FinancialCyclesWeekly.com #0552 -- December 25-31, 02005 with Tim Bost


COMMENT: As our calendar pages for 2005 disappear and we wrap up our trading for the year, we are quite pleased with the results we have been getting in the markets. This has not been the easiest of all years to make money in stocks, thanks mainly to an extremely flat market that has traded in a narrow range throughout most of the year. At this point the Dow Industrials are up less than 1% for the year, with the NASDAQ up 3.4%, the S+P 500 up 4.6%, and the Russell 2000 up 5.4%. Thanks to our astrologically-based trading methods, however, our year-to-date return has been 14.7%, which is far below our performance in recent years, but which is still so much higher than the market as a whole that we consider it well worth the effort.


And an effort it has been! The year has been a salutary reminder that discipline is essential for effectiveness in the markets, and that the easy money in trading only comes when there's enough hard work to go with it.


Our experience has been that there's always profit to be had in the markets--either in terms of the money to be made or the valuable lessons to be learned. 2005 was a year that brought us a financial return well ahead of the market averages, but we consider the biggest gains to have come during the period of the greatest draw-down in our Model Portfolio. The battle with emotions (the real work of trading) was certainly intensified then, and it brought us a wonderful opportunity to build some clarity and emotional muscle as we stayed disciplined, took our losses, and stuck to our trading plan in spite of the urge to get out, walk away, or change our approach to the trading altogether.


In the long run, of course, maintaining our systematic analysis and staying the course with our trading plan has paid off, and we feel even more confident about moving into the year ahead. After all, we have now learned that our particular brand of astro-trading works well and reliably in trending markets that are moving up, in trending markets that are moving down, and in essentially flat, non-trending markets, too!


EMERGING TRENDS

As we move into the year ahead, we are anticipating a strong bullish move in the equities markets, but it is a move that's also likely to bring a lot of vulnerability with it, especially if the current Venus retrograde period coincides with a significant change in interest rate policies. We already know, of course, that Venus will be retrograde with the changing of the guard at the Federal Reserve, so we can expect the central bank's policies to look and feel quite different in the months and years ahead. While Mr. Greenspan has often amazed us with his ability to dance over, under, around and through the English language, at least his ability to obfuscate has always remained perfectly clear. We're not sure the same can be said for Helicopter Ben; only time will tell.


Along with interest rates, we expect to see the general public paying much more attention in the coming months to foreign exchange rates and to the trends in precious metals. While that may bring some new money into the markets, it also sets the stage for some classic bag-holding scenarios to be played out. As we have noted in this week's "Stocks To Watch" section of this newsletter, we are already contemplating selling some gold stocks short; our sense is that the coming weeks will rapidly reveal just how appropriate that kind of move is right now.

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THE WEEK AHEAD

With much of the financial community in holiday mode, there are no significant earnings reports that we will be watching this week. The flow of economics news will also be meager, but we will be watching for the word on Consumer Confidence and November Existing Home Sales, as well as the December report on the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index.


There are a couple of important heliocentric events coming up late in the day on Monday that are likely to impact trading throughout the week: heliocentric Venus will oppose Pluto and conjoin Hades. Efficiency test studies in the SuperSearch module of AIR Software's Market Trader Titanium program provide some interesting insights into the market correlations for these phenomena. Previously these transiting aspects have tended to coincide with increasing prices in the Dow Jones Industrial Averages, with the Dow rallying about 58% percent of the time. Right now geocentric Venus is in retrograde motion, however, and when these heliocentric aspects have occurred in the past with geocentric Venus retrograde, the impact on stocks has been even stronger, with prices heading up 80% of the time. That's why we expect to see stock prices move even higher this week in spite of the fact that the trading volume is likely to be weak.


The Moon will be void-of-course throughout the day on Tuesday when the markets reopen after the Christmas break, so we will be watching the action from the sidelines instead of engaging in active trading that day. Our plan is to do most of our trading on Wednesday and Thursday, although the low trading volume may prove to be a double-edged sword: it may present us with some unexpected bargains, but it may also make it more difficult for us to get orders filled in thinly-traded issues.


During our trading this week we will be tracking fourth-harmonic heliocentric planetary lines (H,90,N,0) for Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune, Pluto, the Earth, Hades, Zeus, and Poseidon, using the Fibonacci Trader/Galactic Trader software to watch for active real-time planetary support and resistance.


