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Astrological Market and Global Trends Outlook: AUGUST 2025

Written By Barry Rosen

Despite the media’s attempt to worry us to death, there are many great things
happening. GDP came out up 3.0% vs. expectations of up 2.4%. Europe and Japan
have made major tariff deals with the US and Jupiter in Gemini is helping that situation
and will continue to do so. At publication, the employment report came in weak at 79,000, but that is somewhat backward-looking in that all the new jobs that will be created from Japanese and EU investments have not manifested, and many managers were expected to expand the last three months before many tariff negotiations were settled.

The last huge bump is still the first few weeks of August with Mars opposing Saturn and
Neptune into August 9th and 10th, and Mars in a grand trine with Uranus and Pluto into
August 8-10th, and Mercury going direct on August 11th . That is one of the biggest
clusters we are likely to see all year, and usually that marks a turning point.

Mars/Uranus aspects between Earth signs can trigger volcanic activity or earthquakes.
Mars/Neptune aspects with Neptune in Pisces can increase unexpected floods, and
Mars/Saturn oppositions are frustrating. Add the Mars trine to Pluto, and you get power
grab conflicts. We already had the huge Russian earthquake which was the 6th largest
ever recorded.

An X-event is still on the radar for a false flag, with Europe reportedly seeking to bait
Russia into a potential World War III.  There is also a peace cycle peaking August 14-
15th, and given Trump’s quest for the Nobel Peace prize, it may take a lot to get
something started.  The deadine for sanctions against Russia is August 8th but Putin is
laughing as they have not worked for years.  Still at publication Putin is not worried about new sanctions and Trump is pointing nuclear subs toward him to scare him. What could go wrong?

Venus conjunct Jupiter. August 11-12th is often expansive and could be a secondary
high for the stock market, but it is also a peace signature, so maybe one of these
treaties with Hamas will finally happen. Plans to oust Zelensky and the European
pause of funding for Ukraine because of corruption is a huge event considering
everyone in the room has seen and experienced this elephant of corruption.

We always look forward to the Sun in Leo August 16-Sept. 16th and this is often a
positive period for gold, CEO power and President Trump is a Leo so that may
empower him even more.

Venus moves into Cancer August 20-Sept. 14th which can heighten emotional energies
but should support the restaurant and hotel stocks within a short context.
Rahu in Aquarius aspected by Jupiter will continue to fuel AI and technology for much
longer even if we get a rest in August.

The Stock Market Puzzle
The key question: when will the stock market finally drop? When we look at cycles
and dashas, the week of August 11-16th is starting to look like it has a strong likelihood
of creating a pullback. This is still within a context for higher prices into January 2026
when the peak of the Mercury/Moon dasha has created major highs in the past. The employment number is close to issue a sell signal at publication with that signal generated with a close below 6200 on the S & P cash and 27500 on NQ 100 futures.  That seems ineviable and the stock market is often down when the moon is in Jyestha which is happening Monday, August 4th.

Patterns suggest that 6517 and 6610 on S & P cash will be hard to get through but
maybe the August fall will hold 6020 on cash? Every day is a new puzzle piece. The
geopolitical events of August 4-11th are complex enough that something might happen.
We had hoped for a drop to 5750 on the S&P cash but that may be asking too much.
Seasonally, Sept. is often lower and the Mercury opposition to Saturn into Sept. 17 th is
usually not too kind to the stock market.

For now let’s see where the stock market is during the negative dashas through August 15-18th and the Sun going through the gandanta as it changes from Cancer to Leo.

Jupiter in Gemini and Sector Outlook
Jupiter moved into Gemini on May 14 and stays there until October, before a brief six-
week transit through Cancer. While Gemini is one sign away from Jupiter’s exaltation, it
still provides more power than Virgo. Expect strength in Gemini-related sectors:
communications, media, publishing, internet, and education.
Jupiter’s aspects to Libra and Aquarius will uplift sectors tied to technology, biotech,
and AI. Rahu, having entered Aquarius in late May, adds fuel to these oversold sectors
and encourages speculative interest.


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Part 2: Sector Outlook Continued
Crude Oil and Energy
Crude oil finally has issued a buy signal by closing above 6750 but after unemployment it went below there to issue short-term sell signal.

