FinancialCyclesWeekly.com #0526 -- June 26-July 2, 02005 with Tim Bost


COMMENT: We are currently in the midst of a fairly intense travel schedule, so our letter will be a bit abbreviated for the next couple of weeks. Even so, we are in a market situation now that offers abundant opportunities along with abundant challenges, and we are fully committed to developing and executing our weekly trading plans and to sharing the experience with our readers.


OIL AGAIN

The big news for stocks last week was oil. With crude climbing to over $60 a barrel, it finally seems to be dawning on investors that higher prices at the pump can have a negative impact on business profitability. Just when we thought we might get a nice little dose of irrational exuberance, a distressing issue like earnings rears its ugly head. The Dow blue chips dropped almost 300 points for the week, with the other major U.S. indices following suit.


CUTTING THE CARBS

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (KKD), a favorite of carb-hungry speculators not all that long ago, has shown six of its top executives the door. A committee on the Krispy Kreme board suggested that it might be time for the group of officers, which included four senior vice-presidents, to seek employment elsewhere. It has now been nine months since the ailing company has filed any financial statements with the SEC, and it's starting to look a lot like the firm's finances, and not just its doughnuts, are full of holes.


BUBBLE, BUBBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE

We got word last week that (surprise!) new home sales shot up again last month, hitting their second-highest levels ever. At the same time, headline stories about the real estate bubble became much more noticeable on the covers and front pages of nationally-circulated magazines and newspapers. Oh, and by the way, even though new home sales were up, the median price for them fell sharply.


ON THE DRAWING BOARD

We now have plans on the drawing board to launch two new monthly services for our readers. Both will be available soon as free e-zines, sent directly to your email inbox. These optional services will be available by request.


The GANN PLAN ASTRO-TRADING LETTER will present tips and tidbits on the kind of trading approach that made the legendary trader W.D. Gann so successful, with a particular emphasis on the astrological and spiritual dynamics in his work and on ways to use Gann's work for innovative trading strategies today.


In PRACTICAL SPIRITUAL ASTROLOGY the emphasis will be on monthly strategies for working with astrological cycles to enhance personal and spiritual development. Like the GANN PLAN ASTRO-TRADING LETTER, it will be a brief, easy-to-read email communication arriving monthly.


Subscriptions to either e-zine, or to both of them, are absolutely free. To subscribe, log on to www.TimBost.com and select "NEWSLETTERS," then enter your contact information and newsletter preferences. You'll get an automated reply e-mail sent to the address you enter. Just respond to verify, and your subscription will begin!

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THE WEEK AHEAD

This week we will be looking for earnings news from Nike (NKE), Walgreen (WAG), Paychex (PAYX), Sonic Corporation (SONC), Apollo Group (APOL), Bassett Furniture Industries (BSET), WD-40 Company (WDFC), Oracle (ORCL), General Mills (GIS), Monsanto Company (MON), ConAgra Foods, Inc. (CAG), and Biomet (BMET).



The economic calendar includes word on June Consumer Confidence, First Quarter GDP, Personal Income and Consumption for May, the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index, the June ISM Index, the final University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment figures for June, and May Construction Spending.


There are lots of eclipse activations at work this week, which should make for interesting trading. Monday alone features three of them, linking current trading to November, 2003 and April, 2004. On Friday we will get four, looking back to May, 2003, and to April of this year and ahead to next October.


The most interesting astrological dynamic this week, however, is the ingress of Saturn into Leo, both heliocentrically and by right ascension. In geocentric reckoning on the plane of the ecliptic, Saturn won't make it into Leo until July 16, which is what most market astrologers will be watching, but we wouldn't be surprised to see some of the effects of this ingress, especially in precious metals, showing up right now.


Overall, our expectation is that the equities markets will continue their sell-off as the week gets underway, but will get a strong pop to the upside on Thursday as the heliocentric Venus/Uranus opposition makes itself felt. Trading volume on Friday should be extremely light as we move into the holiday weekend, but savvy astro-traders will be watching for upside action that day as the geocentric Venus/Uranus biquintile reinforces the positive theme.


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.


