MMA FREE WEEKLY COLUMN AND COMMENTS

FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING JANUARY 19, 2015

This will be a shortened column due to my speech and workshop in Zurich, Switzerland this
weekend. It is written early Friday, well before markets close.
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I arrived in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday evening, for my annual talks on Friday and
Saturday. I couldnt have picked a better time or a better place to arrive. It seems I have this
capacity for being in the right place at the right time.
As we are fond of saying in America, All hell broke loose, when I awoke Thursday
morning. The Swiss National Bank announced they would de-peg their currency, the Swiss Franc,
to the Euro. As we are also fond of saying in America, Something is rotten in Denmark, In this
case, it is Greece. But for us who study the correlation of cycles in the cosmic to cycles in human
activity, it is larger than that. It is the Earth, caught in the belly of a cosmic vice that is squeezing
ever tighter, involving precise mathematical relationships between the four furthest out planets in
the known solar system (Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto) to our planet.
Financial Astrologers call this hard aspect formations. That is, spatially, all four planets
are in harmonics of a 1/8 relationship to one another. I dont know the last time this occurred.
Specifically, Saturn has just entered a 45 semi-square to Pluto on November 27, 2014, that will
last into August 2015. Saturn also entered a 135 sesquisquare aspect to Uranus on ,December 2,
2014 that will last into October 2015. Uranus, of course, remains in a tight 90 square to Pluto
through March 16-17, 2014. And now Saturn is within three degrees of a 90 square aspect to
Neptune. Thats close enough to have an influence, especially as Mars is also with Neptune this
past week. Its a trigger. Given the events of Thursday, January 15, it is more like a detonator on
a financial explosive. We may expect more reactions from other central banks within the next few
days, given that Mercury will turn retrograde on Wednesday, January 21. That will be like band
aid on a teen age pimple entering puberty.
Which brings up the next important point in this developing cosmic tsunami: In addition to
Saturn making hard aspect to Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (and dont forget Uranus is still in a
close square to Pluto), Mercury is about to go retrograde in an air sign (Aquarius) on Wednesday,
January 21. This is an important Mercury retrograde passage because it will also go direct in
Aquarius on February 10. The Sun is also in Aquarius (air sign) those same dates, making this a
quadruple air phenomenon with the Sun and Mercury. The last time this happened was in 2008,
when the financial crisis got underway. It happened three times then once each in Aquarius,
Gemini, and Libra. The first occurrence in late January 2008 coincided with the Federal Reserve
dropping its key interest rate of a point, its steepest one-day drop in over 24 years at the time. It
needed to do that, because there was a crisis developing in Europe, actually caused by dubious

