S&P 500 Natal Chart: Wall Street's Cosmic Map | Susan Abbott Gidel

The natal horoscope of the S&P 500, the primary benchmark for US stock market performance, displays remarkable astrological connections spanning more than two centuries of American financial history, linking significant planets and angles to the charts of the United States, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and multiple investment and derivatives products. 

 

 

S&P 500 Natal Chart (March 4, 1957, 10:00 AM, New York, NY). 

 

Across all charts spanning 221 years, the S&P Sun, Moon, Jupiter, and Neptune maintain major aspects with every one; Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto, and the Midheaven each connect to nearly all.

 

S&P 500 Index Natal Horoscope Connections.

To track the connections between the S&P 500 Index natal chart and 10 important US financial-history charts spanning 221 years, this table shows only the S&P 500 planets and Ascendant forming major aspects with all 10 charts: Sun, Moon, Jupiter, Neptune, and the other planets shown below. Read down the first column, then across to see each planet's connections with the charts at the top. For example, the S&P 500 Sun is trine the USA Sibly Sun and square the USA Sibly Uranus. Mercury and Venus connect to everything except SPDR ETF; Mars to USA Sibly, both NYSE charts, DJIA, S&P 500 options on futures, and SPDR ETF; Saturn to everything except S&P 500 options on futures; Uranus to everything except USA Sibly; Pluto to everything except DJIA; and the MC to both NYSE charts, DJIA, Vanguard 500, S&P 500 options on futures, and E-mini S&P 500 futures.

These links emerged during research for "Trading In Sync With Commodities", where analysis of first-trade charts showed that the original cash index launched on March 4, 1957, at the 10:00 AM NYSE opening bell responds more reliably to transits at major price extremes than the 1982 futures contract, owing to its denser network of historical resonances. 

 

The S&P 500's natal Moon at 16° Aries (A) forms a conjunction or opposition with placements in eight of the other 10

horoscope charts, while its horizon at 4° Gemini/Sagittarius (B) falls in a degree area represented in nine of the 10 charts. 

 

The resulting chart places the Moon at 16 Aries, which aspects eight of ten related horoscopes by conjunction or opposition, and the horizon at 4 Gemini/Sagittarius, a degree area echoed in nine of those charts. For highs, the Pisces stellium of Sun, Mercury, and Venus, along with Pluto in Leo opposite Mercury, warrants closest attention; for lows, the natal Sun, Moon, and Uranus come into play.

DJIA Natal Chart (May 26, 1896, 3:00 PM, New York, NY).

 

The index's Ascendant at 4 Sagittarius sits conjunct the DJIA's Sun at 6 Sagittarius and opposite its Moon at 4 Gemini, while its Moon at 16 Aries is partile conjunct the DJIA Descendant and its Uranus at 3 Leo joins the DJIA Jupiter at 4 Leo within that market’s Fire grand trine. 

 

S&P 500 vs. DJIA biwheel.

 

The S&P 500 aligns particularly closely with the Sibly chart of July 4, 1776 5:10 PM, through the Moon’s opposition to US Saturn, partile trines of its Sun and Venus to the national Sun and Venus, Saturn conjunct the Ascendant, and Jupiter conjunct the Midheaven; supporting outer-planet contacts from later financial charts further reinforce the Sibly angles at 12 Sagittarius/Gemini.  

 

S&P 500 vs. USA Sibly biwheel. 

 

S&P 500 vs. NYSE biwheel.

 

With the NYSE Buttonwood Agreement (May 17, 1792, 10:00 AM, New York, NY), the S&P Moon is conjunct the exchange Moon while its Venus and Mercury straddle the Descendant; the Suns are conjunct in the 1817 Constitution chart timed at 10:00 AM, Venus and Mercury join that chart’s Saturn, and Saturn and Uranus form mutual contacts with Uranus and Mars.  

 

S&P 500 vs. NYSE Constitution biwheel.

  

S&P 500 vs. SEC biwheel. 