With all U.S. markets closed next Monday, January 2, for the New Year holiday, we will be delaying our publication as well. Look for next week's issue of FinancialCyclesWeekly in your email in-box on Tuesday, January 3.


We wish all of our readers and subscribers a joyful holiday and a wonderfully prosperous 2006. Have a great week!

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SPIRITUAL FOCUS FOR THE WEEK

Many of history's most successful traders have clearly understood that emotional equilibrium is the key to effective trading. Through Practical Spiritual Astrology we have an opportunity to restore inner harmony, enhance emotional balance, and make wiser choices in the markets.


We may have come to rely upon our intuitive capacities and our ability to bring grace and refinement to all of our experiences, but right now those natural talents are going out-of-sync with the opportunities and commitments that confront us. In reality, this is a sacred time for personal rededication to the highest spiritual ideals, but we may find that reaching that goal requires a little bit of strain and effort on our part. Rather than feeling that external demands are a distraction from our spiritual path, however, we have much more to gain if we see our daily challenges as stepping stones toward full enlightenment.


"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved." --Helen Keller


For more astrologically-based spiritual insights and a free subscription to our monthly e-zine, be sure to visit www.PracticalSpiritualAstrology.com.

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GLOBAL EQUITIES MARKETS LAST WEEK

The stock markets around the world brought in positive results last week, with European issues gaining ground as U.S. blue chips stayed flat. The big news, however, was Japan, where the Nikkei gained more than 5% for the week to hit its highest trading level in more than five years.

Dow Jones Industrial Average -- up 0.07%
Dow Jones Transportation Average -- up 3.00%
Dow Jones Utilities Average -- down 1.48%
S+P 500 -- up 0.11%
NASDAQ Composite Index -- down 0.14%
Russell 2000 -- up 0.49%
London FTSE-100 -- up 1.15%
Paris CAC-40 -- up 1.13%
Frankfurt DAX -- up 1.22%
Sydney All Ordinaries -- up 1.74%
Tokyo Nikkei Index -- up 5.06%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -- up 1.02%
Singapore Straits Times Index -- up 0.12%

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U.S. EQUITY TRENDS

As we close out the trading year, the action in U.S. equities has slowed down considerably. With this lack of a confirmed trend change, we thus remain on buy signals for all the major averages.

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

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

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

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FINANCIAL CYCLES MODEL PORTFOLIO


POSITIONS CLOSED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: VAR, BLK, CSR, PTRY, LOW.

We closed five Model Portfolio positions during the past week, with two winners and three losers producing a net profit of $1,065.00.

On December 19 we sold 200 shares of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (VAR) at 50.45, taking a profit of $1,110.00 (a 12.36% gain in 39 trading days).

On December 20 we sold 100 shares of BlackRock Inc. (BLK) at 109.50, taking a profit of $475.00 (a 4.53% gain in 20 trading days).

On December 20 we sold 200 shares of Credit Suisse Group (CSR) at 51.00, taking a loss of $250.00 (a 2.39% loss in 6 trading days).

On December 22 we sold 300 shares of Pantry Inc. (PTRY) at 46.85, taking a loss of $120.00 (a 0.85% loss in 8 trading days).

On December 23 we sold 200 shares of Lowe's Companies Inc. (LOW) at 67.25, taking a loss of $150.00 (a 1.10% loss in 8 trading days).

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POSITIONS ADDED TO THE PORTFOLIO DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK: BRG, EXBD, MRTN.

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

We bought 200 shares of B G Group PLC ADS (BRG) at 49.04 on 12/19/05, with an initial stop set at 47.45.

We bought 100 shares of Corporate Executive Board Company (EXBD) at 90.30 on 12/21/05, with an initial stop set at 88.15.

We bought 400 shares of Marten Transport, Ltd. (MRTN) at 27.95 on 12/23/05, with an initial stop set at 26.25.

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YEAR-IN-REVIEW MODEL PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY

So far this year we have had a total of 198 completed trades, with 78 winners and 120 losers bringing us a total net profit of $14,748.00. The largest profit for a single trade has been $4,884.00, with our winners averaging $634.17; the largest single-trade loss has been $956.00, with our losers averaging $306.10. The overall average profit per trade has been $74.48, and the mean duration of our trades has been 10.4 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

B G Group PLC ADS (BRG) -- bought 200 shares at 49.04 on 12/19/05; currently 49.56. Raise stop to 49.10.

