FinancialCyclesWeekly.com #0511 -- March 13-19, 02005 with Tim Bost

COMMENT: Last week proved to be a memorable one for business and the markets. Martha Stewart enjoyed her first week of freedom as a substantially richer woman than she had been when she went to prison last fall. Boeing gave the axe to Chief Executive Harry Stonecipher for fear that his inner office hanky-panky would make it more difficult for the company to get approval for more government contracts. Bill Gates managed to hang onto his title as the world's richest man, and Microsoft made headlines when it announced its acquisition of Groove Networks, a move rooted in Gates' desire to bring Groove CEO Ray Ozzie on board at Microsoft. Apparently he hadn't been able to persuade Ozzie, whose claim to fame includes the development of Lotus Notes, to resign his post and join the Microsoft ranks, so he bought the entire company, with Ozzie coming along as part of the package.

On Capitol Hill, the average debt-ridden consumer got a low blow from the millionaire-laden U.S. Senate when it finally passed a new bankruptcy act, making it easier for credit card companies to enforce usurious rates and more difficult for individuals to discharge debts in times of unemployment or personal crisis. In spite of an outcry from consumer groups, the House of Representatives is expected to tag along obediently, and President Bush has said he will sign the bill into law when it hits his desk.

It was also an interesting week for share prices. After hitting a three-and-a-half-year high the previous week, U.S. stocks started out with a brief run to the upside. That didn't last long, however, and the market direction promptly reversed, with stocks ending down for the week. We had noted last week that "we believe that the joyride on Wall Street is about to come to an end," but we frankly didn't expect to see it hit the brakes quite so suddenly. The publicly-acknowledged culprits were our old friends higher oil prices (which hit a new record high) and the staggering budget deficit (which zoomed to a new high at $114 billion for the month of February alone). While we may see a brief rebound for stocks and while there are still cherries to be picked in this market, we are definitely in a trading environment that requires extreme caution.

A NEW HEAD MOUSE
The weekend also brought news that Walt Disney Company (DIS) chief executive Michael D. Eisner will be stepping down earlier than previously planned. The controversial CEO will be replaced in September, 2005 by Robert A. Iger, who was promoted to second-in-command at Disney less than two months ago. Iger has been president of Disney since 2000; prior to that he was president and chief operating officer for Capital Cities/ABC.

The biggest potential challenge with Iger's appointment as the Disney CEO is that he will prove to be too much of the same thing. After a couple of decades shadowing Michael Eisner, Iger is unlikely to be hasty in bringing about massive change, and that fact concerns some large shareholders. To be effective in his new post, Iger will at least have to get past the perception that he is simply moving forward with Eisner's agenda.

But there is also cause for optimism in the announcement. After all, Michael Eisner is stepping down a year ahead of schedule, in spite of his tooth-and-nail struggle to hang on to his position in recent years, with an eye toward serving out his contract until its expiration date in the fall of 2006. This suggests that perhaps an innovative change of approach for Disney is not so far-fetched after all.

The bottom line is that Bob Iger is likely to prove to be a good match for the company's needs. He not only brings considerable in-house experience to the chore; he also has a natal horoscope that resonates well with the Disney incorporation chart (07/28/1995; 15:45 EDT; Dover, DE). Iger was born on February 10, 1951 in New York City (time unknown), with his natal Saturn conjunct the Disney Mars, so perhaps he will be able to direct and manage the company's enormous potential effectively. That Mars is at the midpoint of the Sun and Jupiter in the Disney incorporation chart, so it is a key factor in the growth and identity of the company. Iger's natal Cupido conjoins the Disney Chiron, which creates a problematical opposition to Saturn in the incorporation horoscope. This may be an indication that Iger could redirect some of the strife the company has been experiencing into channels that reach higher levels of public acceptance and creative accomplishment. This notion is underscored by the conjunction of Iger's natal Pluto with the Disney incorporation Moon. That combination plainly states that Iger can be powerful enough to transform the public's opinions about the embattled corporation.

