(6 Sep 2026) Stocks ended the week slightly higher despite renewed inflation fears after Friday’s strong jobs report. The combination of a robust labour market and high oil prices has increased the probability of a Fed rate hike to 60% at the next FOMC meeting on Sep 16.
This positive outcome was in keeping with some of the active alignments we have recently noted. The entry of Venus into sidereal Libra on Wednesday, Sep 2 coincided with a strong midweek rebound after some early week selling. Ironically, the updated cumulative trend chart for Venus in sidereal Libra actually shows a dip last week relative to the arbitrary backtest starting point on Aug 9. This dip is an artifact of price data recorded at 4-day intervals which places the preceding data point on Aug 28, rather than Aug 31, a date which actually marked the interim low. While the current transit of Venus through sidereal Virgo and Libra shows DJIA price tracking below historical benchmarks, it is above its low and suggests further upside going forward.
In addition, the midweek bounce may have been related to the bullish separation of Venus from its bearish opposition with Saturn on Aug 21. The updated cumulative trend chart doesn’t offer much confirmation of this effect, however, as price continues to trend lower, albeit still above historical norms. It remains to be seen if the price trajectory of the current alignment will begin to reflect a more typical post-opposition bullish influence.
Other bullish influences also remain active. The post-eclipse period may be correlated with a modest boost to sentiment after the Aug 12 solar eclipse. The updated cumulative trend chart shows the current price trend is above historical norms although it has nonetheless been in a downtrend since early August. Given the tendency towards mean reversion, bulls may not be able to count on much further upside from the post-eclipse period, although gains are still possible…
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