MMA WEEKLY - Financial Astrology commentary, Financial Market Analyst and Market Timer

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Note 1 : The purpose of this column is to provide educational insights into the tenets of geocosmic studies as they correspond to economic, political, and socio-psychological matters, as one of several tools that in turn may assist in the practice of financial market timing. This column is not intended, nor should it be used, as an advisory service for trading financial markets, without use of other financial market analysis tools. MMA subscription reports provide that type of advisory service, with specific recommendations for trading.

Note 2 : Writer for this week is Thomas Miller, MMA's audiobook narrator, host of the weekly newsletter podcast, and a student in the MMTA4 two-year study program. With commentary from Raymond A. Merriman, Founder of MMA.

Review :

"Looks like this confirms the primary bottom in stocks as S&P futures exceed the 45-day Moving Average. This would imply a test of the all-time high (ATH), or even a new ATH as we head into the euphoria part of the geocosmic cycle centered in July (Jupiter trine Neptune).
But around the same time, the private credit market could tank (Jupiter opposition Pluto).
First high, then plunge".

- Ray Merriman from an X/Twitter post on April 7, 2026 @mmacycles.

In the same week that NASA, for the first time since 1972, sent astronauts to within sight of the moon, markets across the blue globe flashed green in a moon-shot of their own-bold, sudden, and impossible to ignore. Oil and the grains lagged, but even Bitcoin poked its head up, although not yet enough to establish a new uptrend.

The market launch was right on time, too (as Ray mentioned above), possibly completing the anticipated MMA 50-week cycle, thrusting into what appears to be the next bull leg, faster (in market terms) than Artemis II's booster rockets. Ironically, the prior 50-week cycle began on April 7, 2025, with President Donald Trump's tariff shock, plunging markets to a 21% low from a February 2025 crest. This week, a year to the day (and still within orb of the 50-week cycle), the president once again was the catalyst for the completion of a 10% cyclic drop from (ironically) February 2026's highs.

It was a stellar "up" week across the board in U.S. markets, with both the Nasdaq and the Russell 2000 leading the way, each up 5%. Semiconductor stocks couldn't get out of their own way, with the SOXX ETF posting an incredible 14% gain week-over-week.

Oil plunged nearly 14% on news of the ceasefire Tuesday night, despite the opening and then closing of the Strait of Hormuz 48 hours later and some late-day Friday threats of fresh strikes by the U.S. president if the latest Pakistani peace talks break down. Silver posted a strong 5% rally, and gold was up 2% for the week. Bitcoin flirted with 73,000 on Friday, settling just above that level when the markets closed.

Strong gains across Europe with the three major indices up between 1.5% and 3.5%. In Asia, the Japanese Nikkei rocketed up 7%, while the Australian ASX and Hang Seng also netted strong weekly gains.

The rally has been fragile, however. As Ray has been posting on MMA's X account this week (@mmacycles), he is eyeing an upcoming two to five-day decline in the next two weeks, followed by a further rally. Investors and traders are still rightly focused on the Middle East with concern for both the ceasefire's stability and what may happen next.

By the way, there was another big launch this week : The MMA Monthly Crypto Report, written by MMA analysts Gianni DiPoce and Pouyan Zolfagharnia. There's a free webinar on the Merriman Market Analyst YouTube channel if you missed it, and the newsletter's first edition went out this week as well. Don't get left on Mars on this one; it was a popular launch. You can subscribe now through the link in the Announcements section below.

And may the Artemis II crew have a safe splashdown, which should be about an hour before this column is released. It has been fun seeing Luna through their eyes again.

Short-Term Geocosmics :

Mars is now in Aries, leaving Mercury as the last planet to the ram's party, arriving this Tuesday. That sets the stage for a flurry of conjunctions as both Mercury and Mars meet Neptune, Saturn, and themselves in an upcoming display of Aries dominance this month. That much fire at once can sometimes propel or blow things up. We'll know soon enough.

Of particular note is Venus, now transiting its own sign of Taurus, conjoining Uranus at the critical anaretic point of 29°53' on April 23, an MMA Level 1 geocosmic signature with a 72% correlation to primary cycles in U.S. stocks. This Uranus aspect can abruptly trigger reversals in markets that have been trending in one direction for more than three days before the aspect.

And then there's Trump, whose natal Sun sits 5° past his natal Uranus, with the North Node of fate sandwiched in between (all in Gemini.go figure!). The U.S. president faces his own stack of challenging aspects to his natal chart throughout April. On Wednesday, Uranus squared his Ascendant. This can be one of the most challenging personal aspects one encounters. Also taxing is transiting Saturn making a T-square to his natal Mercury-Neptune opposition, April 3-28. Decision-making and judgments can be miscalculated here.

