Monday, April 13, 2026

Send the Kush | Jeremy Newberger

 » He knows how to make good deals. Send the Kush. «
 
 
 » He'll get little. The rest he'll steal. «
 
The Antichrist in the White House.

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The S&P 500 versus the Speed of the True Lunar Node

Financial markets correlate closely with the 4–14 day cycle of the retrograde–stationary–direct motion of the True Lunar Node (North Node). This cycle can be depicted by charting the Speed of the True Lunar Node against the S&P 500 (where "speed" refers to the geocentric motion in degrees of longitude per day).

S&P 500 (daily candles) vs True and Mean Lunar Node Speed, April to June 2026.

Expect reversals and short-term changes in trend when the True Lunar Nodal Speed (blue solid line in the chart above)

► equals the Mean Lunar Nodal Speed (red horizontal dashed line).
► is at 0 (blue horizontal dashed line). 
► reaches maximum and minimum extremes.
 
The absolute maximum of the True Lunar Nodal Speed is approximately +0.0015 degrees of geocentric longitude per day (brief direct motion); the absolute minimum is -0.1074 degrees per day (peak retrograde motion). 
 
Standstills (stations) of the True Lunar Node occur when its geocentric speed in longitude momentarily reaches zero, as it oscillates around its mean retrograde motion due to solar and planetary perturbations. The True Node is predominantly retrograde (negative speed, averaging –0.053°/day) but regularly slows, stations (speed = 0°/day), and briefly moves direct (positive speed, up to +0.0015°/day) for hours to days before resuming retrograde motion. These stations are most pronounced and prolonged near eclipse seasons (roughly every 173 days), when solar perturbations on the lunar orbit are strongest.

The S&P 500 versus the Speed of the True Lunar Node (solid blue line)
and the Speed of the Mean Lunar Node (blue dashed line), 2014 to 2016.
In addition to the phenomenon of eclipses, there is a period of approximately ±2 weeks around the equinoxes, when Earth crosses the ecliptic from south to north (spring) and vice versa (fall). During these intervals, geomagnetic activity tends to be relatively strong, though highly variable and unpredictable, as solar emissions impact both hemispheres in an unbalanced manner.
 The S&P 500 versus the Speed of the True Lunar Node (solid blue line), November 2015 to April 2016.
The physical wobbling and oscillation of the Moon in its orbit around Earth and the Sun are driven by square aspects and conjunctions in both longitude and declination relative to the Sun and Earth. Around solar and lunar eclipses, the lunar nodes undergo rapid transitions between direct motion (speed above zero), retrograde motion (below zero), and near-standstill phases (at or very close to zero), as indicated by the blue-shaded time frame. During these periods, financial markets commonly exhibit sentiment extremes and elevated volatility.
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 True Lunar Node. The lunar node begins wobbling about two weeks before the exact event and remains unstable until roughly one week afterward. When coupled with solar or lunar eclipses, the wobble effect can be extended. As the Sun approaches conjunction or opposition to the lunar node, its motion is nearly blocked (as indicated by the bluish shaded areas). These periods are potential crash windows in financial markets. 
 
The S&P 500 versus the Sun conjunct, opposite, and square (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°) to the True Lunar Node, 2011 to 2015.

The Moon's Nodal Wobble refers primarily to the retrograde precession of the lunar orbital nodes—the points where the Moon's orbit intersects the ecliptic plane. This line of nodes completes a full 360° cycle westward (retrograde) relative to the vernal equinox in approximately 18.613 years, at a mean rate of about 19.35° per year or 0.053° per day.

