(22 February 2026) US stocks ended the week higher as markets rallied after Friday's Supreme Court decision struck down Trump's tariff policy. Even with the prospect of an imminent US attack on Iran, stocks are hovering just below their recent highs.
The bullish outcome was not hugely surprising given the positive influence of the recent Saturn ingress into Aries, the conjunction of Mercury and the North Lunar Node, and the approaching Saturn-Neptune conjunction. Our backtest of these three alignments showed a bullish bias, albeit with limited confidence. At the same time, the presence of some bearish influences made a bullish outcome far from certain last week given the Jupiter-105-Saturn alignment and the Mercury Rx-Venus conjunction.
The potentially negative influence of these...
(18 February 2026) Synopsis: Thursday's "hidden" Jupiter-Saturn alignment introduces some downside risk to the market over the next week or two. Evidence from previous...
(15 February 2026) Stocks generally moved lower last week on growing fears that AI disruption could undermine profitability in several economic sectors. While technology...
(8 February 2026) After a very volatile week, US stocks rebounded strongly on Friday although the indexes ended mixed. The tech-heavy NASDAQ was still...
(25 January 2026) US stocks ended the week slightly lower as Greenland-related tariff fears briefly shook market confidence. President Trump calmed the early week...
(18 January 2026) Stocks ended the week slightly lower as investors pondered the future of the Fed's independence after Trump's latest comments about Fed...
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(21 December 2025) Stocks were mixed last week as the inflation rate ticked lower while manufacturing data showed more signs of weakness. The NASDAQ...
(23 November 2025) Stocks moved lower last week as hopes for a December interest rate cut dwindled following hawkish comments from some Fed governors. ...
(16 November 2025) After a volatile week, US stocks finished largely unchanged as investors considered the possibility that the Fed may not cut rates...
(9 November 2025) Stocks fell sharply last week as worsening consumer sentiment data signaled economic slowing and reignited recession worries. Among the worst hit...
(2 November 2025) Stocks rebounded last week as the Fed delivered a widely-anticipated interest rate cut of 25 basis points. While investors welcomed the...
