FinancialCyclesWeekly.com #0525 -- June 19-25, 02005 with Tim Bost


COMMENT: This continues to be an extremely difficult market environment to trade effectively. Although we have been experiencing a short-term rally in the equities markets, stocks are still essentially flat for the year to date. So although we've been able to outperform the market as a whole, we don't feel very enthusiastic about the results we've been getting.


As usual, our overall trading strategy revolves around identifying special situations in the markets that promise potential profits, and then moving in and out of swing trades to capture those gains in small increments. While a normal part of our trading discipline is to accept an abundance of small losses, in the current equities market we have seen those losses take on a stubborn degree of persistence, while our profitable trades have been rare and often disappointing.


In other words, we've been working hard for the gains we've been able to keep so far this year, and while we remain convinced that our rigorous approach to money management and disciplined trading will ultimately bring us abundant returns once again, for the time being our market experience is a lot like being nibbled to death by ducks.


UNCERTAINTY AND INTENSIFICATION

That's not to say we're getting discouraged. Far from it. In fact, we are seeing more and more promising trading opportunities every week, and have been able to capitalize on a few of them quite nicely. For example, as we pointed out last week, we expected the recent Uranus retrograde station to be "a factor that adds uncertainty to the overall market picture and increases the level of volatility in geopolitical affairs," while tending to "bring blue-chip equity prices up."


Sure enough, last week brought an intensification of the current market rally, and while the trading opportunities that came with it required a high level of caution and attentiveness, they nevertheless allowed us to lock in profits rapidly. Along the way, many non-market situations around the globe had a distinctly Uranian feel as well. The astrology textbooks remind us that Uranus is associated with surprises, explosions, disruptions, innovations, and revolutions, and all of them were certainly in evidence.


In California, the impact was perhaps most disruptive of all, with four major earthquakes during the week. It gave us considerable cause for reflection. While we have been pondering what events might precipitate the bursting of the real estate bubble there, we hadn't actively considered the possibility that a sizeable chunk of the state might just break off and slide into the Pacific Ocean. Talk about declining property values!


California was also the venue for the Michael Jackson trial, of course, and the singer's acquittal was immediately followed by media speculation about how dire his financial situation must be in the wake of the legal proceedings. It was just the beginning of the week's judicial surprises, however, with Dennis Kozlowski, the ex-CEO of Tyco International, being found guilty and with Florida Governor Jeb Bush demanding that Terry Schaivo's husband Michael be investigated for potential negligence in his wife's death, even though an autopsy a day earlier seemed to have at last laid the feeding-tube controversy to rest.


AN EVEN BIGGER IDENTITY CRISIS

Lest we forget the association of Uranus with things related to computers, the media broke the story that the recent disastrous loss of computer tapes at CitiFinancial, the consumer-finance division of Citigroup, was just the tip of the identity-theft iceberg. As we mentioned last week, Citigroup is notifying 3.9 million customers that their credit information, including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers has been compromised by the loss of the computer records.


Last Friday MasterCard International admitted that it, too, has been the victim of a massive breach in computer security. In this case, however, computer hackers made off with the credit card numbers and expiration dates for roughly 40 million card holders. By the time the theft was discovered, at least 68,000 MasterCard accounts had had fraudulent charges posted to them.


OPEC SURPRISINGLY HO-HUM

We mentioned last week that the astrological configurations surrounding the Uranus station had particularly strong correlations with the inception chart for OPEC, signaling the possibility that a surprise announcement from the oil ministers could send petroleum prices zooming. As it turned out, the big OPEC surprise was that the organization only made a symbolic move toward increasing crude oil production, an effort that left the markets unimpressed. It's the tight supplies of heating oil and diesel that are raising the biggest concerns right now, and the OPEC announcement failed to address those issues directly.
Apparently those petroleum components didn't like being ignored, so the price of crude shot up anyway, hitting a new record level.


FED UP WITH FREEDOM FRIES

Uranus also made shock waves in the halls of congress. U.S. Representative Walter B. Jones of North Carolina, the conservative Republican congressman who a couple of years ago was pushing the House cafeteria to rename French fries "freedom fries" because of French opposition to the U.S. war against Iraq, has joined with fellow Republican Ron Paul of Texas and Democrats Dennis Kucinich of Ohio and Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii in sponsoring legislation requiring the Bush Administration to produce a plan for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq. The move came soon after a Gallup Poll found that 59 percent of Americans now favor withdrawing U.S. troops from the conflict.


