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A Traders Guide to Financial Astrology: Forecasting Market Cycles Using Planetary and Lunar Movements

A Traders Guide to Financial Astrology: Forecasting Market Cycles Using Planetary and Lunar Movements

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by Larry Pasavento
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date: January 2015
ISBN: 9781118369395
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Book Description

Look to the stars for a whole new approach to market cycle forecasting

A Trader's Guide to Financial Astrology is the definitive guide to trading market cycles based on astrological data. Written by a highly-respected technical analyst, this book makes the connection between the movements of planets and the volatility of the market. Readers can draw upon one hundred years of historical data as they learn how to spot correlations from the past, and refer to planetary and lunar data for the next five years as they shape their own strategy. The book covers the principles of astrological forecasting as applied to the financial markets, explaining what to watch for and how to interpret planetary and lunar activity, plus expert insight on everyday practical application.

A study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta determined that the U.S. stock markets tend to be negatively affected by geomagnetic storms, and the Royal Bank of Scotland demonstrated that a trading system based on the phases of the moon would have outperformed the market. A Trader's Guide to Financial Astrology shows traders how to tap into the planetary forces that influence market activity. Readers will:

  • Learn how planetary and lunar movements relate to the financial markets

  • Draw upon 100 years of historic correlations and five years of forecast data

  • Forecast long-term and short-term activity based on planetary relationships and lunar movement

  • Enter the markets at key turning points, using price patterns and other tools

    • When integrated with technical trading patterns, astrology can be an effective way of shifting perspective and approaching the market differently. For traders who have always wanted to know what to do when Mercury is in retrograde or the moon is new, A Trader's Guide to Financial Astrology provides information and insight from a leading market educator.

    Table of Contents

    1. Cover Page
    2. Title Page
    3. Copyright
    4. CONTENTS
    5. FOREWORD
    6. PREFACE
    7. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    8. CHAPTER 1: Introduction
      1. Introduction
      2. Purpose of the Book
      3. Brief Historical Background
      4. Theory of Financial Astrology
      5. Summary
    9. CHAPTER 2: Planets
      1. Introduction
      2. Planets
      3. Summary
    10. CHAPTER 3: Zodiac Signs
      1. Introduction
      2. Zodiac Signs
      3. Determining the Meaning of Signs
      4. Precession
      5. Discovery of New Constellations
      6. Summary
    11. CHAPTER 4: Planetary Position Coordinate System
      1. Introduction
      2. Planet Positions
      3. Summary
    12. CHAPTER 5: Transiting Aspects
      1. Introduction
      2. Transiting Aspects
      3. Grouping Planetary Energies
      4. Key Aspect Angles
      5. Key Sun-Moon Aspects
      6. Putting It All Together: How Astrology Works
      7. Summary
    13. CHAPTER 6: Visual Representation of Transits
      1. Introduction
      2. Visual Representations of Planetary Aspects and Alignments
      3. Orb of Influence
      4. Conjunction
      5. Visual Strength of Aspect versus Peak Event
      6. Overlapping Asymmetrical Aspects Flare Up
      7. Retrograde Motion of Planets Making a Transit
      8. Summary
    14. CHAPTER 7: Introduction to Cycles and Transits for Forecasting
      1. Introduction
      2. Defining a Cycle
      3. Advantages and Disadvantages of Cycles
      4. Use of Transits to Forecast Markets
      5. Summary
    15. CHAPTER 8: Testing the Effect of the New Moon on the Market
      1. Introduction
      2. Case Study: The Sun and the Moon
      3. How an Efficiency Test Works
      4. Efficiency Test: Dow Jones Behavior around the New Moon from 1885 to 2013
      5. Walk Forward Analysis
      6. Summary
    16. CHAPTER 9: Verification of Planetary Meanings and Transits
      1. Introduction
      2. Verification of Planetary Meanings Using Cycles
      3. Verification of Transits in Financial Markets
      4. Past Issues with Accuracy and Financial Markets
      5. Summary
    17. CHAPTER 10: Financial Forecasting Using Solar Cycles
      1. Introduction
      2. Types of Cycles
      3. Summary
    18. CHAPTER 11: Financial Forecasting Using Lunar Cycles
      1. Introduction
      2. Moon versus Sun Cycle (Angle) for Dow Jones since 1885
      3. Moon versus Sun Cycle (Angle) Matched to Angle Key Turning Points
      4. Moon versus Sun Cycle (Angle) for Dow Jones since 2009 with Quantitative Easing
      5. Moon versus Sign Cycle for S&P 500 since 1950
      6. Moon versus Sign Cycle for S&P 500 since 2009
    19. CONCLUSION
    20. APPENDIX A: Full Moon, New Moon Dates
    21. APPENDIX B: Bradley Barometer
    22. APPENDIX C: Sun/Moon Lunar Cycles
    23. APPENDIX D: It’s Not What You Think, It’s How You Think!
    24. INDEX