(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.  With no resolution in sight to the Iran conflict, investors are now beginning to factor in higher oil prices for an extended period.  The S&P 500 actually eked out a small gain last week while most of the other indexes finished modestly lower.

This mixed outcome was not unexpected as the post-alignment period of the April 25 Saturn-Uranus septile suggested choppy price action amid a generally rising market.  The updated cumulative trend chart of the sub-sample illustrates how the current 51-degree septile aspect is closely following the average and median.    While our study showed that the Saturn-Uranus septile is generally bullish, the cases in which there was a greater than 3% gain at the 0-day mark showed further upside after the alignment date, although the rate of increase was slower and the performance became choppier…

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