financial banking practices in America, known as the sub-prime housing market crisis. Europe
was more exposed to this American hybrid of a financial derivative than anyone knew. The world
began coming apart. In response, the Federal Reserve Board began a series of steep interest rate
cuts, which stemmed the free fall for about 4 months until the next quadruple air sign of the Sun
and Mercury retrograde occurred in May-June 2008. By the time third and final quadruple air
collage hit in late September-October 2008, the collapse was underway and forecasters were
predicting the end of capitalism, democracy, secure money market funds, and . money itself.
It was a scary time. It was also the beginning of the 7-year Cardinal Climax. And now it is
the end of the Cardinal Climax, It is going out as it came in: with hard aspects between Saturn,
Uranus, and Pluto, as well as a quadruple Sun-Mercury air sign pattern.
De-pegging the Swiss Franc from the Euro is just the beginning of this end. Will China
follow next and de-peg the Yuan to U.S. Dollar? But more than that, all the currencies may
eventually de-peg themselves to the U.S. Dollar as a world standard currency. Russia may be
close to doing this now in order support their collapsing Ruble, as Crude Oil prices also collapse.
Crude Oil, Ruble, Euro. the dominoes are beginning to fall.
This movie in the sky is so like 2008. This is the sequel, involving the same players
(planets) in a similar plot (hard aspects): How do we save Greece? How do we save the Euro
Union? How do we protect our money from bankers and politicians who continue to print and
then spend more than they bring in, and who have such great control to make such monumental
decisions that end up causing all this global chaos?
Well, it seems dire, but actually, it may not be so. This is the end of the Cardinal Climax, not
the beginning. It is the ending phase of the Saturn-Pluto cycle (Balsamic, last 1/8 phase, 20152020). Uncertainty may have just jumped from complacency to urgency, but everyone knows
who and what benefits in times of uncertainty: Gold, U.S. Treasuries, and now the Swiss Franc.
The events of last week give us a lot of food for thought as we say in America. Heck, we
have many sayings in America that sound nice but really offer no solutions, just cute descriptions
of what we experience. Come to think of it, Europe does that too. I bet all cultures do that, which
is ultimately a good thing. It means we have existed for a long time to accrue so many shared
universal and collective experiences.
We humans are built to last. The renaissance of the late 1980s and early 1990s is just
readying to resume. It may take five more years, but the tide is turning, as we say in oh, you
know what I mean. Its just that it is like trying to navigate the Titanic around this political and
banking iceberg looming immediately in our path. Our instruments warned us of the danger
ahead, but we continued to plow forward, believing our ship was strong enough to sustain any
obstacles. In the end, we may not be as invincible as we like to think.
These turns give us something important to discuss in our February 21 webinar, as well as
next weeks MMA Cycles Reports (see Announcements below). We will have a lot to say about
stock indices and Gold. Now that we can see the end is near, we should also begin to sense the
beginning of something new is nearby too - like a lot of new trends in financial markets.
Mercury turns retrograde this week (in air sign). It is a good time to reflect and a good time
to come up with some new ideas. Just be careful of making agreements before all your ducks are
in a row (I cant stop myself from using these meaningful and meaningless sayings). Its all this

clean Swiss mountain air in Zurich. And the fact that the Swiss Francs I will be paid are worth so
much more today than they were on Wednesday.
Best Trades of the Week
The best trades of the week for the weekly analysis were in the NADAQ stock index.
Aggressive traders entered the week long and were advised, cover all longs and sell short at
4240-4260 with a stop-loss on a close above 4345. The high as 4247.75 and by Thursday, it
was below 4100.
The best trade in the daily report was in Gold. The daily report for Wednesday, January 14,
advised, Aggressive traders are also long with a stop-loss on a close below 1185, after covering
2/3 for profit recently. You may buy again at 1228 +/- 2, with a stop-loss xxx. The low that day
was 1224.90. By Friday, it was trading above 1280.
Short-Term Geocosmics and Longer-Term Thoughts
Will return next week.
Announcements
The monthly edition of the MMA Cycles Report will be released Monday night to all
subscribers of that report. It will examine the trend status in precious metals, and the possibility of
a turn in stock indices. The MMA Japanese Cycles Report and the MMA European Cycles Report
will be issued on Wednesday, December 17. The monthly MMA Cycles Report covers the
outlook for U.S. Stock Indices, Gold, Silver, Treasuries, Currencies (Euro and Swiss Franc),
Crude Oil and Soybeans over the next several weeks and months. The MMA Japan Cycles report
covers the Nikkei, JGB Bonds, and the Dollar-Yen. The MMA European Cycles Report covers
the German DAX, Swiss SMI, and Netherlands AEX. For further information and subscription,
please go to http://www.mmacycles.com/catalogue/subscription-services/mma-cycles-report/.
The 2015 worldwide Webinar on The State of Financial Markets will take place at 5:00
PM, EST, on February 21, 2015. Australians you will be able to join us! It will be a 2-hour
discussion on the outlook for the U.S. stock market, Gold, Silver, Interest Rates, and the U.S.
Dollar, presented by Raymond Merriman. All you need is a computer, internet, and speakers to
participate. The cost is $45.00. You may register by calling MMA offices at 1-248-626-3034, or
email Amber at ordersmma@gmail.com, or go to our website at www.mmacycles.com.
MMAs 2015 Forecast Book is now available!!! And the early reviews are very positive. It is
available in both paper and electronic formats. The cost is $55.00 plus postage. There is no
postage for the electronic book format. This is a book with an impressive background for
insightful accuracy into world economic and financial market conditions that you will not want to
miss! In the words of Michael St. Clair, Gold expert and author of Light Seeds, who was sent a
pre-publication draft, What an achievement, I was always impressed how you wrap it up. Yours
is a really advanced master arts craft. For some reason, I feel this is your most important book
ever. Your speech about America is very spot on. And I even agree with most of it. Financial
analyst Garrett Jones of Observations Financial Report also commented, I just received your
Forecast for 2015. What a masterpiece!
This years printed version of Forecast 2015 is now available in five other languages, as
follows:

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Italian: www.market-timing.it
A new YouTube video introducing the Merriman Market Timing Academy may now be
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with our current thoughts on financial markets, you may be interested in our Weekly or Daily
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(cash and futures), Dollar/Yen cash and Yen futures, Euro-Yen cash, T-Notes, Crude Oil,
Soybeans, Gold and Silver. The daily reports cover all stock indices listed above, as well as
futures in Euro, T-Notes, Gold and Silver, plus GLD and SLV (the Gold and Silver ETFs). Now
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Events:
January 16, 2015: Zurich, Switzerland. Trends for 2015. This will be part of a congress on
Forecasts for 2015, including Claude Weiss, Monica Kissling. Alexandra Klingenhammer,
Verena Bachmann, and Christoph-Schubert-Weller.
January 17, 2015: Zurich, Switzerland. A special 5-hour workshop on Long-Term Cycles Due
in Financial Markets Currencies, Equities, Gold. 10:30 AM 4:30 PM. Sponsored by
AstroData and MMA-Europe. For further information on this exciting event, please go to
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February 21, 2015: Webinar by Raymond Merriman on Preparing for the Post-Cardinal
Climax An Outlook of Financial Markets and World Economics. Cost is $45.00. Contact
MMA at 1-248-626-3034 or ordersmma@gmail.com for details or sign up.
September 4-7, 2015: Tuscany (near Florence, Italy). Identifying the Next Long-Term
Investment Opportunities. A special 4-5 day MMA retreat for independent investors and traders.
Raymond Merriman, and graduates of MMTA will present their newest studies on various
financial and commodity markets that are entering new long-term cycles (trends), which we
believe offer long-term investment opportunities. The last day will be discussing trading plans for
the next week for those who are traders. Cost is $3000-4000, depending on cut-off dates for
applicants. Contact MMA at 1-248-626-3034, or ordersmma@gmail.com for details, or to sign
up. A formal announcement is now posted on our website. Its Tuscany! Its beautiful! Visit
www.montegufoni.it for description of the Castle di Montegufoni where this event will take
place.
Disclaimer and statement of purpose: The purpose of this column is not to predict the future movement of various
financial markets. However, that is the purpose of the MMA (Merriman Market Analyst) subscription services. This
column is not a subscription service. It is a free service, except in those cases where a fee may be assessed to cover the
cost of translating this column from English into a non-English language. This weekly report is written with the intent
to educate the reader on the relationship between astrological factors and collective human activities as they are
happening. In this regard, this report will oftentimes report what happened in various stock and financial markets
throughout the world in the past week, and discuss that movement in light of the geocosmic signatures that were in
effect. It will then identify the geocosmic factors that will be in effect in the next week, or even month, or even years,
and the authors understanding of how these signatures will likely affect human activity in the times to come. The
author (Merriman) will do this from a perspective of a cycles analyst looking at the military, political, economic, and
even financial markets of the world. It is possible that some forecasts will be made based on these factors. However,
the primary goal is to both educate and alert the reader as to the psychological climate we are in, from an astrological
perspective. The hope is that it will help the reader understand the psychological dynamics that underlie (or coincide
with) the news events and hence financial markets of the day.
No guarantee as to the accuracy of this report is being made here. Any decisions in financial markets are solely the
responsibility of the reader, and neither the author nor the publishers assume any responsibility at all for those
individual decisions. Reader should understand that futures and options trading are considered high risk.