TRADER TRANSITS
North and South Nodes
As covered in our publication, When to Buy and When to Sell: Combining Easy Indicators, Charts, and Financial Astrology (available on Amazon), the North and South Node alignment has a significant association with the United States Business cycle. This weekend, the nodes will switch signs, with the North Node entering Pisces and the South Node entering Virgo.
The North Node (of the Moon) associates with where is one is going, fate, destiny, and a culmination of one’s life efforts. The North Node has a positive connotation, and is also referred to as Rahu.
The South Node (of the Moon) associates with where one has been, releasing, and basically the opposite of the North Node. It has a negative connotation and is also known as Ketu.
The North and South Nodes are opposite each other in the Zodiac, and naturally move backwards in “retrograde” fashion.
The Nodes have been determined to be closely related to the U.S. business cycle, which runs for about 18.5 years. The North Node has been positioned in the sign of Aries, while the South Node has been stationed in the sign of Libra since last July. Historically, the U.S. business/economy has started to slow once the North Node leaves its high point in Leo, and reaches its low point in Aquarius. As we have reported over the last few months, despite mixed reports, most of the underlying business and economic indicators have shown decreases in production. This is expected to continue, with the bottom of the cycle occurring when the North Node reaches Aquarius in late July of 2026. This does not necessarily relate to the U.S. Stock Market performance, however, as there are many factors involved, including other transits.
The previous occasion when the North Node entered Aquarius, in December of 2007, was just prior to the Great Financial Crisis, incited by the bursting of the housing sub-prime mortgage bubble in 2008. Low economic business cycles were also associated with the North Node in Aquarius shortly after infamous stock market crashes of both 1929 and 1987.
According to the popular publication “Theory of Stock Market Forecasting” by Louise McWhirter (who created the theories surrounding the Nodes), there are some exceptions to the timing of the cycle, under certain planetary aspects, explained in the book.
The last time Neptune conjoined with the North Node in Pisces (and the South Node Virgo), was in 1857, which coincided with a year long financial crisis. Together with Pluto entering Aquarius recently, and Jupiter entering Cancer and Uranus entering Gemini around the middle of the year, sectors to focus on during this period will continue to be defense, aerospace, technology, and real estate. Real estate, which normally comprises of a 16 to 17-year cycle often closely corresponds with the nodal cycle. Expect continued volatility as well, paying close attention to the underlying economic and business conditions.
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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.
