than earnings reports this week ." That certainly proved to be the case. For the first time in a long time, the Labor Department's report on job creation was halfway encouraging, and the stock market took off, rallying to a level it hadn't seen in well over three years.

Creating more jobs is a good thing, of course, but it has proven surprisingly difficult for the current administration, especially during the months of the presidential campaign. And even now, with new jobs starting to show up in the economy, the unemployment rate continues to rise. So why the celebration on Wall Street? We think it's because of the current Venus/Uranus conjunction. That's a planetary combination that typically promotes good feelings and booming markets, and last week was no exception. Stocks rallied, with or without good reason.

Regardless of the cause, the bottom line is that we are looking for the current rally in stocks to take equities prices to even greater heights for the short term, even though we are fully aware that the rally is not sustainable indefinitely. From a technical standpoint, we note that while the upswing in stock prices has been encouraging, the relatively thin volume behind the move has left us unconvinced that there's much to brag about. As stocks continue to be overvalued, there will be fewer and fewer opportunities to buy high and sell higher. On top of that, surging petroleum prices won't take long to trickle through the economic pipeline and impact businesses and individuals with more pain at the pump, evaporating profit margins, and a deepening debt crisis. That's why we believe that the joyride on Wall Street is about to come to an end. In fact, by the time we move into April, we expect to see a significant market correction getting underway.

ART BOOSTS THE ECONOMY
A few weeks ago we shared our observations on the Central Park display of "The Gates," the temporary art installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude that draped more than 23 miles of the park's pathways with over 7,500 saffron banners mounted on steel archways. It was a remarkable sight to see and it underscored the resonant sense of community that is at the heart of the New York experience.

But "The Gates," a $21-million project which was funded by its creators, was also a remarkable financial success. As a part of the arrangements which allowed for erection of the free art display, Christo and Jeanne-Claude donated $3 million to the Central Park Conservancy. And the overall economic impact of the exhibit was even more far-reaching than that.

Hotels in midtown Manhattan had an 87% occupancy rate during the exhibit, which drew an unprecedented 1.5 million out-of-town visitors, including 300,000 from overseas. February is normally a sluggish month for tourism in the Big Apple, but area restaurants brought in double their normal revenues on weekdays and triple the usual amount on weekends. Broadway theater ticket sales were up 17 percent, and the city's art museums also brought in increased revenues. Some pushcart vendors even saw their sales jump by 1,000% during the two-week exhibit.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg commented that "The Gates may have been saffron, but to a lot of New Yorkers, they really meant green." He predicted that the 16-day free exhibit would ultimately bring in $8 million in tax revenue to the city "at virtually no cost" to the public coffers. Overall, the artistic initiative increased New York's economic activity by an estimated $254 million.

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THE WEEK AHEAD

There's a hefty week ahead for earnings reports, with news expected from Remington Oil and Gas Company (REM), Aquila Inc. (ILA), ABM Industries (ABM), the Kroger Company (KR), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Jo-Ann Stores Inc. (JAS), Centerpoint Energy (CNP), CMS Energy Corporation (CMS), Korn-Ferry International (KFY), Checkpoint Systems (CKP), Men's Wearhouse (MW), Brown Shoe Company Inc. (BWS), Urban Outfitters (URBAN), National Semiconductor (NSM), Quicksilver Resources Inc. (KWK), Anntaylor Stores (ANN), and Electronics Boutique (ELBO), along with many more.

The week's action in economic reports will be fairly thin, however, suggesting that the markets will be far more interested in last week's job report and in the climbing price of oil. Late in the week, however, we expect to get the word on January Wholesale Inventories and on January International Trade. Either of these reports could get a reaction from Wall Street.

A lot of the week's astrological energy gets focused on Monday, with a Mars/Saturn opposition, a Venus/Cupido square, a lunar perigee, and an eclipse point trigger. Much of this action comes late in the day, so it may continue to impact the trading atmosphere on Tuesday. Tuesday brings its own challenges, however, with a void-of-course Moon chewing up most of the trading day. On Wednesday the Venus/Uranus conjunction that moved the markets so powerfully last week will come into play heliocentrically, so we could some surprisingly positive market action. Thursday's New Moon and Mars Vulcanus opposition are followed by a lunar void-of-course period that will keep us out of the markets throughout the afternoon. Friday's Mercury/Zeus opposition may bring an energetic close to the week's trading as we move into a weekend featuring an eclipse activation from Mercury and a Cupido retrograde station.

Throughout the trading week we will be keeping an eye on fourth-harmonic planetary lines (G,90,N,0), with a particular focus on Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Cupido, Zeus, and Vulcanus.

