With increased dependency on celestial events for our major decisions, the practice of using astrology in trading is slowly catching up. What Astrology trading depicts is the belief that the financial markets are influenced directly or indirectly by planetary movements, retrogrades, and lunar cycles. Prior monitoring and prediction of these events possibly help traders identify the possible risks for investments and also select the stocks and timeframe they should be trading. This practice sounds cryptic and obscure but many researchers and studies by leading financial bodies have validated a link between stock market environment and astrological information.
Financial Astrology as a tool in field of Technical Analysis is used in stock market analysis for many years.
Financial astrology is an analysis of financial matters based on the observation of planetary movements. After trading the markets for some time, it will become apparent that major change in trend (CIT) points often coincide with certain astro-harmonic cycles. In fact, there is much evidence to show that astronomical cycles correlate with moves in the financial markets, Planetary positions, which are available through astronomical almanacs on computer programs, may be plotted either as a horoscope chart or against a price chart. However, the interpretation of planetary movements and the events they imply is best explained by examples.
Examples of Financial Astrology in Use
Some examples of events believed to be triggered by celestial alignments are:
- The fall of Rome, Salem witch trials and the Arab Spring – All happened while Neptune was in Pisces
- 1918 Spanish flu and 2009 swine flu – Both pandemics occurred when Jupiter and Pluto were in Cancer.
- 2020 pandemic – Jupiter and Pluto were in Capricorn
- 2008 financial crash – Pluto was in Capricorn
Applications of Astrology in Trading
There are various approaches and strategies for stock market trading. And while astrology is not advised as a single strategy for trading in the stock markets, it simply serves to augment the technical analysis. You could simply put astrology trading to use by timing the market and investing accordingly. It’s advisable read up on historical astrological data, its relationship with market movement, and use this information to utilize planetary forecasts to guide your investments.
You could also choose which stocks you should trade using Astrology. While choosing the stocks, you could consider the astrological profile of the company whose stocks you are considering. For this, you could analyze what is called the incorporation chart containing all the planetary elements of the company. As per studies conducted in this domain, a direct link has been established between the performance and viability of a firm and its astrological profile. Once you have chosen a viable candidate for the stock trading, the astrology trader will further use astrology to choose the right time to make this trade.
How long each planet stays in a sign
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The Sun stays in each sign for approximately 30 days.The Moon changes signs every 2 ½ days and goes through all 12 signs in approximately 28 days.
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Mercury length in each sign changes due to retrogrades. Mercury can be in a sign for 15- 60 days. Because of the retrograde cycles, Mercury is never more than 2 signs away from the Sun at any given time.
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Venus stays in a sign from 23 days to 2 months depending on the sign. Venus is also is never more than 2 signs away from the Sun.
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Mars changes signs about every 2 months. When Mars retrogrades it can stay in one sign for up to 7 months.
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Jupiter stays in each sign approximately 1 year and travels through all 12 signs in 12 years.
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Saturn stays in each sign approximately 2 ½ years and takes 29-30 years to travel through all 12 signs.
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Uranus changes signs every 7 years and takes 84 years to travel through all 12 signs.
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Neptune changes signs every 14 years and takes 164 years to travel through all 12 signs.
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Pluto changes signs between 12 and 31 years and takes 248 years to travel through all 12 signs.
Double Ingress(when two or more planets, not counting the Moon, enter a new sign within two consecutive days)