At times we can gain the richest spiritual insights simply by remembering where we have been in the past. What are the sacred traditions that have shaped our hearts and our understanding? Who are the individuals and the invisible presences in our lives that we need to be more grateful for?


"In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit." -- Albert Schweitzer


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GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS LAST WEEK

The bulls had a great week in stocks in Hong Kong as well as in other Asian equities markets last week. In Europe and the United States, however, stocks came tumbling down, with US blue chips and transportation issues especially hard-hit.

Dow Jones Industrial Average -- down 3.06%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- down 5.03%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- up 0.79%
S+P 500 -- down 2.09%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- down 1.76%
Russell 2000 -- down 2.14%
London FTSE-100 -- up 0.03%
Paris CAC-40 -- down 0.50%
Frankfurt DAX -- down 0.83%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- down 1.49%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- up 0.20%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- up 2.29%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 0.66%

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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: SRZ, JEC, BTU, UBB, HIG, LNY.

We closed six Model Portfolio positions during the past week, with four winners and two losers producing a net profit of $855.00.

On June 20 we sold 200 shares of Sunrise Senior Living (SRZ) at 53.05, taking a loss of $74.00 (a 1.61% loss in 9 trading days).

On June 21 we sold 300 shares of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) at 53.80, taking a loss of $9.00 (a 0.06% loss in 6 trading days).

On June 21 we sold 200 shares of Peabody Energy (BTU) at 53.50, taking a profit of $680.00 (a 6.79% profit in 10 trading days).

On June 21 we sold 300 shares of Unibanco Uniao De Bancos (UBB) at 36.97, taking a profit of $18.00 (a 0.02% profit in 10 trading days).

On June 23 we sold 200 shares of The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG) at 75.05, taking a profit of $100.00 (a 0.67% profit in 8 trading days).

On June 23 we sold 400 shares of Landry's Restaurants Inc. (LNY) at 30.45, taking a profit of $140.00 (a 1.16% profit in 17 trading days).

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POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: PHM, PLL, TS, AEOS, MTH.

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

We bought 100 shares of Pulte Homes Inc. (PHM) at 83.52 on 06/20/05, setting our initial stop at 78.00.

We bought 1,000 shares of Parallel Petroleum Corporation (PLLL) at 8.59 on 06/20/05, setting our initial stop at 7.50.

We bought 200 shares of Tenaris S.A. (TS) at 75.33 on 06/20/05, setting our initial stop at 69.25.

We bought 300 shares of American Eagle Outfitters (AEOS) at 31.43 on 06/22/05, setting our initial stop at 29.50.

We bought 100 shares of Meritage Homes Corporation (MTH) at 81.97 on 06/22/05, setting our initial stop at 71.75.

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YEAR-IN-REVIEW MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY

So far this year we have had a total of 105 completed trades, with 38 winners and 67 losers bringing us a total net profit of $4,439.00. The largest profit for a single trade has been $2,875.00, with our winners averaging $594.63; the largest single-trade loss has been $956.00, with our losers averaging $301.91. The overall average profit per trade has been $42.28, and the mean duration of our trades has been 10.2 trading days.

During 2004 we had a total of 213 completed trades, with 104 winners and 109 losers bringing us a total net profit of $48,913.50. The largest profit for a single trade was $5,645.00; the largest single-trade loss was $750.00; the average profit per trade was $229.64. The mean duration of our trades was 10.3 trading days.

During 2003 we had a total of 176 completed trades, with 99 winners and 77 losers bringing us a total net profit of $51,717.00. The largest profit for a single trade was $9,240.00; the largest single-trade loss was $1,170.00; the average profit per trade was $293.85. The mean duration of our trades was 10.1 trading days.

During 2002 we had a total of 195 completed trades, with 119 winners, 74 losers, and 2 break-even trades bringing us a total net profit of $50,956.00. The largest profit for a single trade was $5,100.00; the largest single-trade loss was $1,055.00; the average profit per trade was $261.31. The mean duration of our trades was 12.7 trading days.

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CURRENT POSITIONS IN THE MODEL PORTFOLIO

American Eagle Outfitters (AEOS) -- bought 300 shares at 31.43 on 06/22/05; currently 30.72. Raise stop to 30.10.