Another aspect that could affect the president's moxie occurs next Sunday, April 19, when transiting Jupiter squares his natal Jupiter. That natal Jupiter is itself retrograde in Libra in his 2nd House using the equal house system. His value system has always been inward; everyone sees that. But transiting Jupiter falls in his 11th House of Allies. Could this be why he has been so "challenged" with garnering support for his co-attack on Iran ? Is it any wonder his next "war" seems to be shaping up to be with his own allies (NATO) ? Or that his "ceasefire" is not very much trusted or respected around the world ? And was it really "mission accomplished" as the White House has been saying ?.

In other words, the president's value system has been off-kilter for almost nine months, with that extended Jupiter square causing him to go it alone due to non-support, and he appears to care less (or is it just being careless) with transit Uranus square his Mars/Ascendant conjunction. This final square between transit and natal Jupiter won't make his actions and reactions any more measured.

TUMDI : It's worth checking in on Ray Merriman's "Trump Uranus Market Disrupter Indicator (TUMDI) , crafted after the last inauguration. Certainly, this month should be an active TUMDI period, right ? (With the Venus/Uranus conjunction of April 23, along with transiting Uranus squaring his natal ascendant).

Yes, except the "Market Disrupter" component of this unique indicator has mostly been shrugging off Trump's "Bzzzt" Uranian surprises of late (Bzzzt was one of brilliant astrologer Noel Tyl's descriptions of Uranus's shock and awe side). Until Uranus gets past this ingress, TUMDI, and other Uranian surprises could always be just around the corner. For investors and even for astrologers (ruled by Uranus), observation is perhaps a better approach than prediction right now.

Bzzzzt !.

Longer-Term Thoughts and opinion :

I have never lived in a time when the U.S. was not the world's dominant superpower.

I have never lived in a world where the U.S. Dollar was not the dominant standard world currency.

I have never lived during a period when the U.S. did not have strong allies throughout the world who trusted it to be the leader of world order and global security.

However, that is all changing as we enter the midpoint of the "New Aira" of 2020- 2032, which just happens to coincide with the "Aries Vortex" of 2025-2026.

-Raymond A. Merriman in the Introductory chapter of Forecast 2026 , "Changing of the Guard : Transition of Leadership Under the Aries Vortex".

As previously mentioned, a key MMA short-term cycle (the 50-week) may have bottomed, as this week's market action suggests. However, several other longer and more significant cycles are expected to form their lows between now and mid-2028. These overlapping cycles have been discussed in various ways through the monthly, weekly, and daily cycles reports, in this newsletter, the Forecast 2026 book, and the recent MMA webinars.

As these cycles make their troughs, the next phase is often a substantial bull run. In other words, we should be nearing one of those important times when investors can position for potential cyclic gains. Awareness of where we are in these cycle phases is what the MMA products, courses, and subscriptions are all about.

Since October, I have been fortunate to be part of the Merriman Market Analyst Timing Academy (MMTA), a rigorous two-year program in which the MMA analysts teach the processes for identifying market cycles, combined with planetary aspects and movements, that Ray developed from 1980 to 2012.

This fourth MMTA class has the added advantage of hearing the analyst team's views as another drumbeat pounds loudly. That is, the apparent change in the world standing for the United States of America.

Ray began the 2026 Forecast book, the Jubilee 50th Edition, with those haunting words quoted above. Now, seven months later, we are seeing things unfold even faster than he envisioned in that last October.

There are several geocosmic events that led us to this point.

For me, the big domino trigger was January 12, 2020, when Saturn and Pluto conjoined in Saturn's lair of Capricorn for the first time since 1518. These two meet every 33 to 38 years in a sign, but not that often in Capricorn. The previous time before 1518 was 1284. Additionally, Pluto by itself in Capricorn is also highly significant. In the late 1770s, Saturn was in Libra, but Pluto came through Capricorn by itself, and we all know what happened then. ( Note - there will not be an exact degree and minute conjunction of these two in Capricorn again until December 14, 2754! ).

After each prior Saturn-Pluto in Capricorn conjunction or transit, a common theme followed : "A Changing of the Guard". In each case, an old, corrupted system passed the baton : from the Vatican to the Crown in 1518, from the Crown to the colonists in 1776, and, if it happens again, from the USA . to whom ?.

Three weeks after the January 2020 conjunction, we had a new word in our vocabulary that none of us will ever forget. Within ninety days, we had a worldwide pandemic. Following the 1284 conjunction, the Bubonic Plague emerged in 1347, and the Italian Renaissance followed a few decades later.

This February, we had the exact aspect of the Aries Vortex when Saturn and Neptune met at 0° Aries, at the World Point and in the sign of war, which has been extensively written about here and in the Forecast books since 2023. Within 8 days, without provocation, the U.S. and Israel were bombing Iran.

These truly are historic astrological and mundane times. But let us remember the words of André Barbault , noted French mundane astrologer, who described the 2026 Saturn-Neptune conjunction at 0° Aries as "the most benefic configuration of the century, and its interplanetary partnership will work for the best in a splendid relaunch of civilization".

