(1 March 2026) US stocks finished modestly lower last week on higher-than-expected wholesale inflation data and renewed worries over the negative economic impact of AI. Not even the Nvidia earnings beat was enough to keep the market up. Despite the dip, most of the indexes remain very close to their all-time highs.
The decline was in keeping with expectations given the combined bearish effects of 1) Mercury retrograde on Feb 26, 2) Mercury Rx conjunct Venus on Feb 28 and 3) the Jupiter-105-Saturn alignment from Feb 19. Our backtesting of these influences suggested that all three could be bearish in the current period, even against a background of medium term bullish influences such as the Saturn-Neptune conjunction, the Saturn ingress...
(22 February 2026) US stocks ended the week higher as markets rallied after Friday's Supreme Court decision struck down Trump's tariff policy. Even with...
(18 February 2026) Synopsis: Thursday's "hidden" Jupiter-Saturn alignment introduces some downside risk to the market over the next week or two. Evidence from previous...
(15 February 2026) Stocks generally moved lower last week on growing fears that AI disruption could undermine profitability in several economic sectors. While technology...
(8 February 2026) After a very volatile week, US stocks rebounded strongly on Friday although the indexes ended mixed. The tech-heavy NASDAQ was still...
(25 January 2026) US stocks ended the week slightly lower as Greenland-related tariff fears briefly shook market confidence. President Trump calmed the early week...
(18 January 2026) Stocks ended the week slightly lower as investors pondered the future of the Fed's independence after Trump's latest comments about Fed...
(28 December 2025) Stocks pushed higher last week as favorable holiday seasonality combined with strong GDP data to fuel gains in financials and industrials. ...
(21 December 2025) Stocks were mixed last week as the inflation rate ticked lower while manufacturing data showed more signs of weakness. The NASDAQ...
(23 November 2025) Stocks moved lower last week as hopes for a December interest rate cut dwindled following hawkish comments from some Fed governors. ...
(16 November 2025) After a volatile week, US stocks finished largely unchanged as investors considered the possibility that the Fed may not cut rates...