Giant Industries, Inc. (GI) -- bought 400 shares at 29.94 on 06/07/05; currently 34.43. Raise stop to 33.00.

Meritage Homes Corporation (MTH) -- bought 100 shares at 81.97 on 06/22/05; currently 80.15. Raise stop to 78.00.

Parallel Petroleum Corporation (PLLL) -- bought 1,000 shares at 8.59 on 06/20/05; currently 8.91. Raise stop to 8.75.

Pride International Inc. (PDE) -- bought 500 shares at 23.76 on 06/13/05; currently 25.51. Raise stop to 24.55.

Pulte Homes Inc. (PHM) -- bought 100 shares at 83.52 on 06/20/05; currently 81.35. Raise stop to 80.75.

Tenaris S.A. (TS) -- bought 200 shares at 75.33 on 06/20/05; currently 77.82. Raise stop to 76.25.

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STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Regional Investment Brokerages; Internet Information Providers; National Investment Brokerages; Medical Practitioners; Grocery Stores.

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WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Music and Video Stores; Metal Fabrication; Steel and Iron; Trucking; Railroads.

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

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

June 27
Heliocentric Mars sextile Heliocentric Pluto 00:15 EDT
Moon parallel Uranus 01:02 EDT
Venus opposition 11/23/2003 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 01:31 EDT
Heliocentric Mars quincunx Heliocentric Vulcanus 01:44 EDT
Venus biquintile Pluto 02:53 EDT
Moon semisquare Chiron 03:23 EDT
Moon contraparallel True Lunar Node 03:29 EDT
Moon biquintile Apollon 03:45 EDT
Moon semisextile Neptune 03:52 EDT
Mercury opposition 11/23/2003 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 03:53 EDT
Mercury parallel Venus 04:40 EDT
Mercury biquintile Pluto 04:55 EDT
Moon semisextile True Lunar Node 07:41 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Apollon 08:32 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Neptune 08:46 EDT
Sun crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 09:46 EDT
Sun trine Poseidon 09:55 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Poseidon 10:19 EDT
Moon square Pluto 13:26 EDT
Mars semisextile Uranus 13:28 EDT
Moon trine Vulcanus 13:52 EDT
Moon quincunx Apollon 14:01 EDT
Moon sextile Admetos 14:30 EDT
Mercury conjunct Venus 14:44 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Admetos 15:21 EDT
Moon square Hades 16:05 EDT
Mercury conjunct Venus in right ascension 16:19 EDT
Mercury semisextile Kronos in right ascension 17:01 EDT
Venus semisextile Kronos in right ascension 17:08 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Uranus 18:23 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Mars 18:38 EDT
Moon parallel Zeus 20:03 EDT
Mercury square 04/19/2004 Solar Eclipse Point 21:04 EDT
Moon trine Saturn 21:48 EDT
Moon parallel Jupiter 21:53 EDT
Heliocentric Mars sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Zeus 22:55 EDT
Mercury opposition Chiron in right ascension 23:13 EDT

June 28
Moon contraparallel Mars 00:00 EDT
Mercury crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 00:02 EDT
Mercury enters Leo 00:02 EDT
Venus opposition Chiron in right ascension 00:22 EDT
Chiron quincunx Kronos 00:39 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Poseidon 01:03 EDT
Sun square Zeus in right ascension 01:48 EDT
Moon trine Venus 01:51 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 01:51-01:52 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 01:52 EDT
Moon enters Aries 01:52 EDT
Moon biquintile Poseidon 01:52 EDT
Venus crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 01:53 EDT
Venus enters Leo 01:53 EDT
Moon trine Mercury 02:05 EDT
Heliocentric Mars trine Heliocentric Apollon 02:45 EDT
Mercury parallel Vulcanus 04:30 EDT
Moon sextile Chiron 05:09 EDT
Moon square Kronos 05:10 EDT
Moon semisquare Neptune 05:43 EDT
Heliocentric Saturn enters Leo 06:11 EDT
Mercury quintile Admetos in right ascension 09:04 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to True Lunar Node 09:41 EDT
Heliocentric Mars trine Heliocentric Hades 09:45 EDT
Jupiter quintile Saturn 10:29 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Venus 11:26 EDT
Venus quintile Admetos in right ascension 11:54 EDT
Moon quincunx Poseidon 12:24 EDT
Moon square Sun 14:24 EDT
True Lunar Node direct station 15:34 EDT
Moon opposition Zeus 15:42 EDT
Moon parallel Mars 15:48 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Jupiter 15:56 EDT
Moon semisquare Admetos 16:44 EDT
Moon contraparallel Jupiter 17:25 EDT
Poseidon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 18:51 EDT
Moon opposition Jupiter 19:02 EDT
Mercury square Poseidon in right ascension 19:12 EDT
Moon contraparallel Zeus 19:13 EDT
Moon trine Cupido 19:37 EDT
Moon semisextile Uranus 20:42 EDT
Venus parallel Vulcanus 20:50 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Jupiter 21:08 EDT
Moon conjunct Mars 22:22 EDT
Venus square Poseidon in right ascension 23:29 EDT
Moon quintile Hades 23:45 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Poseidon 23:55 EDT