- André Barbault, Planetary Cycles : Mundane Astrology , translated by Kate Johnson, The Astrological Association, London, Great Britain, 2016.

Could that be why, in divine cosmic planning, these two will not meet again in Capricorn for 734 years ?.

There are likely more challenges ahead and, like in times past, some may seem unfathomable. If history rhymes or repeats, and if Barbault is right, something far better than the old guard being retired will emerge. We in MMTA4 consider ourselves incredibly fortunate not only to be learning Ray's cycle and planetary alignment work at this time, but also to be together as a group for this " splendid relaunch of civilization, " however it may unfold.

Thank you for allowing me to have a piece of your weekend.

PS - Many of the MMTA4 students will be at the MMA 2026 Trader's Investment Retreat this May 20-25, at stunning Lake Bled, Slovenia. You can meet the MMA team, hear very relevant presentations, and meet many of the students, as a portion of the curriculum will be delivered live that week. Information on the retreat is also at mmacycles.com under the Shop tab, under "All Products".

Special Note to Our Readers from Ray Merriman on Last Week's Events :

As Thomas mentioned, the Aries Vortex thoughts expressed over the past three years of Forecasts books have been a critical part of my understanding of what we, as a world collective, are going through. I believe we are now hitting the nadir of this abyss referred to in those books and webinars. Saturn is now separating from its eclipse of Neptune as seen from Earth. This is important because the Saturn/Neptune conjunction at 0° Aries is also the midpoint of the Uranus/Pluto trine. As the "front" planet in this midpoint and double sextile formation, Saturn has drawn all the benefic power of that trine and sextile. But now it is leaving those favorable aspects, and Neptune alone will remain there for the next three years.

Although the conjunction technically took place on February 20, one week before the decision was made to launch this "War of Choice" on Iran, the blocking out of Neptune's dynamic (wish for peace) would remain in effect for several weeks afterward. But now Neptune is starting to emerge without the darkness of Saturn's shadow over it, and a new "light" (Neptune's) will start to emerge. You can see and sense a shift taking place. It also showed in the chart of the strike on February 27 with Mercury retrograde and Moon void of course, and then again on the ceasefire announcement just ninety minutes before the threat of the elimination of the Persian Civilization was to take place, according to the U.S. president, with Saturn and Neptune on the Descendant at that moment. At first, many (perhaps most) in the world cheered as the leaders of the brutal Iranian regime were killed. But as suggested by Mercury retrograde and Moon void-of-course at the time, plus transits to President Trump's own chart as indicated in Thomas' column above, the world's reaction to this event, Iran's responses, and the threats that followed by the president and his secretary of war, began to backfire (retrograde). As we came within ninety minutes of arguably one of the most destructive events in world history, the world was riveted in dread of what was about to happen. The bottom of the abyss was here. And then President Trump pulled back. Almost immediately, the world body understood that it was on the brink of a horrendous disaster that it did not want. The world did not want the Iranian regime to continue murdering its own citizens. However, it also didn't want the cataclysm that was about to befall the entire country, its citizens, and probably its neighboring nations. What does this mean for the future of humanity ?. It could mean we have just passed a critical test in which we suddenly realize how close we were to starting World War III, and we collectively don't want that to happen. I believe things will begin to change now, away from the negative themes of Saturn at the midpoint of Uranus and Pluto (massive destruction and authoritarian rulership in the hands of one or a few people over our collective lives) to the positive themes of Neptune on that midpoint (slow movement to peace and avoidance of threats of extinction to large numbers of our human family).

It won't change overnight, and people will still want their leaders to carry out their most important function : providing safety and protection from any and all threats. And leaders will still claim that is what they are doing. But they will do it in a more reverent way than we have witnessed in the past six weeks, and with a greater awareness of the consequences that can happen when we approach the world with dire threats instead of respect, and when we allow so much power to be in the hands of so few.

I believe this reflects the importance of Donald Trump having served as our president at this moment in time. His actions and words have led us to see our shared humanity through an entirely different lens-one shaped by lived experience rather than distant understanding. Life is sacred, and we are all in this together. And perhaps, having come to the edge and felt what that brink holds, we no longer need to step into the reality of a third world war.

I believe this is a turning point for humanity. I believe we have just passed the hour of darkness indicated by the Aries Vortex. The pathway to a new world is now beginning and will likely unfold over the next six years, as we come to understand what we have been through and begin to implement Uranus trine Pluto-inspired reforms in how we care for one another and the planet itself.

This week's column ran longer than usual, but I felt it necessary to give voice to how the cosmic messaging appears to be unfolding through these recent events.

-Raymond A. Merriman .

To be continued (next week).

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Note 1 : FORECAST 2026 IS NOW OUT! ORDER WHILE COPIES LAST!.

