(17 May 2026)  Stocks were mixed last week as inflation worries pushed bond yields higher as the 30-year Treasury closed above the 5% level.  With no resolution in sight to the Iran conflict, investors are now beginning to factor in higher oil prices for an extended period.  The S&P 500 actually eked out a small gain last week while most of the other indexes finished modestly lower. This mixed outcome was not unexpected as the post-alignment period of the April 25 Saturn-Uranus septile suggested choppy price action amid a generally rising market.  The updated cumulative trend chart of the sub-sample illustrates how the current 51-degree septile aspect is closely following the average and median.    While our study showed that...