This Precession causes the Moon's maximum declination to vary between roughly ±18.3° (minor lunar standstill) and ±28.6° (major lunar standstill) over the cycle, influencing eclipse patterns, tidal extremes, and the apparent "wobble" in the Moon's orbital orientation as viewed from Earth. A secondary, shorter-term perturbation arises from solar gravitational effects, causing the True (osculating) Node to oscillate around the mean node by up to about ±1.5° with a dominant period of roughly 173 days.
The Moon's Extreme Declinations represent the annual instants of greatest northern (positive) and southern (negative) geocentric declination, which delineate the progression of the 18.613-year lunar standstill cycle. These events reach their peak values (±28.43°) during the major lunar standstill in 2025 and their minimum values (±18.33°) during the minor lunar standstill in 2034.
The Moon's Extreme Declinations and Standstill Cycle, 2025 to 2035.
These values reflect the combined effects of the Moon’s orbital inclination (≈5.15°) and the 18.613-year nodal precession relative to the ecliptic. During major standstill years the extremes approach the sum of the obliquity of the ecliptic (≈23.44°) plus the orbital inclination; during minor standstill years they approach the difference. The listed times mark the precise moments of zero declination rate of change (local extrema).
Eclipses occur when the Sun aligns closely with the lunar nodes (conjunction or opposition) near a new or full Moon, aligning the Sun, Earth, and Moon in three dimensions. Around these times—typically twice yearly in eclipse seasons separated by about 173 days—the True Node's geocentric motion slows markedly, often becoming stationary or briefly direct (positive speed) before resuming retrograde motion.

This "wobble" or instability in nodal speed reflects heightened perturbations when the Sun's gravitational influence on the Moon's orbital plane is strongest. The True Node may exhibit rapid fluctuations in direction and speed (retrograde-stationary-direct), magnifying energetic or disruptive effects in observational contexts. Mean nodes remain steadily retrograde but also decelerate noticeably.

The True Lunar Node moves retrograde (clockwise/westward) along
the ecliptic, completing a full 18.613-year cycle (6,793.39 days) at an
average speed of 19.35° per year, or just under 19 days per degree.

Equinoxes mark when the Sun crosses the celestial equator, aligning its apparent position with the intersection of the ecliptic and equator. The lunar nodes' alignment with equinox points modulates the Moon's Extreme Declinations and Standstill Cycles. When a node coincides near an equinox, it accentuates the 18.613-year nodal cycle's effects on lunar rising/setting azimuths and tidal variations. The True Node's oscillatory behavior can interact with these seasonal alignments, though without the pronounced speed reversal seen at eclipses. 
 
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Sunday, April 12, 2026

Solar System Geometry Forecast (April 10-19, 2026) | Frank Hoogerbeets

A convergence of planetary geometries, including Earth's conjunction with Mars and Neptune, is expected to produce heightened seismic activity from April 12 to 14 (Sun-Tue). The lunar peak on April 15 (Wed) is projected to generate temporal clustering of stronger earthquakes around April 16 (Thu), with potential magnitudes reaching 6–7. 
 
SSGI COMMON graph overview from April 10 to 19, 2026.
 
Subsequent planetary conjunctions from April 16 to 19 (Thu-Sun), notably Earth's alignment with Mars and Saturn, are anticipated to sustain continuous seismic unrest, potentially peaking around April 20 (Mon).

April 9 (Thu) 21:10:17, 2026 — Moon–Earth–Jupiter (0°)
April 10 (Fri) 00:00:00, 2026 — Venus–Saturn–Neptune (0°26'11")
April 11 (Sat) 11:55:30, 2026 — Mercury–Venus–Earth (90°)
 
April 12 (Sun) 09:10:04, 2026 — Venus–Earth–Neptune (135°)
April 12 (Sun) 18:05:55, 2026 — Earth–Moon–Saturn (45°)
April 12 (Sun) 18:07:38, 2026 — Venus–Earth–Saturn (135°)
 
April 13 (Mon) 05:23:27, 2026 — Earth–Mars–Neptune (0°)
April 13 (Mon) 12:15:09, 2026 — Earth–Moon–Jupiter (135°)
 
April 14 (Tue) 01:41:00, 2026 — Earth–Venus–Neptune (45°)
April 14 (Tue) 04:01:06, 2026 — Venus–Mercury–Neptune (90°)
April 14 (Tue) 09:32:32, 2026 — Venus–Mercury–Saturn (90°)
 