MMA's annual Forecast book is an astrological-themed almanac that has served students of cycles and markets since 1976. It provides a cyclical outlook on the collective world psychology, national economy, geopolitical overview, socio-cultural trends, weather and natural calamity potential, as well as financial market projections for the U.S. stock market (DJIA and NASADAQ this year!), the U.S. Treasury market, interest rates, Gold and Silver, currencies (the Euro, U.S. Dollar, Swiss Franc, and Japanese Yen), Bitcoin, Crude Oil, and Grain markets. Its valuable market timing forecasts are based on the historical correlation of market cycles overlapping with geocosmic planetary cycles. Additionally, it provides the three-star critical reversal dates for each market for the year, which have an 80+% accuracy over the years for trading cycle highs and lows when given an orb of three trading days. The book is approximately 250 pages (the largest ever because it's our special 50-year anniversary publication), 8.5" x 11". The price of the Forecast 2026 print edition is $66, and the eBook is $ 55.

MMA is also offering a special bundle discount for those who wish to order both the eBook and printed editions of Forecast 2026 for $86. The eBook typically becomes available one to two weeks before the print edition and avoids delays caused by the postal system - especially for those living overseas. However, many readers prefer the print edition, so ordering both through the Forecast 2026 Bundle makes sense. You will receive the Forecast 2026 eBook on December 15, and your print copy will be mailed in mid-December.

To pre-order this year's special 50th-year edition, click here. It's special! The printed edition is limited. When they sell out, there will be no further printings.

Additional offers : MMA is also offering a special bundle discount for those who order both the eBook and printed editions of Forecast 2026 for $86. The eBook typically becomes available one to two weeks before the print edition and avoids delays caused by the postal system - especially for those living overseas.

There will be 50 autographed copies by Raymond Merriman (no autopen!) of our 50 th -year print edition of the Forecast 2026 book available for $195. Orders must be placed by December 10, or until all 50 copies are requested, whichever comes first.

The printed edition is limited. When they sell out, there will be no further printings.

Additional offers : MMA is also offering a special bundle discount for those who order both the eBook and printed editions of Forecast 2026 for $86.

An audiobook will also be available for only $30.00 if ordered before December 15. The Forecast 2026 Audiobook will include all chapters from the Forecast 2026 book except the financial markets and the calendar/ephemeris pages in the back of the annual book. It provides an excellent overview of what's in store for the coming year(s) for the world and the nation (USA, President Trump, the Federal Reserve Board, the economy, Lunar Nodal Cycles, each outer planet in each sign, and the remarkable "Aries Vortex"). It makes for great listening. Narrated by the silky-smooth voice of Thomas Miller. To order, click here.

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EACH FOREIGN EDITION OF THE FORECAST 2026 BOOK INCLUDES A STOCK MARKET SECTION SPECIFIC TO THAT NATION, WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ENGLISH FORECAST BOOK OR IN OTHER INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS. However, we recognize that some readers and investors may be interested in these foreign stock markets without purchasing the entire edition in that nation's language. Therefore, we make those stock market outlooks available in English as a separate service for $35 each or $95 for all three reports. The overseas market reports for 2026 that are available separately in English include Japan's Nikkei , China's Shanghai Composite, and the German DAX and Zurich SMI indices . Readers who prefer to purchase these offerings together may also take advantage of our discounted bundle options, which can be accessed here. Each is available in PDF format and contains monthly charts as of December 1, 2025.

Note 2 : SPECIAL ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY SALE ON THE JUPITER REPORT - YOUR MOMENTS OF OPPORTUNITY ! The Jupiter Report was first introduced one year ago, in late September 2024. If you were one of the first to order then, it's now time to update your outlook for the year ahead. The cost of your 14-month Jupiter Report is $69. However, starting this week, we're launching a special one-year anniversary sale at $55 (a 21.5% discount) for those who order their next 14-month Jupiter Report.

The Jupiter Report is written by Raymond Merriman. It is a 30- to 40-page report that all traders (and even non-traders) will find highly valuable. It identifies the times during the year when Jupiter transits are highlighted in your natal chart and explains the meaning of Jupiter's transits to your natal planets and angles over a 14-month period (including one month before your order date and one month after the year ends). As an added bonus, each transit is ranked on a scale from -3 to +3 in terms of favorability for trading. Traders may find this especially valuable! Would you like to know when you are under a +3 transit and therefore most likely to experience trading success ? Or a -3 transit, with a stronger-than-usual potential for misjudgments and losses ?.

The Jupiter Report also makes an excellent holiday or birthday gift.

Here is a recent letter from our options expert, Derek Panaia, to the Options+ group, which closed out exceptional gains on five option trades presented in the July 13 webinar :

On a side note, I started using MMA's Jupiter Report this year, so I only have a few months of history with it. But my first positive Jupiter aspects came in March/April this year. I was trading copper and had made a nice long trade, and started buying puts for a dip. The puts did nothing for a week or so, then copper prices collapsed, and my puts went up sharply in one week. This started exactly on the same day my Jupiter Report showed a positive aspect. Well, fast forward a few months, and I have copper put spreads (the same put spreads you guys bought), and yesterday copper prices collapsed, and the puts made a lot of money. And guess what ? This was one day before my Jupiter aspects started positive again. For me, it is amazing how accurate this report has been. I just wanted to share this, FWIW. The Jupiter Report from MMA is not very expensive, so if you guys use astrology in your trading, you might want to check it out.

