These war cycles are becoming more complex and protracted. At this point, given the cycle highs due for gold and silver in April, we have to assume the Iran mess could drag out longer than we would like. At publication, the attack has started, and a mid-March peak of energy for such an attack, culminating in the Mars/Rahu/Mercury conjunction March 13-15, which tends to cause verbal fighting and accelerate anger. The tight Jupiter aspect from Gemini will be supportive, and Venus in Pisces in March will also help make it less messy than it would seem.
The global realignment of Saturn/Neptune peaked on Feb. 20th, and with it, Canada is moving into bed with China, becoming more self-sufficient in its arms industry, and sending aid to Cuba. We have the creation of the Peace Institute and a continued pullback from NATO and Europe, with France, the UK, and Canada not attending the peace conference. Europe got accused of smuggling a nuke to Ukraine and may be reluctant to push into Russia without Trump’s support. A sigh of relief here for the false flag cycle that dominated in Feb., and so far, the Russians have called the French on their deviousness.
Trump gave Russia/Ukraine a June deadline, and our last peace cycle is due then with the Jupiter/Venus conjunction, but Ukraine and Europe do not want peace, and we are not hopeful. With Trump in office, the European/Russian conflict may be postponed to 2028. Let’s hope Europe can move beyond the war cycle and its plans to conquer Russia. France announced it should be ready by 2030 and does not have the armaments to engage in any action, so our fears may not be warranted, given the lack of support from President Trump.
We have to do more digging, but a war with China seems stronger than a war with Russia, as the US/Russian détente is on the upswing. At present, a conflict with China appears more likely in 2027 with Rahu transiting into Capricorn, their ascendant, creating more ambition for world dominance, and Saturn, their chart lord, moving into Aries in June 2027 for more aggressiveness. We had World War 2 with Saturn in Aries.
- Venus in Pisces: March 1–25
- Jupiter trine Sun: March 5th
- Venus conjunct Neptune: March 7th
- Venus conjunct Saturn: March 8th
- Total Lunar Eclipse: March 3 (Leo-Purvaphalguni Nakshatra)
- Mars conjunct Rahu/Mercury: March 13–15th
- Sun conjunct Neptune: March 22nd
- Sun conjunct Saturn: March 25th
- Venus in Aries: March 25–April 19th
- Jupiter stationary direct: March 10th
- Saturn Combustion: March 7–April 11th
- Mercury Direct: March 20th
- End Mars combustion: March 26th
March is certainly one of the more complicated months of the year.
The lunar eclipse on March 3 continues the dethroning process that has emerged with the Epstein files. The Sun/Rahu conjunction and Ketu in Leo, which is about leadership, tends to create leadership crises in government, and it may have different impacts around the world. It has hit Peru, and we have had the Mexican drug cartel leader taken out, and I suspect some others will fall by the end of the week or early next week. We also had the arrest of Prince Andrew, and Keir Starmer is tottering with the scandal in Britain. The Sun/Saturn conjunction through March 25th will continue the conflict between government and leadership, and you can see that the defunding of TSA by ICE will soon lead to airport travel problems.
Mars and Mercury together give little hope for a resolution until Mars gets out of Aquarius after April 3rd. Trump’s chart looks more vulnerable after June of this year, but we are not clear if that is due to health issues or just more massive political attacks.
Saving the month is Jupiter and its stationary action on March 10th, but it will be felt strongly from March 5th to 15th, and its aspect to the mess in Aquarius will probably prevent disasters. Venus in Pisces will help until March 25th.
We are not clear at publication how protracted the current attack is or how much it will spread, but it will likely extend into mid-March and probably longer. Cuba is not far behind with their recent attack on a US boat, killing 4 and injuring six. Iran seems vulnerable, as it is a Cancer rising country, with a Lunar eclipse on its 2/8 axis, and Jupiter is not protecting, as it is in the 12th. The dashas suggest a fall of the regime may not be as serious until 2027-28, so this might drag out.
Eclipse Peak: Total Lunar Eclipse March 3rd
The total lunar eclipse is occurring and visible in the United States and is happening in the US 9th house. Lunar eclipses can have a strong impact for at least two weeks. With Iran a Cancer rising country, it seems that the March 2–March 18th full moon/new moon period will impact them most and the Mars/Rahu conjunction could make fighting fierce. This is not another Venezuela quick snatch as Iran has 5 million Jihadists that will fight. Chances are Trump admin will do something quick and strategic. Even if negotiations resume, they will fade as Venus conjuncts Saturn into March 8th spoiling peace hopes and then the Mars/Mercury/Rahu mess hits in mid-March.
S&P continues to show topping and tiring action. The NQ 100 tech sector topped in October and is inches away from a stronger breakdown signal under 24500 on NQ 100 futures. Tech has a strong Mercury component, and Mercury in Pisces April 10-29th will create a stronger move lower, possibly to NQ 100 at 21500. The reality of the AI bubble is bursting, as the Dot-com bubble did 26 years ago, because the reality of how companies monetize this wonder is increasingly on people’s minds.
As we move into a downward period in late April, with a target of 5600 on S&P Cash, you will work with your advisors to identify sectors and stocks that are expected to outperform. For now, we like energy, uranium, and defense stocks, but some of those sectors are overbought. There may be a trader’s play in late April for a rally into June, but it will be a false rally.
Next Major Market Low
A major cycle low is projected for April 2026. Mercury becomes debilitated in Pisces from April 10–29 and is joined by Mars, a combination that historically correlates with equity, crypto, and speculative asset declines.
Crude Oil and Energy
Crude finally took off with war tensions and closed above a key level, suggesting an eventual move to 90-92.00. That is not going to help inflation, but it does make oil stocks and oil machinery investments in ETFs like XLE and XOP positive, and you can also invest in USO, which follows crude oil. A short-term target of 7100-7150 may gap gains into mid-March, and if the strategic strike is quick and over, the market may fall back for a month before going higher later in the year.
Interest Rates
The Saturn–Neptune conjunction signals ongoing financial instability. Some cycles suggest a flight-to-quality bid for bonds and lower rates from February through May. Longer-term pressure for higher remains upward into late 2026 and 2027 as global debt mounts.
Metals
Gold and silver have already exceeded expectations. Long-term cycles support silver toward 148-155 this year and gold toward 10,800 into 2028. Silver and gold are probably peaking toward max by March 5th. 9580-9940 on silver and 5360 on gold, and may still have a deep swoon into late March. The current rally is a bounce from the last major fall that took silver to 6400. Will the Iran war push it beyond our targets? We may get to buy gold at 4069 if we are lucky, and we are updating timing and numbers on this crazy market twice a day in our Fortucast newsletter.
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin briefly fell below our 70000 target and then bounced. We are skeptical it will take out 80000 in March and expect to fall back to 50,000 or lower into late April with the Mercury debilitation. Cryptos are highly sensitive to Mercury and Neptune cycles, making the April debilitation especially important. Long-term upside targets remain near 225,000, but that may be into 2027-28 with the global economic reset and global debt crisis. There may be another cycle low for cryptos in October, and we have to do more work on this cycle. It tends to go with Nasdaq and will bounce strongly from late April into June, but if stocks are weak from July-November next year, cryptos may follow again.
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