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"So, at a basic level, Silicon Valley Bank management failed badly. They grew the bank very quickly. They exposed the bank to significant liquidity risk and interest-rate risk, didn't hedge that risk", Powell said Wednesday during a press conference that followed the Fed's announcement of a 25-basis-point interest-rate hike". -Eric Revell, "Silicon Valley Bank Management Failed Badly", www.foxbusinessnews.com, March 22, 2023.

"What I'm saying is you've seen that we have the tools to protect depositors when there is a threat of serious harm to the economy or to the financial system, and we're prepared to use those tools. I think depositors should assume that their deposits are safe". - Fed Chair Jerome Powell, March 22, 2023, "Fed, Other Regulators Will Use 'Tools' to Protect Depositors", Jesse Pound, Wall Street Journal.

This was the week that the 20-year ingress of Pluto into Aquarius began. It's a big deal.

The banking crisis hasn't disappeared yet, but global equity markets held their lows of March 15-20, right in the middle of the geocosmic tsunami that coincided with great hysteria regarding a threat to the world financial and banking system. This threat was a perfect storm of the Sun/Neptune conjunction square Mars (hysteria and anger), combined with Venus square Pluto (fear of losing money or love, depending on which side of the Venus principle you hold most dear). Now Venus has moved into its ruling sign of Taurus, which is supposed to coincide with stability in these same areas. Yet, in typical Taurus fashion, it is slow in coming around the corner. Progress and confidence in resolving a crisis seem to proceed at the pace of a turtle race.

Still, most global markets posted modest gains last week after the prior week's lows through Monday morning, March 20. Equity markets crept higher into Thursday, and then they pulled back as the Moon waddled into Taurus to join Venus. Traders began to think that maybe this problem-solving wasn't moving fast enough, that maybe the crisis is real, and serious banking problems are still lurking about. Traders bid stock prices higher, but not with any kind of conviction - yet. And maybe they won't, given that another geocosmic tsunami looms ahead in mid-April and mid-May. Therefore, the turtle race continues with caution and skepticism.

However, in other markets, it was more like a rabbit race, which makes sense as we are now in the "Year of the Rabbit" in Chinese Astrology. Gold soared to a high of 2014 on Monday, March 20, right in the middle of the cosmic storm. Silver continued higher all week, reaching a high of 23.70 on Friday. Just two weeks ago, Gold was testing 1800, and Silver fell below 20.00.

Cryptocurrencies, like Gold, were on fire. It was a week for natural calamities - tsunamis in equities (Sun/Neptune in Pisces the prior week), fires in metals and cryptos (Sun moving into Aries after its square to Mars). Bitcoin, which made a half-primary cycle low on March 10 at 19,540, exploded to a new 9-month high of 28,917 on Wednesday, March 22. When you get bank runs going, traders run from fiat paper currency to Gold and digital currencies as a safe haven. Usually, it's the Dollar they run to for safety, but given that they went for a different type of currency this time, it must be more like a 5-alarm fire. I would not be surprised to see a rolling series of financial mini-crises back and forth through the summer until this summer's Venus retrograde ends in early September.

Short-Term Geocosmics :

In addition to Saturn changing signs on March 7 and Pluto doing the same on March 23, another important ingress will occur on Saturday, March 25, when Mars enters Cancer. And we also saw the Sun ingress into Aries, the sign ruled by Mars, on the spring equinox of March 20. That's like a ping-pong match with a lot of head-turning in a short amount of time, which reflects the state of the financial community this month.

Shorter-term, the narrative can change this week as Venus gets more comfortable in its ruling sign of Taurus and the Sun/Mars square separates. The temperature of the crisis might go down, but it is still mixing fire with water for the next month, so pleasing everyone (or anyone) may be a challenging task.

Mars ingressing into 0° Cancer this weekend is meaningful because the founding of the Federal Reserve Board was on December 23, 1913, when the Sun was in opposition to Pluto at - guess what ? - 0-1° Capricorn/Cancer. In late January 2008, Venus was conjunct Pluto at - guess what ? - 0-1° Capricorn. Whenever Mars or an outer planet transits over an equinox or solstice point (0° cardinal sign), it highlights the Federal Reserve Board chart. This time is no exception. All eyes are on the Fed.

With Mars prominent, the Fed is likely to take more dramatic action this week, and to its critics, this may appear impulsive and risky. Mars and Aries are signatures of risk-taking in a situation that requires strong action. Will it work ? I don't know, but Mars in Cancer is usually a combination that is inclined to complaints and fault-finding for whatever one does. And it will be there until May 20.