Note 3 : The monthly MMA Technology Cycles Report by Wiebke Held was issued last week.
With the NASDAQ declining as we enter a new conflict with Iran, at the same time that the time band for both a primary and 50-week cycle low is starting, this will be a very timely report. This report provides an outlook not only for the NASDAQ but also for the QQQ ETF, NASDAQ futures, and specific technology stocks, including Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, Tesla, and Apple. It also includes CRDs (critical reversal dates) specific to the NASDAQ, based on Wiebke's meticulous research. Focusing on the NASDAQ is crucial because of the outsized role technology will play in financial markets - especially with Pluto already in Aquarius for nearly 20 years and Uranus re-entering Gemini on April 26, 2026, for nearly seven years. If you would like to try a one-month subscription, you can sign up for the March report for only $35 - or save by ordering a three-report or twelve-report subscription. .

Note 4 : The MMA Grain Cycles Report will be released over the next two weeks. Written by top MMA Grains Analyst Wyatt Fellows, this monthly report is a must for those who trade or farm Soybeans, Corn, and/or Wheat, as Wyatt himself does. These reports are very important now because of the approaching 36-year synodic (conjunction) cycle of Saturn and Neptune, which has a strong historical correlation to long-term cycles in all grain markets. This is a drought cycle. To subscribe to this excellent monthly report, click here.
If you trade grains or are in the farming business and need an accurate timing and understanding of when to hedge your crop, this report is not to be missed! To order, click here.

Note 5 : THE MMA WEEKLY YouTube show Geocosmic Week in Review and Look Ahead, with Gianni Di Poce, is now conducted on Wednesday evenings !. Each 5-15 minute FREE episode reviews the market activity of the past week and offers a preview of the geocosmic signatures in effect for the next week and beyond. You may subscribe to MMA's YouTube Channel today at no cost and get alerted when a new weekly episode is released! Tune in on Wednesday evenings to hear Gianni and his guests update financial markets on YouTube!

Note 6 : The March ISSUE OF THE MMA Monthly Cycles Report Plus+, edited by Pouyan Zolfagharnia, will be released over the next two weeks. This mid-month addendum to the MMA Cycles Report features Pouyan's outlook on Gold, Silver, NASDAQ, and Crude Oil. It includes stunning graphics and charts (people love it!). The report contains more illustrations and references to geocosmics than most MMA Cycles reports and is available only to subscribers of the MMA Monthly Cycles Report. If you wish to try this month's addendum along with the latest issue of the MMA Monthly Cycles Report, sign up online at the link above. A subscription for a monthly copy of both reports is $55. This includes the most recent June issue of the MMA Cycles Report and the June MMA Cycles Report Plus+ addendum coming out this week. For further information and ordering instructions, please click here.

Note 7 : The MMA Monthly ETF Report by Gianni Di Poce was released last week.
Many have asked about a monthly report on Bitcoin, and the Monthly ETF Report does this via BITO, the ETF on Bitcoin. Written by MMA market analyst Gianni Di Poce, the ETF is a monthly newsletter that everyone trading ETFs is encouraged to read, especially those that seek less risky trading venues than futures. This report covers 8 ETFs on a monthly basis for readers. The ETFs include : SPY (S&P 500), GDX (gold miners), BITO (Bitcoin), TLT (+20-year Treasuries), USO (Crude Oil), XLV (healthcare), XLK (technology), and XHB (homebuilders). This is a report that was requested by popular demand and Gianni's insights and strategies are excellent. For further information, click here.

Note 8 : THE MONTHLY MMA CHINESE SHANGHAI STOCK MARKET (SSE) REPORT was issued last week. It looks like the SSE has completed its 5.5-year cycle low earlier this year with its lowest price since January 2019. And as of last week, SSE has soared nearly 17% in the past month. For information on subscribing to this report and the ETF that follows it, click here.

Note 9 : MMA'S FREE WEEKLY COLUMN IS NOW ON SPOTIFY, APPLE, AND AMAZON PODCAST! Now you can listen to a podcast of this weekly column by Thomas Miller on Saturdays ! Just follow Merriman Market Analyst on Spotify or Apple to listen to all our episodes. New Podcast episodes will be released every weekend. This is a FREE service and is available to everyone. Checkout out our Podcasts on Apple, Spotify, and Apple Music. It makes for great listening!.

Note 10 : The MMA Solar-Lunar App now offers reversal signals on the DJIA, NASDAQ, Gold, and Silver to all subscribers! .

Now there will be four markets with daily weighted values provided, which includes DJIA, NASDAQ, Gold, and Silver.