SUN/SATURN CORRECT LOWS
The Sun was trine Saturn less than three hours after the closing bell on Thursday, March 10, and several stocks set correct lows on that trading day: Gibraltar Steel Corporation (ROCK), Grant Prideco Inc. (GRP), MTR Gaming Group Inc. (MNTG), First American Corporation (FAF), Etablissements Delhaize Freres (DEG), and Kansas City Southern (KSU).

Correct lows occur when the low price for a stock comes on the same day as a particular planetary aspect, and at a price level that corresponds to the point in the zodiac at which the planetary aspect occurs. The Fibonacci Trader/Galactic Trader software from PAS (www.galacticinvestor.com) makes it particularly easy to compute and display correct lows. For example, here's how to view the Sun/Saturn trine on Galactic Trader price charts: set the planetary lines for the Sun and for Saturn at (G,120,N,0) to see the correct lows for ROCK, GRP, MNTG, FAF, and DEG. Create the Sun and Saturn lines at (G,120,N,-2) for KSU.

While correct lows don't guarantee a winning trade, they typically add some extra energy that adds to the price potential on the long side. If any of these stocks trade below Thursday's low in the coming week, the correct low obviously isn't holding. But those that continue to find support on that low, especially the ones that bring in higher highs and higher lows, have strong trading potential.

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THE WEEK AHEAD

The earnings reports will continue to flow in this week at a steady pace, including word from Comverse Technology (CMVT), OfficeMax (OMX), Protein Design Laboratories (PDL), Electronics Boutique (ELBO), United Rentals (URI), Cleco Corporation (CNL), Ivax Corporation (IVX), Albertson's Inc. (ABS), Pepco Holdings (POM), King Pharmaceuticals (KG), Plains Exploration (PXP), Bear Stearns Companies (BSC), Herman Miller Inc. (MLHR), Hot Topic Inc. (HOTT), Morgan Stanley (MWD), Fedex Corporation (FDX), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Westar Energy (WR), Nike Inc. (NKE), Worthington Industries (WOR), Dollar General (DG), Cintas Corporation (CTAS), Toys R Us Inc. (TOY), Jabil Circuit Inc. (JBL), Barnes and Noble (BKS), 3Com Corporation (COMS), Cost Plus Inc. (CPWM), American Healthways (AMHC), Scholastic Corporation (SCHL), and Winnebago Industries (WGO).

We are also looking at a busy week for economic reports, including Fourth Quarter Current Accounts, January Business Inventories, February Retail Sales, February Industrial Production, February Capacity Utilization, February Housing Starts, February Import Prices, February Leading Indicators, the Philadelphia Fed Survey for March, and the preliminary March report on Consumer Sentiment from the University of Michigan. The week also features two major presentations by Alan Greenspan, a speech by Treasury Secretary John W. Snow, and a keynote address by SEC Chairman William H. Donaldson, so there will be plenty of news for the economic pundits to chew on.

The coming week will bring incredible astrological intensity, which will almost certainly make its influence felt in the markets. Throughout the week we will be keeping an eye on the fifth-harmonic heliocentric action for Mercury, Venus, Apollon, Uranus, Jupiter, Admetos, Poseidon, Mars, Pluto, Cupido, and the Earth (H,72,N,0), but there's much more to challenge us on a day-to-day basis. Monday brings the second in the current three-part series of Jupiter/Neptune trines, along with a Sun/Pluto square, a Venus/Saturn trine, and heliocentric Mercury changing signs. Look for more concern about oil prices, gold speculation, and turbulent market conditions. Tuesday features a Kronos direct station, so we can expect major power plays or news about executive issues in the corporate or governmental arenas. Wednesday is a relatively calm day astrologically, but a Venus/Hades square in the final hour of the trading day could bring some tough market decisions. There's a certain amount of tension to contend with in Thursday's market environment, but a void-of-course Moon that afternoon will give us a good reason to bring our trading activity to an early conclusion. Friday ends the trading week with a Venus/Pluto square and a heliocentric Mars/Pluto conjunction prior to the opening bell, so we should see massive trading volume and a decisive trend emerging. Of course all of this pales in comparison to the action during the coming weekend! We'll have the monthly lunar apogee, a Mercury retrograde station, Mars changing signs, an eclipse activation, and the Spring Equinox--all before trading resumes next week. There's definitely a roller coaster ride ahead, so hold on to your hats!