It still may have trouble taking out 7300 short-term but we are not going to worry about a meltdown. Rahu in
Aquarius last time led to the tripling of crude oil from 50 to 150 and even though the
Middle East is settling down, the Russian/Ukraine mess is not going away soon.
Longer-term: We’re watching for potential highs at 103.00 or even 108.00 in the
coming months. Historical precedent: Rahu in Aquarius from 2006–2009 saw oil prices
triple. You can trade this trend via ETFs like USO and XLE, though they’re currently
overbought. For now timing getting into those ETF will require some finesse and the right pullback. At publication we have not calculated those dates. USO looks better for 9150 and XLE does not seem as trustworthy if the stock market falls in August.

Interest Rates
We might have one more year before a significant global financial reset. Jupiter leaves
Gemini on June 1, 2026, ending its protective aspect to the U.S. natal chart. Afterward,
Saturn-Neptune conjunctions in Pisces could usher in a more chaotic debt
restructuring era. The US Rahu/Ketu period, which starts in June/July 2026, would also
seem to foster more chaos. We have mixed feelings about lower US interest rates.
Usually, Mercury in Virgo is supportive for that, and the FOMC is expected to lower rates
at the September meeting. Some longer-term cycles suggest lower rates into next year
but we are skeptical.

Metals: Gold and Silver
Gold has fallen again and is often seasonally lower with the Sun in Cancer, 12 houses
from Leo. It should come to life the week of August 1-11th with all the complicated Mars
aspects but that may turn into a bounce to 3530 on Dec. gold but a geopolitical event could lead to more.

That will require some huge geopolitical event. Some kind of bounce will happen but
then another push down will happen until the Sun gets into Leo.
A significant gold cycle high appears in November when Mars enters Sagittarius (Nov.
8)—a historically positive alignment. Long-term: Cycles point to gold reaching 4900 or
higher into 2027.
Silver patterns also should bounce the week of August 1-11 th into the Jupiter/Venus
planetary war. Silver should be holding 3560-3500  or max 3500 and then bounce August 1-
11th. It often makes a high into the Jupiter/Venus conjunction and the context will
depend on geopolitical activity. Longer-term we like Silver into November and expect to see
5000 at some point. Next year also looks good.
Play via ETFs: GLD, SLV, GDX. We cover these in the Fortucast newsletter daily.

Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin still has not done the pattern completion up to 127,000 and we would love to see
a bit higher to 130,000. We have had an August cycle high for a while and then a
November cycle low and the cluster of cycles into August 8-11 th may spark the final move higher. Below 113,300 on August futures would trigger an early breakdown signal. The congestive 4th wave top has been frustrating. The market is struggling at publication and often falls with NQ and that is starting to set it off but Trump today is thining of allowing Stablecoins in the reserve of the US.

Longer-term: We experienced a high in early August and a pullback low in November.
The shocking pattern would allow a pullback to go to 35,000 after another high. Not sure
what could do that?  We will be able to gauge a more realistic decline into Nov. once it starts but 90,000 will be a first floor.

LONGER-TERM BTC: The more bullish patterns projects 1,186,500, but we are not clear how
long that will take. 2027? If the market can reach and exceed 225,000, which is the
minimum upper target, we can fantasize about those kinds of numbers.

Eventually, we must move beyond our microanalysis and remember that the larger cycle highs
extend into all the huge changes coming into the end of the decade.

Reminder: Work with your broker. Astrology is a powerful timing tool but should be
integrated with technical and fundamental analysis. Always aim to buy low and sell high.

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About Barry Rosen
Barry Rosen is a seasoned market timer and financial astrologer with over 30 years of
experience. Since founding Fortucast Commodity Market Timers in 1987, he has
published market forecasts across 20+ futures markets. His method blends Gann
analysis, Elliott Wave, proprietary cycles, and financial astrology.

He’s contributed to Traders World, the NCGR Journal, and presented at the United
Astrology Conference, BAAVA, and London School of Philosophy and
Economics. His accurate 2008 crisis forecast was featured on CNBC blog.
A long-time student of Vedic philosophy, Barry has studied yoga and meditation since
1973 and traveled to India four times. His dual expertise in markets and Vedic astrology
makes his work uniquely multidimensional.
Visit: Fortucast.com for Financial Market Timing and AppliedVedicAstrology.com for Global Astrology News, Courses and Astrology Readings.

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