ASTRO-FINANCE MAY 2025
By Barry Rosen
Nicely, we made it by way of April, and the Paravartana yoga or alternate of indicators with Jupiter and Venus between Pisces and Taurus held the world up, and peace talks with Iran are taking place, Hamas is speaking peace, however they need to preserve their weapons, and Ukraine is nearer to signing the mineral deal. The Houthis are nonetheless a power to deal with, and Iran and Pakistan are nearer to struggle, however we now have a terrific deal to be grateful for. The inventory market bottomed on April 7, and we expect that low will maintain with a secondary low into mid-Might.
We had famous that the Saturn/Neptune conjunction tends to re-sort international alliances, because it did in 1989 when the Soviet Union crumbled. It’s a lengthy and sluggish transit, and into 2026, there may be way more to come back. We will see the US pulling away from Europe and NATO and attempting to create a brand new world order with Russia and create peace in Ukraine and take away the specter of getting sucked into Europe’s dedication to create World Conflict 3 and a nuclear holocaust. We now have Canada realigning with Europe and standing as much as the US, and undecided that may work out regardless of Carney’s hype as a wizard with economics. Canada appears like it’ll proceed downhill into 2028. Haven’t seen anybody make Marxism and Socialism work. Take a look at Cuba in any case these years, and the UK is sinking slowly with Stammer.
We nonetheless should take care of the Saturn/Rahu conjunction,which nonetheless has an affect by way of late Might. Previously, it has been pivotal for creating main occasions, and in the intervening time, the India/Pakistan battle is excessive on the record. It occurs each 9-10 years, and previously it led to the creation of ISIS in Sept 2013. The Iraq mess in 2002, the Gulf Conflict in 1991, the Iran/Iraq struggle in July 1979, and even the nuclear bombing of Japan in Might 1945. There’s an irrational concern and paranoia cycle, and you may really feel it with Nice Britain’s stance desirous to nuke Russia, and the US’s aggressive place now taking out Yemen.
We have now hope that saner minds will prevail as Mercury will lastly get out of Pisces on Might 6, and Venus stays exalted till Might 31 and will get stronger into late Might. Mars went into Most cancers April 2, the place it snarls however doesn’t wish to combat. It doesn’t get into Leo and strikes towards combating power with the Ketu conjunction till late July. That leaves a window of time to get peace finished. Iran stopped attacking Israel final October when it went into Most cancers earlier than, and that nation is a Most cancers rising. Typically, I’ve seen peace accords occur on the Jupiter/Venus conjunction, and that isn’t till mid-August, and is extra problematic than with the Mars/Ketu conjunction inflicting issues in July.
Venus is just too beat up with the conjunction with Saturn and Rahu and Mercury to be of a lot assistance on the peace entrance at publication,however Venus will get stronger in late Might and strikes towards precise exaltation at 28 Items into the final week of Might. It would even be useful in Taurus within the month of June and within the pleasant Gemini with Jupiter in July and into August.
The upset in regards to the tariffs will take longer to settle out, however must be higher when Mercury goes into Gemini on June 3, and that’s the US 7th home of international relationships. Jupiter going into Gemini on Might 14 will even assist. Most individuals don’t perceive world economics, however we now have been too sort to our companions on the expense of dropping jobs within the US and accumulating an enormous commerce deficit. This has gone on for 50 years. Nixon was sort to China within the 70’s to assist their development out of being a 3rd world nation, however that isn’t the case any longer. The media has been instilling concern into the folks, and it may be self-fulfilling as client sentiment can affect buying drive. This sort of shift that’s taking place will take time to manifest.
As mentioned final month, the third move of the Pluto return within the US chart is creating main constructive transformation in authorities with DOGE reducing waste, and we now have famous that the Jupiter trine from Taurus to Capricorn is making a constructive transformation. Not everybody will see it as such, but when your nation is working a 37 trillion stage of debt and you’re recklessly spending cash on forms, that isn’t going to finish nicely. However when Jupiter strikes into Gemini and takes its look away from Pluto, will Pluto grow to be extra malefic? Will the Ketu/Mars conjunction in a scorching summer time in July fire up riots and violence? That appears to be probably, as arduous to get away from as fires and anger and violence, and riots with Mars in Leo with the fiery and explosive Ketu.