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.


This week brings us significant opportunities for creativity, imaginative impulses, and true spiritual growth, but in order to give those qualities the fullest possible expression we will need to slow down, reconsider our past challenges, and begin to invent new paradigms in which we can claim greater personal power and commitment.

"I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." --Henry David Thoreau



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GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS LAST WEEK

Except for Asia, stock markets around the world hit a significant bump last week, with the broad-based market averages in the U.S. leading the way down.

Dow Jones Industrial Average -- down 1.52%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- up 0.03%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- down 2.10%
S+P 500 -- down 1.80%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- down 1.40%
Russell 2000 -- down 2.81%
London FTSE-100 -- down 1.08%
Paris CAC-40 -- down 1.04%
Frankfurt DAX -- down 1.42%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- down 0.22%
Tokyo Nikkei -- up 0.43%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- up 1.17%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 0.69%

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FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO


POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: CLF, CVX, SID, RESC, NFX, PXD, KWK.

We closed seven Model Portfolio positions during the past week, with three winners and four losers producing a net profit of $1,321.00.

On March 8 we sold 100 shares of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) at 80.45, taking a profit of $160.00 (a 2.03% gain in 6 trading days).

On March 9 we sold 200 shares of Chevron-Texaco Corporation (CVX) at 60.00, taking a loss of $176.00 (a 1.45% loss in 6 trading days).

On March 9 we sold 500 shares of Companhia Siderugica Nacional ADS (SID) at 24.50, taking a profit of $2,875.00 (a 30.67% gain in 34 trading days).

On March 9 we sold 400 shares of Roanoke Electric Steel (RESC) at 25.01, taking a loss of $956.00 (an 8.72% loss in 2 trading days).

On March 10 we sold 100 shares of Newfield Exploration Company (NFX) at 71.46, taking a loss of $52.00 (a 0.72% loss in 7 trading days).

On March 10 we sold 300 shares of Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD) at 41.25, taking a profit of $270.00 (a 2.23% gain in 12 trading days).

On March 10 we sold 200 shares of Quicksilver Resources (KWK) at 46.50, taking a loss of $800.00 (a 7.92% loss in 3 trading days).

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POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: KWK, RESC, TTC.

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

We bought 200 shares of Quicksilver Resources (KWK) at 50.50 on 03/07/05, setting our initial stop at 46.50.

We bought 400 shares of Roanoke Electric Steel (RESC) at 27.40 on 03/07/05, setting our initial stop at 25.00.

We bought 100 shares of Toro Company (TTC) at 88.34 on 03/07/05, setting our initial stop at 86.20.

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YEAR-IN-REVIEW MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY

So far this year we have had a total of 45 completed trades, with 19 winners and 26 losers bringing us a total net profit of $11,628.00. The largest profit for a single trade has been $2,875.00, with our winners averaging $911.53; the largest single-trade loss has been $956.00, with our losers averaging $218.96. The overall average profit per trade has been $258.40, and the mean duration of our trades has been 11.3 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

Nexen Inc. (NXY) -- bought 200 shares at 45.75 on 02/14/05; currently 54.52. Raise stop to 53.25.

Petrochina Company Ltd. ADS (PTR) -- bought 200 shares at 62.18 on 03/01/05; currently 62.35. Raise stop to 61.50.

Syngenta AG (SYT) -- bought 500 shares at 22.68 on 02/22/05; currently 23.01. Raise stop to 22.50.

