Spring equinox signals period of significant market shifts, reports Susan Gidel.

The period of March 20 through April 4 contains planetary movement that could create significant energy shifts that involve executing big plans that transform business and government in new, unexpected ways.

On the first full day of spring, March 20, Mars aligns with Jupiter, and three days later, with Pluto. This sets into motion the big initiatives that transform the status quo in business and government. On Saturday, March 21, Saturn enters the other sign it rules, Aquarius; Mars enters that sign on March 31. Together, these two planets can act on new ideas, particularly those that focus on global community and online solutions.

Finally, on April 4, Jupiter and Pluto connect exactly in the sign of Capricorn for the first of three times this year. This should bring optimism to the required shifts and adjustments taking place in Pluto’s job of transforming business and government, while at the same time, highlighting the enormity of the job.

On Tuesday, March 24, the New Moon in Aries (Cardinal Fire) occurs at 5:28 am, with Mars, Jupiter and Pluto all aligned in Capricorn (Cardinal Earth) and all in a supportive trine to money planet Venus in its ruling sign of Taurus (Fixed Earth). Thus, this is a day for important new efforts to begin that will stand the test of time and will have ongoing financial support.   

Just four days later, on Saturday, March 28, Venus makes exact trines to both Jupiter and Pluto, which screams of throwing lots of money at a big problem. Expect extraordinarily large coronavirus/economic stimulus plans to be settled by then, with their market-moving effect beginning to wane for the trading week that begins Sunday, March 29.

Tuesday, March 24

  • Low in Crude Oil: It’s just a few days from the crude oil futures contract’s birthday on March 30, and both the transiting Sun and Moon (New Moon) are conjunct the market’s natal Sun. Meanwhile, the market’s natal opposition between Mars and Pluto remains in a T-square formation with transiting Mars, Jupiter and Pluto. The March 18 low of $20.52 per barrel should be strong as it just a few pennies about planetary price conversion levels of $20.49 and $20.50. The next levels lower are $20.12 and $20.08.

The lows established at $26.05 in February 2016 and $33.20 in January 2009 were at the conversion levels for the market’s Ascendant, at $26.03 and $33.23, respectively. From current price levels, the Ascendant conversion level one lower is $18.83; the next one higher is $22.43.

  • Low in Soybeans: Tuesday’s New Moon is opposite the soybean market’s natal Sun and Mercury, while transiting Mercury is opposite the market’s natal Mars. In a third opposition, transiting Mars, Jupiter, Pluto and Saturn are on the other side of the horoscope from the market’s natal Pluto. The market tends to favor lows when oppositions are prevalent. In May soybeans, look for support at Pluto’s price conversion level of $8.38 per bu.; the next level lower is $7.98. The area of $8.73 to $875 could prove stiff resistance/support. 

Wednesday, March 25

  • High in 10-year Treasury note: Two dueling Grand Trine formations are in conflict between forming a high or low in price. The one connected to the market’s natal Moon (formed by trines from Venus, and Mars/Jupiter/Pluto) that argues for a high wins on March 25 because the other one gets stronger into early April. In the June contract, look for resistance at 136-08. 

Thursday, March 26

  • Low in Gold: Three cosmic positions argue for a low in gold. The strongest is the transiting Venus is exactly 120 degrees apart from where it was when gold futures first began trading while Mars, Jupiter and Pluto are aligned with natal Venus. Second is that the Sun is at a 90-degree angle to the market’s natal Sun. Finally, Saturn is at 0 degrees of Aquarius, imparting a new vibe into the cosmos. Downside potential exists to the planetary price conversion levels of $1,423 per oz. and $1,401. Big-picture, gold’s two major planetary price conversion levels are $1,372 on the downside and $1,545 on the upside.

Last Week’s Scorecard (through Thursday’s close)

Bullseye!

Low in S&P 500 on Wednesday, March 18: Jupiter’s connections to the Sun and Saturn helped establish a low at 2280.52, just 3 points below the 2283-2290 planetary price conversion level. The market closed more than 100 points higher than that, at 2398.10.

Pretty Darn Good

Low in 10-year Treasury note on Wednesday, March 18: The June contract hit a low of 134-005 on Wednesday and closed at 134-025, both just below planetary price conversion level of 134-06. Price did dip lower on Thursday, March 19, to 133-210.

Off The Mark

High in Crude Oil on Wednesday, March 18: I should have relied on the Venus connection that marked the market’s low in June 2017 rather than the Moon’s connections that tend to make highs. May crude oil hit a low of $20.52 per barrel on Wednesday, March 18, its lowest level since February 2002 at $19.09, which was up from the November 2001 low of $17.12.

The position of planets in the sky as they relate to their positions when a market first began trading can provide clues to potential trend changes. The energy is strongest on the days noted in this post, but it is not unusual for the effect to be seen a day or two either side. See backgrounder “Market Analysis with Astrology” for further information. 

Susan Gidel is editor of the Red Letter Trading Days newsletter.