Tag: Sun Venus conjunction

(4 January 2026)  Stocks ended lower in the final week of 2025 as investors elected to take profits ahead of the turn in the calendar.  I had been uncertain about last week given the mix of active influences.  The bearish effect of the Mars-Neptune square was at the end of its active range last week but could have played a role in the pullback.  However, the upcoming Sun-Mars-Venus conjunction on January 9 offered the possibility of offsetting other negatives, and that may well have boosted sentiment on Friday, the...