The House of Representatives also defied President Bush with a 238-187 vote to scale back government powers to conduct secret investigations of U.S. citizens as authorized by the Patriot Act. Among other things, the newly-approved measure will make it harder for federal agents to gather information on people's library reading habits and bookstore purchases.


CATAPULTING THE PROPAGANDA

Of course President Bush isn't about to reverse his opinions on the war effort, with or without congressional cooperation, the approval of the American people, or the existence of weapons of mass destruction. He's also persisting in his massive effort to convince Americans that Social Security needs to be privatized. As he noted at one recent appearance, "See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda."


A BOGUS COLLAPSE?

The Uranian rumblings didn't stop in the halls of congress or with the president's catapulting. A story in United Press International last week revealed that a former member of the Bush Administration during the president's first term in office is now expressing doubts about the real cause of the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.


Morgan Reynolds, former chief economist for the Department of Labor and former director of the Criminal Justice Center at the National Center for Policy Analysis in Dallas, Texas, says that the official story about the collapse of the WTC is "bogus," and that it is much more likely that a controlled demolition actually destroyed the Twin Towers and adjacent Building Number 7.


Reynolds, who is now professor emeritus at Texas A+M University, noted that "If demolition destroyed three steel skyscrapers at the World Trade Center on 9/11, then the case for an 'inside job' and a government attack on America would be compelling. It is hard to exaggerate the importance of a scientific debate over the cause of the collapse of the twin towers and building 7. If the official wisdom on the collapses is wrong, as I believe it is, then policy based on such erroneous engineering analysis is not likely to be correct either. The government's collapse theory is highly vulnerable on its own terms. Only professional demolition appears to account for the full range of facts associated with the collapse of the three buildings."

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THE WEEK AHEAD

This week we anticipate getting earnings reports from Enersys (ENS), American Healthways (AMHC), Arrow International (ARRO), CarMax, Inc. (KMX), Apogee Enterprises (APOG), Christopher and Banks (CBK), Jabil Circuit (JBL), the Kroger Company (KR), Daren Restaurants (DRI), Kerr-McGee (KMG), Casella Waste Systems (CWST), Morgan Stanley (MWD), Bed Bath and Beyond Inc. (BBBY), Tektronix Inc. (TEK), FedEx (FDX), Solectron (SLR), Family Dollar (FDO), A. G. Edwards (AGE), and AZZ Inc. (AZZ).


On the economic front we're looking for a Leading Indicators report this week, plus the latest numbers on Durable Goods Orders. The most widely watched economic news, however, is likely to come from the reports on May Existing Home Sales and May New Home Sales.


This is a fairly calm week from an astrological perspective, but there will definitely be enough action to make things interesting for traders. Monday features two eclipse activations, with Venus linking the market action to eclipses in May, 2003 and October, 2004. Tuesday brings the Summer Solstice, but a void-of-course Moon kicks in about two hours after the opening bell in New York, giving wise traders a reason to step aside for the remainder of the trading day. The trading energy that day could be particularly challenging, since there is also a Zeus station and a Mars/Zeus opposition in right ascension.


Wednesday's Full Moon comes just an hour before another eclipse activation, again linking the week's energies to May, 2003. On Thursday we get the Mars/Zeus opposition on the ecliptic, and are treated to yet another eclipse activation, this time featuring the Lunar Eclipse coming up next October. Eclipses cast shadows before they occur as well as after the fact, so Thursday's trading action may give us an interesting clue about what to expect in the market this fall. With a Mercury/Vulcanus conjunction also active on Thursday we can expect some very important news to break, perhaps setting the stage for a major shakeup on the trading floors. By Friday, however, a Venus/Uranus sesquiquadrate will be making itself felt, bringing a renewed surge in optimism that afternoon to finish the trading week.


On balance, then, we expect stock prices to rise this week through Wednesday before experiencing a rather sharp pull-back on Thursday. If that brief correction comes, it's likely to be followed by an even more intense up-trend day to close out the week on Friday.


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.


What enables us to be leaders? We may think it is the acceptance and approval of those around us, the ones who defer to our judgment and opinions. In reality, however, true leadership comes from our ability to lead ourselves, to calm our own ego demands and to be true to our inner purpose.