 

The SEC, established at noon on June 6, 1934 (12:00 noon, New York, NY), shows the S&P Sun conjunct its Descendant, Moons conjunct, and Saturn both conjunct the IC and opposite the SEC Sun, with additional Pluto–Saturn and Neptune–Uranus/Venus oppositions.

  

S&P 500 vs. Vanguard 500 biwheel. 

 

Later products inherit the same geometry. The Vanguard 500, launched August 31, 1976 (10:00 AM, New York, NY) places its Sun opposite the midpoint of the S&P Sun–Venus, its Moon and Jupiter on the S&P horizon, and its Saturn on the IC. 

S&P 500 vs. SPDR Index biwheel.

 

The SPDR ETF of January 22, 1993 (9:30 AM, New York, NY), features a tight Aquarius stellium opposite S&P Uranus and Jupiter opposite the S&P Moon. S&P 500 futures, opened April 21, 1982 (9:00 AM Chicago time), carry Venus and the Midheaven on the index Sun, Saturn opposite the Moon, and Uranus on the Descendant trine the index Uranus; options a year later place Jupiter on the Descendant and the Moon on index Uranus. 

 

S&P 500 vs. S&P 500 futures biwheel. 

 

The E-mini contract of September 9, 1997 9:30 AM, forms five direct oppositions or conjunctions with the original index Sun, Mercury–Venus, Moon–Saturn, and Uranus, while its Pluto and Jupiter occupy the index angles. 

 

Reference:

Susan Abbott Gidel (2019) - Astrological Beauty of the S&P 500. 

Susan Abbott Gidel (2019) - Trading In Sync With Commodities: Introducing Astrology To Your Financial Toolbox . 

 

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S&P 500 Forecast 2026–2027

[ Gidel method: transits to the March 4, 1957 10:00 AM (ET) S&P 500 natal chart — Moon 16° Aries, horizon 4° Gemini/Sagittarius, Pisces Sun-Mercury-Venus stellium, Leo Pluto/Uranus. ]

2026 is weighted toward highs. The August eclipses—especially the August 28 (Fri) lunar eclipse on the natal Pisces stellium—form the clearest peak window, reinforced by the Jupiter-Saturn trine. Uranus approaching the natal horizon adds late-year sensitivity for trend exhaustion or institutional repositioning. 

 

2027 shifts the bias lower. Saturn's exact conjunction to the highly connected natal Moon at 16° Aries in mid-year is the dominant event and historically aligned with significant lows. Recovery becomes more likely after the June Uranus-Pluto trine and July Jupiter-Saturn trine, though the October Saturn-Uranus semi-square keeps risk of renewed volatility or secondary tops alive. 

 

Overall trajectory: elevated risk of a major high in second-half 2026, followed by a deeper corrective or consolidative phase centered on mid-2027, with structural change possible as Uranus fully engages the natal horizon. All turns require technical and fundamental confirmation.

 

See also:

TPR (2026) - Louise McWhirter’s Forecasting Theory: The US Stock Market Through 2028.

TPR (2026) - 2026 US Stock Market Forecast Based on Jack Gillen's Principles.

S&P 500 vs. Jupiter–Saturn Cycle | August–September 2026

Derived from M.A. Vukcevic's solar-activity formula linking heliocentric Jupiter–Saturn sidereal orbits to model the sunspot cycle, the concept applied below utilizes a proprietary harmonic to project S&P 500 market swings.

With no consistent polarity or directional bias, the blue Jupiter–Saturn curve inflects within a 3-to-12-day window; thus, swings exceeding six days are bisected (blue squares) to optimize short-term S&P 500 correlation. Previous examples [HERE].