Corporate Executive Board Company (EXBD) -- bought 100 shares at 90.30 on 12/21/05; currently 91.47. Raise stop to 89.50.

Marten Transport, Ltd. (MRTN) -- bought 400 shares at 27.95 on 12/23/05; currently 27.99. Raise stop to 26.60.

Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. (RSTI) -- bought 300 shares at 43.43 on 11/25/05; currently 45.15. Raise stop to 44.49.

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STRONGEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Aluminum; Security Software and Services; Industrial Electrical Equipment; Information Technology; Healthcare Information Services.

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WEAKEST MARKET SECTORS LAST WEEK

Home Furnishing Stores; Long Distance Carriers; Drug Stores; Recreational Goods; Textile Manufacturing.

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

"I know in each moment I am free to decide."


December 25
Mercury sextile Neptune 00:24 EST
Mars sesquiquadrate Pluto 00:42 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Kronos 02:32 EST
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Poseidon 02:58 EST
Moon quintile Sun 05:13 EST
Moon parallel Uranus 05:18 EST
Mars semisextile True Lunar Node 05:59 EST
Moon parallel Apollon 06:16 EST
Moon quintile Saturn 06:23 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Poseidon 06:32 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Uranus 06:43 EST
Moon quincunx Admetos 07:07 EST
Moon square Vulcanus 09:15 EST
Moon trine Hades 10:28 EST
Moon sextile Pluto 10:51 EST
Void-of-Course Moon 10:51-21:04 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Chiron 11:05 EST
Mercury semisquare Chiron 11:24 EST
Moon conjunct Apollon 11:31 EST
Mercury semisquare Venus 11:35 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Zeus 11:53 EST
Venus conjunct Chiron 13:35 EST
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Jupiter 14:10 EST
Moon semisquare Cupido 15:13 EST
Heliocentric Mars opposition Heliocentric Cupido 15:19 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Jupiter 15:53 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Jupiter 17:11 EST
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Mercury 18:32 EST
Sun biquintile Saturn 18:44 EST
Moon enters Scorpio 21:04 EST
Moon parallel Chiron 22:43 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Admetos 23:10 EST
Moon square Venus 23:40 EST
Moon square Chiron 23:47 EST

December 26
U.S. Markets Closed for Christmas/Chanukah Holiday
Moon parallel Poseidon 01:00 EST
Moon trine Kronos 01:05 EST
Moon semisquare Mercury 01:17 EST
Mercury contraparallel Hades 02:52 EST
Sun sextile Poseidon in right ascension 03:00 EST
Moon parallel Jupiter 03:18 EST
Heliocentric Venus semisextile Heliocentric Vulcanus 04:31 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Mars 05:37 EST
Moon sextile Sun 06:02 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 08:19 EST
Moon parallel Pluto 09:29 EST
Mercury biquintile Vulcanus 10:35 EST
Moon contraparallel Mars 10:52 EST
Moon conjunct Poseidon 10:56 EST
Moon trine Uranus 11:10 EST
Moon parallel Neptune 11:13 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Saturn 12:55 EST
Heliocentric Mercury conjunct Heliocentric Poseidon 14:16 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Hades 14:41 EST
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Apollon 14:54 EST
Moon quincunx True Lunar Node 15:02 EST
Moon semisquare Pluto 15:10 EST
Moon opposition Mars 15:38 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Apollon 15:46 EST
Moon semisextile Zeus 16:06 EST
Moon square Saturn 16:11 EST
Heliocentric Venus opposition Heliocentric Pluto 16:32 EST
Moon semisextile Cupido 19:21 EST
Moon conjunct Jupiter 20:18 EST
Heliocentric Venus conjunct Heliocentric Hades 20:29 EST
Moon contraparallel Saturn 20:49 EST
Moon contraparallel Admetos 21:43 EST
Moon parallel Venus 23:17 EST

