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This is an excerpt from the April 5, 2024 Astrology Letter….

As more data centers embrace Artificial Intelligence, the additional computing power will require more electrical energy. Who generates this electricity? Is there an investment opportunity for us?

This week I had an inquiry from a subscriber asking if I could look at a few power generation utility stocks. Thank you for this….I wish I could get more inquiries like this….

The first thing that must be understood is that utility companies are regulated by state/provincial/local authorities as to how much they can charge consumers for electricity. As interest rates have risen thanks to Central Banks fighting inflation, investors have looked away from the dividends on utility stocks and embraced the rising yields on Treasury bonds. Utility stocks do not usually perform well when interest rates are rising.

However, Central Banks are now done raising rates. Rates may not come down quickly from here, but rates will not go up. We could start seeing utility stocks make a bottoming pattern soon. In some cases, certain utility-type stocks have just recently made a bottom.

In this issue I will take a look at TC Energy (Toronto: TRP), Duke Energy (N:DUK), and American Electric Power (Q:AEP).

TC Energy ( TSX: TRP): TC Energy owns or has an interest in 7 natural gas power plants, 2 wind projects, and a 48% interest in the Bruce Power nuclear plant in Ontario. In total, TC Energy has 7000 MW of electrical generating capacity. In addition, when it comes to natural gas pipeline distribution systems, TC Energy is the biggest player in Canada and also in parts of the USA.

Trans Canada Energy seems to function on long cycles of 401 weeks (blue arcs) and 597 weeks (red arcs).

Within these longer cycles, I am seeing smaller 79 week cycles (yellow arcs), and 22 week cycles (pink arcs – see chart on next page).

The 79 week cycle will end in November. The 22 week cycle will end in May.

This chart has been fitted with the Slow Stochastic trend indicator. Times when the Stochastic gave a buy or sell signal can be seen aligning to the action of the Moon relative to key points in the 1952 natal horoscope.

Here and now, the trend is drifting sideways to lower. IF price takes out the dashed purple resistance line shown at the top right of the chart, price will advance to possibly the $63 level (a Fibonacci 61.8% retrace of the 2022-2023 decline).

In the meantime, watch the Stochastic for a more attractive buy signal and for that buy signal to align to Moon passing a key point on the 1952 natal horoscope.

Note also – in the coming May-June timeframe, Jupiter will pass by the natal Moon. This should be a positive development. In the July timeframe, Mars will pass the natal Moon point. This should also be a favorable development.

The stock pays an annual dividend of $3.84 per share. At current prices, this is a 7.2% yield. The 2023 financial statements show that this dividend is sustainable and supported by earnings and cash flows.

Full disclosure to subscribers – I am getting ready to personally buy TC Energy on any  further weakness in price…..

Retail

Welcome to the March 15^th issue of the Astrology Letter.

This is a special issue with a focus on consumer retail. I am writing this special issue thanks to a request from a Canadian subscriber.

Using the Periodogram function (cosine mathematics), I have determined that Canadian Tire functions on 88, 101, 118, and 142 bar cycles on the weekly chart. The price chart above has been overlaid with these cycles. Notice that in April 2021, a 118 bar cycle ended. The trend changed at the time as well.

A counter-trend rally in early 2023 tried to reverse the trend, but ultimately failed. Here and now, Canadian Tire has retraced Fibonacci 61.8% of the move from March 2020 to June 2021. The trend still remains bearish here and now.

A Fibonacci 61.8% retracement of the move from 2020 to mid-2021 will put share price in the $127 range. Canadian Tire could be getting close to a bottom.

At current share price, one would be paying a little over $5 to buy $1 of operating cash flow. Analyst targets range from $120 to $195. The average analyst target is $152 per share.

Canadian Tire became a publicly traded company on Jan 2, 1944. The first trade horoscope has two unique geometric patterns embedded in it. Events of Sun, Mars, and Moon passing these key points could be of interest.