April 15 (Wed) 05:22:32, 2026 — Mercury–Venus–Neptune (90°)
April 15 (Wed) 15:16:39, 2026 — Earth–Moon–Mercury (0°)
April 15 (Wed) 18:45:22, 2026 — Earth–Moon–Neptune (0°)
April 15 (Wed) 22:09:21, 2026 — Earth–Moon–Mars (0°)
 
April 16 (Thu) 02:38:17, 2026 — Earth–Moon–Saturn (0°)
April 16 (Thu) 13:09:43, 2026 — Mercury–Mars–Saturn (0°)
 
April 17 (Fri) 01:58:58, 2026 — Earth–Mercury–Neptune (0°)
April 17 (Fri) 11:52:15, 2026 — Earth–Moon–Sun (New Moon) (0°)
April 17 (Fri) 17:15:53, 2026 — Mercury–Venus–Saturn (90°)
April 17 (Fri) 20:54:20, 2026 — Mercury–Venus–Mars (90°)
 
April 18 (Sat) 03:36:52, 2026 — Sun–Earth–Jupiter (90°)
April 18 (Sat) 12:32:49, 2026 — Mercury–Sun–Jupiter (0°)
 
April 19 (Sun) 00:00:00, 2026 — Venus–Saturn–Neptune (0°34'13")
April 19 (Sun) 04:41:57, 2026 — Earth–Moon–Saturn (45°)
April 19 (Sun) 06:44:49, 2026 — Earth–Moon–Venus (0°)
April 19 (Sun) 15:45:12, 2026 — Earth–Moon–Uranus (0°)
April 19 (Sun) 20:18:15, 2026 — Earth–Moon–Jupiter (45°)
April 19 (Sun) 22:37:14, 2026 — Earth–Mars–Saturn (0°)
 
Planetary positions and alignments for the interval April 12–14, 2026.
 
Frank Hoogerbeets' Solar System Geometry Survey (SSGEOS) operates on the hypothesis that specific geometric angles and alignments (0°, 45°, 90°, 135°, 180°) between planets, the Moon, and the Sun exert electromagnetic and gravitational stress on Earth’s tectonic plates to trigger major earthquakes. Its primary purpose is to provide a global earthquake forecasting system by identifying high-risk time windows through the Solar System Geometry Index (SSGI), a proprietary mathematical tool that monitors planetary conjunctions and lunar positions. The methodology treats the solar system as a massive electromagnetic generator where celestial bodies act as magnets and the Sun as an armature, creating harmonic resonances that destabilize Earth's crustal equilibrium.
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Friday, April 10, 2026

DJIA Up in 77.3% of April OpEx Weeks Since 1982 | Jeff Hirsch

April's monthly option expiration is generally bullish across the board, with respectable gains on the last day of the week, the entire week, and the week after. Since 1982, DJIA has advanced 28 times in 44 years on monthly expiration day, with an average gain of 0.20%. 
 
DJIA has risen in 34 of the past 44 April options-expiration weeks (next week), with an average gain of 1.00%. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ also show strong seasonality, averaging weekly gains of 0.77% and 0.76%. Losses in 2022, 2024, and 2025 have tempered the longer-term averages. 
 DJIA Up in 77.3% of April OpEx Weeks since 1982.
 
 
S&P 500 Up in 65.9% of April OpEx Weeks since 1982.

S&P 500 has a similar record, also with 28 advances and an average advance of 0.15% on monthly expiration day. Monthly expiration day was trending solidly bullish after four or five declines from 2014 to 2018, but took hits in the 2022 bear market, 2024, and in 2025 due to Liberation Day tariff uncertainty.

NASDAQ Up in 63.6% of April OpEx Weeks since 1982.
 