December 27
Moon biquintile True Lunar Node 01:58 EST
Moon square Neptune 02:27 EST
Void-of-Course Moon begins 02:27 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Kronos 04:47 EST
Moon biquintile Hades 07:07 EST
Mars contraparallel Neptune 07:38 EST
Saturn sextile Zeus 08:13 EST
Moon semisextile Mercury 08:22 EST
Moon quintile Venus 08:37 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Zeus 09:04 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Apollon 09:09 EST
Moon quintile Chiron 09:10 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Pluto 10:02 EST
Mercury sextile Neptune in right ascension 10:40 EST
Moon semisquare Sun 11:48 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Hades 12:06 EST
Moon parallel Cupido 12:33 EST
Moon contraparallel Vulcanus 12:41 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Poseidon 14:17 EST
Moon opposition Admetos 14:45 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Uranus 15:17 EST
Moon trine Vulcanus 16:45 EST
Mercury square 10/03/05 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 17:41 EST
Moon contraparallel Hades 17:45 EST
Moon quincunx Hades 17:52 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate True Lunar Node 18:03 EST
Moon semisextile Pluto 18:26 EST
Moon semisextile Apollon 18:56 EST
Mars square Saturn 19:10 EST
Moon semisquare Zeus 19:15 EST
Moon parallel Mercury 20:24 EST
Moon biquintile Kronos 20:52 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Cupido 22:24 EST
Mars quincunx Zeus 22:34 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Jupiter 23:36 EST
Moon parallel Sun 23:48 EST

December 28
Moon contraparallel Kronos 00:47 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Cupido 02:18 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 03:42 EST
Moon enters Sagittarius 03:42 EST
Void-of-Course Moon ends 03:42 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Saturn 04:17 EST
Sun trine Mars in right ascension 04:40 EST
Moon sextile Venus 05:42 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Venus 06:00 EST
Moon sextile Chiron 06:35 EST
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Poseidon 06:57 EST
Moon quincunx Kronos 07:25 EST
Heliocentric Mars biquintile Heliocentric Poseidon 09:23 EST
Moon quintile Neptune 10:27 EST
Sun quintile Apollon 11:06 EST
Venus contraparallel Admetos 12:44 EST
Heliocentric Venus biquintile Heliocentric Chiron 13:02 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Mercury 14:00 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Mars 14:32 EST
Moon semisextile Sun 16:18 EST
Moon semisextile Poseidon 16:37 EST
Moon square Uranus 16:56 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Vulcanus 18:56 EST
Moon trine True Lunar Node 19:56 EST
Sun sextile Poseidon 20:38 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Pluto 20:39 EST
Moon semisquare Apollon 21:04 EST
Moon trine Saturn 21:12 EST
Moon sextile Zeus 21:22 EST
Moon quincunx Mars 21:43 EST
Mercury square 03/29/06 Solar Eclipse Antiscion 21:53 EST

December 29
Moon conjunct Cupido 00:28 EST
Sun sextile Uranus 01:07 EST
Heliocentric Venus in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Mars 01:21 EST
Moon semisextile Jupiter 01:53 EST
Sun sesquiquadrate Admetos 02:18 EST
Sun square True Lunar Node in right ascension 03:10 EST
Venus contraparallel Saturn 05:09 EST
Moon sextile Neptune 07:03 EST
Moon semisquare Venus 07:07 EST
Moon biquintile Mars 08:04 EST
Moon semisquare Chiron 08:27 EST
Venus in 24th harmonic to Neptune 10:09 EST
Moon biquintile Vulcanus 10:12 EST
Mercury quintile Zeus 11:06 EST
Mercury semisquare Poseidon 14:51 EST
Heliocentric Earth semisextile Heliocentric Admetos 14:58 EST
Moon quintile Zeus 17:40 EST
Moon semisquare Poseidon 18:03 EST
Moon conjunct Mercury 18:24 EST
Moon quincunx Admetos 18:25 EST
Mercury quincunx Admetos 18:35 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Sun 19:39 EST
Moon quincunx Vulcanus 20:15 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 20:38 EST
Sun parallel Mercury 20:38 EST
Moon opposition Hades 21:16 EST
Moon conjunct Pluto 22:00 EST
Void-of-Course Moon begins 22:00 EST
Moon sextile Apollon 22:21 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Saturn 22:22 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Mars 23:22 EST
Moon quintile Uranus 23:23 EST
Heliocentric Earth in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Vulcanus 23:26 EST
Heliocentric Mercury square Heliocentric Neptune 23:46 EST