As I have suggested many times in my writing, back in the 1940s, the stock exchange authorities knew about astrology. Take a look at the planetary positions in the above horoscope wheel. Notice the green and yellow triangles. Together they form a shape called a “Merkaba”. In the Hebrew faith, this shape is called the “Star of David”. When you see unique shapes and patterns in a first trade horoscope, those shapes are no accident. First trade dates are carefully picked. This was very much the case in the 1940s.

The above chart has been annotated with several astrology events related to Sun, Moon, and Mars passing key points in the natal horoscope. No question about it – astrology is a good tool to navigate the Canadian Tire price chart.

A Fibonacci 61.8% retracement of the entire 2022 to 2021 move will bring the $127 level into focus.

If contemplating buying shares of Canadian Tire, watch for price to potentially bottom at the Fibonacci 61.8% retracement level of $127. Forward looking analyst targets are in the $120-$195 range with a $152 average

And….so….what did happen?, you ask…..

As the following chart shows, in mid-April Canadian Tire stock did hit $127 as I suggested it might. As price was probing the $127 level, Moon was passing the natal Mars point and shortly later the natal Node point.

George Bayer was a German immigrant who arrived in New York around 1900. He arrived well versed in astrology. Soon enough he had found a broker in New York whom he would use to enter trades on Chicago Wheat futures. In the late 1930s, he took the time to document the various rules and techniques he had used over the years to earn a living trading Wheat. In the early 1940s, Bayer “retired” and was seldom heard from again. Whether he knew W.D. Gann, he never did say in any of his writings.

The following is an excerpt from the Feb 25 issue of the Astrology Letter….

Venus latitude

The planets orbit the Sun following a plane of motion called the ecliptic plane. To an observer positioned on the Sun (heliocentric astrology system), the planets will be seen to wander slightly above and below the ecliptic plane. Bayer noticed a correlation between price on stocks and commodities and the time when Venus was at maximum latitude, minimum latitude, or zero latitude.

This chart illustrates Gold prices with Venus latitude displayed in  the lower pane on the chart. I have used the drawing tool on my Optuma software to overlay the times when latitude is zero. Do you see trend changes? Using your eye, take a look at the mid-way point of the red arcs. Ask yourself – does the trend change at these mid-points? Early April should give a trend change on Gold futures price.

And….so what happened? you ask…

Well….the trend on Gold went from being generally sideways to being seriously bullish. And this happened in early April just as Venus latitude reached a low point.

Thank You ! George Bayer – whoever you were…..

An excerpt from the Feb 10, 2024 issue of the Astrology Letter…

Search around the internet and you will find people promoting the concept of seasonality. The above chart of Wheat price is a typical example.

Look towards left side of this seasonality chart.

The suggestion is that Wheat prices will decline sharply every year in the month of March after having made a peak in late February/early March. Surely this must mean that here and now I should be planning to take a short position on Chicago Wheat futures once the month of March arrives?

Well….not exactly….

These seasonality charts are based on many years of price data. The above chart is based on 20 years of price data. Over the scope of 20 years, if several years posted strong declines during the month of March, those points would mathematically more than compensate for multiple years of modest or no significant price declines. Hence, the person viewing a seasonality chart at face value can be led astray.

As a trader or investor, how do you use these seasonality charts and at the same time stay out of trouble? The answer is to use some basic astrology.

The starting point for the application of basic astrology is to look at the first trade horoscope. In the case of Wheat, we need to study the natal horoscope for Wheat futures which started trading on January 2, 1877. (Note – Corn and Oats share this same first trade date).

The above horoscope wheel from Jan 2, 1877 shows the position of the planets. What is curiously interesting is how the Mid Heaven, Mercury, Pluto and Moon form a 4-sided parallellogram shape. I am convinced that traders such as W.D. Gann watched for bodies like the Sun, Moon, and Mars to transit past the corner points in this 4-sided geometric shape.

In 2023, the price of Wheat peaked on February 13. To the student of seasonality, this would have been unexpected because the seasonality chart calls for a peak at the end of February. So, why did Wheat peak in mid-February? At February 13, Moon was passing the natal Mid-Heaven point (and the natal Mars point). Mercury was passing the natal Mercury point in the 1877 horoscope. Two corner points in the geometric pattern in the 1877 chart! No wonder price peaked as human emotion changed.