June 29
Moon quintile Chiron 02:21 EDT
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Chiron 05:35 EDT
Mercury contraparallel Cupido 06:24 EDT
Heliocentric Venus quintile Heliocentric Hades 06:42 EDT
Mercury opposition Chiron 06:59 EDT
Moon sextile Neptune 08:21 EDT
Mercury semisextile Kronos 08:28 EDT
Sun square Zeus 08:52 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Admetos 09:08 EDT
Mars quintile Hades in right ascension 09:22 EDT
Sun quincunx Cupido in right ascension 09:25 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Admetos 10:02 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Uranus 10:23 EDT
True Lunar Node retrograde station 10:50 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury sextile Heliocentric Pluto 11:37 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Vulcanus 11:48 EDT
Saturn enters Leo in right ascension 11:56 EDT
Moon conjunct True Lunar Node 12:28 EDT
Moon parallel True Lunar Node 12:31 EDT
Moon quintile Kronos 13:19 EDT
Heliocentric Venus sextile Heliocentric Poseidon 13:39 EDT
Venus opposition Chiron 13:51 EDT
Sun in 24th harmonic to Vulcanus 14:32 EDT
Heliocentric Earth sextile Heliocentric Uranus 14:34 EDT
Moon contraparallel Uranus 15:10 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Zeus 15:50 EDT
Venus semisextile Kronos 15:56 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Apollon 16:33 EDT
Mercury parallel Saturn 16:55 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Hades 17:53 EDT
Moon contraparallel Apollon 17:59 EDT
Moon trine Pluto 18:28 EDT
Heliocentric Earth in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Pluto 18:56 EDT
Moon square Vulcanus 19:05 EDT
Moon opposition Apollon 19:11 EDT
Moon semisextile Admetos 19:46 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 20:44 EDT
Moon sextile Hades 21:29 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Cupido 22:41 EDT
Moon semisquare Uranus 23:48 EDT

June 30
Sun semisquare Admetos 00:02 EDT
Moon quintile Sun 01:22 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Mars 01:24 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Mars 02:59 EDT
Mars quintile Hades 03:03 EDT
Moon square Saturn 03:57 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 03:57-07:45 EDT
Mars semisextile Uranus in right ascension 05:13 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury semisquare Heliocentric Cupido 05:23 EDT
Moon quintile Neptune 06:13 EDT
Moon enters Taurus 07:45 EDT
Sun square Jupiter in right ascension 08:14 EDT
Moon contraparallel Chiron 08:28 EDT
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Zeus 09:40 EDT
Moon square Chiron 11:02 EDT
Moon sextile Kronos 11:21 EDT
Heliocentric Venus opposition Heliocentric Uranus 11:46 EDT
Moon contraparallel Poseidon 12:58 EDT
Moon square Venus 13:19 EDT
Moon square Mercury 14:29 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Vulcanus 14:36 EDT
Venus contraparallel Cupido 14:56 EDT
Heliocentric Earth quintile Heliocentric Mercury 15:05 EDT
Moon biquintile Cupido 15:15 EDT
Mars contraparallel Jupiter 15:35 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to True Lunar Node 16:00 EDT
Heliocentric Saturn opposition heliocentric Chiron 18:07 EDT
Mercury biquintile Uranus in right ascension 18:38 EDT
Moon opposition Poseidon 18:52 EDT
Moon contraparallel Pluto 19:28 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Pluto 22:08 EDT
Moon quincunx Zeus 22:23 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Zeus 22:52 EDT
Moon contraparallel Neptune 23:18 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Admetos 23:32 EDT