"Everyone has inside himself a piece of good news! The good news is that you really don't know how great you can be, how much you can love, what you can accomplish, and what your potential is!" -- Anne Frank

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GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS LAST WEEK

Share prices turned down in Singapore and Hong Kong last week, but in most of the world's other exchanges the rally expanded. The gains were particularly strong for the Russell 2000 and for the All Ordinaries in Australia.

Dow Jones Industrial Average -- up 1.05%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- up 2.00%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 1.21%
S+P 500 -- up 1.57%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- up 1.31%
Russell 2000 -- up 2.85%
London FTSE-100 -- up 0.94%
Paris CAC-40 -- up 0.88%
Frankfurt DAX -- up 0.40%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- up 2.09%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- up 1.86%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- down 0.16%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- down 0.51%

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U.S. EQUITY TRENDS

S+P 500 -- Long-Term Bearish; Intermediate-Term Bearish; Short-Term Bullish

NASDAQ -- Long-Term Bearish; Intermediate-Term Bullish; Short-Term Bullish

RUSSELL 2000 -- Long-Term Bullish; Intermediate-Term Bearish; Short-Term Bullish

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FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO


POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: ZGEN, FRNT.

We closed two Model Portfolio positions during the past week, with one winner and one loser producing a net loss of $193.00.

On June 13 we bought to cover 500 shares of Zymogenetics Inc. (ZGEN) at 16.83, taking a loss of $305.00 (a 3.76% loss in 4 trading days).

On June 15 we sold 800 shares of Frontier Airlines Inc. (FRNT) at 12.13, taking a profit of $112.00 (a 1.17% gain in 16 trading days).

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POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: GI, BTU, SRZ, UBB, ZGEN.

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

We bought 200 shares of the Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG) at 74.55 on 06/13/05, setting our initial stop at 70.50.

We bought 300 shares of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) at 53.83 on 06/13/05, setting our initial stop at 51.75.

We bought 500 shares of Pride International Inc. (PDE) at 23.76 on 06/13/05, setting our initial stop at 21.45.

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YEAR-IN-REVIEW MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY

So far this year we have had a total of 99 completed trades, with 34 winners and 65 losers bringing us a total net profit of $3,574.00. The largest profit for a single trade has been $2,875.00, with our winners averaging $637.00; the largest single-trade loss has been $956.00, with our losers averaging $309.93. The overall average profit per trade has been $36.10, 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

Giant Industries, Inc. (GI) -- bought 400 shares at 29.94 on 06/07/05; currently 33.80. Raise stop to 32.05.

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG) -- bought 200 shares at 74.55 on 06/13/05; currently 76.36. Raise stop to 75.05.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) -- bought 300 shares at 53.83 on 06/13/05; currently 54.88. Raise stop to 54.02.

Landry's Restaurants Inc. (LNY) -- bought 400 shares at 30.10 on 05/31/05; currently 30.65. Raise stop to 30.45.

Peabody Energy (BTU) -- bought 200 shares at 50.10 on 06/07/05; currently 55.77. Raise stop to 53.50.

Pride International Inc. (PDE) -- bought 500 shares at 23.76 on 06/13/05; currently 25.77. Raise stop to 24.00.

Sunrise Senior Living (SRZ) -- bought 200 shares at 53.92 on 06/07/05; currently 53.65. Raise stop to 53.05.

Unibanco Uniao De Bancos (UBB) -- bought 300 shares at 36.91 on 06/07/05, currently 37.91. Raise stop to 36.98.

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STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Security and Protection Services; Residential Construction; Nonmetallic Mineral Mining; Steel and Iron; Copper.

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WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Major Airlines; Diagnostic Substances; Movie Theaters; Data Storage Devices; Cigarettes.