This app is an ideal tool to have in your back pocket if you are a short-term swing trader looking for high-probability dates that identifies isolated lows and highs in the DJIA, Gold, or Silver markets. Since it was first three months ago, it has been uncannily accurate in identifying swing lows and highs in each market. It is available only on Apple products (iPhone and iPad) at this time, although we are getting close to developing it on Android phones too, maybe by the end of this year.

How does it work ?. Based on historical frequencies, the higher the weighted value, the greater the probability of a swing trade reversal for the next 1-7 trading days (usually 2-5 days). Built into the app are instructions for ideal setups and explanatory FAQs. It's pretty amazing!.

P.S. : The MMA Solar/Lunar App gives each market an average of one trade per week every five trading day. The Solar/Lunar App is designed for "swing trades" looking for 2-5% moves from isolated lows or highs. If you like active trading signals based on solar/lunar combinations, the MMA App is for you!.

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SPECIAL ALERT : We are working on a Bitcoin and Ethereum Luar App. Projected release date is late January-February. Stay tuned for information ON HOW TO ORDER.

Note 11 : RECORDINGS OF MMA'S SPECIAL SIX-WEEK COURSE ON "THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GEOCOSMIC STUDIES FOR FINANCIAL MARKET TIMING" ARE NOW AVAILABLE!!! Led by Gianni Di Poce and backed up by Ray Merriman, this course is designed to teach students the basic principles of planets, signs, and aspects (including retrograde and direct stations) as used in MMA's market timing methodology - one of its most important tools. The course explains which planets and signs rule the various sectors of the economy and financial markets. In addition, it covers how to use an ephemeris and astrological software (Solar Fire) for important routines such as calculating charts, generating transit "hit lists", and identifying signs, ingresses, planetary stations, and aspects - the essential cosmic features necessary for determining market reversal periods.
The course is especially useful for those interested in taking the MMTA4 program, which begins on September 27, or for anyone who wishes to deepen their astrological knowledge. The cost for these six introductory lessons, which last about two hours each, is $300. This is a great opportunity to learn basic astrology from a master economic astrologer! Click here to order now!.

Note 12 : THE Next MMA DAILY OPTIONS REPORT WITH DEREK PANAIA HOSTED BY RAYMOND MERRIMAN AND WYATT FELLOWS, WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY, APRIL 12, AT 1:00 PM EDT.

Here's how it works : Ray will be the emcee. He will introduce Wyatt, who will provide the outlook on cycles and geocosmic turning points in six markets (S&P, Gold, Crude Oil, T-Notes, Soybeans, and Bitcoin). Derek will then present options strategies with the best risk/reward potential based on Wyatt's analysis and his own interpretation of additional supporting factors. Ray will ask questions and add input for clarification as he deems necessary. Derek will then continue providing updates via the Daily Options Report afterward to subscribers.

This Options Webinar will last approximately 2.5-3 hours. The cost is $125. However, it will be offered at no cost to those who are current subscribers of the MMA Daily Options Report as of April 12. To those who sign up for the webinar, this $125 fee will be credited if they subscribe to the Daily Options Report by April 15. The new MMA Daily Options Report has been very active and successful since it first launched on January 15. It is the perfect complement for active traders who also subscribe to the daily and weekly MMA reports, as it builds on the outlooks in those reports and monitors them on a daily or as-needed basis to identify optimal option trades that arise intraday or intraweek within those forecasts. Derek will guide subscribers through the strategy behind each trade as it develops. It is an excellent way to experience MMA's methodology operating in real time !.

The cost for the April 12 Options Webinar is $125. The cost to subscribe to the Daily Options Report is $360/month, or $3600 per year until June 30, after which time prices will increase. So, lock in these special prices before June 30 and save!!!!
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Note : Keep in mind that options trading is speculative. This webinar and the new subscription service that follows are designed for speculators who have a basic understanding of options. For those who do not, MMA offers a recording of Derek's webinar on option principles, available on its website.

Note 13 : MONTHLY REPORTS ON THE GERMAN DAX AND ZURICH SMI INDICES IN ENGLISH will now be available. These reports continue to be offered in German, along with the entire monthly MMA Cycles Report, through AstroData at https://www.mma-europe.ch/. However, we have had requests from clients who wish to read our outlook on the DAX and SMI in English every month, so we now make these reports available later in the same week that the MMA Cycles Report is released. The cost to receive the English version of the monthly reports on the DAX and SMI is $35 each, or $325/year. To subscribe, click here.

Note 14 : SUBSCRIPTION TO THE NEW MMA MONTHLY CRYPTO REPORT IS NOW OPEN !!! The first issue was launched on Wednesday, April 8. Each report will feature a cyclical and macro overview by Gianni Di Poce on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and one additional cryptocurrency selected based on current market interest, starting with Cardano. Pouyan Zolfagharnia will then provide a geocosmic overview and explain how it ties into the cycles. Together, they will share strategies for both position and shorter-term trading in cryptocurrencies. CLICK HERE to subscribe to this new report.