Once we have a look at the US Dasha for the 1776 chart, the US went right into a Rahu/Mercury interval a couple of days after an election, and it lasts till June 2026. Whereas each are within the transformational 8th home, the constructive information is that they’re each within the constellation of Pushya, dominated by the benefic Brihaspati, the priest of the gods. That, together with Jupiter’s benevolent trine onto Pluto from Taurus to Capricorn, suggests a constructive transformation moderately than the violent one which many had predicted. We count on that the US will do much better than Europe.
Jupiter strikes into Gemini, Might 14 and stays there till October, earlier than transferring into Most cancers for about 6 weeks. Gemini is one signal away from exaltation, so Jupiter has extra energy right here than in Jupiter in Virgo. Shares related to Gemini can be significantly supported, and so they embody communication shares, media, publishing, web, and many others. With Jupiter’s facet to Libra and Aquarius, shares in these sectors can be supported, with Aquarius related to expertise and biotech. Rahu transferring into Aquarius in late Might will most likely additionally spur a want to get again into oversold situations for tech and biotech, and AI. We’ll work on Libra-connected shares and focus on them in our month-to-month financials webinar on Might 8.
Rahu strikes into Aquarius on Might 19 within the Imply Node System, and on Might 29 and Ketu strikes into Leo, and that may go on for 1.5. Ketu transits typically take away so Leo-connected firms might have bother whereas Aquarian-related firms could also be in demand. Rahu points Gemini and Libra,so it’ll enhance want in that realm, and we now have talked about Gemini shares and can overview Libra in our month-to-month webinar.
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STOCK MARKET:
Everybody continues to be on edge in regards to the inventory market. We sense yet another pullback into the week of Might 19 with Saturn throwing a 60-degree facet to the Solar on Might 20 and Jupiter finishing Sandhi weak spot by its change of signal by Might 18. The market appears increased into the third week of June earlier than the subsequent FOMC assembly.
The inventory market ought to maintain 5200 on the S&P money by the Might low and has an opportunity nonetheless for brand spanking new highs to 6600 into Jan. 2026 based mostly on the inventory market Mahadasha system. Which may be a tall order, and the S&P money has to carry 4800.
This 12 months is vital for the top of the lengthy inventory market advances since 1932, 2009, and 2020. We see decrease shares into the top of the last decade, and you’re going to should study various funding methods to guard your self. It’s not only a matter of shopping for shares and holding them to retirement except they’re the precise shares, as we see decrease shares into the top of the last decade, and patterns on the S&P would permit a fall to 1000, which might be greater than 80% by the point it’s finished.
TECHNOLOGY:
Know-how has already fallen a terrific deal, so the market is a bit oversold, and yet another push decrease could also be it. Some Megacap tech shares look higher than others, like MSFT, which can maintain 346 on dips. Netflix tasks 1188 and 1240 later n tyhear however might fall to 950-970 first. NVDA tasks 83 for a perfect purchase and would stall at 118. Tesla projections are nonetheless a bit muddled however we’ll simply see 240 or a bit extra.
ENERGY AND CRUDE OIL:
Crude is issuing a breakdown sign at publication, as there may be an excessive amount of motion towards peace, and demand goes to be slower with financial recessionary energies from tariff uncertainties. We had recommended that fall to 5200 and 5000, and this might occur into June. Previously, Saturn in Pisces has not been good for oil, and whereas we now have thought struggle cycles would come to the rescue, peace helps. For now, we’re in search of a June low, and we now have not pinpointed precisely the date. Oil shares are in bother, and the XLE ETF, a basket of oil shares, is projecting 70.00, and the XOP, which is a basket of oil service business shares, is projecting 9000.
Some crude cycles are supportive into the summer time, and lots of are supportive into 2026-27, however the underlying fundamentals usually are not nice, as Trump needs to extend provide. We’ll want an x-factor occasion with Iran, however that appears extra probably in July with the Mars/Ketu conjunction.