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

June 19
Moon square Neptune 00:09 EDT
Moon biquintile Hades 01:33 EDT
Venus square 4/08/2005 Solar Eclipse Point 02:49 EDT
Moon trine Venus 03:11 EDT
Venus sextile Admetos in right ascension 04:03 EDT
Venus parallel Kronos 04:11 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Mars 04:44 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Jupiter 04:52 EDT
Moon quintile Chiron 05:15 EDT
Moon quincunx True Lunar Node 05:30 EDT
Sun parallel Venus 06:24 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Poseidon 06:31 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Kronos 07:34 EDT
Moon biquintile Sun 08:42 EDT
Moon parallel Cupido 09:25 EDT
Moon contraparallel Saturn 09:31 EDT
Moon semisquare Zeus 09:37 EDT
Moon trine Vulcanus 09:47 EDT
Moon semisextile Pluto 09:54 EDT
Moon semisextile Apollon 10:10 EDT
Moon opposition Admetos 10:27 EDT
Moon contraparallel Vulcanus 11:50 EDT
Moon quincunx Hades 11:53 EDT
Moon semisquare Jupiter 11:57 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Saturn 12:07 EDT
Mercury biquintile Cupido 12:09 EDT
Venus square Apollon in right ascension 13:07 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Chiron 13:15 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Cupido 13:41 EDT
Moon biquintile Kronos 14:33 EDT
Moon biquintile True Lunar Node 15:40 EDT
Moon trine Saturn 16:05 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 16:05-21:43 EDT
Moon contraparallel Hades 16:12 EDT
Mars in 24th harmonic to True Lunar Node 18:21 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Neptune 18:46 EDT
Mercury in 24th harmonic to Kronos 18:59 EDT
Moon quincunx Sun 19:39 EDT
Mars semisquare Admetos in right ascension 20:21 EDT
Moon enters Sagittarius 21:43 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 21:43 EDT
Moon contraparallel Venus 22:08 EDT
Sun semisextile Saturn in right ascension 22:26 EDT
Moon contraparallel Sun 22:48 EDT
Moon contraparallel Kronos 22:50 EDT
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Admetos 23:08 EDT

June 20
Moon quincunx Kronos 00:41 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Mercury 01:29 EDT
Moon sextile Chiron 01:32 EDT
Mercury quincunx Neptune 02:58 EDT
Venus square True Lunar Node 03:46 EDT
Moon contraparallel Mercury 03:53 EDT
Moon quintile Neptune 06:41 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate True Lunar Node 06:41 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Venus 06:59 EDT
Moon trine Mars 07:24 EDT
Saturn contraparallel Cupido 07:48 EDT
Moon semisextile Poseidon 07:50 EDT
Venus conjunct 5/31/2003 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 09:41 EDT
Saturn biquintile Pluto in right ascension 10:23 EDT
Moon sextile Zeus 10:51 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Vulcanus 11:02 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Pluto 11:05 EDT
Moon semisquare Apollon 11:22 EDT
Mercury quincunx Neptune in right ascension 12:26 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Mars 12:30 EDT
Moon sextile Jupiter 13:11 EDT
Venus quincunx Pluto in right ascension 14:15 EDT
Moon conjunct Cupido 14:46 EDT
Moon square Uranus 15:37 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Jupiter 16:32 EDT
Mars quincunx Poseidon 16:33 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Saturn 17:20 EDT
Venus square 10/14/2004 Solar Eclipse Point 18:14 EDT
Moon biquintile Mercury 18:28 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Saturn 19:51 EDT
Moon biquintile Venus 23:09 EDT

June 21
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Chiron 00:32 EDT
Moon biquintile Vulcanus 01:49 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Poseidon 02:13 EDT
Moon semisquare Chiron 02:14 EDT
Moon sextile Neptune 02:24 EDT
Summer Solstice -- Sun enters Cancer 02:46 EDT
Mercury square 4/08/2005 Solar Eclipse Point 03:08 EDT
Mercury sextile Admetos in right ascension 03:10 EDT
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Admetos 03:16 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Neptune 03:58 EDT
Moon quincunx Mercury 05:34 EDT
Moon quintile Zeus 06:31 EDT
Pluto quincunx Vulcanus 06:48 EDT
Moon trine True Lunar Node 07:05 EDT
Venus semisextile Hades in right ascension 07:21 EDT
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Pluto 07:55 EDT
Moon biquintile Saturn 08:08 EDT
Moon semisquare Poseidon 08:25 EDT
Moon quintile Jupiter 08:52 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 08:53 EDT
Mercury square Apollon in right ascension 09:11 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Admetos 09:34 EDT
Moon quincunx Venus 09:47 EDT
Zeus direct station in right ascension 11:13 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Pluto 11:20 EDT
Moon conjunct Pluto 11:33 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 11:33-22:51 EDT
Moon quincunx Vulcanus 11:34 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 11:42 EDT
Moon sextile Apollon 11:52 EDT
Moon quincunx Admetos 12:11 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 13:12 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Venus 13:30 EDT
Moon opposition Hades 13:35 EDT
Zeus direct station 14:17 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Zeus 14:54 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Cupido 15:09 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Apollon 15:30 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Hades 16:31 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Zeus 17:03 EDT
Mercury square True Lunar Node 17:48 EDT
Moon quincunx Saturn 17:54 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Apollon 18:35 EDT
Heliocentric Mars trine Heliocentric Jupiter 18:58 EDT
Mars opposition Zeus in right ascension 20:01 EDT
Moon quintile Uranus 20:50 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Hades 21:12 EDT
Moon biquintile Admetos 21:51 EDT
Moon enters Capricorn 22:51 EDT