More recently, in 2024, the price of Wheat had been trending down. In mid-January, a countertrend started but failed around Jan 24-26. Taking this to be the seasonal top, means the student of seasonality was once again tripped up because price peaked before it should have. Why did price peak in late January? Sun had just passed the natal Mercury location. Mars was passing the 1877 natal Ascendant point and Saturn was at the natal Saturn point.

The next time you see a Seasonal chart, do not just blindly accept the price turning points illustrated on the chart. The chart itself will be based on 20-30 years of data which gives a somewhat mis-leading view of things.

Instead, look at underlying planetary transit events that align to the natal first trade horoscope. These events will cause the seasonal price trend turning points to shift slightly from year to year. The strength of any planetary aspects will also play a role in the voracity of what price does at a trend turning point.

In the segment of S&P 500 chart pictured here, the various swing points have been labeled. The movement from point I through J is equal to 123% of the quantity H to I. The movement I to J is 100% of J to K. The quantity K to L is 78.6% of J to K. The quantity L to M is 68.1% of K to L. The move L to M is 61.8% of K to L.

The S&P has been rallying during this Mercury retrograde period. How much more can it go? One possible answer is it can move up until it tests the point L. This will be a 61.8% move of the quantity K to L. Notice also at this time that price action is just poking above the 200 day average. The Fast Stochastic is now over the ’80’ mark. The coming few days after the Jan 16 MLK Day holiday will be crucial.

After reaching a high of 4808 at the start of 2022, it was a downward journey for the rest of the year. At least, to a casual observer, that is how it appeared. Looking deeper at the S&P behavior reveals something humbling. The declines on the S&P 500 were occurring in harmony with science and Nature. Consider the following chart segment of the S&P from early 2022. In particular, consider the move lower from A to B. The recovery attempt from B to C was an amount equal to 61.8% of the A to B amount. The move lower (C to D) was an amount equal to 78.6% of the A to B amount. The move higher (E to F) was 78.6% of the A-B amount. The substantial move lower F to G was 161.8% of the A-B amount.

What do these various numbers (61.8%, 78.6%, 161.8%) have in common? They are all Fibonacci retracements/extensions. The Fibonacci recursive sequence is 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144…. Taking one of these terms and dividing it by the prior term gives figure that converges on 1.618. This is known in science and Nature as the Golden Mean. Taking the inverse of 1.618 yields a value 61.8%. Taking the inverse of the root of 1.618 gives 78.6%.

So while the price action of a stock, a commodity, or an index might appear to be random and nasty, peel back the layers of the veil and you will all too often find price moves that are in alignment with the Golden Mean.

Lithium stocks are all the rage these days. But….buyer beware.

Broadly speaking, there are two types of lithium batteries.

First, there is the type with a short lifetime. Take some video with your camera, the battery runs low, and you have to recharge it. Do some work with your re-chargeable drill, the battery runs low, and you stop to recharge. No big deal. We are quite used to batteries like this. These lithium batteries are made using lithium carbonate material. This is the type of lithium that is extracted from the salt salar formations in parts of South America. The market is littered with companies of all market cap sizes touting their South American projects. Carbonate material can also be found in some deep wells. Again, the market has no shortage of companies touting their brine well projects.

Second, we are witnessing the electrification of vehicles. The batteries that power Teslas, however, cannot be the same as the ones that power your electric drill. A car battery must have a longer life between charges. This charge longevity can only come from batteries made using lithium hydroxide. The most economic source of lithium hydroxide is spodumene rock. But, here is the problem. There are not many companies with hard rock lithium projects. The ones that do exist are still a ways off from any type of mining scenario. And once the rock is mined, there is a processing component to the story that will allow for the lithium hydroxide extraction. It is possible to take the lithium carbonate from a South American type project and chemically convert it to lithium hydroxide. But, the cost is prohibitive. Lithium pricing is dominated by China. Right now the price of lithium hydroxide is less than the price of lithium carbonate.