There may be calls for the abolishment of the Fed or at least the resignation of Fed Chair Powell. He will have his work cut out to satisfy all the critics with his decisions. My advice to his critics : try to be constructive. Open complaints with no reasonable or realistic suggestions for a solution will be counter-productive and will just exasperate a foul mood. Mars in Cancer can be very annoying at that.

On the other hand, the transit of Mars in early Cancer will conjoin the Venus/Jupiter conjunction in the chart of the U.S. through April 7. Just maybe the Fed's actions will be successful or at least deserve a chance. It is even possible this will coincide with a strong rally (or plunge) in U.S. equity prices. It is either the beginning of a new cycle (bullish) that started the prior week, and prices will rally sharply, or the end of an older cycle (bearish) that is due to end at any time. Yes, I have my bias as to which it will be.

On top of that, a new curve ball may be thrown as Venus conjoins Uranus in Taurus on March 30. The poor Taurus-within-us just wants stability and for the volume of alarm to quiet down. But Uranus wants nothing to do with quiet and calm. He takes great pride in being a disruptor. Taurus wants support and resistance to hold. Uranus wants to break boundaries and limits. So, it will likely be a struggle to maintain the recent lows (in equities) and highs (in metals and Bitcoin). If the dams break, watch out below (or above). But if they hold, then we have the making of a market reversal underway from the recent lows of March 15-20 in stocks and March 20-22 highs in metals and Bitcoin.

Longer-Term thoughts :

Non-U.S. citizen, non-U.S. immigrants : You must show proof of being fully vaccinated with the primary series of an accepted COVID-19 vaccine before you board your flight to the United States. - www.usembassy.gov, February 13, 2023.

President Biden's mandate that about 3.5 million federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 was blocked by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday. - Paul Best, "Biden's Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers Blocked by Appeals Court", www.foxbusiness.com, March 23, 2023.

Let me see if I understand this correctly. People fully vaccinated with COVID-19 jabs are still liable to get the virus, and it doesn't prevent them from spreading the virus to others. Yet only international travelers who are fully vaccinated can enter the U.S. Wouldn't it make more sense to drop the vaccination requirement and instead require a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of boarding a flight to the U.S.? Wouldn't the U.S. prefer someone who has an up-to-date negative COVID-19 test to one who has taken the vaccination without exhibiting a negative test before pre-boarding ? Which requirement would provide more health safety to citizens ?.

The relationship of Saturn and Neptune (and its ruling sign of Pisces) has a cosmic connection to infections and diseases. The midpoint of these two planets is considered an indicator of the "greatest physiological weakness". Saturn is now in Pisces and headed to a conjunction with Neptune in February 2026. Thus, the threat of contagion is still present. Perhaps U.S. health officials should reconsider their current stance on travel restrictions and requirements to enter the U.S., given that proof of a COVID-19 vaccinations is no proof at all that one is not a carrier of the virus at the time of entry. It would seem proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours or less would offer more protection.

Perhaps this questionable policy is a battle between various economic lobbyists. On the one hand, allowing non-vaccinated travelers who do not have COVID-19 into the U.S. might greatly benefit the tourism industry as we approach high seasonal travel demand. But perhaps removing the vaccination requirement would be a financial setback for big pharma (Saturn and Neptune in Pisces), although it is hard to imagine anyone who has not been vaccinated so far suddenly deciding they need to do so just to enter the U.S. (or other countries with the same questionable entry restrictions).

Neptune in Pisces may be altruistic and motivated to save people from harm, but it isn't an indicator of common sense or logic. As Saturn approaches Neptune, reality and common sense may gain the upper hand in policies that could apply science to values associated with virtue.

To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

Note 1 : Both the MMA ETF Report and MMA Grain Cycles reports were issued 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. Gianni's insights and strategies are excellent. For further information, click here.

Additionally, the new MMA Cycles Grain Report is awesome for traders and producers of grains. Written by top MMTA graduate Wyatt Fellows, owner of a large family farm operation, this report is an in-depth look at long-and short-term cycles in Corn, Wheat, Soybeans, and Cotton. It has been extremely accurate in its first editions, and last week's report is also on the money to so far. Not to be missed! To order, click here.

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Note 3 : FORECAST 2023 is completed in both the print and ebook (English) versions. If you live in the U.S. you should have received it by now. If you live overseas, the actual delivery depends on your postal service .

The price for the printed edition of Forecast 2023 is $66 as long as supplies last. We are down to the last 1-1/2 boxes. Last year's book sold out, so order now before they are gone. There will be no additional printings. The price for the eBook edition will remain $55, and will continue to be available even if the printed edition sells out.

