FinancialCyclesWeekly.com #0523 -- June 5-11, 02005 with Tim Bost


COMMENT: We've just finished a week with lots of newsworthy events. While some of them had short-term impacts on the markets, many more were precursors of market conditions and economic trends to come. Some of them were disguised as Politics-As-Usual, while others were noteworthy as culminations of long-term cycles.


Since one of our purposes in this letter is to highlight trends that set the stage for potentially profitable trading rather than to provide in-depth news analysis about items the mainstream media have already overworked, we will do our best to keep our comments brief. Even so, with our commitment to "promoting an esoteric spiritual understanding of economic trends, geocosmic cycles, geopolitical events, and market movements," we don't like to leave things out. So please bear with us for a bit.


CONTINENTAL DRIFT

The big story, of course, is the situation in Europe. Last Sunday the voters in France's referendum soundly rejected ratification of the European constitution. Their lead was followed in kind a few days later by voters in the Netherlands. And by the end of the week the German magazine "Stern" was reporting on a secret meeting held a few days earlier in Berlin which included Finance Minister Hans Eichel and Bundesbank chief Axel Weber, among others. After hearing a report by Joachim Fels, Morgan Stanley's eurozone economist, the group discussed the possibility of abandoning the euro, apparently due to their concerns that the European single currency is doing irreparable damage to the German economy.


The immediate impact of all this, quite naturally, was to weaken the euro against the dollar. As we noted last week, the rally in the dollar may have "set the stage for shorting the greenback in anticipation of a euro reversal back to the upside." That's a situation we will be keeping an eye on, since we don't think the dollar is out of the woods yet.


WOODROW'S WOES

The events in Europe are also interesting from the perspective of long-range cycles. Eighty-four years ago or so, as the planet Uranus was transiting through roughly the same portion of the zodiac it is once again visiting today, there was another failed attempt at European unification. After the armistice of November 11, 1918 brought an end to fighting in Europe in World War I, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson presented the Paris Peace Conference with a draft proposal for a League of Nations which would essentially begin the process of uniting Europe under a single government. When he returned to the United States and shared the idea with the U.S. Congress, however, he met with unexpected opposition.


At first congressional leaders wanted the proposal for the League of Nations to be dealt with separately from the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, but Wilson insisted that the two were inseparable. Most of 1919 was spent with proposals and counter-proposals being debated in the Senate and with President Wilson frantically trying to drum up support for the League of Nations.


Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was opposed to the Charter for the League on the grounds that it would potentially commit the U.S. to military action without the specific consent of Congress, which is solely granted the power to declare war by the U.S. Constitution. Lodge took two weeks to read the entire text of the 246-page treaty aloud on the floor of the Senate, and then convened public hearings, bringing in 60 witnesses to discuss the matter.


President Wilson responded by launching a determined national tour aimed at convincing the American people that they should pressure their representatives into taking immediate favorable action on his proposal; Wilson gave 40 speeches in 29 cities in 22 days. His blitz ended with his collapsing in Pueblo, Colorado on September 25, 1919. On October 2 he suffered a stroke and was ill for the next seven months.


SEVEN SENATORS

On November 19, 1919, the Senate voted to reject the treaty with Senator Lodge's amended reservations. Later the same day, the Senate also voted to reject the treaty in its original form. Even so, the majority in the Senate insisted that the matter be brought to yet another vote, and after additional debate the Senate once again rejected the treaty and U.S. membership in the League of Nations on March 15, 1920, by a margin of only seven votes.


In the campaign for the presidency that fall, on September 5, 1920, candidate Warren G. Harding promised that if elected he would seek revisions in the terms of the Versailles Treaty so that the U.S. would be able to join the League of Nations. Harding was elected in a landslide victory on November 2, but then, on November 4, the president-elect declared that the League of Nations was "deceased." The U.S. subsequently signed separate treaties with Germany, Austria, and Hungary and declared an end to the state of war the following year. Then, on March 20, 1922 (with Uranus at 10 degrees, 39 minutes Pisces--the planet's exact position during the French referendum on May 29, 2005), President Harding ordered U.S. troops brought home from Europe.


THE SAME OLD STORY

A lot of this story sounds disturbingly familiar. There are delays in the Senate and opposition to a president's grandiose plans. There's a whirlwind national tour by the chief executive, who is fruitlessly trying to sway the people into going along with his point of view. There are seven Senators who won't go along with the president. There's a broken campaign promise. And above all there's the failure to unify nations under a single trans-governmental banner.