July 1
Sun in 24th harmonic to Hades 00:15 EDT
Heliocentric Venus semisquare Heliocentric Apollon 00:20 EDT
Moon semisquare Hades 01:19 EDT
Moon sextile Sun 01:24 EDT
Moon quincunx Jupiter 02:13 EDT
Moon quincunx Cupido 02:27 EDT
Mercury square 04/24/2005 Lunar Eclipse Point 03:15 EDT
Moon sextile Uranus 03:36 EDT
Venus biquintile Uranus in right ascension 03:44 EDT
Moon quintile Vulcanus 04:28 EDT
Moon semisextile Mars 08:27 EDT
Mercury sextile Zeus in right ascension 08:39 EDT
Mercury biquintile Uranus 09:04 EDT
Moon biquintile Zeus 09:40 EDT
Venus parallel Saturn 10:51 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury enters Scorpio 12:40 EDT
Moon parallel Admetos 13:09 EDT
Sun square Jupiter 13:10 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Chiron 13:29 EDT
Moon biquintile Jupiter 13:35 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Saturn 13:35 EDT
Moon quintile Saturn 13:54 EDT
Moon biquintile Pluto 15:03 EDT
Sun quincunx Cupido 15:18 EDT
Moon semisquare Kronos 15:30 EDT
Venus square 04/24/2005 Lunar Eclipse Point 15:32 EDT
Moon square Neptune 15:51 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 17:28 EDT
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Venus 17:35 EDT
Mercury opposition 05/16/2003 Lunar Eclipse Antiscion 17:38 EDT
Venus sextile Zeus in right ascension 18:38 EDT
Moon parallel Mercury 19:35 EDT
Moon semisextile True Lunar Node 20:07 EDT
Venus biquintile Uranus 21:46 EDT
Sun square 10/03/2005 Solar Eclipse Point 22:25 EDT
Moon parallel Venus 23:49 EDT

July 2
Moon parallel Saturn 00:36 EDT
Mercury quintile Admetos 00:39 EDT
Mars quintile Chiron 01:05 EDT
Moon contraparallel Cupido 01:57 EDT
Moon quintile Uranus 02:19 EDT
Moon quincunx Pluto 02:26 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Kronos 02:30 EDT
Heliocentric Venus square Heliocentric Cupido 02:44 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Zeus 02:46 EDT
Moon quintile Venus 02:49 EDT
Moon sextile Vulcanus 03:15 EDT
Moon quincunx Apollon 03:17 EDT
Moon conjunct Admetos 03:56 EDT
Moon quintile Mercury 04:19 EDT
Moon parallel Vulcanus 04:33 EDT
Moon semisextile Hades 05:47 EDT
Sun trine Uranus 06:39 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Jupiter 06:49 EDT
Venus opposition 05/16/2003 Lunar Eclipse Antiscion 07:01 EDT
Moon semisquare Sun 08:10 EDT
Mars contraparallel Zeus 08:19 EDT
Mercury trine Cupido in right ascension 08:55 EDT
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Cupido 09:11 EDT
Mercury square Poseidon 09:53 EDT
Moon parallel Hades 09:54 EDT
Jupiter sextile Cupido 11:19 EDT
Moon sextile Saturn 13:02 EDT
Void-of-Course Moon 13:02-16:25 EDT
Moon parallel Sun 14:11 EDT
Moon semisquare Mars 14:38 EDT
Venus quintile Admetos 14:38 EDT
Moon biquintile Apollon 14:48 EDT
Mercury semisquare Hades in right ascension 16:16 EDT
Moon enters Gemini 16:25 EDT
Moon parallel Kronos 17:06 EDT
Sun biquintile Neptune 18:38 EDT
Venus trine Cupido in right ascension 19:19 EDT
Moon trine Chiron 19:37 EDT
Moon semisextile Kronos 20:15 EDT