For a review of the Forecast 2022 Book so far, please visit our Scorecard. It is impressive!.

Offer to consider : With printers dealing with supply problems in getting paper, we cannot guarantee the printed edition of this year's book will be completed on time for delivery by December 25. The book will be written and turned in on time, as usual, and the eBook will be ready on or around December 15. Purchasers of the printed edition may wish to also order the eBook this year to make sure they at least get the text in time. Therefore, we also offer a "bundle" purchasing plan where those who order the printed edition can also order the eBook for only $20.00. That way, you will be assured of receiving the text for reading over the holidays in case the printed edition of the book is not able for delivery prior to December 15 as planned.

We will again publish an individual book dedicated to the yearly trends for the twelve individual signs. The book, Trends for the Twelve Signs 2023, will be written by Antonia Langsdorf-Merriman and Raymond Merriman. Antonia has written an annual Sun Sign book in German for the past several years, based on interviews conducted with Raymond beforehand. Click here to order from Amazon.
We will follow a format this year where Langsdorf will cover the health and relationships outlook and Merriman will cover the business, career, and overall psychological outlook of each sign for the year. The cost of this book will be $25, with a further discount if ordered together with the Forecast 2023 Book.

We offer discounts to our Forecast Fan Club Members and our Active Subscriber Club members. Check out our page on Forecast Club Levels to learn more about these discounts.

This year's printed and eBook versions will also be available in these languages:

German: www.mma-europe.ch or email at info@mma-europe.ch

Japanese: https://www.toushinippou.co.jp

Chinese :www.nodoor.com

Each foreign translation of Forecast 2023 has a section on that nation's stock market that is not in the English or other nations' Forecast Book. Yet we are aware that some readers and investors may be interested in the stock markets of these other nations, but do not wish those editions in the other nation's language. Therefore, we make those stock market outlooks available in English as a separate service for $35.00 each. The overseas market reports for 2023 that are available separately in English include: Japan's Nikkei, China's Shanghai Composite, and the German DAX plus Zurich SMI indices . Each is available in PDF format. Each report is about 9-11 pages, with their monthly charts as of November 2022, and a list of their critical reversal dates for 2023.

We created an updated list of our most common Forecast FAQs to help this Forecast season.

Note 4 : Both the MMA ETF Report and Shanghai Stock Index report will were 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 wish for less risky trading markets than futures. The insights and strategies are excellent. For further information, click here.

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Note 6 : The March issue of the MMA Monthly Cycles Report Plus+ written by Pouyan Zolfagarnia will be released this week.
It has become a very popular addition to the MMA Cycles Report (less technical, more visual, high-quality analysis and update on MMA Cycles Report markets) will be issued this week. The mid-month addendum to the MMA Cycles report has very attractive graphics and charts (people love it!) and is very readable. It contains more references and illustrations to geocosmics than most MMA Cycles reports and is only available for subscription to those who also subscribe to 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. Cost for a monthly copy of both reports is $55 . That will give you both the most recent copy of the MMA Cycles report and the MMA Cycles Report addendum coming out this week. For further information and ordering instructions, please click here.

Note 7 : TUNE INTO MMA's NEW WEEKLY YouTube Video on the geocosmic climate related to financial markets hosted by MMTA Educational Director Gianni di Poce. The video is recorded late Friday night and posted then or early Saturday, depending on the editing process. These 5-10 minute video presentations review the market activity of the past week and offer 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 announcements when each geocosmic market review is ready for viewing. To view this week's show, click here.

Note 8 : The first official release of the MMA Grain Cycles report was last week. The feedback on this new report has been phenomenal. The analyst is Wyatt Fellows, a top MMTA graduate and owner of a large farm operation in Wisconsin. The report covers Corn, Wheat, Soybeans, and Cotton, from both a cyclical and geocosmic outlook, and also with attention to the fundamentals related to grains. Wyatt is an excellent analyst! He knows his business! To receive this report, click here and sign up now!.

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Our monthly MMA Cycles : The monthly edition of the MMA Montly Cycles Report (ICR) and its companion MMA Japanese Cycles and MMA European Cycles reports was released last week. If you are subscriber to any these monthly reports and did not receive it, let us know at once via our email.

- 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.. For an additional $20, you can also receive the next issue, due in two weeks, of the MMA Monthly Cycles Report Plus+ edited by Pouyan Zolfagharnia, which has become a very popular addition to the MMA Cycles Report (less technical, more visual, high-quality analysis and update on MMA Cycles Report markets).