August 2026 Eclipses: Financial Markets & Monetary Regimes | Margo Amala

The August 2026 eclipse season is a potentially significant period for markets, monetary systems, geopolitical developments, and political leadership. The August 12 (Wed) total solar eclipse at 20° Leo centers sovereignty, executive authority, leadership, and public power. It belongs to Saros 126, historically associated with recessions, financial dislocations, geopolitical shocks, and leadership transitions. The August 28 (Fri) Pisces lunar eclipse completes the current Pisces series, marking the culmination of a decades-long Pisces cycle and a transition away from themes of uncertainty, ambiguity, and systemic fluidity.

Leo-Pisces / Saros 126 Eclipses and Major Events, 1836 to 2026. 

The Leo–Pisces axis and Saros 126 repeatedly coincide with major political and financial turning points. In 1971, a Leo–Pisces eclipse sequence preceded the August 15 Nixon Shock, which ended dollar convertibility into gold and transformed the international monetary system. In 1980, the cycle coincided with Reagan's defeat of Carter and a major silver-market peak. In 1990, a Saros 126 eclipse occurred shortly before Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. In 1998, the Leo–Pisces transition coincided with the final phase of the dot-com boom. In 2008, Saros 126 preceded the Lehman Brothers collapse by approximately 45 days. Earlier monetary precedents include the 1836 Specie Circular, the 1893 Silver Purchase Act, and the 1931 sterling crisis preceding Britain's abandonment of the gold standard.

Partial Solar Eclipse (August 12, 2026) and Partial Lunar Eclipse (August 28, 2026) over New York.

Saros 126 has a reported historical correlation of approximately 75% with recessions occurring within two months of the eclipse. Equity-market behavior tends to show a two-stage pattern: relatively positive short-term performance followed by slower deterioration over subsequent months, consistent with a rolling recession or delayed structural repricing rather than an immediate collapse. Individual equities can experience corresponding leadership and valuation inflection points; Tesla, for example, is currently associated with a breakdown around a 20-week cycle low.

Eclipse Paths of Saros 126 from 1179 to 2459.

Precious metals occupy a central position in the historical pattern because major Leo–Pisces and Saros 126 periods repeatedly coincide with monetary-system transitions. The 1971 Nixon Shock is the principal precedent: the eclipse sequence coincided with a fundamental redefinition of money, monetary convertibility, and control of the global monetary system. Comparable historical episodes include the 1836, 1893, and 1931 monetary disruptions. Gold and silver are currently approaching or experiencing a 20-week cycle low, creating a technical timing point within the broader monetary-cycle pattern. The key issue is therefore not merely metal-price volatility but a potential reassessment of currency, monetary authority, and the role of hard assets.

August 12, 2026 Solar Eclipse Map of Path on earth.

 

Historical backtesting of Saros Series 126 and the 19-year Metonic cycle reveals a sharp decoupling between equity markets and underlying macroeconomic conditions:

► Recession Risks: Dating back to 1828, 75% of total eclipses in Saros Series 126 (8 of 12) preceded an economic recession within two months. This aligns with the Lunar Nodes shifting into the Aquarius-Leo axis—a movement historically correlated with business cycle troughs.
► Equity Trajectory: Following Metonic cycle eclipses, short-term equity performance is overwhelmingly bullish, boasting positive market returns 87.5% of the time at 1 month and 75% at 3 months. However, returns decay steadily to 50% at 6 months and 37.5% at 12 months, signaling a gradual market roll-off rather than an immediate crash.

The geopolitical expression is concentrated around sovereignty, resources, territorial control, and strategic chokepoints. Astrocartographic emphasis includes Greenland, associated with resources and energy; Spain, associated with immigration and political leadership; and the Strait of Hormuz, associated with Saturnian restriction, strategic blockage, and constrained movement. Mars in Cancer reinforces protectionism, defensive nationalism, territorial concerns, and emotionally charged public reactions.

 

The central historical analogy is 1971, when a Leo–Pisces eclipse sequence coincided with a fundamental monetary-regime change and a structural transformation in precious metals. August 2026 combines the same eclipse-axis symbolism with a Saros 126 recession signal, a 20-week precious-metals cycle low, heightened geopolitical constraints, and visible questions surrounding political and monetary authority. 