Have a great week!

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SPIRITUAL FOCUS FOR THE WEEK

The greatest traders have all understood that emotional balance is the key to successful trading. Through Practical Spiritual Astrology we have an opportunity to restore inner harmony, enhance emotional balance, and make wiser choices in the markets.


The harder we push ahead in our lives and the more resistance we encounter, the more clearly we can define the places and situations that hold the highest potential for our spiritual growth. Because that growth is just beginning, we cannot hope to comprehend fully the magnificent outcome that lies ahead.


"We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time. " --T. S. Eliot




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GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS LAST WEEK

With the notable exception of Hong Kong, stocks around the world got on the bullish bandwagon last week, with U.S. blue chips hitting a three-and-a-half-year high.

Dow Jones Industrial Average -- up 0.91%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- up 3.12%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 1.60%
S+P 500 -- up 0.89%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- up 0.25%
Russell 2000 -- up 1.16%
London FTSE-100 -- up 0.59%
Paris CAC-40 -- up 1.41%
Frankfurt DAX -- up 1.72%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- up 2.08%
Tokyo Nikkei -- up 1.84%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- down 3.01%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 0.91%

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FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO


POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: STNR, RRC, WOS.

We closed three Model Portfolio positions during the past week, with two winners and one loser producing a net profit of $1,740.00.

On February 28 we sold 300 shares of Steiner Leisure Limited (STNR) at 33.00, taking a loss of $270.00 (a 2.65% loss in 3 trading days).

On March 1 we sold 500 shares of Range Resources Corporation (RRC) at 24.00, taking a profit of $1,125.00 (a 10.34% gain in 20 trading days).

On March 2 we sold 300 shares of Wolseley PLC (WOS) at 42.95, taking a profit of $885.00 (a 7.38% gain in 25 trading days).

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POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: CVX, CLF, NFX, PTR.

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

We bought 200 shares of Chevron-Texaco Corporation (CVX) at 60.88 on 03/01/05, setting our initial stop at 57.75.

We bought 100 shares of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) at 78.85 on 03/01/05, setting our initial stop at 65.00.

We bought 100 shares of Newfield Exploration Company (NFX) at 71.98 on 03/01/05, setting our initial stop at 69.00

We bought 200 shares of Petrochina Company Ltd. ADS (PTR) at 62.18 on 03/01/05, setting our initial stop at 56.25.

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YEAR-IN-REVIEW MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY

So far this year we have had a total of 38 completed trades, with 16 winners and 22 losers bringing us a total net profit of $10,307.00. The largest profit for a single trade has been $2,367.00, with our winners averaging $875.88; the largest single-trade loss has been $360.00, with our losers averaging $168.59. The overall average profit per trade has been $271.24, and the mean duration of our trades has been 11.6 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

Chevron-Texaco Corporation (CVX) -- bought 200 shares at 60.88 on 03/01/05; currently 61.71. Raise stop to 60.05.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) -- bought 100 shares at 78.85 on 03/01/05; currently 86.19. Raise stop to 80.45.

Companhia Siderugica Nacional ADS (SID) -- bought 500 shares at 18.75 on 01/19/05; currently 26.30. Raise stop to 24.50.

Newfield Exploration Company (NFX) -- bought 100 shares at 71.98 on 03/01/05; currently 76.30. Raise stop to 71.50.

Nexen Inc. (NXY) -- bought 200 shares at 45.75 on 02/14/05; currently 56.21. Raise stop to 49.25.

Petrochina Company Ltd. ADS (PTR) -- bought 200 shares at 62.18 on 03/01/05; currently 61.78. Raise stop to 60.50.

Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD) -- bought 300 shares at 40.35 02/22/05; currently 44.75. Raise stop to 41.25.

Syngenta AG (SYT) -- bought 500 shares at 22.68 on 02/22/05; currently 22.85. Raise stop to 22.25.

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STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Department Stores; Drug Stores; Lumber and Wood Production; Specialty Eateries; Hotel and Motel REITs.

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WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Drug Delivery; Semiconductor Memory Chips; Auto Parts; Security and Protection Services; Diagnostic Substances.