We are also pleased to report that starting with this month's issue of the MMA Cycles Report on November 8-9, we have added the Copper market , written by MMTA graduate and portfolio manager Matthieu Kaiser of Paris, France. We are very excited about this addition, as Matthieu has conducted exceptional research studies identifying long-term, intermediate-term, and short-term cycles in the Copper market. Many consider the Copper market to be a leading indicator of the world economy and stock markets. Stay tuned for the first edition of this new market !

MMA's annual Forecast Book : see above

Upcoming Events :

June 1-4 : MMA Investment Retreat, "GEOCOSMIC CORRELATIONS TO LONG-TERM INVESTMENT CYCLES". A 4-day, in-person and/or virtual retreat taking place at the Michigan State University Management Education Center in Troy, Michigan.

This 4-day retreat will introduce the participant to the role of Outer-Planet Aspects and Ingresses to long-term financial market cycles. With this understanding, one will learn to identify time bands that historically have coincided with the most favorable long-term investment opportunities as well as time bands that have correlated with long-term market peaks or selling opportunities. These studies are based on actual research on the performance of financial markets (like the U.S. and British stock market) going back to the 17 th century. Once these studies and methods are disclosed, the instructors will then illustrate how they apply them to current market conditions. Outlooks will be given for long-term cycles in various markets (such as stock indices, Gold, and Bitcoin), with the goal of identifying when the next excellent investment or selling opportunities are most likely to take place.

Cost is $2750, or $2500 if reserved before May 12. Cost includes a 120-page workbook, all class recordings, and slides of the class presentations. Note that this retreat is also in conjunction with Course 2 of MMTA, and participants will get credit for Course 2 if they decide to attend MMTA now or in the future. For further information on this unique and special event, contact MMA at 1-248-626-3034 or by email at customerservice@mmacycles.com. A website link will be provided for registering for this retreat in the next week on our website at www.mmacycles.com.

I am oftentimes asked for recommendations of a money manager who uses my methods, since I won't manage other people's money. The thing is, almost all money managers I know use their own systems. But many subscribe to my services and share my thoughts about the future of the economy, various financial markets, and how to position one's portfolio along these lines. One money manager who subscribes to our services that I would suggest for those looking to structure a longer-term portfolio, such as a retirement account, is Duke O'Neill of Boulder, Colorado. He can be reached at dukeoneil1@gmail.com, or 1-(303) 545-5837. For those looking for a professional trader of commodity and futures contract might consider Ted Lee Fisher at ted.fisher@comcast.net. Ted is a legend in financial futures and has a seat on the CME. Both are very knowledgeable of the tools I use, of the way I am looking at markets, and yet each makes their own decisions as to exactly when to enter and exit any market. They will be more than happy to assist you.

To the above list, I would also like to recommend long-term MMA subscriber Erwin Brunner of Zurich, Switzerland. Mr. Brunner is the founder of BrunnerInvest AG. One of his five funds was awarded theBest in-house fund of funds in the world recently. Mr. Brunner is a former director of the Swiss Banking Corporation (today it is known as UBS), and a general director of Rothschild Bank in Zurich. As an independent wealth manager for high net worth individuals and institutional clients only, he places his clients into the funds of the best performing fund managers in the world, via his own research and experience. For high net worth readers interested in Mr. Brunner's funds, please contact him through www.brunnerinvest.ch.

It is with great pleasure that I announce the addition of Egon von Greyerz to MMA Investment Retreat faculty of presenters. I met Egon last week in Girona, Spain, at a special gathering attended by MMTA Graduates Nitin Bhandari (India), Philipp Beyer (Germany), Henry Canciglia (USA) and myself. Egon is an expert on Gold. He owns Matterhorn Asset Management, a Swiss Asset Management company specializing in wealth preservation, located in Zurich ( www.goldswitzerland.com). He was also the person who initiated the "..Save Our Swiss G"...Act in Switzerland late last year, which would have required the Swiss National Bank to back up their assets with 20% Gold holdings. The initiative failed, but his reasons for initiating this effort are still valid. Egon is very interested in MMA cycles' work, and will share his outlook on Gold and the world debt. This is a real treat!

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 "when" to 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!

Disclaimer and statement of purpose : The purpose of this column is not to predict 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 oftentimes report 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 will likely affect human activity in the times to come. The author (Merriman) will do this from a perspective of a cycle’s 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 these psychological dynamics that underlie (or coincide with) the news events and hence financial markets of the day.

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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