ASTRO-FINANCEÂ MAY 2025
By Barry Rosen
Well, we made it through April, and the Paravartana yoga or exchange of signs with Jupiter and Venus between Pisces and Taurus held the world up, and peace talks with Iran are happening, Hamas is talking peace, but they want to keep their weapons, and Ukraine is closer to signing the mineral deal. The Houthis are still a force to contend with, and Iran and Pakistan are closer to war, but we have a great deal to be thankful for. The stock market bottomed on April 7, and we think that low will hold with a secondary low into mid-May.
We had noted that the Saturn/Neptune conjunction tends to re-sort global alliances, as it did in 1989 when the Soviet Union crumbled. It is a long and slow transit, and into 2026, there is much more to come. We can see the US pulling away from Europe and NATO and trying to create a new world order with Russia and create peace in Ukraine and remove the threat of getting sucked into Europe’s determination to create World War 3 and a nuclear holocaust. We now have Canada realigning with Europe and standing up to the US, and not sure that will work out despite Carney’s hype as a wizard with economics. Canada looks like it will continue downhill into 2028. Have not seen anyone make Marxism and Socialism work. Look at Cuba after all these years, and the UK is sinking slowly with Stammer.
We still have to deal with the Saturn/Rahu conjunction,which still has an influence through late May. In the past, it has been pivotal for creating major events, and at the moment, the India/Pakistan conflict is high on the list. It happens every 9-10 years, and in the past it led to the creation of ISIS in Sept 2013. The Iraq mess in 2002, the Gulf War in 1991, the Iran/Iraq war in July 1979, and even the nuclear bombing of Japan in May 1945. There is an irrational fear and paranoia cycle, and you can feel it with Great Britain’s stance wanting to nuke Russia, and the US’s aggressive position now taking out Yemen.Â
We have hope that saner minds will prevail as Mercury will finally get out of Pisces on May 6, and Venus stays exalted until May 31 and gets stronger into late May. Mars went into Cancer April 2, where it snarls but does not like to fight. It does not get into Leo and moves toward fighting energy with the Ketu conjunction until late July. That leaves a window of time to get peace done. Iran stopped attacking Israel last October when it went into Cancer before, and that country is a Cancer rising. Often, I have seen peace accords happen at the Jupiter/Venus conjunction, and that is not until mid-August, and is more problematic than with the Mars/Ketu conjunction causing problems in July.
Venus is too beat up with the conjunction with Saturn and Rahu and Mercury to be of much help on the peace front at publication,but Venus will get stronger in late May and moves toward exact exaltation at 28 Pieces into the last week of May. It will also be helpful in Taurus in the month of June and in the friendly Gemini with Jupiter in July and into August.
The upset about the tariffs will take longer to settle out, but should be better when Mercury goes into Gemini on June 3, and that is the US 7th house of foreign relationships. Jupiter going into Gemini on May 14 will also help. Most people do not understand world economics, but we have been too kind to our partners at the expense of losing jobs in the US and accumulating a huge trade deficit. This has gone on for 50 years. Nixon was kind to China in the 70’s to support their growth out of being a third world country, but that is not the case any longer. The media has been instilling fear into the people, and it can be self-fulfilling as consumer sentiment can impact purchasing drive. This kind of shift that is happening will take time to manifest.
As discussed last month, the third pass of the Pluto return in the US chart is creating major positive transformation in government with DOGE cutting waste, and we have noted that the Jupiter trine from Taurus to Capricorn is creating a positive transformation. Not everyone will see it as such, but if your country is running a 37 trillion level of debt and you are recklessly spending money on bureaucracy, that is not going to end well. But when Jupiter moves into Gemini and takes its glance away from Pluto, will Pluto become more malefic? Will the Ketu/Mars conjunction in a hot summer in July stir up riots and violence? That seems to be likely, as hard to get away from as fires and anger and violence, and riots with Mars in Leo with the fiery and explosive Ketu.