Click here for a short AI video on this new Crypto Report.

THE RECORDING OF THE FREE CRYPTO WEBINAR, HELD APRIL 8, IS NOW AVAILABLE!!! Click here to view it on YouTube. Are you new to the crypto world ? Do you wonder how to trade cryptos via wallets, futures, or ETFs ? These and other topics are covered in this special instructional webinar on the new monthly MMA CRYPTO REPORT (April 8). This FREE WEBINAR will also explain how to use the new monthly crypto report for maximum value. Ray Merriman hosted this webinar, joined by Gianni, Pouyan, and MMA President Wyatt Fellows.

Note 15 : NEW MOVIE OUT ON FINANCIAL ASTROLOGY BY HAYLEY GARRIGUS! Many of the speakers at the MMA Investment Retreat are featured, along with several others in the financial and astrological community. "Starcash" is a very artistic, creative, informative, and psychologically insightful journey into the world of financial astrology, created by Hayley, a talented young filmmaker in our community - and well worth viewing. The rental cost is $8.88. To view this new movie, go to www.starca.sh.

Note 16 : WE HAVE JUST COMPLETED A NEW UPGRADE FOR THE FAR FOR GALACTIC TRADER SOFTWARE PROGRAM!!! We can now do solar/lunar weighted value studies for any market by isolating or omitting any planet that is retrograde! For instance, we can now compare solar/lunar values for any market when Mercury (or Venus, Mars, or any planet) is retrograde or direct, or both. This is important because we have noticed that when Mercury is retrograde, the lunar values for Bitcoin perform differently in many cases than when Mercury is direct. If you don't own the FAR for Galactic Trader program, which is key to doing MMA research studies on identifying turning points in any financial market, and wish to know more about it, please click here. The cost is $1895 (end-of-day version) and includes Jeanne Long's Galactic Trader software, featuring extensive W. D. Gann trading tools that she created.

Our monthly MMA Cycles Report : The monthly edition of the MMA Montly Cycles Report (ICR) and its companion MMA Japanese Cycles and MMA European Cycles reports will be released this week, via posting on our web site, or attachment via direct emails, for subscribers. If you are subscriber to any these monthly reports and did not receive it, let us know at once via our email or our email.

Each issue includes our outlook for the U.S. stock market, Gold, Silver, Copper, Treasuries, the Euro currency, Crude Oil, and Soybeans. The MMA Monthly Cycles Report also provides MMA's original geocosmic critical reversal dates (CRDs) and solar/lunar reversal dates for traders over the next several weeks, as well as trading strategies for position traders.

- This report covers our long term analysis of the stock market (DJIA and S&P futures), Gold, Silver, T-Notes, Euro and Swiss Franc currencies, grains and crude oil. It also provides the list of geocosmic and solar-lunar reversal zones for the 1-2 months. This report comes out Monday night to subscribers.
- The MMA Japanese Markets Cycles report covers the Nikkei, JGB Bonds, and the Dollar-Yen.
- The new MMA Europe Cycles report covers the German DAX, Swiss SMI, and Netherlands AEX stock indices, each in english only and will be available on Wednesday.
One month trial subscriptions are available for this service for $35.00, which includes the current issue.
For subscription information, please go to our web site, or call us at 1-248-626-3034. If you are not a subscriber, you can check this service out on a one month trial basis for only $35.00, or save by ordering a 30-months or one year subscription.

MMA's annual Forecast Book : see above

Upcoming Events :

MAY 20-24, 2026 One more month : THE MMA 2026 TRADING AND INVESTMENT RETREAT WILL TAKE PLACE MAY 20-24, 2026, AT THE RIKLI BALANCE HOTEL IN BLED, SLOVENIA, OVERLOOKING THE STUNNING LAKE BLED IN THE JULIAN ALPS. This is always an incredible event! And yes, it will be offered online too for those who cannot be in Bled at that time.

This special four-day event will focus on trading strategies for position and short-term traders for 2026. It will cover the unique, evidence-based MMA methods for identifying primary, half-primary, major, and trading cycles. It will then apply those market timing techniques (cycles and geocosmic studies) to the current situation in stock markets, Gold, Silver, Bitcoin, currencies, interest rates, and Grain markets, with strategies for each on both a short-term and intermediate-term basis (one week to 12 months ahead).

There will also be special presentations and interactive discussions on current and future world conditions that are likely to affect financial markets. These presentations will be led by world-class mundane astrologers Claude Weiss (Switzerland), Christeen Skinner (UK), Christof Niederwieser (Germany), Pouyan Zolfagharnia (UK), and Raymond Merriman (USA). Joining them on MMA timing methodology and trading strategies will be MMTA director Wiebke Held (Germany) and MMA analysts Wyatt Fellows (USA), Ulric Aspegrén (Switzerland), Gianni Di Poce (USA), and MMA Trading Coach Rita Perea (USA).