The principal risk is therefore a synchronized transition across equities, precious metals, currencies, leadership structures, and geopolitical power rather than an isolated eclipse-driven market move.

Reference:

Margo Amala & K.M. Garland (August 11, 2026) - August Eclipse Season & Market Rotation. (video)

 

 

One of August's most concentrated astro-timing windows.

The August 12 eclipse hits Greenland and cuts directly through Reykjavík, Iceland. Look out for major moves in Arctic geopolitics, climate impact, rare earth mining.

Profits and losses in the DJIA during the four phases of the Moon.

 

See also:

Fred Espenak (2012) - Eclipses and the Saros.

TPR (2026) - The S&P 500 versus the Speed of the True Lunar Node. 

TPR (2026) - Louise McWhirter’s Forecasting Theory: The US Stock Market Through 2028.

TPR (2026) - 2026 US Stock Market Forecast Based on Jack Gillen's Principles.

Gold Has Bottomed? What the Cycles Say | Branimir Vojcic

Shorter-term cycles indicate that Gold has formed an interim bottom. 

 

 

The composite line of the five dominant short- and medium-to-longer-term cycles (32, 79, 118, 194 and 1,181 trading days or 46.4, 114.5, 171 and 281 calendar days) projects an upcoming medium-term peak on September 11 (Fri), followed by the next trough on November 16 (Mon). 

However, the composite line of the two dominant long-term cycles (1,181 trading days or 4.687 years and 1,832 trading days or 7.27 years) suggests that Gold's correction will continue through late October 2028, followed by a rally extending into the end of November 2030.  

Reference:
Branimir Vojcic (August 11, 2026) - Has Gold Bottomed? (video)

 

The average of the three most similar historical Gold spikes suggests that this rally is

nearing a local top, followed by an undercut/retest of the previous lows in the fall.

De-Dollarized Payment Rails For African Continental Free Trade Area

On July 20, 2026, the governors of the Central Bank of Egypt and the Central Bank of Eswatini met in Cairo to discuss expanding banking cooperation, Egypt's experience with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), and the Pan-African Gold Bank initiative already underway with African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank, Cairo, Egypt).

PAPSS enables instant cross-border payments in local currencies through three core processes: instant payment, pre-funding and net settlement. Instant payments eliminate the need to convert into hard currencies and route funds outside Africa, while performing compliance, legal and sanctions checks in real time. This will save African nations an estimated $5 billion annually in Western bank transaction fees.

PAPSS, operated by Afreximbank together with the African Union (AU) and the AfCFTA Secretariat, had by then linked banks across a growing network. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which entered into force on May 30, 2019, and by mid-2026 had been ratified by 49 of 54 signatory states, is the continent-wide free-trade area covering a market of more than 1.4 billion people; PAPSS was developed specifically to support payments and settlement under it. 

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is the flagship project of the African Union's Agenda 2063. It creates a single market of more than 1.4 billion people across the 55 AU member states by liberalizing trade in goods and services, investment, intellectual property, competition, digital trade, and women and youth participation.

In July 2026 the Bank of Central African States joined PAPSS, bringing in the six CEMAC CFA-franc countries and raising the total to 28 nations served by more than 190 commercial banks and fintechs through 16 switches. 

Customer  payments move in local currencies: a payer instructs a bank,  PAPSS performs real-time validation, compliance, and sanctions checks,  and the beneficiary’s bank credits the recipient, typically in about  seven seconds against a 120-second design maximum. Because the credits  are irrevocable, direct participants pre-fund clearing accounts through  their national Real-Time Gross Settlement Systems (RTGS) while indirect  participants obtain liquidity through sponsorship. At 11:00 UTC each  day, PAPSS calculates the multilateral net position of every  participating central bank, settles the local-currency leg through the  central banks' RTGS systems, and sends any residual imbalance as a  hard-currency instruction to Afreximbank, which acts as settlement  agent. The residual step still uses dollars or other convertible  currencies, yet the front end largely bypasses external correspondent  chains and sharply reduces the volume of hard-currency settlement  required.