June 22
Full Moon 00:13 EDT
Mercury conjunct 5/31/2003 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 01:13 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisquare Heliocentric Neptune 01:43 EDT
Moon opposition Kronos 01:44 EDT
Moon semisextile Chiron 02:21 EDT
Moon semisquare Neptune 02:34 EDT
Venus conjunct Vulcanus in right ascension 02:49 EDT
Mercury quincunx Pluto in right ascension 02:49 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Poseidon 04:18 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Mars 04:40 EDT
Venus quincunx Pluto 06:55 EDT
Moon quintile Apollon 07:08 EDT
Mercury square 10/14/2004 Solar Eclipse Point 07:22 EDT
Venus conjunct Vulcanus 07:42 EDT
Moon sextile Poseidon 08:29 EDT
Venus quintile Zeus in right ascension 10:07 EDT
Moon square Mars 10:24 EDT
Venus square Apollon 11:10 EDT
Moon square Zeus 11:25 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Pluto 11:33 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Admetos 12:15 EDT
Moon square Jupiter 13:50 EDT
Moon semisextile Cupido 15:07 EDT
Venus sextile Admetos 15:23 EDT
Moon sextile Uranus 15:59 EDT
Mercury semisextile Hades in right ascension 16:18 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Cupido 19:22 EDT
Mercury parallel Kronos 23:20 EDT

June 23
Sun parallel Mercury 00:21 EDT
Sun conjunct Kronos 00:27 EDT
Sun conjunct Kronos in right ascension 00:36 EDT
Heliocentric Earth opposition Heliocentric Kronos 00:36 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Saturn 01:57 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Chiron 02:10 EDT
Moon semisextile Neptune 02:25 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Chiron 02:48 EDT
Sun quintile True Lunar Node 03:01 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury enters Libra 03:06 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 03:32 EDT
Moon quintile Poseidon 03:34 EDT
Moon square True Lunar Node 06:32 EDT
Mercury conjunct Vulcanus in right ascension 06:32 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Jupiter 06:49 EDT
Venus square 10/17/2005 Lunar Eclipse Point 07:42 EDT
Sun quincunx Chiron 08:17 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Neptune 08:36 EDT
Mars opposition Zeus 08:44 EDT
Venus semisextile Hades 08:50 EDT
Mercury quincunx Pluto 09:55 EDT
Mercury conjunct Vulcanus 11:09 EDT
Moon semisextile Pluto 11:21 EDT
Moon opposition Vulcanus 11:29 EDT
Moon opposition Mercury 11:32 EDT
Moon square Apollon 11:44 EDT
Mercury quintile Zeus in right ascension 11:48 EDT
Moon trine Admetos 12:06 EDT
Sun sesquiquadrate Neptune 12:31 EDT
Mercury square Apollon 13:28 EDT
Moon quincunx Hades 13:30 EDT
Moon opposition Venus 13:54 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Kronos 14:03 EDT
Moon semisquare Cupido 14:56 EDT
Moon semisquare Uranus 15:49 EDT
Moon quintile Mars 16:22 EDT
True Lunar Node quintile Kronos 16:25 EDT
Sun quincunx Chiron in right ascension 16:25 EDT
Mercury sextile Admetos 16:52 EDT
Moon opposition Saturn 18:04 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 18:04-22:36 EDT
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Mercury 18:25 EDT
Moon enters Aquarius 22:36 EDT
Venus quintile Jupiter in right ascension 22:49 EDT
Moon biquintile Hades 23:03 EDT

