TRADER TRANSITS
Venus in Aquarius
As covered in our recent publication, When to Buy and When to Sell: Combining Easy Indicators, Charts, and Financial Astrology (now available on Amazon), and our Planet Power – Venus, blog, dated 7-20-24, the planet Venus plays a major role in the financial astrology arena. Venus symbolizes money, and its upcoming ingress into the sign of Aquarius (representing the 11th house of the zodiac), has financial implications, as we have mentioned in the past that the major 4 money related houses are the 2nd, 5th, 8th, and 11th.
Venus will enter the sign of Aquarius on Saturday, December 7, and remain until Friday, January 3, 2025. Venus in Aquarius exudes more free and liberating energies involving love and finances. This sign is ruled by Saturn (as is Capricorn), however the restrictive nature is generally lifted, giving way to fresh ideas, innovation, and unconventional measures.
On this occasion, this transit will also activate during a seasonally strong time of the year for the U.S. equity markets, including the nearly annual Santa Claus Rally at the end of the month. The previous two Venus/Aquarius ingresses occurred in January, 2023 (S&P rise of 236 points), and mid-February to early March, 2024 (rise of 118 points), both of which sparked or continued rallies in the equities markets. Both were also at or near the beginning of extensive longer-term rallies. Today, the S&P 500 sits at 6,090, and it will be interesting to see where it closes on Friday, January 3, 2025.
As we have discussed in the past, the themes of many transits and aspects tend to repeat themselves, and the energies can be felt for some time before the actual date of the event, and for a period after. As we also noted in our 7-20-24 blog, Venus (and Mercury) are associated more with swing-trading than longer-term investing, as they quickly move through signs. Venus will also be forming trines to planet Jupiter during the next few weeks, which normally expands and strengthens planetary/sign energies.
The general belief among financial astrologers is that the combination of these Venus signifiers will continue the short term back and forth price action in the equity markets, at least until the end of the current Mercury retrograde period (next weekend). As mentioned last week, sectors including technology and cryptocurrencies continue to be in the spotlight as they are both Venus and Aquarian themes, and have previously been strong during this transit, including Ethereum, which appears to have just begun another strong run. Look for a potential “breakout,” should current technical resistance lines be breached.
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***This information is not intended to be financial advice, but rather a guide to assist the reader in some further understanding of movements in the sky, and how they can correlate with moods, behaviors, world events, and financial markets.