Today, as we deal with eroding European unity, with threats of filibusters and "nuclear options" in the Senate, with seven Republican Senators defying orders from the White House, and with President Bush making speeches aimed at convincing the public that there's a crisis in Social Security which trumps all concerns over a disastrous war, a struggling economy, and official U.S. policies that defy international law and prompt condemnation from human rights advocates, it's helpful to keep it all in perspective. After all, none of this is exactly new. And while our ignorance of history may in fact inevitably doom us to repeat it, an awareness of geocosmic cycles at least opens up the possibility of an alternative.


WATCH THE WATCHDOG

In other news, we learned last week that the Homeland Security Department has not only been keeping a lookout for terrorists; it has also been looking at itself with suspicion. In its 54-page semiannual report to Congress, the Department provided details of 325 internal audits, investigations, and inspections it conducted between October 2004 and March 2005. The efforts resulted in the arrests of 146 workers and grant recipients, and identified $18.5 million in unsupported costs during the six-month period. The violations that the Department was willing to admit to included unauthorized purchases, theft, bribery, and sexual abuse.


HISTORIC TONSILECTOMY

"I'm the guy they used to call Deep Throat." With those words from former FBI Deputy Director S. Mark Felt this past week, the longest-lasting mystery in Washington came to an abrupt end. The unexpected revelation stirred some interesting discussion about loyalties and patriotism, about freedom of the press and the confidentiality of sources.


Even more interesting, however, was what was NOT being talked about in the wake of Felt's announcement. Watergate was not just about news tips from Deep Throat or even just about attempts by the White House to cover up a bungled break-in. It was about massive corruption and criminal behavior in the Nixon administration, a pervasively malevolent atmosphere that promoted Dirty Tricks and Enemies Lists. It's not too surprising, then, that President Bush declined to comment on the Deep Throat story when the news of Mark Felt's revelation came out.


After all, the chairman of the Republican Party during Watergate was none other than Mr. Bush's father, George Herbert Walker Bush. He did his best to clean up the political ramifications of the mess, including a Dirty Tricks program conducted by the youthful College Republicans. At the top of that nefarious organization, of course, was none other than Karl Rove, the power behind the throne in the current presidential administration.


DOLLAR DOLDRUMS

Our recent notes on economic conditions provoked a comment from our friend Georgia Stathis, who said "there are a lot of factors" at work behind the scenes, including "the square of transiting Saturn (in its detriment) to the north nodes as well as the end of Saturn in Cancer, where people are at the end of this cycle and exhausted." Georgia also mentioned the continuing weakness in the dollar, which she says is in for "a serious decline." Georgia Stathis is the author of "Business Astrology 101"; you can find her on the web at www.starcycles.com.


THE POWER OF PRAYER

W. D. Gann not only used astrology in his market analysis; he also relied on the power of prayer and meditation as cornerstones of his trading. Gann said that he could trust his trading methodologies because of the insights he had gained through diligent Bible reading and study.


With that perspective in mind, it's intriguing to hear the story of Ramon Watkins in Las Vegas, Nevada, who says that reading the Old Testament in Hebrew has revealed to him a technique for summoning UFOs at will. According to Watkins, who is also known as Prophet Yahweh, the UFOs appear when he asks them to through prayer. He says he has personally seen 1,500 UFOs during the past 25 years, but has kept the fact a secret until the voices in his head recently told him to go to the news media with the story.


KNTV, the ABC-TV affiliate in Las Vegas, followed up on the story. Watkins agreed to meet with a reporter and cameraman and summon a UFO at a time and location of the station's choosing. Prophet Yahweh joined reporter Mike Dello Stritto and cameraman Jonathan Hawkins at Doolittle Park near West Lake Mead Boulevard in Las Vegas.


The Prophet Yahweh prayed on camera, and within moments a UFO appeared in the sky above their heads. A stunned Hawkins captured the object on video, and Dello Stritto phoned the station to report that the story had taken a slightly different turn than he had expected. Their report, aired on the 11 o'clock news on KNTV last week, is archived online at http://www.filecabi.net/v/file/ufoondemand/wmv.


TROUBLE AHEAD FOR IBM?