Separately, on December 29–30, 2025, the Central Bank of Egypt and Afreximbank signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a pan-African gold-bank program intended to formalize gold value chains, strengthen central-bank reserves, and reduce reliance on foreign refining and trading hubs. 

 

A feasibility study for an internationally accredited gold refinery, secure vaulting, and related financial services—potentially located in an Egyptian free-trade zone—was commissioned with McKinsey; by mid-2026 Afreximbank had signaled a $50–100 million commitment toward the refinery, with construction targeted for the end of 2026 and operations in 2027–28. The project remains at the planning stage.

 

From 2012–2022, industrial and semi-industrial gold mining operated in 26+ African countries, with output rising in most. Production nearly doubled in Mali and Burkina Faso and increased fivefold in Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), while declining elsewhere—most notably in South Africa (180 tons in 2011 to 84 tons in 2022). In 2022, Ghana led with 95.8 tons, followed by South Africa (84), Mali (66.2), and Burkina Faso (57.7).

Parallel developments are linking Africa more closely to Chinese and Hong Kong infrastructure. Afreximbank became a direct participant of China's Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) and Standard Bank the first African commercial bank to join the system; in June 2026, Standard Bank and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) were authorized as the Renminbi Clearing Bank of Africa, covering 19 countries. 

 

Hong Kong's Christopher Hui advanced gold-market memoranda with Laos and exploratory discussions with Ghana, while the Hong Kong Gold Exchange partnered with Alibaba-backed AGTech on a digital trading and clearing platform. Chinese gold imports reached roughly 163 tons in May and 173 tons in June 2026, against official People's Bank of China (PBOC) purchases of about 10 and 15 tons respectively; the difference is absorbed by commercial banks and private demand.

See also:

TPR (August 8, 2026) - The Slow Demise of France’s Enduring Colonial Currency System in Africa?

MFA of PRC (2023) - The US' Economic Hegemony: Looting and Exploitation.

Iran Appoints Ex-IRGC Commander Mohsen Rezaei to Head Security Council

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has appointed former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council on August 9, according to Iranian state media. Rezaei replaces Mohammad Bagher Zolqadr, who has been named an advisor to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

 

» Full compensation from the US for all damages

and the US withdrawing from the Persian Gulf. «

Iran goes hardline: offence, not defence.

 

Mohsen Rezaei, who commanded the IRGC for more than a decade, is a veteran military and political figure. His appointment places an experienced security official in a key role as Tehran manages its confrontation with Washington.

 

Ali Larijani held Rezaei's post until he was killed in an Israeli strike

 during the US-Israeli attacks on Iran earlier on March 16, 2026.  

The Supreme National Security Council plays a central role in coordinating Iran's national security policy and operates under the authority of the supreme leader. 

» The American presence in the Persian Gulf has been the primary cause of insecurity over the past 50 years. We will consider ending the war only after, first, we have received full compensation from the US for all damages. Second, we must obtain a 100% guarantee for the future, which is not possible without the US withdrawing from the Persian Gulf. «

Mohsen Rezaei, March 16, 2026.

Hamidreza Rajabzadeh was an Iranian religious singer who was kidnapped and had his heart ripped out of his chest while still alive. He was dismembered and parts of his body were sent to his family and workplace—the work of the U$raHell perverts who scream free Iran.

See also:
Nima R. Alkhorshid (August 10, 2026) - Iran's New Power Player: Who Is Mohsen Rezaei and What Does He Want? (video)

Alastair Crooke (August 10, 2026) - US Middle East Dominance is Ended. (video)

BofA Bull & Bear Indicator Hits 9.7—Extreme Greed Signals Sell

On August 5 (Wed), BofA's Hartnett Bull & Bear Indicator hit 9.7, up from 9.4 and its highest level since 2021—a strong contrarian sell signal for risk assets (banks, industrials, semis/tech). 