Monthly expiration week also has a bullish track record over the past 44 years. Average weekly gains are +1.00% for DJIA, +0.77% for S&P 500, and +0.76% for NASDAQ. The bullish bias of April monthly expiration also persists during the week after, although average gains have not been as strong, with selling pressure rising (from 2018 to 2022). However, strength has returned since 2023. NASDAQ jumped 6.73% in the week after in 2025.
► April seasonality strong: 2nd-best month for DJIA and S&P; 4th for NASDAQ.
► April 2026 started solidly (+0.52% DJIA, +1.98% NASDAQ) despite geopolitical tension, rising energy costs, April 15 tax deadline.
► Historically, early April outperformed—since 1994, strength shifted to second half.
► Post–April 15 stronger (especially NASDAQ, Russell 2000).
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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Bradley Cowan’s Lunar Cycle Projection Methodology Applied to the S&P 500

One of Bradley F. Cowan's methodologies for identifying cycles in financial markets and projecting future turning points employs synodic lunar periods (the time it takes the Moon to align with the Sun relative to the Earth). 

Major low in the S&P 500 (SPY/ES) on Monday, March 30 at 20:20 EDT (Hurst 20-week cycle low),
followed by one synodic lunar cycle projection (red arrow) extending to Wednesday, April 29 09:04. 
 
While the synodic lunar month averages 29.53058886 days (≈ 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, and 2.88 seconds), orbital eccentricity causes individual periods to vary from 29.26 to 29.80 days, a difference of up to 12 hours and 57 minutes. 
 
Synodic Lunar Periods for New York City in 2026 (EST/EDT). 
 
Cowan's technique anchors the start date and time of the synodic lunar cycle to a confirmed major market top or bottom, e.g. to the major low on Monday, March 30, 2026 at 20:20 EDT. Subsequent cycle projections are then generated at exact 360-degree intervals forward from that anchor to April 29 (Wed) 09:04, May 28 (Thu) 21:48, June 27 (Sat) 10:32, July 26 (Sun) 23:16, etc.
 
Anchored to the S&P's major low on Monday, March 30 at 20:20 EDT, the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 8th harmonics
of one synodic lunar cycle generate the blue summation or composite projection line to April 29 (Wed) 09:04.
 
Anchored to the S&P's major low on Monday, March 30 at 20:20 EDT, the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 8th harmonics of the
8.4-week cycle (2-lunar month or 59-day cycle) generate the blue composite projection line for April and May.
 
Anchored to the S&P's major low on Monday, March 30 at 20:20 EDT, the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 8th harmonics of the
 17-week cycle (= Intermediate Term Delta cycle = 4-lunar month or 118-day cycle = one third of the lunar year)
generate the blue composite projection line to July 26 (Sun) 23:16. The June 18 high should
be lower than the May 8 high, and the July 26 low should be lower than the March 30 low.
 
Bradley Cowan's synodic lunar cycle projections in stocks.
 
In his books "Four Dimensional Stock Market Structures and Cycles" (1993) and "Pentagonal Time Cycle Theory" (2009), Cowan further elaborates on this "anchored" lunar and planetary cycle projection methodology. However, unlike the highs and lows shown in the blue composite projection lines in the charts above, Cowan's methodology utilizes 45-degree synodic lunar cycle offsets (= 8th harmonic ≈ 3.6913 calendar days or 3 days, 16 hours, 35 minutes, and 28.3 seconds = April 03 (Fri) 12:55, April 07 (Tue) 05:31, April 10 (Fri) 22:06, etc.) to project potential turning points only rather than specific highs and lows, higher highs and higher lows, and lower highs and lower lows. 
 
Sidereal lunar cycle projections.
 
In 2021, Mario Moretti of "4X Other Way" presented anchored projections of future turning points using the 27.321661-day sidereal lunar period (≈ 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, and 11.5 seconds; the time it takes the Moon to orbit the Earth relative to the distant 'fixed' stellar background; to fixed stars such as Aldebaran, Altair, Deneb, Rigel, or Sirius). Now, should the lunar cycle be synodic or sidereal? Both cannot be simultaneously correct or exact—at best, only one of them works.
 