Take the case of NYSE: LTHM. This US based operator has a South American project and it converts some of the carbonate to hydroxide. But, its profit margins are squeezed accordingly. Is this stock worth $23? Probably not. It is being held aloft because of the current lithium battery craze.

Take the case of Piedmont Lithium (NYSE:PLL). This is a screw up of epic magnitude. The company raised a huge sum of money to pursue its North Carolina hard rock project. Plus it carries a 37% interest in a Quebec, Canada hard rock project. The Quebec project is still a ways off from a mining scenario. The North Carolina project is a “shit show”. It seems the Company overlooked one critical element. They forgot to reach out and embrace the local County Commission. Years ago when I was chasing a rare earth project in Lincoln County, New Mexico I was called on the carpet by the 6 person Lincoln County Commission. They wanted details on what I thought would be water usage, dust creation, noise levels, highway traffic density. This 6 person group had the power to make me or break me. In the case of Piedmont, the overlooked local Commission now has imposed a series of mining moratoriums that now extend into summer 2022. On the PLL website, there is an aerial view of the area of the planned mine. There are houses and small acreages located very near to the planned site. These local residents have no desire to live beside a mine. It is plainly evident why the Commission has slapped a moratorium on the project. Is PLL worth $51? Not a chance. The lithium craze is keeping it aloft. People who are just looking at the PLL story at face value are buying the shares. They have no idea that the project is under moratorium. This detail has been downplayed and smoothed over by PLL and their propaganda machine.

Lastly take the case of Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC, NYSE:LAC). This is a high flying stock. They have a South American project that is based on brine wells and lithium carbonate. They also have a project in northern Nevada near a geological formation called the McDermitt caldera (an ancient volcano site of 16 million years ago). The lithium is embedded in a claystone formation that geologists call hectorite. Preliminary testing suggests an acid leach process will be required. The economics of the process have not been detailed yet. But, here is the rub – the lithium to be extracted will be carbonate. Is LAC worth $30? Not a chance, I say. This stock is caught up in the lithium craze.

This blog obviously has nothing to do with astrology, astronomy or market cycles. I am writing this post to help people avoid getting tangled up in the lithium craze.

Bottom line – you want a hard rock lithium story. It has to be close to being an operating mining scenario and the company must have plans to process the rock to extract the lithium hydroxide. Moreover, the company must be fully permitted by all levels of government right down to any local Commissions. Anything else is just chasing a dream….. Buyer beware.

https://www.weforum.org/videos/ep-10-launch-of-the-top-10-emerging-tech-of-2021-10-years-of-emergingtech

This is a link to a 39 minute video in which ten investment themes are discussed. They include:

1. lower carbon footprint. In the Astrology Letter, I will continue my review of traditional industrial companies that are embracing green energy. I will examine price cycles and the influence of astrology on these cycles. I will also continue looking at companies embracing energy storage strategies (like TSXv: Strategic Resources with its Vanadium mining project that will lead to Vanadium Redox batteries for large scale energy storage).

2.self fertilizing crops. I will be searching for publicly-listed agro companies that are developing GMO plants that fix Nitrogen into the soil. I will examine the astrology-related price trends of these stocks.

3. green ammonia. This theme was reviewed in December 2021. Some key stocks were named and studied in the context of Astrology.

4. breath sensing of disease. Insert a semiconductor into the mouth. Have the person exhale breath across the sensor. Gasses emitted from diseased tissue in the body will generate an impulse signal on the semiconductor. In 2022, I will be seeking out bio-medical companies pursuing this technology. These companies will be examined for trading opportunities using astrology and other chart technicals.

5. local drugs. Instead of taking a drug made by a big pharma company, what if a local pharmacy could tailor-make a variant of the drug to suit your personal level of a disease? The search is on to identify public companies that are playing in this thematic area.

6. wireless biomarkers. What if your medical condition mandated you jab yourself 2X a day to measure your blood parameters? How would life improve if you had, say, a contact lens in your eye that could sense glucose in your system and transmit that signal to an insulin pump attached to your body?