 

The indicator aggregates positioning (hedge funds and long-only managers), equity/bond flows, global equity breadth, and tight credit spreads. Historically, readings over 8 have preceded modest average equity declines of 2-3% over 1-3 months (around 60% hit rate), with occasional larger drawdowns, prompting BofA to recommend rotating toward defensives (stable, less cyclical sectors like consumer staples and often utilities/healthcare).

 

See also:

Namzes (August 8, 2026) - All Eyes on OpEx: Volatility Ready to Break Out.

TPR (August 6, 2026) - S&P 500 Hits New ATH as Smart Money Starts Bailing.

 

Goldman Sachs' Panic Index—a 2-year rolling percentile of equity-volatility metrics (VIX, skew, ATM IV, term structure)—collapsed from the 90th to 0th percentile in one week, reaching 1.03 in the 2024–26 chart. The plunge signals near-total exhaustion of downside-protection demand after early-2026 fear spikes, with options flows now call-heavy and rising volumes pointing to upside chasing rather than hedging. Yet extreme complacency has historically preceded both sustained rallies and abrupt volatility. Translation: There is no fear. 

Only the dotcom boom pushed US valuations higher.

 

There is a notable negative divergence between the NAAIM Index and the SPX,

similar to February 2025, which preceded a significant decline in the SPX.

COT: More Downside Ahead for DXY | Tom McClellan

The US Dollar Index (DXY) fell last week following coordinated US–Japan intervention in the yen. The drop pushed DXY back below the 100.50 support/resistance level, marking the move above that level as a failed breakout. 

Commercial traders of Dollar Index futures responded this week (per COT report data) by increasing their collective net short position. Looking back at other price tops on this chart, you may notice that when commercials do this—adding shorts after a downturn—there is a lot more downturn yet to come for the DXY.

 

Reference:

Tom McClellan (August 8, 2026) - COT: More Downside Ahead for DXY.

 

There is a dominant 8-year cycle in the movements of the Dollar Index (as well as in gold).

And every other 8-year top tends to be more significant (fatter arrows). 

VIX 80-Day Cycle Low Within Days & Volatility Ready to Break Out | Namzes

The VIX 80-day cycle low is expected within the next few days. August 5 marked day 68, which is slightly early but still within range. The 40-day cycle, shown in the bottom panel, reflects a 2:1 harmonic ratio relative to the 80-day cycle. August options expiration (OpEx, Friday, August 21) should be watched as a potential window for a volatility breakout. Volatility is likely to rise into October, where the next key low in the S&P 500 may form.

Top panel: VIX price + 80-day cycle. Middle: Seasonality/trend + dated cycle lows. Bottom: 40-day cycle oscillator.

The S&P 500's 20-week cycle low likely occurred on July 29 (Wed), with 7,313 now serving as a key daily pivot for any downside. As the VIX cycle approaches its low in the coming days, it is important to monitor the VIX term structure, which is currently reaching extreme contango levels, indicating that 30-day volatility is significantly lower than 3-month volatility. When this ratio approaches and clusters around 0.80, it signals market complacency and often precedes pullbacks in equities.

VIX/VIX3M ratio vs. S&P 500.

 

The VIX/VIX3M ratio, shown inverted in the lower panel for easier comparison against the S&P 500 (in gold), highlights these 0.80 readings. When combined with extreme dispersion and a rapidly declining put/call ratio this week, these conditions point to increasing volatility, which is expected to spike in the second half of August.

Reference:
Namzes (August 5 and 7) - Volatility Set to Ignite: Complacency Signals August Breakout.
 

See also:

Namzes (July 27, 2026) - 20-Week Hurst Cycle Low Due in SPX QQQ SOX SMH.
TPR (August 6, 2026) - S&P 500 Hits New ATH as Smart Money Starts Bailing.