Astrology Is Alive
Some of the greatest creative minds in our world’s history have studied and used astrology. Great men such as Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, Galileo, Ptolemy, Van Gogh, Shakespeare, Einstein, and more recently the eminent Swiss psychologist, Carl Jung.
Astrology .... Astronomy
From time immemorial man has looked skyward and gazed in wonder at the heavenly orbs. Astrologers have been the advisors to the royalty for ages. The study of astrology is the antecedent of the science of astronomy. In 1609 astrologer Johannes Kepler put forth his Laws of Motion. From these laws we were enabled to repeatedly calculate the exact positions of the planets. This made planetary positions fall under the jurisdiction of science which actually acted as the midwife for the science of Astronomy.
When an associate of Sir Isaac Newton’s was disagreeing with him, claiming that astrology does not work, Newton’s reply was simply, “Sir, you have not studied the subject … I have!”
If you have any doubt about using astrology to predict market trends please take the time to read the contents of this article. It just might make a believer out of you!
“Millionaires don’t use Astrology….Billionaires do!” J.P. Morgan
Sun sign astrology, the popular astrology for fun and entertainment that you find in newspapers and magazines, just doesn’t do justice to the science of professional astrology. In fact, Sun sign astrology is very similar to a Talk show guest who uses Pop Psychology to diagnose and treat a caller in 30 seconds!! Serious astrology is based on the science and study of planets, signs, aspects and houses, none of which are used in Sun sign astrology. You don’t have to be too smart to see through the sham of dividing all the people on earth into twelve different categories and believing that one twelfth of the world will experience the same things each day. Most people don’t know that serious astrology goes far beyond this. Unfortunately, for years now the public has been brain-washed with sun sign astrology which has created a great ignorance towards to true power of the energies symbolized by the planets. If you believe in the big bang theory then all life that began on earth came from the same primordial soup which held the same DNA as everything else. Today as the planets travel in the heavens and pass through stressful points in the sky people on earth react to that.
From 1946 to 1971 John Nelson, an engineer working for RCA network, did some research on short wave radio disturbance. He found that disturbances occurred primarily in the presence of significant planetary configurations. Of nearly 1500 forecasts that he made in 1967 he had an accuracy rate of 93.2%. He did not dare to say that his work was astrologically based so instead he called it Astro Physics. But he was actually using all of the planetary configurations and major angular aspects that astrologers have been using for over 2,000 years ago. This was a major accomplishment in the scientific realm to prove that astrology does work.
Astrology also lends its application to weather forecasting, which as we know will radically affect certain markets (such as grains and livestock). Many years ago my wife and I had an astrological radio show. During the hour on the air I used to predict the weather weeks in advance simply with astrology and I was more accurate in my predictions than the local meteorologist who was forecasting the weather only two days in advance! There are more people using astrology today to forecast the stock market. At present there isn’t much hard core research actually available in this area but with our fast computers and new tools like our Market Trader Software more research and accurate market predicting will become the wave of the future.
In the past there were a few stock market traders who were successful using astrology. Such people as Gann, George Bayer, Louise Mcwhirter, Donald Bradley and Lt.Col.David Williams had devoted their lives to researching astrology and the markets. And, these brave pathfinders researched and compiled their techniques without the use of computers.
For 2,000 years astrologers have referred to the planet Saturn as the‘bad guy of zodiac’. The most common definition assigned to Saturn is one of limitation and shrinking. The planet Saturn seems to live up to its inhibiting reputation best when it is making a hard aspect to another planet. After examining thousands of horoscopes in which Saturn made a hard aspect to the suns of companies it has been found that the price went down in almost every instance. This was a remarkable discovery. Only a handful of companies were exception to this phenomenon and did not have a price drop under this aspect. Knowing which patterns to look for and which patterns are solid predictors can give you the edge to make money in the markets a good percent of the time!
For over 2,000 years astrologers have regarded the planet Jupiter to be the ‘King of the Gods’. It is known to have the opposite effect of Saturn. Where Saturn restricts and inhibits, the planet of fortune, Jupiter, brings growth and expansion. When Jupiter transits in the sky and made an aspect to the various company’s Suns their stock price went up. This is just basic astrology but the beauty of this is that this is RELIABLE astrology!
Do techniques used many years ago by the pioneers in this field of financial astrology really work??
Let’s look at a few examples
Here are some examples showing how astronomical phenomena affect the stock market.
The first one (Fig.1), Sun Composite for Dow-Jones index, shows some interesting facts concerning DJ's annual behavior: in fall (when the Sun is in tropical Libra sign from 23 Sep) DJ is lower than in other seasons, and DJ begins to rise very soon after Christmas (the Sun is in tropical Capricorn sign). We used DJ data from 1915 to 2001. (The composite shows how Dow-Jones index depends on the position of the Sun in the signs of tropical Zodiac; to be precise, not Dow-Jones index itself, but its Relative Price Oscillator).
Fig.1.
If we can explain the previous diagram by some seasonal characteristics, the next one is not so obvious (Fig.2):
Fig.2.
Here we see the Dow-Jones composite in accordance to the angle between the Sun and the Moon, i.e. lunar phases. The 0 point means a New Moon. 180 degrees is a Full Moon. During the day, the angle between the Sun and the Moon changes about 12 degrees. The diagram shows that from New Moon to Full Moon DJ is higher than in the second part.
The next example is more non-obvious. For Dow-Jones (its volatility), let us look at the composite for the angle between the Sun and Mars (Fig.3):
Fig.3.
0 point degree corresponds to Sun-Mars conjunction that takes place once in 1.5 - 2 years. (Sun - Mars conjunction means that the Sun and Mars have the same ecliptical longitude). Looking at the diagram, we can say that within 30 degrees from the conjunction point DJ volatility is rather high - about 0.8% - 0.9% (the mean). Outside this range, it changes are near 0.75%.
This fact can be used in traders' activity, because we know exactly the dates when the Sun makes some particular angle to Mars (as well to other planets). It has been tested statistically (as well the other facts); it is not something occasional.
George Bayer said that when Mercury changes direction it creates a reversal in the price of wheat. The graph on the left indicates this:
Fig.4.
Donald Bradley had his own unique technique which is almost impossible to calculate long handed, requiring hours of calculation. In 1987 I believe I was the first one to write a program to calculate and test his techniques. I think that the Bradley technique is very good at times and very bad at others. As you can see1997 indicated a peak on July 17 but it missed many other important turning points. This graph demonstrates his technique for 1997.
Fig.5.
There is no any theory yet explaining how and why the planets affect humans and their activity. We deal here with phenomena and, as a first step, try to find the most important things. We do many research on the subject using modern sophisticated math (Neural Net technology, Fuzzy Logic,...).
We developed our original methods of optimization in the latest versions of our Market Trader software (Silver, Gold and Platinum) to get more accurate results.
Fig.6.
Fig.6 shows an improved prediction model for Apple Computers stock (a red region); the blue region was served as a part of the learning interval.