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Aphelion and Perihelion are two terms that are seldom mentioned when it comes to astrology. To be entirely correct, these terms are more related to astronomy than astrology. When a planet is at aphelion, it is farthest away from the Sun as part of its orbital journey. When a planet is at perihelion, it is closest to the Sun as part of its orbital journey. Do aphelion events of inner planets like Mercury and Venus affect human emotion? I say they have a very strong propensity to affect emotions. Let’s look further.

Here is a chart segment from 2020 when the Covid panic set in. Days ahead of the massive meltdown, Mercury was at perihelion. In March 2020 as the market was finding a bottom and as human emotion was settling down, Venus was at perihelion and Mercury was at aphelion.

The following is a chart of Corn futures. Note the shallow rounded top at the Mercury perihelion event in April 2023. The Venus perihelion event in April created a more pronounced selloff. The Mercury aphelion event in May culminated in a swing low. The Mars aphelion event in late May resulted in an end to the price recovery. More recently, a Mercury perihelion event in June led to a steep selloff in Corn prices.

These are but two examples. My back-testing shows that all of the Mercury, Venus, and Mars aphelion/perihelion events should be looked at. There will be many that do not affect human emotion. BUT when there is an effect, the financial markets will react strongly. As the old adage says, forewarned is forearmed.