Toro Company (TTC) -- bought 100 shares at 88.34 on 03/07/05; currently 87.61. Raise stop to 86.50.

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STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Drug Delivery; Security and Protection Services; Department Stores; Healthcare Information Services; Silver.

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WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Residential Construction; Medical Laboratories and Research; Book Publishing; Wholesale Computers; Grocery Stores.

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

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
Mercury semisextile Uranus in right ascension 14:55 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

March 14
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Cupido 00:53 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Apollon 01:19 EST
Sun trine Vulcanus in right ascension 01:35 EST
Venus parallel Jupiter in right ascension 01:39 EST
Sun square Pluto in right ascension 02:30 EST
Jupiter trine Neptune 02:46 EST
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Hades 03:04 EST
Saturn semisextile Hades in right ascension 03:42 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Saturn 03:56 EST
Moon biquintile Zeus 04:12 EST
Moon parallel Admetos 04:56 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Mars 05:15 EST
Neptune in 24th harmonic to Chiron 05:47 EST
Moon semisquare Kronos 05:50 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Zeus 06:08 EST
Moon quincunx Jupiter 07:06 EST
Moon square Neptune 07:09 EST
Venus semisextile True Lunar Node in right ascension 08:49 EST
Moon biquintile Pluto 10:55 EST
Sun quincunx Apollon 11:13 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Chiron 11:57 EST
Moon quintile Uranus 13:19 EST
Heliocentric Venus parallel Heliocentric Apollon 13:23 EST
Moon sextile Venus 14:07 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Pluto 14:14 EST
Moon sextile Saturn 14:36 EST
Heliocentric Mars quintile Heliocentric Zeus 14:45 EST
Mercury trine Cupido in right ascension 15:19 EST
Moon conjunct Admetos 17:41 EST
Moon biquintile Jupiter 18:15 EST
Sun square Pluto 18:16 EST
Moon sextile Vulcanus 18:27 EST
Moon semisextile Hades 18:53 EST
Venus trine Saturn 19:10 EST
Moon semisextile True Lunar Node 19:28 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Venus 19:36 EST
Heliocentric Mercury enters Leo 19:59 EST
Moon contraparallel Cupido 20:43 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Zeus 21:03 EST
Moon quincunx Apollon 21:39 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Jupiter 22:02 EST
Moon quincunx Pluto 22:13 EST
Moon sextile Sun 22:33 EST
Moon parallel Vulcanus 22:37 EST
Moon contraparallel Mars 23:42 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Uranus 23:56 EST

March 15
Moon parallel Saturn 01:08 EST
Moon trine Mars 01:11 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 01:11-08:44 EST
Kronos direct station 01:38 EST
Venus parallel Jupiter 01:39 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Neptune 01:51 EST
Moon parallel Hades 02:30 EST
Venus square Hades in right ascension 02:35 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Kronos 02:44 EST
Moon semisquare Mercury 04:11 EST
Venus quincunx Apollon in right ascension 07:40 EST
Moon enters Gemini 08:44 EST
Moon biquintile Apollon 09:04 EST
Moon semisextile Kronos 10:12 EST
Moon parallel Kronos 10:29 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Jupiter 11:15 EST
Moon trine Chiron 11:42 EST
Moon quintile Venus 15:28 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Admetos 15:44 EST
Moon semisquare Saturn 19:12 EST
Moon quincunx Poseidon 22:06 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Admetos 22:27 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Mars 22:34 EST
Mars semisquare Cupido 22:42 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Poseidon 23:02 EST
Moon semisquare Vulcanus 23:12 EST
Moon quintile Sun 23:36 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Hades 23:40 EST
Venus sesquiquadrate Poseidon 23:42 EST
Moon square Uranus 23:52 EST