December 30
Sun square Zeus in right ascension 00:39 EST
Heliocentric Mercury sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Kronos 00:48 EST
Venus conjunct Chiron in right ascension 01:02 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Cupido 01:41 EST
Moon semisquare Jupiter 03:19 EST
Heliocentric Venus enters Cancer 04:09 EST
Moon biquintile Admetos 04:22 EST
Sun sextile Uranus in right ascension 05:59 EST
Moon enters Capricorn 06:36 EST
Void-of-Course Moon ends 06:36 EST
Moon semisextile Venus 07:43 EST
Moon semisquare Neptune 08:06 EST
Moon semisextile Chiron 09:32 EST
Moon opposition Kronos 10:00 EST
Sun square True Lunar Node 10:48 EST
Mercury sextile Apollon in right ascension 12:19 EST
Mercury quincunx Vulcanus 12:22 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Hades 12:46 EST
Moon biquintile Saturn 13:08 EST
Heliocentric Earth square Heliocentric Zeus 15:41 EST
Mercury crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 16:14 EST
Moon quintile Apollon 18:07 EST
Moon sextile Poseidon 18:47 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Admetos 19:07 EST
Moon sextile Uranus 19:10 EST
Mercury square 03/14/06 Lunar Eclipse Point 20:16 EST
Moon square True Lunar Node 21:15 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Mercury 21:52 EST
Mercury opposition Hades 22:08 EST
Moon conjunct Sun 22:11 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Pluto 22:42 EST
Moon quincunx Saturn 22:53 EST
Mercury opposition Hades in right ascension 22:56 EST
Moon square Zeus 23:16 EST

December 31
Moon trine Mars 00:22 EST
Heliocentric Earth in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Hades 00:51 EST
Moon semisextile Cupido 02:18 EST
Moon sextile Jupiter 04:08 EST
Void-of-Course Moon begins 04:09 EST
Sun in 24th harmonic to Pluto 06:00 EST
Mercury contraparallel Kronos 06:02 EST
Mercury conjunct Pluto 06:18 EST
Sun in 24th harmonic to Mercury 06:55 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Saturn 07:39 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Venus 07:44 EST
Sun quincunx Saturn 07:57 EST
Moon semisextile Neptune 08:36 EST
Heliocentric Saturn square Heliocentric Poseidon 09:06 EST
Mercury sextile Apollon 09:07 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Chiron 10:06 EST
Heliocentric Venus sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Neptune 10:53 EST
Mercury conjunct Pluto in right ascension 10:54 EST
Heliocentric Earth trine Heliocentric Uranus 11:02 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quintile Heliocentric Chiron 11:43 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 11:54 EST
Heliocentric Venus conjunct Heliocentric Kronos 12:40 EST
Venus biquintile Hades 12:51 EST
Sun square Zeus 14:07 EST
Moon quintile Poseidon 14:14 EST
Sun sextile Jupiter in right ascension 15:17 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Poseidon 15:22 EST
Moon trine Admetos 19:24 EST
Moon semisquare Uranus 19:31 EST
Mercury quintile Uranus 20:03 EST
Moon opposition Vulcanus 21:10 EST
Moon quincunx Hades 22:08 EST
Moon semisextile Pluto 23:01 EST
Moon square Apollon 23:16 EST
Moon quintile Jupiter 23:43 EST

