Introduction to Financial Astrology

By PinoyGTrader (pinoygtrader.blogspot.com)

Astrology would never be more exciting and  give as much enthusiasm  to anyone especially when there’s money involved. There is a branch of astrology called FINANCIAL ASTROLOGY. It is the use of astronomical data to explain and forecast the behavior of the financial markets (as defined below). 

As one of the countless few who  was first a skeptic and later became drawn to these new science, especially if you are already involved in the study of astrology or already a practicing astrologer.  As an engineer by profession and a trader, in back testing  results and running statistical analysis, and in my pursuit on finding the most consistent trading system or the holy grail of trading – astrological trading methodology aided with modern technical analysis and market geometry as by far on my experience one of the best and reliable system that can give me consistent results statistically if done properly.

But don’t just take my word for it,  I urged any astute student of astrology or any beginner  who has the heart  and conviction to learn in this field to discover, study, test and find new ways to make astrology works for you. I am not an expert like the famous Gann, Bayer, Bradley, Bost, Lavoie and many others who made substantial contribution in this field, but just to show you what potential it can bring to your life, please check some research and excepts I research  below.

Background
Astrologers since time immemorial have been aware of the fact that planetary movements, positions and relationships, in some peculiar way influence the collective as well as the individual mind.  They have always known the important astronomical phenomena are responded to both by groups and single persons. 

Perhaps the reaction is entirely individual, and that the mass response is the product of all individual reactions, multiplied by the number of individuals concerned with a common objective.  In market matters, this is the product of millions of personal responses.  How and in what manner the celestial stimulus us responded to is a matter for the scientist to decide.

Theories about this are endless, although I might as well mention a  few of the most striking, logical ones.  It is believed by some that astrological influences play directly on the endocrines system of the body, the ductless glands bearing the brunt of the impact and reacting according to the quality of the influence.  This is the rational theory, for science is certain that human behavior is closely allied to the endocrine glands.

Others advance the proposition that the acid- alkaline balance in the blood varies, so that the temperament is correlated with the continuous variation.  Known medically as the " PH curve", a graph of the relative degrees of acidity and alkalinity in the bloodstream of a patient appears to show also the patients changing moods.

When the curve is low, the individual is depressed and disgruntled.  A high curve correlates, generally speaking, with periods of cheerfulness and ambition.  That the key, or part of it to the mystery of personal and collective psychology lies in variation of blood constituents, is an extremely interesting possibility. 

Maybe the very delicate nervous system of an individual, and groups of individuals simultaneously responds to planetary influence.  negative influences could disturb the nervous equilibrium with repercussions in the thoughts and actions.  Positive influences could sooth the disposition so that the person might rely more on forethought and maintain a more optimistic outlook.

Numerous adherents to astrology have noticed the sedative effect of favorable planetary aspects and the disturbing impulse whetting action of adverse vibrations.

Also , most  recently it has been  scientifically proven that the body chemical named melatonin affects human behavior. Melatonin is a powerful hormone that is secreted by the human brain. The diversity of its application is astonishing, with potential uses including the treatment of obesity, Alzheimer's, epilepsy and cancer. Experiments show that melatonin can reduce body weight and fat levels in animals by increasing the metabolic rate. It does this by generating heat in the body through chemical reactions according to Professor Reiter of the UT Health Science Center, “melatonin likely functions in every cell with which it comes in contact”.

Melatonin is  found to produced during winter time. Shorter days and an increase in cloud cover see a reduction in daylight, and less distinction between night and day. Treatment for seasonal affective disorder involves providing melatonin doses that regulate levels to their expected amount for the time of day.

Given the effectiveness of this treatment, it is clear that melatonin levels vary substantially and predictably for all normal individuals during the year; this findings may find astrologers  interesting to have a correlation with the sun sign of the individual and their  corresponding lunar cycle on any day of the month.