June 24
Moon quincunx Kronos 01:31 EDT
Moon conjunct Chiron 01:56 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Neptune 02:14 EDT
Venus sesquiquadrate Cupido 02:29 EDT
Moon quincunx Sun 03:11 EDT
Mars semisquare Admetos 03:58 EDT
Mars trine Cupido in right ascension 04:04 EDT
Mercury square 10/17/2005 Lunar Eclipse Point 05:03 EDT
Mercury semisextile Hades 06:09 EDT
Moon contraparallel Kronos 08:03 EDT
Moon square Poseidon 08:12 EDT
Moon contraparallel Sun 08:15 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Jupiter 10:36 EDT
Moon contraparallel Mercury 10:48 EDT
Moon quintile True Lunar Node 10:55 EDT
Moon biquintile Kronos 11:07 EDT
Moon trine Zeus 11:09 EDT
Moon semisquare Pluto 11:13 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Vulcanus 11:25 EDT
Moon sextile Mars 12:24 EDT
Moon contraparallel Venus 13:19 EDT
Moon biquintile Sun 13:26 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Hades 13:27 EDT
Venus sesquiquadrate Uranus 13:30 EDT
Moon trine Jupiter 13:45 EDT
Moon contraparallel Hades 14:09 EDT
Moon sextile Cupido 14:50 EDT
Moon semisextile Uranus 15:44 EDT
Venus quintile Zeus 16:13 EDT
Mercury quintile Jupiter in right ascension 16:21 EDT
Sun trine Poseidon in right ascension 16:22 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 17:47 EDT
Moon contraparallel Vulcanus 18:37 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Cupido 19:11 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Poseidon 19:44 EDT
Moon parallel Cupido 20:46 EDT
Moon contraparallel Saturn 21:12 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Mars 21:46 EDT

June 25
Moon sesquiquadrate Kronos 01:36 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Chiron 01:55 EDT
Mars opposition Jupiter in right ascension 02:11 EDT
Moon conjunct Neptune 02:17 EDT
Venus biquintile Pluto in right ascension 02:31 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Uranus 03:51 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Admetos 04:02 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Uranus 04:55 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Sun 04:55 EDT
Mercury quintile Zeus 06:02 EDT
Moon sextile True Lunar Node 06:04 EDT
Venus parallel Hades 06:32 EDT
Moon contraparallel Admetos 07:55 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Zeus 09:58 EDT
Moon quintile Cupido 10:12 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Saturn 10:30 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Apollon 10:37 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Zeus 11:22 EDT
Moon sextile Pluto 11:23 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 11:23-23:03 EDT
Moon quincunx Vulcanus 11:39 EDT
Moon trine Apollon 11:51 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Chiron 11:58 EDT
Heliocentric Venus enters Virgo 12:02 EDT
Moon square Admetos 12:17 EDT
Mercury biquintile Pluto in right ascension 13:26 EDT
Moon trine Hades 13:44 EDT
Moon semisquare Mars 13:48 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Jupiter 14:07 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Uranus 16:01 EDT
Venus conjunct Saturn in right ascension 17:23 EDT
Moon quincunx Mercury 17:28 EDT
Moon quincunx Venus 18:26 EDT
Heliocentric Chiron enters Aquarius 18:44 EDT
Moon quincunx Saturn 18:46 EDT
Moon parallel Neptune 20:02 EDT
Mars opposition Jupiter 21:02 EDT
Moon biquintile Vulcanus 21:29 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Cupido 22:08 EDT
Venus conjunct Saturn 22:58 EDT
Moon enters Pisces 23:03 EDT
Moon parallel Pluto 23:14 EDT