March 16
Moon semisquare True Lunar Node 00:19 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Uranus 01:08 EST
Moon trine Zeus 01:51 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Apollon 02:28 EST
Venus sextile Admetos 03:10 EST
Heliocentric Mars semisquare Heliocentric Poseidon 03:22 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Pluto 03:55 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Vulcanus 06:07 EST
Moon opposition Cupido 07:23 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Mars 07:56 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Zeus 08:11 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Hades 09:08 EST
Moon biquintile Poseidon 09:49 EST
Venus trine Vulcanus 10:28 EST
Moon sextile Mercury 10:36 EST
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Saturn 10:55 EST
Mars contraparallel Vulcanus 10:59 EST
Mars contraparallel Vulcanus in right ascension 13:23 EST
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Apollon 15:00 EST
Venus square Hades 15:14 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Kronos 15:23 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Cupido 15:32 EST
Moon trine Jupiter 16:12 EST
Moon trine Neptune 16:56 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Chiron 17:04 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Mars 17:40 EST
Venus in 24th harmonic to Uranus 18:00 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Saturn 19:12 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Mercury 20:58 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Apollon 21:49 EST
Venus semisextile True Lunar Node 21:58 EST
Venus trine Vulcanus in right ascension 23:17 EST


March 17
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Venus 00:35 EST
Moon semisextile Saturn 00:37 EST
Venus square Pluto in right ascension 00:43 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Jupiter 01:40 EST
Moon biquintile Mars 02:49 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Poseidon 03:35 EST
Moon semisextile Admetos 03:58 EST
Jupiter biquintile Admetos 04:30 EST
Moon semisextile Vulcanus 04:42 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Kronos 05:04 EST
Moon conjunct Hades 05:12 EST
Mercury quintile Chiron 05:26 EST
Moon sextile True Lunar Node 05:54 EST
Moon square Venus 06:48 EST
Moon trine Apollon 08:02 EST
Moon opposition Pluto 08:42 EST
Moon biquintile Chiron 11:02 EST
Moon quintile Mercury 11:10 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Neptune 13:23 EST
True Lunar Node retrograde station 14:04 EST
Moon square Sun 14:19 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 14:19-19:43 EST
Moon quincunx Mars 15:33 EST
Venus quincunx Apollon 18:32 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Kronos 19:13 EST
Moon enters Cancer 19:43 EST
Moon conjunct Kronos 21:15 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Hades 22:19 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Neptune 22:54 EST
Moon quincunx Chiron 23:07 EST

March 18
Heliocentric Earth in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Jupiter 00:41 EST
Venus square Pluto 01:14 EST
Venus parallel Zeus 01:29 EST
Venus parallel Zeus in right ascension 03:28 EST
Heliocentric Mars conjunct Heliocentric Pluto 05:26 EST
Moon quintile True Lunar Node 05:56 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Saturn 06:35 EST
Moon trine Poseidon 09:36 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Vulcanus 09:58 EST
Moon semisquare Admetos 10:03 EST
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Chiron 10:27 EST
Heliocentric Mars quincunx Heliocentric Admetos 10:32 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Vulcanus 10:45 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Hades 11:17 EST
Moon trine Uranus 11:45 EST
Mars quincunx Kronos in right ascension 11:55 EST
Moon square Zeus 13:27 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Venus 14:33 EST
Heliocentric Mercury contraparallel Heliocentric Cupido 15:21 EST
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Cupido 15:29 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Saturn 16:12 EST
Moon biquintile Neptune 17:04 EST
Mars biquintile Hades 19:00 EST
Moon quincunx Cupido 19:14 EST
Mars conjunct 11/23/03 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 20:00 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Pluto 22:30 EST
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Poseidon 22:53 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Admetos 23:02 EST
Mars parallel Cupido 23:14 EST

