April 24, 2025

Mars-Pluto opposition revisited; Week of 21 April 2025

(19 April 2025)  Amid the aftershocks of the Trump tariffs, markets remained volatile last week as stocks gave back some of the previous week's gains.  While US stocks are still trading significantly above the April 7 low, a cloud of uncertainty still hangs over the market.  Some trade deals appear to be moving forward, but there is not yet evidence of any progress with the main players, China and the EU.  If the higher tariffs stay in place, then trade is likely to suffer which will lower economic activity and increase the risk of recession. This week's transits are very mixed.  The early week alignment of Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Uranus could coincide with some upside.  The Venus-Saturn conjunction is...

Stocks bounce amid tariff volatility; NASDAQ study; Week of 14 April 2025

(12 April 2025)  After a wild week, US stocks finished higher as US President Donald Trump assuaged jittery markets with a 90-day pause of...

Trump’s tariffs shocks markets; Transit outlook for April 7-11

(5 April 2025)  The global economic order was turned upside down last week after the imposition of across-the-board reciprocal tariffs by US president Donald...

Research study: Saturn-Rahu/NLN alignments and the stock market

Introduction (30 March 2025)  As discussed last week, the approaching conjunction of Saturn and the North Lunar Node (or Rahu, as it is known in...

Canada heads to the polls amid trade war uncertainty with US

(23 March 2025)  Canada has been navigating through some rough waters lately.  The Liberal government under Justin Trudeau was caught off-guard by the imposition...

Evaluating the Saturn-Rahu conjunction; Transit outlook for March 24-28

(23 March 2025)  Markets bounced back last week following the Mercury retrograde station on Saturday, March 15.  This reversal confirmed our thesis that Mercury...

Research study: Mercury retrograde and the stock market, Part 2

Continued from Part 1 (16 March 2025)  Synopsis: While Part 1 of this study showed a modest negative correlation between Mercury retrograde and the stock...

Can US markets extend the rebound? Transits for Week of 17 March 2025

(16 March 2025)  This week we will see if Friday's stock market rally was just an oversold bounce or the start of something more...

US stocks sell-off on Trump recession comments

(10 March 2025)  US markets tumbled again Monday after President Trump suggested in an interview that a recession was possible this year.  Markets have...

Trump gets a double dose of Saturn; Transits for Week of 10 March 2025

(9 March 2025)  The initial transit focus this week will be on Venus retrograde and its conjunction with Mercury in sidereal Pisces.  Mercury itself...

Research study: Mercury retrograde and the stock market, Part 1

(6 March 2025)  Synopsis: This study measures the effect of Mercury retrograde on the stock market.  Despite the negative connotation to the Mercury retrograde...

Transit Outlook — Week of 3 March 2025; Venus turns retrograde

(2 March 2025)  The key transit this week may well be Venus retrograde.  Venus stationed retrograde on Saturday, March 1 at 16 degrees of...

Trump clashes with Zelenskiy in Oval Office

(2 March 2025)  President Donald Trump's campaign promise of peace in Ukraine went off the rails on Friday as he clashed openly with Ukrainian...

Transit Outlook — Week of 24 February 2025

(23 February 2025)  The transit picture this week will feature several important alignments.  Mars stations direct on Sunday evening (EST) Feb 23 and will...

Research study: Venus retrograde and the stock market, Part 2

Continued from Part 1 (Synopsis: This analysis suggests the Venus retrograde station often signals a change in the prevailing stock market trend whereby prices reverse...

Research study: Venus retrograde and the stock market, Part 1

(Synopsis: This analysis suggests the Venus retrograde station often signals a change in the prevailing stock market trend whereby prices reverse from negative to...

Transit Outlook — Week of 17 February 2025

(16 February 2025)  The transits this week reflect the approaching planetary stations of Mars and Venus.  Mars is due to end its current retrograde...

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