June 26
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Pluto 01:35 EDT
Venus quintile Jupiter 02:02 EDT
Moon biquintile Zeus 02:08 EDT
Moon trine Kronos 02:08 EDT
Mercury parallel Hades 02:13 EDT
Mercury conjunct Saturn in right ascension 02:14 EDT
Moon semisextile Chiron 02:21 EDT
Venus enters Leo in right ascension 02:29 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Neptune 02:46 EDT
Heliocentric Mars quintile Heliocentric Cupido 04:01 EDT
Moon biquintile Mercury 04:30 EDT
Moon biquintile Saturn 04:45 EDT
Moon biquintile Jupiter 04:58 EDT
Moon parallel Poseidon 05:04 EDT
Moon biquintile Venus 05:13 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Saturn 06:00 EDT
Moon semisquare True Lunar Node 06:31 EDT
Mercury conjunct Saturn 06:58 EDT
Moon quintile Pluto 07:05 EDT
Moon trine Sun 07:13 EDT
Mercury enters Leo in right ascension 08:54 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 08:59 EDT
Moon trine Poseidon 09:00 EDT
Mercury quintile Jupiter 09:05 EDT
Moon parallel Chiron 09:12 EDT
Heliocentric Mars square Heliocentric Admetos 11:18 EDT
Moon quincunx Zeus 12:06 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Vulcanus 12:25 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Apollon 12:36 EDT
Moon quincunx Jupiter 15:01 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Kronos 15:02 EDT
Moon semisextile Mars 15:49 EDT
Moon square Cupido 15:52 EDT
Mars trine Cupido 16:49 EDT
Moon conjunct Uranus 16:51 EDT
Heliocentric Mars in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Uranus 17:09 EDT
Moon quintile Admetos 18:04 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Saturn 19:55 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Uranus 20:12 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Mercury 21:19 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Venus 21:41 EDT
Moon parallel Apollon 22:19 EDT
Sun semisquare Admetos in right ascension 22:36 EDT
Mars opposition 10/03/2005 Solar Eclipse Point 23:48 EDT

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STOCKS TO WATCH: AEOS, MTH, PHM, PLLL, TS.

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEOS)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date: 04/14/1994; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: AEOS has been on a roll since the fall of 2003, and there are planetary aspects coming that create the possibility of even brighter prospects ahead. Transiting Saturn is currently forming an opposition to First-Trade Uranus and creating a T-Square pattern with the First-Trade Sun. At the same time transiting Uranus is conjoining First-Trade Saturn and transiting Mercury is hitting First-Trade Vulcanus, with transiting Pluto hanging out around the Descendant in the AEOS First-Trade horoscope. This configuration suggests the possibility of some dynamic price action ahead, and with AEOS just having broken out to form a new all-time high, we are ready to add a long position to the Model Portfolio this week. We will enter the trade early in the trading week, setting our initial stop at 29.50.

Meritage Homes Corporation (MTH)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 07/21/1988; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Here's another combination of Saturn and Uranus energies that offers some trading potential. In this case, transiting Uranus has just made its retrograde station on the MTH First-Trade Descendant, with transiting Saturn moving toward a conjunction with the MTH First-Trade Sun. We like the potential that brings to move this stock to new heights, especially considering the momentum MTH has already gained in recent months. Our plan is to add a long position in MTH to the Model Portfolio early this week, with our initial stop set at 71.75.


Pulte Homes Inc. (PHM)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 06/29/1983; 10:00 a.m.
Trading Strategy: PHM has a tight three-planet conjunction in its First-Trade horoscope, combining the energies of Saturn, Pluto, and Poseidon. All three are receiving a square from transiting Saturn right now, suggesting that PHM could start to form a base that will eventually lead to even higher prices. With transiting Jupiter conjoining First-Trade Apollon this week, that goal seems very attainable. We plan to add a long position to the Model Portfolio early in the week, setting our initial stop at 78.00.


Parallel Petroleum Corporation (PLLL)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date: 12/08/1980; 10:00 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Oil has been picking up again lately, and suddenly it's profitable to pick up a few share of oil-related stocks for short-term plays. That's a good reason for looking at PLLL, of course, but we also like to see the added support of transiting Jupiter conjoining First-Trade Apollon and transiting Apollon conjoining First-Trade Pluto, along with transiting Saturn crossing the First-Trade Descendant. Our plan is thus to add a long position in PLLL to the Model Portfolio early this week, with an initial stop set at 7.50.



Tenaris S.A. (TS)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 12/16/2002; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Here's another oil-related play, also with Saturn crossing the First-Trade Descendant. In this case, however, transiting Pluto is conjoining the TS First-Trade Sun, so we have every reason to believe that the positive price trend will continue. With that in mind, we will be adding a long position to the Model Portfolio early this week. Our initial stop will be set at 69.25.

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posted by Tim Bost @ 6/19/2005 03:44:00 AM