When we look at the US Dasha for the 1776 chart, the US went into a Rahu/Mercury period a few days after an election, and it lasts until June 2026. While both are in the transformational 8th house, the positive news is that they are both in the constellation of Pushya, ruled by the benefic Brihaspati, the priest of the gods. That, along with Jupiter’s benevolent trine onto Pluto from Taurus to Capricorn, suggests a positive transformation rather than the violent one that many had predicted. We expect that the US will do far better than Europe.Â
Jupiter moves into Gemini, May 14 and stays there until October, before moving into Cancer for about 6 weeks. Gemini is one sign away from exaltation, so Jupiter has more power here than in Jupiter in Virgo. Stocks connected to Gemini will be particularly supported, and they include communication stocks, media, publishing, internet, etc. With Jupiter’s aspect to Libra and Aquarius, stocks in those sectors will be supported, with Aquarius connected to technology and biotech. Rahu moving into Aquarius in late May will probably also spur a desire to get back into oversold conditions for tech and biotech, and AI. We will work on Libra-connected stocks and discuss them in our monthly financials webinar on May 8.Â
Rahu moves into Aquarius on May 19 in the Mean Node System, and on May 29 and Ketu moves into Leo, and that will go on for 1.5. Ketu transits often take away so Leo-connected companies may have trouble while Aquarian-related companies may be in demand. Rahu aspects Gemini and Libra,so it will increase desire in that realm, and we have talked about Gemini stocks and will review Libra in our monthly webinar.
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STOCK MARKET:Â
Everyone is still on edge about the stock market. We sense one more pullback into the week of May 19 with Saturn throwing a 60-degree aspect to the Sun on May 20 and Jupiter completing Sandhi weakness by its change of sign by May 18. The market seems higher into the third week of June before the next FOMC meeting.
The stock market should hold 5200 on the S&P cash by the May low and has a chance still for new highs to 6600 into Jan. 2026 based on the stock market Mahadasha system. That may be a tall order, and the S&P cash has to hold 4800.
This year is key for the end of the long stock market advances since 1932, 2009, and 2020. We see lower stocks into the end of the decade, and you are going to have to learn alternative investment strategies to protect yourself. It’s not just a matter of buying stocks and holding them to retirement unless they are the right stocks, as we see lower stocks into the end of the decade, and patterns on the S&P would allow a fall to 1000, which would be more than 80% by the time it is done.
TECHNOLOGY:
Technology has already fallen a great deal, so the market is a bit oversold, and one more push lower may be it. Some Megacap tech stocks look better than others, like MSFT, which may hold 346 on dips. Netflix projects 1188 and 1240 later n tyhear  but may fall to 950-970 first. NVDA projects 83 for an ideal buy and would stall at 118.  Tesla projections are still a bit muddled but we will easily see 240 or a bit more.
ENERGY AND CRUDE OIL:
Crude is issuing a breakdown signal at publication, as there is too much movement toward peace, and demand is going to be slower with economic recessionary energies from tariff uncertainties. We had suggested that fall to 5200 and 5000, and this could happen into June. In the past, Saturn in Pisces has not been good for oil, and while we have thought war cycles would come to the rescue, peace is helping. For now, we are looking for a June low, and we have not pinpointed exactly the date. Oil stocks are in trouble, and the XLE ETF, a basket of oil stocks, is projecting 70.00, and the XOP, which is a basket of oil service industry stocks, is projecting 9000.Â
Some crude cycles are supportive into the summer, and many are supportive into 2026-27, but the underlying fundamentals are not great, as Trump wants to increase supply. Â We will need an x-factor event with Iran, but that seems more likely in July with the Mars/Ketu conjunction.
 INTEREST RATES:
Trump is pushing for lower rates, but we have to think that Powell and the FOMC will push back. We do not see a rate cut at the May 7 meeting, and that may spook the stock market for the fall into mid-May. Seasonally, rates seem to go higher during the month of May, and may like the Sun’s transit through Taurus, which is the 6th house from the US natal chart, which is Sagittarius. Short-term, the 10-year bond futures are not likely to take out 112.27 on June futures, and we have to see how much they fall in May.
