Archive for February, 2017

PostHeaderIcon Astrology and the Chicago Board of Trade

It is one of my deeply held beliefs that the foundations of the American financial system are anchored in Astrology. In my annual Almanac publication I show how the Moon passing one of 4 key points in the 1792 natal birth horoscope of the NYSE all too often aligns to short, sharp inflection points on the Dow Jones Average and the S&P 500.

My readings have lately uncovered something else that supports my belief about Astrology being the anchor of the system.

It is reported that W.D.Gann followed the Jan 2, 1977 first trade natal horoscope for Wheat and Corn that trade on the CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade – which is part of the CME Group today). It is also generally understood that he followed horoscope charts from 1848 and 1859. As it turns out, the CBOT was founded April 3, 1848 and on Feb 18, 1859 the Exchange received permission to self-regulate itself.

Here is the 1877 horoscope for Wheat and Corn. Note that the Ascendant and Mid-Heaven are in Cardinal Signs, namely Capricorn and Libra. Specifically, Sun is 12 Capricorn and MC is 15 Libra.

The above chart is the 1848 horoscope for the founding of the CBOT. Note that Sun and Moon are conjunct (New Moon), note that the New Moon is at 13 Aries which is 90 degrees to the Ascendant point in the wheat/Corn 1877 chart and note that Jupiter in the 1848 horoscope is at 12 Cancer which marks the Descendant point in the 1877 Wheat/Corn horoscope.

The above chart is the 1859 horoscope for the date when CBOT was granted self-regulatory status. Note Mars is at 13 Aries, which is the same point as the New Moon in the 1848 horoscope. Venus at 12 Capricorn is at the same location as the Ascendant in the 1877 Wheat/Corn horoscope. In both the 1848 and 1859 horoscopes, note further that Node is at 29 degrees of its sign.

Is all this purely accidental? Not a chance, I say.

It is peculiar occurrences like this between horoscope wheels that embolden my view that Astrology in past played a significant role in price movements on commodities. People like Gann and McWhirter were intuitive enough to figure this out and profited handsomely from their acumen. Fast forward to today and I still think the big boys like Goldman Sachs very quietly manipulate markets at key astrological events. Sadly, today very few people lend credence to Astrology which means the wizards that are using it have few barriers to success.

This is why I continue to author books on the subject of Financial Astrology. We must ensure this valuable correlation to the markets is not lost forever.

PostHeaderIcon Venus Retrograde (part 2)

Over the years, there have been a small group of stocks (perhaps by accident, perhaps by design) that have made their IPO debuts on the market during Venus Retrograde. The odd thing is, these stocks seemingly have a memory and on subsequent Venus Retrograde events have displayed increased volatility. A classic case is that of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) which IPO’d in May 2012 during a Venus Retrograde.

The following chart (generated in Market Analyst software) shows Facebook price action overlaid with Venus Retrograde events.

I will be watching Facebook closely during the coming Retrograde event. This could be a good buying opportunity. Keep your eye too on the coming IPO for tech concern SNAP ( a.k.a. Snapchat). It is setting up to IPO and its first trade date will be perhaps right at the start of Retrograde.

PostHeaderIcon Venus Retrograde (part 1)

Starting on March 4th and continuing for 40 days Venus will be Retrograde. As I explain in my 2017 Financial Astrology Almanac, Retrograde does not mean the planet suddenly starts moving backwards in the sky. Rather, it is passing Earth (think of 2 race cars around a circuit) because Venus travels around the Sun quicker (225 days) than Earth travels around the Sun (365 days). As it passes us, we see it appearing in various zodiac signs/constellations and to us it appears successively in signs that are in reverse (backwards) order on the zodiac. To the ancients, this must have been quite a sight and to the divine seers Retrogrades were highly esteemed events in the heavens.

There is a link between Retrograde events and financial markets. I still struggle with this. Do these events somehow affect our inner psyches? Or, do the wizards on Wall Street deliberately move the markets at Retrograde events to engineer more profitable trading opportunities?

The following chart (generated in Market Analyst software) shows that in 2007, the US equity markets hit a peak at Venus Retrograde and the 2009 lows came at a Venus Retrograde. Co-incidence? You tell me….