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ASTRO-TRADING GANN PLAN:
ASTROLOGICAL EVENTS DURING THE COMING WEEK

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
Neptune square 11/08/03 Lunar Eclipse Point 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

March 7
Moon sextile Mercury 00:26 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Jupiter 00:59 EST
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Zeus 01:24 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Poseidon 03:06 EST
Mars quincunx Hades in right ascension 03:21 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Mars 03:32 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Chiron 04:52 EST
Moon contraparallel Kronos 05:47 EST
Moon biquintile Kronos 05:49 EST
Moon square Poseidon 06:10 EST
Moon semisextile Uranus 06:45 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Hades 07:21 EST
Venus biquintile Jupiter 08:33 EST
Moon trine Zeus 09:24 EST
Moon semisquare Pluto 10:07 EST
Sun quincunx Jupiter 10:18 EST
Moon parallel Mars 10:34 EST
Mars opposition Saturn 11:15 EST
Moon contraparallel Hades 12:23 EST
Uranus sesquiquadrate Vulcanus in right ascension 12:24 EST
Moon quintile True Lunar Node 13:09 EST
Moon semisextile Venus 13:21 EST
Mars square Apollon in right ascension 13:39 EST
Moon contraparallel Saturn 13:46 EST
Moon sextile Cupido 13:48 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Neptune 13:49 EST
Mars opposition 05/21/03 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 13:55 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 14:19 EST
Moon contraparallel Vulcanus 15:52 EST
Mercury semisquare Neptune in right ascension 16:53 EST
Moon parallel Cupido 17:31 EST
Venus square Cupido 18:40 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Kronos 18:55 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Mars 19:53 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Kronos 20:25 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Chiron 20:53 EST
Moon conjunct Neptune 21:13 EST
Moon trine Jupiter 22:36 EST
Lunar perigee 22:43 EST
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Mercury 22:57 EST
Heliocentric Saturn contraparallel Heliocentric Cupido 23:20 EST
Moon semisextile Sun 23:34 EST

March 8
Sun semisextile Neptune in right ascension 01:04 EST
Moon semisquare Mercury 03:30 EST
Moon quincunx Saturn 04:13 EST
Moon semisextile Mars 05:07 EST
Moon square Admetos 06:36 EST
Heliocentric Mars biquintile Heliocentric Vulcanus 07:09 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Uranus 07:11 EST
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Pluto 07:14 EST
Moon contraparallel Admetos 07:15 EST
Moon quincunx Vulcanus 07:23 EST
Moon trine Hades 07:41 EST
Moon sextile True Lunar Node 08:29 EST
Moon quintile Cupido 09:16 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Zeus 09:42 EST
Mercury semisquare Admetos in right ascension 10:07 EST
Moon trine Apollon 10:11 EST
Mercury quincunx Poseidon in right ascension 10:18 EST
Moon sextile Pluto 10:28 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 10:28-19:32 EST
Sun biquintile Apollon 12:27 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Poseidon 13:19 EST
Moon biquintile Saturn 13:56 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Chiron 15:10 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Venus 15:56 EST
Moon parallel Neptune 16:39 EST
Moon biquintile Vulcanus 17:08 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Pluto 17:33 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Admetos 18:10 EST
Moon enters Pisces 19:32 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 19:39 EST
Moon parallel Pluto 20:12 EST
Mercury contraparallel Zeus in right ascension 20:19 EST
Mercury contraparallel Zeus 20:25 EST
Moon trine Kronos 20:47 EST
Moon semisextile Chiron 21:21 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Neptune 21:38 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Apollon 22:04 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Hades 22:19 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Jupiter 22:48 EST
Sun sextile Admetos in right ascension 23:57 EST
Sun sesquiquadrate Poseidon in right ascension 23:58

March 9
Moon biquintile Zeus 00:20 EST
Moon parallel Poseidon 01:22 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Sun 01:43 EST
Moon parallel Chiron 02:55 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Saturn 04:34 EST
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Jupiter 05:49 EST
Moon quintile Pluto 06:01 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Saturn 06:10 EST
Moon semisextile Mercury 06:26 EST
Moon semisquare Mars 06:46 EST
Moon trine Poseidon 06:54 EST
Moon conjunct Uranus 07:42 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Vulcanus 07:48 EST
Moon semisquare True Lunar Node 08:47 EST
Moon quincunx Zeus 10:08 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Apollon 10:36 EST
Mercury quincunx Poseidon 11:35 EST
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Poseidon 11:49 EST
Moon quintile Admetos 11:57 EST
Mars trine Admetos 12:04 EST
Mercury semisquare Admetos 13:04 EST
Moon biquintile Jupiter 13:24 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Chiron 14:02 EST
Moon square Cupido 14:38 EST
Sun contraparallel Mercury 17:04 EST
Moon parallel Uranus 17:58 EST
Moon parallel Apollon 18:07 EST
Heliocentric Venus conjunct Heliocentric Uranus 18:26 EST
Moon conjunct Venus 18:44 EST
Moon contraparallel True Lunar Node 19:40 EST
Mercury semisextile Uranus 21:14 EST
Heliocentric Mercury enters Cancer 21:49 EST
Moon semisquare Chiron 22:02 EST
Moon semisextile Neptune 22:16 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Neptune 22:55 EST
Moon quincunx Jupiter 23:13 EST