January 1
Moon in 24th harmonic to Sun 00:13 EST
Moon semisextile Mercury 00:50 EST
Moon quintile True Lunar Node 01:57 EST
Moon semisquare Cupido 02:34 EST
Heliocentric Mercury opposition Heliocentric Admetos 02:45 EST
Saturn sesquiquadrate Pluto 02:52 EST
Mercury sesquiquadrate Mars 03:03 EST
Heliocentric Mercury trine Heliocentric Vulcanus 05:45 EST
Heliocentric Venus quincunx Heliocentric Chiron 07:07 EST
Moon enters Aquarius 07:15 EST
Void-of-Course Moon ends 07:15 EST
Moon conjunct Venus 07:25 EST
Moon biquintile Hades 07:47 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Neptune 08:50 EST
Moon conjunct Chiron 10:24 EST
Heliocentric Earth biquintile Heliocentric Neptune 10:25 EST
Moon quincunx Kronos 10:33 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Zeus 11:32 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Apollon 11:37 EST
Heliocentric Mercury semisextile Heliocentric Pluto 12:45 EST
Moon parallel Mercury 13:21 EST
Moon contraparallel Kronos 14:39 EST
Heliocentric Mercury quincunx Heliocentric Hades 14:50 EST
Venus retrograde enters Capricorn 15:14 EST
Sun trine Mars 15:21 EST
Moon parallel Sun 17:32 EST
Mercury in 24th harmonic to Cupido 18:24 EST
Heliocentric Earth quincunx Heliocentric Cupido 19:06 EST
Moon square Poseidon 19:14 EST
Moon semisextile Uranus 19:43 EST
Moon biquintile Kronos 20:11 EST
Moon contraparallel Hades 20:57 EST
Moon sextile True Lunar Node 21:02 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Hades 22:15 EST
Moon opposition Saturn 23:04 EST
Moon semisquare Pluto 23:13 EST
Moon trine Zeus 23:40 EST

January 2
U.S. Markets Closed for New Year Holiday
Heliocentric Venus trine Heliocentric Jupiter 01:26 EST
Moon contraparallel Vulcanus 01:34 EST
Moon square Mars 01:34 EST
Moon parallel Cupido 01:39 EST
Moon semisextile Sun 02:08 EST
Moon crossing Universal Clock 24 Line 02:32 EST
Moon sextile Cupido 02:44 EST
Moon semisquare Mercury 03:39 EST
Heliocentric Mercury biquintile Heliocentric Kronos 03:51 EST
Moon square Jupiter 05:00 EST
Heliocentric Mercury in 24th Harmonic to Heliocentric Cupido 06:00 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Venus 07:00 EST
Moon conjunct Neptune 09:02 EST
Chiron quincunx Kronos 09:27 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Kronos 10:41 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Chiron 10:42 EST
Sun semisextile Cupido 11:16 EST
Heliocentric Earth sesquiquadrate Heliocentric Mercury 12:05 EST
Moon contraparallel Admetos 15:04 EST
Moon contraparallel Saturn 15:14 EST
Mercury semisquare Jupiter 18:25 EST
Mercury biquintile Admetos 18:44 EST
Moon parallel Venus 19:20 EST
Moon square Admetos 19:44 EST
Moon in 24th harmonic to Uranus 20:00 EST
Moon semisquare True Lunar Node 21:03 EST
Moon quincunx Vulcanus 21:30 EST
Moon contraparallel Mars 21:56 EST
Moon quintile Cupido 22:11 EST
Moon trine Hades 22:28 EST
Moon sextile Pluto 23:32 EST
Moon trine Apollon 23:40 EST
Moon sesquiquadrate Zeus 23:56 EST


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STOCKS TO WATCH: AAUK, ZION.

Anglo American PLC ADR (AAUK)
NASDAQ
First Trade Date: 12/01/1970, 10:00 a.m.

Gold has seen a spectacular run-up in recent months, and with some residual impact of transiting Jupiter conjoining First-Trade Jupiter left to play out this week, we are likely to see AAUK follow other gold stocks in a year-end buying spree. If we get higher closing prices for this stock on Tuesday or Wednesday, we will be ready to sell AAUK short before the end of the week, especially with transiting Saturn in opposition first to the transiting Sun/Neptune midpoint and then the transiting Sun/Uranus midpoint as the New Year gets underway. Our initial buy stop will be set at 35.39.


Zions Bancorporation (ZION)
NASDAQ; optionable
First Trade Date: 12/01/1970, 10:00 a.m.

This banking stock has historically responded quite well to transits of Mars through the money sign of Taurus, and with the red planet now back in direct motion we expect to see even more positive price action in the weeks ahead.
During the early part of this week, however, we expect to see a little bit of a price pull-back, with a possible offset coming from transiting Mars in opposition to First-Trade Venus just prior to the start of the trading week. In any event, we will be looking for an opportunity to buy this stock early in the trading week after the markets reopen on Tuesday, with our initial stop set at 75.25.

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posted by Tim Bost @ 12/25/2005 01:03:00 AM