Financial astrologer Grace Morris, writing in the June issue of her AstroEconomics newsletter, suggests that upcoming Pluto transits during the next couple of years may make it "very difficult" for IBM to survive. Grace, who is the author of "How to Choose Stocks to Outperform the Market 2005," sends her newsletter out monthly via email. For more information, check her website at www.astroeconomics.com.

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THE WEEK AHEAD

This week we will be looking for earnings reports from FuelCell Energy, Inc. (FCEL), Bob Evans Farms (BOBE), CMGI (CMGI), Jos. A Bank Clothiers (JOSB), CHC Helicopter (FLI), J. Crew Group Inc. (JCREW), Albertson's (ABS), Piedmont Natural Gas (PNY), H&R Block Inc. (HRB), Samsonite (SAMC), Bradley Pharmaceuticals (BDY), Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD), MDS Inc. (MDZ), National Semiconductor (NSM), Navistar International (NAV), Shuffle Master (SHFL), and Toys R Us (TOY).


The economic news this week will be highlighted by reports on Consumer Credit, the Mortgage Bankers Association Purchase Applications, Wholesale Trade, Retail Chain Store Sales, Jobless Claims, Money Supply, Import and Export Prices, and International Trade. Alan Greenspan will be speaking on Tuesday, which is an event that should overshadow all the other economic news.


Astrologically, with a Jupiter station and a New Moon to kick off the week, there is much to support a positive bias in the markets right now. Even though Tuesday night's Mercury/Pluto opposition may bring some tension, it's likely that the Sun/Neptune trine during the wee hours of Wednesday morning will hold sway, keeping an optimistic mood afloat. By the end of the week, however, with a Mercury/Mars square at work and both planets getting ready to change signs over the weekend, we could see a decided shift in market temperament and a sell-off as trading draws to a close.


With a void-of-course Moon during the last couple of hours of trading on Tuesday, we take a break from the market activity. As we set up our trades throughout the week, we will be paying particular attention to fourth-harmonic heliocentric planetary lines (H,90,N,0) for Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Chiron, Apollon, Zeus, Kronos and Poseidon.


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.


We have a sacred opportunity now to begin again, to see our lives and our goals through new eyes. We may not be entirely clear about exactly where we are going, but if we trust ourselves enough to move forward boldly, we will soon discover that we can change our thinking in truly marvelous and positive ways.


"At the center of your being you have the answer: You know who you are and you know what you want." --Lao Tzu

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GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS LAST WEEK

U.S. equities turned in a mixed performance last week with blue chips down slightly, the broad-based lower-cap indexes showing modest gains, and everything else treading water. The rally in European equities continued, although its pace seemed to slow a bit. The biggest gains came from the Pacific Rim, with Sydney strengthening and extending its rally, and with Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore all reversing dramatically to the upside.

Dow Jones Industrial Average -- down 0.73%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- down 0.20%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 1.60%
S+P 500 -- down 0.13%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- up 0.03%
Russell 2000 -- up 0.91%
London FTSE-100 -- up 0.09%
Paris CAC-40 -- up 0.61%
Frankfurt DAX -- up 1.66%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- up 2.44%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- up 2.47%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- up 1.83%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 1.86%

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FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO


POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: CPSI, PFE, SRX, PHLY, ITRI.

We closed five Model Portfolio positions during the past week, with two winners and three losers producing a net loss of $84.00.

On May 31 we bought to cover 300 shares of Computer Programs and Systems (CPSI), taking a profit of $75.00 (a 0.70% gain in 5 trading days).

On May 31 we sold 400 shares of Pfizer Inc. (PFE) at 28.02, taking a loss of $80.00 (a 0.71% loss in 10 trading days).

On May 31 we sold 200 shares of SRA International Inc. (SRX) at the split-adjusted price of 33.25, taking a loss of $129.00 (a 1.90% loss in 25 trading days).

On June 1 we sold 100 shares of Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Company (PHLY) at 81.21, taking a loss of $73.00 (a 0.84% loss in 4 trading days).

On June 2 we sold 300 shares of Itron Inc. (ITRI) at 37.21, taking a profit of $123.00 (a 1.11% gain in 17 trading days).

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POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: DHI, LNY, RIMG.

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

We bought 300 shares of D. R. Horton Inc. (DHI) at 35.90 on 06/02/05, setting our initial stop at 32.00.

