Financial markets correlate with the 4–14 day cycle of the retrograde–stationary–direct motion of the Lunar True Node (North Node). This cycle can be illustrated by charting the geocentric longitude and speed of the Node against, for example, the S&P 500 (where "speed" refers to geocentric motion in degrees of longitude per day).
The blue dotted diagonal is the longitude of Lunar Mean Node.
The blueish verticals indicate the changes in the motion of the Lunar True Node.
The blueish verticals indicate the changes in the motion of the Lunar True Node.
Approximately
every 86.5 days, a so-called “Moon Wobble” occurs when the Sun is
conjunct, opposite, or square (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°) to the Lunar Node.
The Node begins to wobble about two weeks before the exact alignment and
remains unstable until roughly one week afterward. When combined with
solar and lunar eclipses, this wobble effect may be extended.
As the Sun approaches conjunction and opposition with the True Lunar Node, its motion appears to slow significantly (as indicated by the bluish shaded areas). This period is considered a potential crash window in financial markets.
As the Sun approaches conjunction and opposition with the True Lunar Node, its motion appears to slow significantly (as indicated by the bluish shaded areas). This period is considered a potential crash window in financial markets.
The plane in which the Moon orbits the Earth is inclined at 5°09′ to the plane of the ecliptic, and this plane rotates slowly over a period of 18.61 years. Over this 18.61-year nodal cycle, the amplitude of the lunar declination gradually increases. The maximum monthly lunar declination north and south of the equator varies between 18°18′ and 28°36′. Maximum values of lunar declination occurred in 1969, 1987, 2006, 2025, and 2043, while minimum values occurred in 1978, 1997, September 2015, 2034, and 2053.
The plane of the lunar orbit precesses in space, completing one revolution in 6,798.3835 days, or 18.612958 years. The Lunar Node enters a new zodiac sign (30°) approximately every 1.551 years, or about 18.613 months. This corresponds to 1.55 years, 80.9 weeks, or 566.53 calendar days, which can be divided by eight to yield a 10.12-week cycle, equivalent to roughly 55 trading days.