But above and beyond theories about why and wherefore of extra terrestrial influences lies the fact that these forces are a very real and that mass actions and reactions to them reflect consistently, even though hectically, in those departments of our economic set-up most vulnerable to public emotions.

The stock market, the volatility of which is like a mirror of the psychology/sentiments of the masses which  is dependent to a great extent on the moods of its speculating patrons, which  is the sounding board of prevailing attitudes that affect buying and selling activity that dictates the market movement.

What is Financial Astrology ?

Astrology is the use of astronomical data to explain and forecasts things happening on the earth. Astrology also explains by using astronomical data why people on this planet are so different in their personalities, characters, goals, aspirations and choices, even if they are astrologically made by the same components - the planets and the stars surrounding earth.

Financial Astrology is the use of astronomical data to explain and forecast the behavior of the financial markets. There are different branches of financial astrology dependent on the methods (uses of the astronomical data) that a financial astrologer is using. The financial astrology methods that the Rosecast forecast service is employing are deeply rooted in the sciences of astronomy, geometry and mathematics.

Methodology 

I. Reading the natal chart – one of the most basic and common method in financial astrology, this method took in consideration the natal chart of the stock’s incorporation date or first listing date.  This is also the best method in choosing bullish / bearing stocks depending on their natal chart.

II. Bradley Sideograph method – a method formulated by Donald Bradley in the 1940’s. he graded the pairs of planet conjunctions in terms of valence ( +/-) effect and calculate the average declination of each  planets and plotted in a sideograph. This method gives weight to the equivalent of  each individual planet pair.

III. ( Undisclosed method) – a method formulated by Sergey Tarassov  and Alphee Lavoie in 1987( AIR Software)  that uses advance mathematical algorithm, statistical analysis with backtesting , cycle analysis and uses curve fitting method. This method gives more emphasis on the use of every degree of the zodiac variable orb  and transiting aspects to transiting aspects using the same variable orb.

What is the Bradley Siderograph?

That is an astrological model of forecasting the stock market, developed by Donald Bradley in his book "Stock Market Prediction", which was first published in 1940's. Bradley would classify the most common astrological aspects into bullish ones and bearish ones. The ones he considered bullish he would assign a positive number, the bearish ones a negative number.

He would also weigh those aspects according to whether they are exact, applying or separating. He would then calculate all numbers into a mathematical formula, do this for every day and the outcome is the Siderograph.

The Siderograph has proved valuable in identifying turning points. It has proved to be of limited value as a barometer to forecast overall stock market direction.

Why is the Siderograph successful in finding turning points ? 
If there are many astrological aspects exact during a certain period as measured by a high or low in the Bradley formula than the stock market or any market by that matter has a higher chance of making a turn, simply because there is more energy present to cause that turn.

Why is the Siderograph unsuccessful in forecasting stock market direction ?

Bradley assumes that there are some aspects that are bullish and others that are bearish. While it is true that SOME soft aspects to Jupiter are bullish and SOME hard aspects to Saturn are bearish, for the majority of aspects it cannot be classified A PRIORI (Latin: in advance) whether they are bullish or bearish.

Why? Because most astrological aspects (an aspect is any mathematical relation of two planets) will transform there bullish or bearish nature according to the aspects they receive from the other planets in the horoscope. Thus dependent on the position of the other planets in a horoscope - a given astrological aspect will sometimes be bullish and sometimes be bearish for a particular market.

What influence has the Moon on the markets ?

The Moon is one of the eleven planets in astrology and because it is moving quicker than any other planet has an important effect on day-trading and short term swing trading. The Moon will emphasize - by means of making aspects to the other planets - the astrological themes of any given day.

What books do you recommend to learn financial astrology ?
There are numerous sources in the internet, and some you can buy online.

If you are a complete newcomer to astrology and you want to get an overview about what financial astrology is and how it is used to time the markets , you can email me at pinoygtrader@gmail.com for a list of reference materials.