March 10
Moon parallel Venus 01:18 EST
Moon biquintile Apollon 01:25 EST
Mars semisquare Uranus 03:13 EST
Mars opposition Vulcanus 03:35 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Kronos 04:00 EST
New Moon 04:10 EST
Moon trine Saturn 05:12 EST
Uranus sesquiquadrate Vulcanus 07:34 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Poseidon 07:36 EST
Moon sextile Admetos 07:45 EST
Mercury in 24th harmonic to True Lunar Node 07:59 EST
Moon trine Vulcanus 08:31 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Uranus 08:31 EST
Moon sextile Mars 08:47 EST
Moon square Hades 08:51 EST
Moon parallel Jupiter 09:17 EST
Moon semisextile True Lunar Node 09:25 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Mercury 09:33 EST
Mars quincunx Hades 10:15 EST
Moon contraparallel Mercury 10:58 EST
Moon quincunx Apollon 11:22 EST
Moon square Pluto 11:44 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 11:44-21:03 EST
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Vulcanus 13:07 EST
Moon parallel Sun 14:02 EST
Moon parallel Zeus 15:06 EST
Sun trine Saturn 18:54 EST
Mars contraparallel Hades 20:08 EST
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Zeus 20:23 EST
Mars square True Lunar Node 20:34 EST
Moon enters Aries 21:03 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Venus 22:05 EST
Moon square Kronos 22:20 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Poseidon 22:36 EST
Moon biquintile Poseidon 22:40 EST
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Apollon 22:43 EST
Moon sextile Chiron 23:10 EST
Moon semisquare Neptune 23:21 EST

March 11
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Uranus 00:19 EST
Mercury opposition Zeus 01:33 EST
Mercury contraparallel Jupiter 02:49 EST
Heliocentric Earth contraparallel Heliocentric Jupiter 03:12 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Admetos 03:31 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Vulcanus 05:02 EST
Moon quintile Mars 06:01 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Zeus 06:53 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Sun 07:15 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Hades 07:45 EST
Sun parallel Zeus 08:38 EST
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Mercury 08:42 EST
Moon quincunx Poseidon 08:50 EST
Moon semisquare Admetos 09:01 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Neptune 09:31 EST
Moon semisextile Uranus 09:54 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Venus 10:28 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to True Lunar Node 10:38 EST
Venus semisquare Chiron 11:10 EST
Moon opposition Zeus 12:11 EST
Venus semisextile Neptune 12:54 EST
Moon conjunct Mercury 13:07 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Cupido 13:28 EST
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Neptune 13:49 EST
Moon quintile Hades 15:16 EST
Heliocentric Earth contraparallel Heliocentric Zeus 15:49 EST
Moon contraparallel Sun 15:59 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Saturn 16:05 EST
Moon contraparallel Zeus 16:25 EST
Moon trine Cupido 16:56 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Poseidon 17:50 EST
Venus quincunx Jupiter 19:18 EST
Moon quintile Chiron 19:44 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Jupiter 21:04 EST
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Cupido 22:10 EST
Moon contraparallel Jupiter 22:14 EST

March 12
Moon parallel Mercury 00:29 EST
Cupido retrograde station 00:36 EST
Moon sextile Neptune 01:05 EST
Moon opposition Jupiter 01:35 EST
Uranus parallel Apollon 02:01 EST
Moon semisextile Venus 02:16 EST
Moon contraparallel Venus 03:03 EST
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Admetos 04:38 EST
Moon quintile Kronos 05:12 EST
Sun sesquiquadrate Poseidon 05:30 EST
Moon square Saturn 08:13 EST
Sun sextile Admetos 08:25 EST
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Saturn 08:41 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Neptune 08:56 EST
Moon semisextile Admetos 11:01 EST
Moon semisextile Sun 11:13 EST
Moon square Vulcanus 11:47 EST
Mars square Apollon 11:56 EST
Moon semisquare Uranus 12:01 EST
Moon sextile Hades 12:09 EST
Moon conjunct True Lunar Node 12:38 EST
Moon parallel True Lunar Node 12:41 EST
True Lunar Node direct station 12:49 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Cupido 12:54 EST
Mercury at maximum eastern elongation 13:13 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Kronos 14:07 EST
Moon contraparallel Uranus 14:24 EST
Moon contraparallel Apollon 14:26 EST
Moon opposition Apollon 14:46 EST
Moon square Mars 14:56 EST
Moon trine Pluto 15:14 EST
Void-of-Course Moon begins 15:14 EST
Mercury contraparallel Venus 17:02 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Mercury 17:21 EST
Mercury quintile Hades 18:41 EST
Sun trine Vulcanus 18:44 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Cupido 19:10 EST
Mars semisextile Pluto 20:33 EST
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Pluto 21:11 EST
Moon quintile Neptune 22:16 EST
Sun in 24th harmonic to Uranus 22:36 EST
Mercury opposition 04/08/05 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 23:42 EST
Mars contraparallel Saturn 23:57 EST
Venus biquintile Apollon 23:58 EST
Sun square Hades 23:59 EST