July 3
Venus square Poseidon 00:10 EDT
Moon semisquare True Lunar Node 00:42 EDT
Mars quintile Chiron in right ascension 00:43 EDT
Mercury quintile Apollon in right ascension 01:57 EDT
Sun trine Uranus in right ascension 02:26 EDT
Moon quincunx Poseidon 04:00 EDT
Moon sextile Venus 04:25 EDT
Venus semisquare Hades in right ascension 04:59 EDT
Moon sextile Mercury 06:01 EDT
Moon trine Zeus 07:41 EDT
Moon semisquare Vulcanus 08:12 EDT
Moon sesquiquadrate Apollon 08:12 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Admetos 08:54 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Jupiter 08:55 EDT
Mercury sextile Jupiter in right ascension 09:08 EDT
Chiron quincunx Kronos in right ascension 10:29 EDT
Moon in 24th harmonic to Hades 10:48 EDT
Moon opposition Cupido 11:49 EDT
Moon trine Jupiter 12:00 EDT
Moon square Uranus 13:02 EDT
Venus quintile Apollon in right ascension 12:21 EDT
Apollon square Vulcanus 14:03 EDT
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Poseidon 14:59 EDT
Moon semisextile Sun 15:37 EDT
Moon biquintile Poseidon 15:40 EDT
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 15:42 EDT
Moon semisquare Saturn 18:25 EDT
Mercury sesquiquadrate Pluto 18:38 EDT
Venus sextile Jupiter in right ascension 19:57 EDT
Moon sextile Mars 21:24 EDT
Mercury sextile Zeus 22:57 EDT
Heliocentric Chiron biquintile Heliocentric Hades 23:57 EDT

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STOCKS TO WATCH: CYD, CPWR, PH, PLNR.

China Yuchai International Ltd. (CYD)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 12/16/1994; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: All of the stocks we are considering this week currently have Saturn moving over the Descendant in their First-Trade horoscopes, making them candidates for price appreciation. In some cases, however, we may see a brief price pull-back first, presenting us with a distinct buying opportunity. With CYD, for example, we not only have transiting Saturn conjoining the First-Trade Descendant and transiting Pluto conjoining the First-Trade Sun, but also the speculative energy of Neptune quincunx First-Trade Vulcanus. Our plan is to enter a limit order to buy CYD at 12.00 early this week, setting an initial stop at 11.00.


Compuware Corporation (CPWR)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date: 12/16/1992; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: With transiting Saturn conjoining the First-Trade Descendant and transiting Pluto conjoining the First-Trade Sun and CPWR moving toward support in a trading channel, there's a lot to attract our attention here. CPWR also has transiting Chiron square First-Trade Poseidon and the transiting Saturn/Vulcanus midpoint conjoining First-Trade Mars, with the positive kicker of a Jupiter return as well. We plan to add a long position to the Model Portfolio early this week, setting our initial stop at 6.29.


Parker Hannifin Corporation (PH)
NYSE; optionable
First Trade Date: 12/09/1964; 10:00 a.m.
Trading Strategy: PH not only has transiting Saturn crossing the First-Trade Descendant, but also transiting Kronos conjoining First-Trade Vulcanus and transiting Neptune conjoining the First-Trade Moon and sextile the First-Trade Sun. This combination brings enough speculative energy to the mix for us to consider a long position at this time. Our expectation, however, is that PH will pull back slightly before it makes an upward move, so we plan to buy with a GTC limit order set at 57.65, with the expectation that we will be adding a position to the Model Portfolio at some point this week. Once the position has been initiated, we will set a stop at 56.50.


Planar Systems Inc. (PLNR)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date: 12/16/1993; 09:30 a.m.
Trading Strategy: Along with transiting Saturn conjoining the First-Trade Descendant and transiting Pluto conjoining the First-Trade Sun, PLNR has transiting Uranus in opposition to First-Trade Chiron, suggesting that some volatile price action right now could feel horrible but ultimately bring wonderful results. This stock has had some trouble lately trying to break through its 50-day moving average, but still seems to be finding decent support at around 7.20 to 7.25. Our plan is thus to add a long position early this week, setting our initial stop at 7.05.

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posted by Tim Bost @ 6/26/2005 02:35:00 AM