Mercury retrograde conjunct Jupiter

(21 June 2026)  US stocks were mostly higher last week on dampened inflation expectations and hopes that AI will fuel productivity growth.  While the market sold off Wednesday following hawkish comments from the new incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, most indices were higher on the week as oil extended its slide closing near $75. The current planetary situation is broadly supportive of this stock market rally.  Last Monday's surge after the formalized US-Iran ceasefire deal coincided exactly with an auspicious geocentric alignment of Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto and an even more powerful heliocentric alignment of Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Most of the other more common two-planet alignments suggest a more mixed picture, albeit one that seems more...

The July 4th Mars-Uranus conjunction

(14 June 2026)  Stocks rebounded last week as a peace deal with Iran now seemed imminent.  Despite some volatility in the first half, the...

Stocks fall after jobs report

(7 June 2026)  US stocks sold off sharply last week as an unexpectedly strong jobs report raised the specter of interest rate hikes.  AI...

Accelerated change: the Uranus-Rahu/NN square

(31 May 2026)  US stocks pushed higher yet again last week on AI-related earnings growth and hopes for new 60-day ceasefire deal with Iran....

A benefic alliance: the Venus-Jupiter conjunction

(24 May 2026)  US stocks continued their powerful rally last week as strong Nvidia earnings and renewed hopes for a peace deal with Iran...

Surprisingly bullish: Mars-Pluto-Rahu

(17 May 2026)  Stocks were mixed last week as inflation worries pushed bond yields higher as the 30-year Treasury closed above the 5% level. ...

An unstoppable rally: Jupiter and the NYSE chart

(10 May 2026)  US stocks finished higher again last week as optimism about AI-related earnings outweighed the underlying geopolitical uncertainty.  The tech-heavy NASDAQ posted...

Marco Rubio on the rise

(7 May 2026) The state of US politics is as volatile as ever.  Much of the uncertainty is due to President Donald Trump whose...

Appearances can be deceiving: the helio Jupiter-Uranus sextile

(3 May 2026) Stocks pushed higher last week as tech earnings from the likes of Apple and Google came in stronger than expected while...

Market pullback in Jupiter’s wake?

(26 April 2026)  Stocks were mixed last week as growing doubts about the US-Iran peace talks were offset by strong semiconductor earnings led by...

Are stocks at a turning point?

(19 April 2026)  Stocks rallied for the third straight week after the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz signaled a possible end to...

Looking past the April 20 conjunction

(12 April 2026)  Stocks ended the week sharply higher on hopes that the two-week ceasefire and  reopening of the Strait of Hormuz could lead...

Stocks rebound on Iran ceasefire ahead of quadruple conjunction

(9 April 2026) Stocks stayed in rally mode on Thursday with a strong follow-through after Wednesday's ceasefire surge.  The scale of recent gains since...

More market volatility likely with fifth Mercury-Mars conjunction

(5 April 2026)  Stocks rebounded last week on hopes that a ceasefire in Iran would lead to an eventual re-opening of the Strait of...

Will stocks bounce on the Mercury-Jupiter trine?

(29 March 2026) Another week, another failed rebound.  Stocks fell for the fifth straight week as hopes evaporated for a quick resolution to the...

Triple conjunction fallout: will the Mercury station start a reversal?

(22 March 2026)  Stocks fell for the fourth straight week last week as the conflict in the Middle East showed no signs of abating. ...

Waiting for a rebound: Mercury retrograde ends March 20

(15 March 2026) Stocks fell for a third straight week last week as rising oil prices from the war with Iran reignited inflation fears. ...

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