Registration is now open, with special discounts for early-bird registration. The presentations will also be available via Zoom for those unable to attend in person, and recordings with PowerPoint slides will be available immediately after each day's presentations to all who attend. For schedule, registration, speaker bios, topic descriptions, and hotel information, please click here. The MMA Annual Investment and Traders' Retreats are incredible events! Don't miss it if you can make it.

JUNE 21, 2026 : MMA'S ANNUAL MID-YEAR MARKETS UPDATE WEBINAR. Save this date, too! Details to sign up will be released soon.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2026 : A PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP ON FINANCIAL ASTROLOGY BY RAYMOND MERRIMAN, 1:00-5:00 PM. This workshop will take place at the United Astrology Congress (UAC), the largest astrological conference in the world, which takes place every 4-8 years. More than 150 world-class astrologers will be presenting. The conference will be held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Chicago. In addition to the workshop, Ray will present two lectures during the six-day event : one on mundane astrology ("What Is Happening in the World from an Astrological Viewpoint") on September 5, and another on "The U.S. Stock Market: Timing Tools and Outlook" on September 7 (Labor Day). Discounts are available to those who register by January 20. For more information, visit www.uacastrology.com.

The newly revised The Sun, The Moon, and Silver Book : Secrets of a Silver Trader, is now out. This is a book that you will use as a reference guide for...many, many years. It identifies all the key Sun-Moon combinations that have a higher (and lower) than expected probability of correlating with 4% or greater reversals in COMEX Silver. It also identifiesBig Range Days - those days in which the range of Silver is most likely to be 3.5% or more of the price of Silver, which is a great tool for day traders. This book fulfills the dream of all traders : high probability winning trade possibilities, with minimal market exposure. It is thatextra edge. And Silver is a great market to trade now. The cost is $125.00. For ordering on line.

The new book titled Solar-Lunar Keys to Gold Prices : Secrets of a Gold Trader, is now out. The long awaited sequel to the Secrets of a Silver Trader is due out in late October (maybe before)!!!
Now, GOLD as you have never seen it by night or day. The studies for the soon-to-be-released book are now completed and the results are now being used in the weekly and daily MMA subscription reports for short-term trading strategies in Gold. That's right... historically tested Solar-Lunar Correlations to trading reversals in the Gold Market - as only available from Raymond Merriman. The studies cover over 40 years of daily Gold, starting from December 31, 1974 through April 2015. The book will change how you approach trading Gold using these leading solar-lunar indicators, with very clear instructions as to whento expect 3%, 4%, or greater reversals in Gold prices and how to trade them. It will be a valuable guide for short-term traders of Gold, GLD, and other ETF's involving Gold prices. You may call 1-248-626-3034 or email ordersmma@gmail.com and place your pre-order now. It is also now available for purchase on the MMA web site at www.mmacycles.com. Order now and get the first printing of this new book on trading Gold !.

THE (ORIGINAL) GOLD BOOK : GEOCOSMIC CORRELATIONS TO GOLD PRICE CYCLES is now available as an eBook. This was the first financial market-timing book written by Raymond Merriman (1982) that put financial astrology on the map. It was the first book to conduct formal quantitative research studies on any financial market in relation to planetary cycles (there were several earlier studies on lunar cycles, but none on planetary cycles and stations until this book). It brought together Wall Street and astrology and revolutionized the field of financial market timing by demonstrating the correlation between market cycles and planetary cycles as reversal signals. As a result, the topic became one of the most attended subjects at financial and astrology conferences worldwide in 1983. This classic book has been out of print since 1984, except as a collector's item occasionally available through Amazon. It is now available as an eBook for the first time! 324 pages, $95. Click here to order.

Disclaimer and statement of purpose : The purpose of this column is not to forecast the future movement of various financial markets. However, that is the purpose of the MMA (Merriman Market Analyst) subscription services. This column is not a subscription service. It is a free service, except in those cases where a fee may be assessed to cover the cost of translating this column from English into a non-English language. This weekly report is written with the intent to educate the reader on the relationship between astrological factors and collective human activities as they are happening. In this regard, this report will often cite what happened in various stock and financial markets throughout the world in the past week and discuss that movement in light of the geocosmic signatures that were in effect. It will then identify the geocosmic factors that will be in effect in the next week, or even month, or even years, and the author's understanding of how these signatures may affect human activity in the times to come. The author (Merriman) will do this from the perspective of a cycles analyst looking at the military, political, economic, and even financial markets of the world. It is possible that some forecasts will be made based on these factors. However, the primary goal is to both educate and alert the reader as to the psychological climate we are in from an astrological perspective. The hope is that it will help the reader understand the psychological dynamics that underlie (or coincide with) the news events and their potential effect on financial markets.

No guarantee as to the accuracy of this report is being made here. Any decisions in financial markets are solely the responsibility of the reader, and neither the author nor the publishers assume any responsibility at all for those individual decisions. Reader should understand that futures and options trading are considered high risk.

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