Since 2009, there have been other Venus Retrograde events too as the following chart shows (again created in Market Analyst software). Each time, the US equity markets have responded notably.

My eyes will be glued to the e-mini Dow futures for possible trading opportunities at the coming 40 day Retrograde event. If Wall Street wants to manipulate the market for 40 days starting on March 4, I can play that game too….

PostHeaderIcon Northern Dynasty Mining (TSX:NDM) – its hidden secret…

Northen Dynasty Mining has a hidden secret that few know about. It has the power of Astrology working for it.

Northern Dynasty Mining (TSX:NDM) is a classic textbook case of Astrology at work. The company started trading on a recognized financial exchange back in 2007. The following image depicts the planetary placements on the day it started trading. Note the odd looking shape that I have outlined in yellow on this horoscope. This pattern is what Astrologers call a ‘KITE’ and of all the patterns out there, this one is uber-powerful.

Northern Dynasty has been to hell and back what with its battles involving the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers. In my mineral exploration days I had a brief run-in with the Army Corps of Engineers and believe me – not a fun bunch of people. But despite all, NDM keeps surviving. This is the harmonious energies from the KITE formation at work in the background.

I analyze stocks using the 1937 McWhirter method. Simply put, I look for transiting planets to pass by the corner points of horoscope patterns and I also look for transiting Sun and Mars to pass by the natal Sun and natal Mars positions.

At one point in 2011, NDM was trading at the $21 level. But then, share price melted down. My analysis shows that this peak and subsequent reversal came as Mars and Sun both passed by the apex of the KITE pattern at 3 Pisces. This is classic Astrology at work.

In early 2016, the situation appeared grim when the share price hit 30 cents. Quite a tumble from $21 in 2011 to be sure. But, white knight investors came to the rescue and invested heavily in the company. Again transits of the corners of the KITE came into play. As the stock was hitting 30 cents, Mars was passing the natal Sun position. In mid-2016, the share price started to rally with determination, just as Sun and Venus were passing the corner of the KITE home to natal Moon and natal Mars.

Mid to late February, 2017 will see Sun transit the natal Node position. Coming into June,we will see Sun transit past the corner of the KITE where Sun and Mars reside. At each of these critical corner point transits, I will be looking for a price reaction. I doubt very much if price will suffer a melt-down at these transits. Rather, these transits could see sharp accelerations in trend to the upside. When using Astrology, it is critical that one use a suitable trend indicator such as the DMI (Directional Movement Indicator).

It gives me quite a thrill these days to be using chart indicators and Astrology to analyze stocks and commodities. Back in the day when I was a retail Investment Advisor I started down the road towards my CFA designation. Sadly, I had to withdraw after Level 2. I could not take the pompous arrogance any longer. Fast forward to today and I am happy to say that Astrology good and well warned of the 2008 market meltdown while the CFA Institute sat by with wide-eyed amazement as their dividend discount models crashed and burned.

If this blog has grabbed your attention, I have a number of published books available that will enlighten you on the subject of Financial Astrology. Meantime, keep your eye on Northern Dynasty Mining – this company is going places powered by Astrology….

PostHeaderIcon Jupiter Stationary Retrograde and the DOW

Had you talked to me on Feb 2, I would have pointed out that on my chart of the Dow futures, the Wilder Volatility Stop was setting up to switch to a negative trend. But, yet on Feb 3, the Dow decided to gap up and close ~180 points above the Feb 2 close. This is a classic case of Astrology at work. The natal birth horoscope for the NYSE has Jupiter at 22 Libra. As of here and now, transiting Jupiter is making its conjunction with  that natal Jupiter location. What’s more, this week-end, Jupiter turns Retrograde.

This intrigued me enough that I scrolled back in time to see what happened the last time Jupiter turned Retrograde. That happened on May 10, 2016. In that May 2016 time frame, the Dow was losing steam, but suddenly it surges 200 points just as Jupiter is about to turn Retro. And again, today, we see Jupiter not only touching the natal Jupiter point, but also about to turn Retro and the Dow puts on a head of steam and moves up in a market that is looking like it may want to lose ground.

Such are the the subtle nuances of using Financial Astrology to look for coming inflection points (as I like to call them) on the markets.

Dow Jones and Jupiter Retrograde