We bought 400 shares of Landry's Restaurants Inc. (LNY) at 30.10 on 05/31/05, setting our initial stop at 27.05.

We bought 400 shares of Rimage Corporation (RIMG) at 21.50 on 05/31/05, setting our initial stop at 20.25.

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YEAR-IN-REVIEW MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY

So far this year we have had a total of 92 completed trades, with 31 winners and 61 losers bringing us a total net profit of $4,710.00. The largest profit for a single trade has been $2,875.00, with our winners averaging $683.23; the largest single-trade loss has been $956.00, with our losers averaging $303.69. The overall average profit per trade has been $51.20, and the mean duration of our trades has been 10.3 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

Autodesk Inc. (ADSK) -- bought 300 shares at 35.85 on 05/16/05; currently 36.92. Raise stop to 36.65.

Caremark Rx Inc. (CMX) -- bought 300 shares at 43.08 on 05/09/05; currently 44.65. Raise stop to 43.55.

D. R. Horton Inc. (DHI) -- bought 300 shares at 35.90 on 06/02/05; currently 35.07. Raise stop to 34.20.

Frontier Airlines Inc. (FRNT) -- bought 800 shares at 11.99 on 05/23/05; currently 12.43. Raise stop to 12.05.

Landry's Restaurants Inc. (LNY) -- bought 400 shares at 30.10 on 05/31/05; currently 30.40. Raise stop to 29.60.

Marvel Enterprises Inc. (MVL) -- bought 500 shares at 21.70 on 05/23/05; currently 22.10. Raise stop to 21.15.

Rimage Corporation (RIMG) -- bought 400 shares at 21.50 on 05/31/05; currently 20.88. Raise stop to 20.40.

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STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Silver; Gaming Activities; Tobacco Products; Internet Information Provider; Apparel, Footwear and Accessories.

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WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Movie Theaters; Business Equipment; Insurance Brokers; Recreational Vehicles; Diversified Entertainment.

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

June 5
Moon parallel Vulcanus 00:00 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Chiron 00:20 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Mars 00:54 EDT
Moon sextile Saturn 01:03 EDT
Mercury in 24th harmonic to Venus 01:18 EDT
Moon sextile Mars 01:25 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 01:25-10:36 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Zeus 01:40 EDT
Jupiter direct station in right ascension 02:50 EDT
Jupiter direct station 03:21 EDT
Moon parallel Hades 04:35 EDT
Moon parallel Sun 06:15 EDT
Mercury trine Neptune 07:48 EDT
Moon biquintile Apollon 09:12 EDT
Moon enters Gemini 10:36 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Sun 10:39 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Chiron 11:11 EDT
Moon parallel Kronos 12:11 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Venus 12:42 EDT
Venus sesquiquadrate Neptune 12:56 EDT
Moon semisextile Kronos 13:31 EDT
Moon semisextile Venus 15:42 EDT
Moon parallel Mercury 15:48 EDT
Moon trine Chiron 16:00 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Mercury 17:03 EDT
Venus quincunx Chiron 18:50 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Saturn 18:54 EDT
Moon parallel Venus 18:54 EDT
Mars in 24th harmonic to Uranus 20:12 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Chiron 20:39 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury enters Cancer 22:04 EDT
Moon quincunx Poseidon 22:21 EDT
Moon semisquare True Lunar Node 23:09 EDT

June 6
Venus quincunx Chiron in right ascension 00:03 EDT
Mars trine Saturn in right ascension 00:54 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Neptune 01:11 EDT
Moon semisquare Vulcanus 01:33 EDT
Moon quintile Mars 01:43 EDT
Moon trine Zeus 01:44 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Admetos 02:16 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Apollon 02:26 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Hades 03:40 EDT
Moon trine Jupiter 03:43 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Kronos 04:54 EDT
Moon semisquare Saturn 06:00 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Neptune 06:31 EDT
Moon opposition Cupido 06:46 EDT
Moon square Uranus 07:12 EDT
Mercury square 10/03/2005 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 07:23 EDT
Venus trine Poseidon in right ascension 07:36 EDT
Venus quintile True Lunar Node 08:04 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 09:38 EDT
Moon biquintile Poseidon 09:54 EDT
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Pluto 12:04 EDT
Heliocentric Venus conjunct Heliocentric Saturn 13:07 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Mars 15:02 EDT
New Moon 17:55 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Kronos 18:27 EDT
Heliocentric Venus opposition Heliocentric Chiron 19:45 EDT
Moon trine Neptune 20:20 EDT
Mercury trine Neptune in right ascension 20:45 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Chiron 20:53 EDT
Heliocentric Mars sextile Heliocentric Cupido 23:12 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Poseidon 23:18 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Poseidon 23:19 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Venus 23:49 EDT