March 19
Moon square Mercury 00:02 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Mars 00:32 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 00:50 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Zeus 03:05 EST
Heliocentric Mars quincunx Heliocentric Vulcanus 03:18 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Kronos 03:29 EST
Moon square Jupiter 03:44 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Apollon 03:47 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Hades 04:09 EST
Moon quincunx Neptune 05:13 EST
Heliocentric Venus in 24th harmonic to Heliocentric Uranus 06:50 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Poseidon 07:00 EST
Moon biquintile Cupido 07:22 EST
Sun in 24th harmonic to Mercury 09:28 EST
Moon conjunct Saturn 12:52 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Saturn 15:28 EST
Moon sextile Admetos 16:23 EST
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Pluto 16:34 EST
Sun sextile Mars 17:01 EST
Moon conjunct Vulcanus 17:03 EST
Moon semisextile Hades 17:37 EST
Lunar apogee 17:55 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Uranus 18:12 EST
Moon square True Lunar Node 18:13 EST
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Admetos 18:15 EST
Uranus semisquare True Lunar Node 18:25 EST
Mercury retrograde station 19:15 EST
Moon square Apollon 20:24 EST
Moon quincunx Pluto 21:10 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Jupiter 23:05 EST

March 20
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Vulcanus 00:09 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Chiron 00:28 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Cupido 01:34 EST
Heliocentric Mercury parallel Heliocentric Admetos 01:38 EST
Moon quintile Zeus 01:47 EST
Moon trine Venus 02:18 EST
Heliocentric Mars sextile Heliocentric Apollon 06:35 EST
Mars square 04/19/04 Solar Eclipse Point 06:55 EST
Sun enters Aries -- Vernal Equinox 07:33 EST
Moon opposition Mars 07:58 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 07:58-08:17 EST
Moon enters Leo 08:17 EST
Moon trine Sun 08:21 EST
Heliocentric Mercury enters Virgo 09:15 EST
Moon biquintile Pluto 09:17 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Mercury 09:40 EST
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Apollon 09:46 EST
Moon semisextile Kronos 09:49 EST
Heliocentric Mars opposition Heliocentric Hades 09:59 EST
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Hades 10:58 EST
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Mars 11:30 EST
Moon opposition Chiron 11:58 EST
Moon biquintile Uranus 12:28 EST
Mars enters Aquarius 13:01 EST
Moon quintile Jupiter 15:45 EST
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Neptune 16:02 EST
Moon quintile Admetos 16:38 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Kronos 17:15 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Saturn 19:09 EST
Moon parallel Kronos 22:02 EST
Moon square Poseidon 22:09 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Vulcanus 23:18 EST
Moon semisquare Hades 23:53 EST



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STOCKS TO WATCH: FD, FOX, GIL, ORLY.


Federated Department Stores (FD)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 02/05/1992; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: With transiting Jupiter moving across the FD First-Trade Descendant and hitting First-Trade Apollon, FD looks like a good trade. Transiting Neptune currently conjoining the FD First-Trade Sun adds to the speculative potential, especially with the current Jupiter/Neptune trine in play. Our plan is thus to add a long position in FD to the Model Portfolio this week. We will set our initial stop at 59.40.


Fox Entertainment Group (FOX)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 11/11/1998; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: We did not enter a position in this stock last week because the resistance set by the FOX correct high on the Venus/Uranus conjunction line held steady. Now that FOX has experienced a bit of a price pullback, however, we are ready to enter a long position at a more advantageous price. We will do so early in the trading week, setting our initial stop at 32.75.


Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL)
NYSE
First Trade Date: 09/01/1999; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Transiting Jupiter is crossing the GIL First-Trade Ascendant as transiting Saturn is stationary conjunct the First-Trade Vulcanus. This could bring some extra power to the trading dynamic, so we plan to add a long position early this week, with our initial stop set at 40.50.


O'Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 04/23/1993; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: ORLY continued to push to new heights last week, and it has been tracking above its 10-day moving average for several weeks now. It's a hot stock, so we're especially intrigued by transiting Uranus crossing over the ORLY First-Trade Midheaven. We also have transiting Jupiter conjoining First-Trade Apollon as ORLY experiences a Mercury return this week, so there's a lot to recommend a long position. We plan to add one by mid-week, with an initial stop set at 49.50.

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posted by Tim Bost @ 3/13/2005 12:03:00 AM