March 13
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Admetos 00:37 EST
Moon enters Taurus 01:06 EST
Void-of-Course Moon ends 01:06 EST
Moon sextile Kronos 02:27 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Mars 02:40 EST
Moon square Chiron 03:35 EST
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Jupiter 05:10 EST
Moon contraparallel Chiron 06:30 EST
Sun semisextile True Lunar Node 06:35 EST
Moon semisquare Venus 07:33 EST
Moon contraparallel Poseidon 08:33 EST
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 10:02 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Uranus 11:12 EST
Moon biquintile Cupido 11:21 EST
Moon opposition Poseidon 13:38 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Pluto 13:53 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Admetos 13:53 EST
Moon contraparallel Pluto 14:19 EST
Heliocentric Mars biquintile Heliocentric Saturn 14:24 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Admetos 14:27 EST
Moon sextile Uranus 15:01 EST
Moon semisquare Hades 15:03 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Chiron 15:25 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to True Lunar Node 15:33 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Vulcanus 16:02 EST
Moon semisquare Sun 16:17 EST
Moon quintile Saturn 16:23 EST
Moon quincunx Zeus 17:09 EST
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Mercury 17:15 EST
Moon contraparallel Neptune 18:02 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Pluto 18:14 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Apollon 18:36 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Hades 18:54 EST
Heliocentric Venus parallel Heliocentric Uranus 19:56 EST
Moon quintile Vulcanus 20:07 EST
Mercury trine Cupido 21:16 EST
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Zeus 21:39 EST
Moon quincunx Cupido 22:20 EST
Moon semisextile Mercury 22:24 EST

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STOCKS TO WATCH: FOX, KWK, RESC, TOL, TTC.


Fox Entertainment Group (FOX)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 11/11/1998; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: FOX smashed through its 10-day moving average during last week's trading and decisively broke out of a trading range that had confined it all year so far. With Pluto conjoining the First-Trade Ascendant and Jupiter conjoining the First-Trade Midheaven, the prospects for this stock continue to look very solid. However, on Friday FOX made a correct high at the Venus/Uranus conjunction line (G,360,N,-2), which could indicate a short-term reversal to the downside. If FOX penetrates this line to trade above 35.80 on Monday, we will enter an immediate long position, setting our initial stop at 32.75.


Quicksilver Resources (KWK)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 10/22/2001; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: The current transit of Uranus to the KWK First-Trade IC has been enough to give this stock a major boost. It's a volatile situation, so we are ready to enter an immediate long position in this stock. Our initial stop will be set at 46.50.


Roanoke Electric Steel (RESC)
NASDAQ
First Trade Date: 11/03/1980; 10:000 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Zeus has moved into an exact conjunction with the RESC First-Trade Apollon, while transiting Pluto conjoins the First-Trade Ascendant and transiting Jupiter occupies the First-Trade Midheaven. It's a great set-up for a long position, and that's exactly what we plan to add to the Model Portfolio early this week. We will set our initial stop at 25.00.


Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 07/16/1986; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Transiting Uranus conjoining the TOL First-Trade Descendant and transiting Saturn conjoining the First-Trade Sun offers us a powerful planetary combination. While it's not necessary a positive one, it does promise a good bit of volatility, so we believe that TOL will continue to be a very tradable stock, at least for the short term. If we get Monday morning trading in this stock above 89.80 we plan to add a long position in TOL to the Model Portfolio early this week, with an initial stop set at 86.50.


Toro Company (TTC)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 09/06/1978; 10:00 a.m.
Trading Strategy: TTC currently has transiting Jupiter conjoining First-Trade Pluto, with the added kicker of transiting Apollon conjoining the First-Trade Ascendant. That's a positive dynamic, and we're also encouraged by the fact that TTC has found some significant support on a first-harmonic Uranus line (G,360,N,-2), but has just broken through an increment of that line on its way upward. We are thus ready to enter an immediate long position in this stock, with an initial stop set at 86.20.

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posted by Tim Bost @ 3/06/2005 12:06:00 AM