June 7
Sun in 24th harmonic to Kronos 00:58 EDT
Heliocentric Venus enters Leo 00:58 EDT
Mercury parallel Venus 01:33 EDT
Mercury sextile True Lunar Node 02:10 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Poseidon 03:23 EDT
Mars biquintile Poseidon in right ascension 03:45 EDT
Moon sextile True Lunar Node 03:52 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Uranus 04:13 EDT
Moon conjunct Mercury 04:15 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Admetos 04:19 EDT
Mercury semisextile Admetos in right ascension 04:47 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Vulcanus 05:47 EDT
Moon semisextile Vulcanus 06:40 EDT
Moon semisextile Admetos 07:24 EDT
Moon trine Apollon 07:31 EDT
Moon opposition Pluto 07:43 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Zeus 07:53 EDT
Moon conjunct Hades 08:51 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Hades 08:56 EDT
Moon semisextile Saturn 11:27 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Neptune 11:48 EDT
Mercury trine Apollon in right ascension 12:03 EDT
Moon biquintile Chiron 14:25 EDT
Moon square Mars 14:50 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 14:50-20:46 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Cupido 15:01 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Mars 16:48 EDT
Mercury semisextile Vulcanus 17:59 EDT
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Vulcanus 18:47 EDT
Venus semisquare Admetos in right ascension 19:07 EDT
Moon enters Cancer 20:46 EDT
Mercury semisextile Admetos 22:13 EDT
Mercury trine Apollon 22:45 EDT
Mercury opposition Pluto 23:43 EDT
Moon conjunct Kronos 23:52 EDT

June 8
Sun trine Neptune 00:52 EDT
Mars parallel Zeus 01:02 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Neptune 01:43 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Sun 01:47 EDT
Moon quincunx Chiron 02:12 EDT
Moon quintile True Lunar Node 03:07 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Kronos 03:28 EDT
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Uranus 04:34 EDT
Mercury opposition Pluto in right ascension 04:47 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Saturn 05:06 EDT
Mercury conjunct Hades 06:33 EDT
Sun sesquiquadrate Chiron 06:54 EDT
Mercury conjunct Hades in right ascension 07:49 EDT
Moon conjunct Venus 08:34 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 08:37 EDT
Moon trine Poseidon 08:52 EDT
Venus crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 09:05 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Neptune 11:14 EDT
Venus trine Poseidon 11:28 EDT
Uranus contraparallel True Lunar Node 11:54 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Vulcanus 12:15 EDT
Moon square Zeus 12:22 EDT
Moon semisquare Admetos 13:01 EDT
Moon square Jupiter 14:29 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Hades 14:30 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Cupido 14:30 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Kronos 15:03 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Mercury 16:12 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Saturn 17:21 EDT
Moon quincunx Cupido 17:30 EDT
Moon trine Uranus 18:03 EDT
True Lunar Node opposition 10/14/2004 Solar Eclipse Point 18:53 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Venus 19:17 EDT
Moon biquintile Neptune 19:33 EDT
Mercury semisextile Vulcanus in right ascension 19:55 EDT
Venus square Zeus in right ascension 20:49 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Mercury 21:04 EDT
Mercury semisextile Saturn 22:59 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Jupiter 23:45 EDT

June 9
Moon biquintile Cupido 05:26 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Kronos 05:42 EDT
Saturn sesquiquadrate Cupido 07:01 EDT
Moon quincunx Neptune 07:31 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Venus 08:53 EDT
Moon semisextile Sun 10:12 EDT
Mercury biquintile Chiron 13:26 EDT
Moon square True Lunar Node 14:27 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Uranus 15:16 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Admetos 15:17 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Jupiter 15:17 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Pluto 16:20 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Vulcanus 16:49 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Venus 17:53 EDT
Moon conjunct Vulcanus 18:14 EDT
Moon sextile Admetos 19:01 EDT
Moon square Apollon 19:02 EDT
Moon quincunx Pluto 19:08 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Apollon 19:28 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Hades 20:08 EDT
Moon semisextile Hades 20:32 EDT
Venus in 24th harmonic to Vulcanus 21:21 EDT
Venus square Zeus 22:04 EDT
Mercury biquintile Chiron in right ascension 22:38 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Cupido 23:28 EDT
Moon conjunct Saturn 23:39 EDT