So far, rates are not falling enough to make much of a difference on mortgage rates, and those years of cheap rates are not coming back.
The Trump tariffs will lead to more inflation and an eventual US recession over the coming years, and the 37 trillion in debt will create a complex interest rate environment. Maybe we have another year left before the global financial reorganizating of the world’s 115 trillion in debt will happen. Saturn in Pisces with Neptune will be difficult after Jupiter leaves Gemini after June 1, 2026, and no longer throws a friendly protective aspect to the US natal chart. Jupiter is racing through Gemini at hyper speed,May-October 2025, and its friendly glance to Sagittarius will not be as powerful until it slows down and retrogrades back into Gemini in December 2025.
METALS AND GOLD:
Gold hit 3500 and reversed, and all markets take a rest. Often, gold is seasonally lower into late June and July and picks up when the Sun goes into Leo in August. Silver is more related to the Moon and Venus, and often does better sooner than gold as the planets start moving into Cancer in early July. Gold could fall to a max. 2800-2850, but the minimum fall would be a congestive one that holds above 3050.
We have another cycle high for gold into November as Mars moves into Sagittarius on Nov. 8, and that is often a positive signature. Longer-term cycles are positive for gold into 2027, pointing to over 4900. We are not clear what price the next buy will be.
Silver has a small chance of 3500 for a secondary high but could hit 2850 into June before the next buy sets up for a move to 4250. We write about prices and timing daily, and if you do not take our daily service, you miss a great deal.
Longer-term investment cycles point to higher prices into 2027, and projections are toward 4907.Gold will continue to be king unless governments nationalize it as they have in the past.Â
You can play gold with ETFs like SLV, GLD, and GDX (Gold Miners), and we cover them in our newsletter. Stay on top of our daily forecasts with Fortucast.com newsletters.Â
CRYPTOS:
Bitcoin bottomed a bit earlier than we had thought last month on April 7 and has rallied since, but is close to topping and may not take out 100,000-101,000 near publication into May 5-6.Pullbacks should hold 89000 into mid-May. The pattern on Bitcoin projects 136,000 on the next push up, and for now, we are looking at cycle highs into Jan. 2026 and June 2026.
Fund managers are projecting 200,000 K Bitcoin on the news into next year, but we have seen these wild assertions before. Still, our larger cycles are friendly into 2026, with Bitcoin in a Jupiter/Rahu period until 2026. Â
Remember to work with your broker. Trading and investing have to be done both technically, and astrology can help, but should not be the only factor in making a decision. You have to buy low and sell high. Â
STAY IN TOUCH WITH MY DAILY THINKING ABOUT THE MARKETS AND THE STARS:Â As always, this is my snapshot through April 30, 2025. New information comes in daily. If you are a trader or investor, consider my Fortucast newsletters, which are published daily at www.fortucast.com. A trial subscription is $97/month. If you want to learn financial astrology,visit my website at www.appliedvedicastrology.com and click on the Financial Astrology link.Â
ABOUT BARRY ROSEN: Barry Rosen has been teaching classes in Investment Astrology since 1990 and began teaching the other aspects of Vedic astrology specialized courses online in 2017, including Dashas, Transits, Personal Finance, Health, Longevity, and Death, Nakshatras, The Spiritual Dimensions of Vedic Astrology, Secrets of the Houses, Relationships and many more. In his consultations, he focuses more on the emotional and mental patterns in the chart and their impact on consciousness which can create waves of illusion blocking you. A good consultation should help you witness the play of karma so that you are not gripped by it; you can transcend it and realize your Divinity, becoming the commander of the planets and not the victim. Barry Rosen also operates a blog on Facebook under Barry Rosen and Astro-Yoga and his professional astrological website is www.appliedvedicastrology.com. He can be reached at support@appliedvedicastrology.com.