INTEREST RATES:
Trump is pushing for decrease charges, however we now have to suppose that Powell and the FOMC will push again. We don’t see a price minimize on the Might 7 assembly, and which will spook the inventory marketplace for the autumn into mid-Might. Seasonally, charges appear to go increased in the course of the month of Might, and will just like the Solar’s transit by way of Taurus, which is the 6th home from the US natal chart, which is Sagittarius. Brief-term, the 10-year bond futures usually are not more likely to take out 112.27 on June futures, and we now have to see how a lot they fall in Might.
To date, charges usually are not falling sufficient to make a lot of a distinction on mortgage charges, and people years of low cost charges usually are not coming again.
The Trump tariffs will result in extra inflation and an eventual US recession over the approaching years, and the 37 trillion in debt will create a fancy rate of interest surroundings. Perhaps we now have one other 12 months left earlier than the worldwide monetary reorganizating of the world’s 115 trillion in debt will occur. Saturn in Pisces with Neptune can be troublesome after Jupiter leaves Gemini after June 1, 2026, and not throws a pleasant protecting facet to the US natal chart. Jupiter is racing by way of Gemini at hyper pace,Might-October 2025, and its pleasant look to Sagittarius is not going to be as highly effective till it slows down and retrogrades again into Gemini in December 2025.
METALS AND GOLD:
Gold hit 3500 and reversed, and all markets take a relaxation. Typically, gold is seasonally decrease into late June and July and picks up when the Solar goes into Leo in August. Silver is extra associated to the Moon and Venus, and sometimes does higher prior to gold because the planets begin transferring into Most cancers in early July. Gold may fall to a max. 2800-2850, however the minimal fall could be a congestive one which holds above 3050.
We have now one other cycle excessive for gold into November as Mars strikes into Sagittarius on Nov. 8, and that’s typically a constructive signature. Longer-term cycles are constructive for gold into 2027, pointing to over 4900. We aren’t clear what worth the subsequent purchase can be.
Silver has a small likelihood of 3500 for a secondary excessive however may hit 2850 into June earlier than the subsequent purchase units up for a transfer to 4250. We write about costs and timing every day, and if you don’t take our every day service, you miss a terrific deal.
Longer-term funding cycles level to increased costs into 2027, and projections are towards 4907.Gold will proceed to be king except governments nationalize it as they’ve previously.
You possibly can play gold with ETFs like SLV, GLD, and GDX (Gold Miners), and we cowl them in our publication. Keep on prime of our every day forecasts with Fortucast.com newsletters.
CRYPTOS:
Bitcoin bottomed a bit sooner than we had thought final month on April 7 and has rallied since, however is near topping and will not take out 100,000-101,000 close to publication into Might 5-6.Pullbacks ought to maintain 89000 into mid-Might. The sample on Bitcoin tasks 136,000 on the subsequent push up, and for now, we’re taking a look at cycle highs into Jan. 2026 and June 2026.
Fund managers are projecting 200,000 Ok Bitcoin on the information into subsequent 12 months, however we now have seen these wild assertions earlier than. Nonetheless, our bigger cycles are pleasant into 2026, with Bitcoin in a Jupiter/Rahu interval till 2026.
Keep in mind to work together with your dealer. Buying and selling and investing should be finished each technically, and astrology will help, however shouldn’t be the one think about making a call. You need to purchase low and promote excessive.
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ABOUT BARRY ROSEN: Barry Rosen has been educating lessons in Funding Astrology since 1990 and commenced educating the opposite points of Vedic astrology specialised programs on-line in 2017, together with Dashas, Transits, Private Finance, Well being, Longevity, and Demise, Nakshatras, The Religious Dimensions of Vedic Astrology, Secrets and techniques of the Homes, Relationships and lots of extra. In his consultations, he focuses extra on the emotional and psychological patterns within the chart and their affect on consciousness which may create waves of phantasm blocking you. A very good session ought to provide help to witness the play of karma so that you’re not gripped by it; you possibly can transcend it and understand your Divinity, turning into the commander of the planets and never the sufferer. Barry Rosen additionally operates a weblog on Fb beneath Barry Rosen and Astro-Yoga and his skilled astrological web site is www.appliedvedicastrology.com. He may be reached at assist@appliedvedicastrology.com.