7. tele-health. This is the way of the future. No more sitting in a Doc’s office waiting. Sensors will gather your bodily data and transmit it to a health care provider. I am aware of some public companies working in this arena. I will seek out more and identify the astro phenomena that drive cycles in share price.

8. charging of gadgets in the air: What if a farmer could implant a sensor in his field that continually measured Nitrogen levels in the soil? What if this type of sensing could be extended to monitoring all facets of the world around us? What if by 2025 there were 40 billion sensors operating? How would they all stay charged and operational? The answer – 5G. I will continue my probe into 5G and tech companies that stand to profit.

9. microsatellites. What if we could launch arrays of small micro-satellites into orbit? These could provide wi-fi to all corners of the globe. This is being done privately right now by Elon Musk and his Star Link system. As publicly traded players follow suit, I will seek to examine their share price cycles and underlying astrology to identify trading entry points.

10. 3-D printed buildings: Take plastic, melt it and squeeze it through a nozzle on a printer. You can make any 3-D shape you want. Now enlarge this many times. Take dirt, add water and a chemical binder. Have a printer squeeze this slurry through a nozzle. You can now 3-D print a house! I will be watching for publicly traded firms to embrace this mode of construction. Significant trading and investing opportunities could be at hand.

Two bad puke-offs in 2 days on the S&P? What gives? The perennial optimists are saying this is just an orderly bit of profit taking. The screaming hot inflation data rearing its head around the globe US says something else is going on. Markets are getting afraid. An inflation-stressed consumer is a problem, especially when so much of GDP activity is consumer spending driven.

From my vantage point, I use technical astrology methods to try to spot turning points on the markets. While my work identifies a number of sensitive points each year that could deliver trend changes, I take a step back and look at the bigger picture. The bigger picture since March 2020 has been dominated by government spending and central banker liquidity injections. But that is changing rapidly. Central bankers are taking steps to drain the party punch bowl. Governments have all but stopped support payments to people economically affected by Covid.

Now the turning points I identify are taking on a new sense of urgency.

Venus and Mars are speaking in loud volumes. Both planets are at their minimum declination levels. When either one is at a declination max or min, there is potential for a trend change. When both at once are at a declination extreme…be prepared for some unsettling behavior, like the sell offs of the past 2 days.

Using Kaballah sacred math, I have learned to identify some Venus cycles across time. The end of each cycle holds potential for a trend change on equity markets. A key Venus interval is hitting right now! The starting point for the application of these Venus intervals is the March 2009 lows. Along the way, over the past 12 years, the accuracy to which these Venus cycles have aligned to short term trend inflections is staggering.

I also keep a close eye on the Bradley Model which was created in 1946 by astrologer Donald Bradley (a.k.a. Garth Allan). The following image shows that this model is pointing to a severe hairpin inflection right now! We could see prices weaken for the next couple weeks, provided central bankers do not step in to stop the damage.

If the market is to endure a sell-off for the next couple weeks, I say good! Bring it on! The major social trends that are in play right now are not going away. The move to Electric Vehicles will march on. The move to AI will move forward. New, faster chipsets will be created. Copper mining activities will not be curtailed. A good sell-off will present a new set of buying opportunities on stocks aligned to these future trends.

In my Astrology Letter, I go to great lengths to introduce readers to stocks poised to benefit from the major changes that are set to sweep society. In recent issues, I have highlighted the start of a shift to indoor agriculture and the entrenchment of DNA genome analysis in the health care sector. These are only two themes. I have much more to share as 2022 dawns. I do hope you will consider joining my growing list of subscribers at $20 per month.

Quantum Lines (calculated using heliocentric positioning of planets) can be used to track the price action on BitCoin futures reference price. The following chart shows that in the past hours, BitCoin has found support at a Jupiter and a Mars quantum line. Also, for years now, I have noted that annually when Venus is at its maximum declination, BitCoin has the propensity to exhibit trend changes. That is exactly what we are seeing now as Venus draws closer by the day to its declination maximum.