June 10
Moon sesquiquadrate Uranus 00:06 EDT
Moon quintile Zeus 00:21 EDT
Venus square Jupiter in right ascension 00:28 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Admetos 01:11 EDT
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Mercury 01:39 EDT
Mercury semisextile Saturn in right ascension 01:45 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Cupido 02:30 EDT
Moon quintile Jupiter 02:32 EDT
Venus quincunx Cupido in right ascension 03:57 EDT
Moon semisextile Mercury 04:43 EDT
Venus semisquare Admetos 04:57 EDT
Moon trine Mars 06:18 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 06:18-08:39 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Zeus 07:10 EDT
Moon biquintile Pluto 07:11 EDT
Sun square 10/03/2005 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 07:29 EDT
Moon parallel Mercury 08:19 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 08:39 EDT
Moon enters Leo 08:39 EDT
Apollon quincunx Admetos 09:21 EDT
Moon semisextile Kronos 11:54 EDT
Mars enters Aries in right ascension 12:35 EDT
Moon opposition Chiron 14:02 EDT
Moon parallel Venus 14:32 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Pluto 16:44 EDT
Mercury square Mars 17:17 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Saturn 17:34 EDT
Moon biquintile Uranus 18:16 EDT
Moon semisquare Sun 19:02 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Chiron 19:05 EDT
Moon quintile Admetos 19:14 EDT
Venus square Jupiter 19:38 EDT
Venus in 24th harmonic to Hades 20:10 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury enters Leo 20:14 EDT
Moon square Poseidon 20:59 EDT
Moon parallel Kronos 21:05 EDT
Moon parallel Sun 23:35 EDT

June 11
Moon in 24th harmonic to Vulcanus 00:32 EDT
Moon sextile Zeus 00:35 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Pluto 01:20 EDT
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Poseidon 02:17 EDT
Moon sextile Jupiter 02:49 EDT
Moon semisquare Hades 02:52 EDT
Mercury enters Cancer 03:03 EDT
Moon semisextile Venus 03:38 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Kronos 03:41 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Uranus 04:06 EDT
Moon parallel Hades 05:04 EDT
Moon trine Cupido 05:43 EDT
Mars parallel Jupiter 06:08 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Saturn 06:15 EDT
Moon quincunx Uranus 06:24 EDT
Moon quintile Apollon 07:22 EDT
Mercury square Mars in right ascension 08:43 EDT
Pluto quincunx Admetos 08:46 EDT
Sun sextile True Lunar Node 08:59 EDT
Moon parallel Vulcanus 10:08 EDT
Sun trine Neptune in right ascension 10:45 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Jupiter 11:01 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Zeus 11:53 EDT
Moon parallel Saturn 11:56 EDT
Moon contraparallel Cupido 12:55 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Mars 14:32 EDT
True Lunar Node square 5/31/2003 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 16:21 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Admetos 16:35 EDT
Moon semisquare Mercury 17:32 EDT
Moon semisquare Kronos 18:18 EDT
Sun sesquiquadrate Poseidon 18:59 EDT
Moon opposition Neptune 20:00 EDT
Mercury conjunct Kronos in right ascension 21:47 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Uranus 21:49 EDT
Venus square 10/03/2005 Solar Eclipse Point 21:55 EDT
Mercury conjunct Kronos 21:58 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Mercury 22:16 EDT
Mars crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 22:29 EDT
Mars enters Aries 22:29 EDT
Saturn sesquiquadrate Uranus 23:23 EDT
Venus quincunx Cupido 23:38 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Poseidon 23:47 EDT

