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...

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...

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