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 and technology stocks got hit the hardest as the NASDAQ fell almost 5% in Friday's session. While I had been uncertain about how last week would play out, the size of the decline was quite unexpected.  Even if we see further downside from here, the ongoing alignments we are tracking this summer seem more bullish than bearish.  Therefore the more likely price path may still be up, albeit not in a straight line. The updated cumulative trend chart of the Uranus-North Node square was not impacted by last week's sell-off and is still tracking well above its...

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. ...

Combining alignment effects: assessing bullish and bearish influences

(8 March 2026) Stocks fell across the board last week as investors reacted to the US-Israel attack on Iran.  Oil prices spiked as Iran...

Markets sink on Iran war, Mercury Rx conjunctions

(4 March 2026)  US stocks are down are so far this week as investors weigh the geopolitical fallout of the US-Israeli attack on Iran. ...

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