June 12
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Pluto 01:35 EDT
Mars biquintile Poseidon 01:47 EDT
Moon trine True Lunar Node 02:23 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Jupiter 02:29 EDT
Heliocentric Venus in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Vulcanus 03:11 EDT
Moon parallel Admetos 03:19 EDT
Moon sextile Sun 04:05 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Uranus 05:24 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Pluto 06:28 EDT
Venus trine Uranus 06:41 EDT
Pluto sextile Apollon 06:45 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Vulcanus 06:56 EDT
Moon semisextile Vulcanus 06:57 EDT
Moon semisquare Zeus 06:57 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Poseidon 07:15 EDT
Venus in 24th harmonic to Saturn 07:25 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Neptune 07:38 EDT
Moon trine Pluto 07:39 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 07:39-21:21 EDT
Moon sextile Apollon 07:39 EDT
Moon square Admetos 07:44 EDT
Sun semisextile Admetos in right ascension 07:53 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Venus 08:26 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 09:14 EDT
Moon semisquare Jupiter 09:15 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Zeus 09:15 EDT
Mercury quincunx Chiron 09:16 EDT
Mercury quintile True Lunar Node 09:17 EDT
Moon sextile Hades 09:18 EDT
Moon quintile Poseidon 09:25 EDT
Moon biquintile Mars 09:54 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Hades 10:25 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Zeus 11:16 EDT
Mercury quincunx Chiron in right ascension 12:22 EDT
Moon semisextile Saturn 12:55 EDT
Moon semisquare Venus 13:29 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Hades 15:20 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Cupido 17:15 EDT
Moon contraparallel Neptune 18:27 EDT
Mercury trine Poseidon in right ascension 18:55 EDT
Venus trine Uranus in right ascension 19:52 EDT
Venus biquintile Neptune 20:15 EDT
Moon enters Virgo 21:21 EDT
Moon contraparallel Pluto 22:05 EDT
Sun trine Apollon in right ascension 22:09 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Apollon 22:44 EDT
Moon quincunx Mars 22:46 EDT
Saturn quintile Zeus 22:56 EDT

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STOCKS TO WATCH: GI, BTU, SRZ, UBB, ZGEN.

Giant Industries, Inc. (GI)
NYSE
First Trade Date: 12/15/1989; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: With Pluto currently conjunct the GI First-Trade Sun, there are powerful influences at work on the price of this stock. We like the looks of transiting Saturn conjoining the GI First-Trade Descendant as well, since it can help provide a solid basis for future price appreciation. Short term, transiting Mercury is hitting First-Trade Kronos, so an immediate long position is in order. We will buy this stock early this week, setting our initial stop at 28.25.


Peabody Energy (BTU)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 05/22/2001; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Transiting Apollon is forming a nice Grand Trine with the BTU First-Trade Mercury and First-Trade Uranus, giving this stock some strong long-term positive energy. With Saturn currently conjoining the First-Trade Ascendant and the transiting Sun about to conjoin First-Trade Jupiter, this is definitely the time to add a long position in this stock. Our plan is to do so early this week, setting our initial stop at 47.50.


Sunrise Senior Living Inc. (SRZ)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 05/23/2001; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: The First-Trade chart for SRZ is virtually identical to the one for BTU, since this stock started trading just one day later. All of our comments about BTU also apply to this stock as well. The big difference in the two horoscopes, however, is the placement of the First-Trade Moon. In the case of SRZ it is perfectly positioned to receive a trine from transiting Jupiter as it makes its current station. This adds an extra positive dynamic to the trading prospects for this stock, so we will put on a long position early this week. Our initial stop will be set at 50.75.


Unibanco Uniao De Bancos (UBB)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 05/22/1997; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: The transiting Sun is currently conjunct the UBB First-Trade Hades, so we wouldn't be surprised to see a bit of a price pullback in this stock as the trading week gets underway. If so, we will definitely consider it a buying opportunity, since transiting Jupiter is stationary now, conjoining the First-Trade IC. At the same time, transiting Saturn is conjoining the UBB First-Trade Ascendant, so this stock should continue to show some significant strength. Our plan is to add a long position early in the trading week, setting our initial stop at 35.00.


Zymogenetics Inc. (ZGEN)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date: 02/01/2002; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Transiting Neptune is currently conjoining the ZGEN First-Trade Venus, adding an aura of attractiveness to this stock. That illusory presence helps make Jupiter's current stationary conjunction with the First-Trade Descendant more appealing. The only problem is that there's nothing backing Jupiter up, and even though it's moving slowly right now, it won't hang around that First-Trade angle for long. This all adds up to a good shorting opportunity, so we plan to sell ZGEN short by mid-week. We will set our initial buy stop at 19.25.

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posted by Tim Bost @ 6/05/2005 04:23:00 AM