Our Solar system has at its center the Sun. As one moves outwards and away from the Sun, the planets encountered are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. The following diagram illustrates:

There are two variants of Astrology, namely geocentric and heliocentric. Geocentric Astrology uses observations made on planet Earth, while heliocentric Astrology uses observations made as if one were standing on the Sun watching the planets go around. To illustrate the difference, consider that if you were on the Sun, you would see Venus orbit earth in 225 days. If you are on Earth (which in itself is moving around the Sun), you would see Venus take 585 days to orbit the Sun.

Mercury is an important planet in the study of Financial Astrology. In particular, there will be 3 times a year when to the casual observer on Earth Mercury appears to be moving backwards in the sky relative to star constellations. This of course is an illusion of sorts and it is called ‘retrograde’. Times of Mercury retrograde can have powerful impacts on some stocks and commodities.

Venus is also a key planet to watch. Times when Venus records maximum or minimum declination can translate into times of trend change on certain stocks and commodities. In addition, those times when Venus is retrograde are highly likely to align to trend changes on certain stocks and commodities.

Mars tends to be important with respect to its declination.

Every stock and every commodity futures instrument started trading at a given time in history. The date when trading first started is termed the ‘first trade date’. An image depicting the position of planets at the first trade date is termed the ‘first trade horoscope’. The planetary positions at the first trade date are termed the ‘natal positions’. Times when Sun and Mars transit pass the natal Sun, natal Mars and other natal locations all too often tend to align to trend changes on stocks and commodities. The New York Exchange (NYSE) has a well defined first trade date and times when Moon transits past certain natal positions in the 1792 horoscope all too often translate to times of price trend change. This is the methodology that Louise McWhirter followed in the 1930s. Except, there was no person by that name. To this day, debate rages as to who McWhirter really was….

Separations between planets are also to be watched. In 1946 astrologer Garth Allan (a.k.a. Donald Bradley) compiled a mathematical model that accounted for all the various degree separations using cosine mathematics. To his rather cumbersome equation he also added terms for Mars and Venus declination. In 1946 he observed that his model accurately tracked the trend changes on the Dow Jones Average. Today, this model is still accurate if one reads it right. The plot of the Bradley Model consists of various ups and downs (see following image). I pay close attention to the inflection points on the Bradley plot more so than the slope direction of the plot itself. I find that the Bradley Model is quite adept at identifying price trend changes on the Dow and S&P 500. Does this mean that planetary separations are guiding our buying and selling behavior? Or, does it mean that men in dark suits in oak-paneled boardrooms are deciding to move markets at the times of Bradley inflection points?

Financial Astrology also extends deep into the world of esoteric math. Recall from studies of Physics that an atom has electrons buzzing around it. There are different energy levels (quanta) where the electrons orbit. Now, extend this to a chart of a stock, index or commodity. What if you could identify the various energy levels (quanta) that pertained to the price range of a stock? You might find that these quanta levels act as levels of resistance or support. Curiously enough, W.D. Gann also recognized this phenomenon, except he approached it using Square of Nine math. The Jewish mystic study called the Kaballah ties to esoteric math. The Hebrew alef-bet allows one to calculate 4 key degree intervals. Starting from a significant price high or low, these intervals when applied to heliocentric planets have a strong propensity to align to points of price trend change. I am forever reading about esoterica and looking to apply it to markets. As I uncover new techniques, I will detail them in my Astrology Letters.

Financial Astrology is a powerful methodology once you personally accept that our world functions according to the powerful cyclical forces of a higher entity ( God, Allah, the Creator, the Great Architect of the Universe….). If what you have read on this website intrigues you, I invite you to become a subscriber and undertake a deeper study of the forces that move the markets.