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 jobless claims remained steady.  The S&P 500 and NASDAQ reached new highs, although the Dow and the broader indexes remained slightly below their recent highs.

The positive outcome was not unexpected given the bullish after effects of the April 25 Saturn-Uranus septile aspect.  While I had noted the possibility of some downside from the post-alignment effects of Jupiter’s conjunction with the NYSE Ascendant, the data was not robust enough to offset the bullish Saturn-Uranus influence.

The updated cumulative trend chart of the Saturn-Uranus septile is shown below.  So far, the current aspect is tracking well above the rising average and median lines.  Some mean reversion would not be surprising in the near term as the lines may eventually converge at some point.  And yet the upward trend of the post-alignment period may well serve to support prices a while longer…

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