» Usually there will be an eclipse near the same degree of the zodiac once every 19 years [...] In this cycle the Sun makes a complete circuit of the sky and reaches the same Node at the same place on the ecliptic. This length of time is 6585.32 solar days, which is 48 years and 11.33 days. The shortest time required for the Sun to travel from and return to the same node is 346.6 solar days, an interval known as an Eclipse Year. [...]  Nineteen of the eclipse years contain 6585.4 days, which is precisely 223 synodic months. This is when the Nodes themselves become important in the predictions on the stock market. «

Tom McClellan observes that the 2026 price structure closely mirrors 2025, with the tightest alignment achieved by shifting the data 343 days to synchronize even minor fluctuations. This offset approximates the above mentioned Eclipse Year (346.62 days)—the interval required for the Sun to return to the same lunar node (the intersection of the Moon's orbit with the ecliptic). Because this draconic cycle is shorter than the solar year, it governs eclipse seasons, which recur about every 173 days and drift earlier each calendar year. The cycle is driven by the westward precession of the Moon’s orbital nodes, completing a full rotation roughly every 18.6 years and thereby defining the 346.62-day periodicity. However, intermediate- and longer-term analogs are generally unstable and break down at some point. If Tom McClellan’s "Stock Market Matching the Year Ago" analog continues to hold, it implies a sustained bullish trend into the summer of 2026. This conflicts not only with intermediate-term cycles but with typical seasonal weakness from May to October—especially in a presidential cycle’s second year. 
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Sunday, April 5, 2026

Easter Sunday: Full of I$raHell Massacres in Lebanon | Steve Sweeney

It has been a very bloody Easter Sunday here in Beirut, with a number of massacres reported across the country. IDF strikes on civilians, wiping out whole families, aiming for Christians. Next Sunday is Orthodox Easter; we can expect the same. 

Entire residential areas destroyed by I$raHell airstrikes in Tyre on April 5, 2026.
 
Since the early hours of Sunday morning, fighter jets have been roaring over the Lebanese capital. Several strikes have hit the southern suburbs—an area known as Dahieh—which has borne the brunt of Israeli attacks. Thick plumes of smoke could be seen rising from buildings struck in the air raids. 
 
Maronite Christians reciting the Lord’s Prayer amid rubble on Easter Sunday in 
their town of Alma al-Sha'ab, destroyed by I$raHell bombing on April 5, 2026.
I$raHell wiped out the village of Taybeh, in South Lebanon—a village that stood for over 7,000 years. Not a battlefield. Not a military base. Homes, people—young and old—erased today.

After facing no consequences for genocide and land grabs in Gaza, I$raHell is now seizing more land in southern Lebanon in pursuit of Greater I$raHell: another village in Maaraka was blown up today, people were murdered, and survivors driven out. 
On March 23, 2026, Finance Minister Smotrich publicly announced that I$raHell would begin expanding its borders into Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza as part of the Zionist's genocidal Greater I$raHell Project, adding, "There will be a lot of work for all of us."
Later in the afternoon, a deadly strike hit Jnah, a densely populated residential area where buildings are tightly packed together. The scenes unfolding there have been catastrophic. Emergency services, along with volunteers, are still working at the site, transporting the dead and wounded to the nearby Rafik Hariri University Hospital using makeshift stretchers.

» Next Sunday is Orthodox Easter; we can expect the same. «
  
I spoke with someone at the scene who said the area that was struck is home primarily to migrant workers—from Africa, India, and other countries. They described the devastation as unlike anything they had ever witnessed. This civilian building appears to have suffered significant casualties, with some estimates putting the death toll higher than the Lebanese Health Ministry’s preliminary report of four dead and many more wounded.
 

» Trump is a psychopath, and you can only imagine what they have on him—what kind of leverage or dirt they hold. But Iran is not going to back down. When those 10 days are over, if he begins to annihilate Iran’s key infrastructure, then everything in the Persian Gulf region will be annihilated. That will be the end of Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates. It will be over. Everything tied to the US presence in West Asia will collapse overnight. Of course, the Iraqis and the Yemenis will act. So if the US goes for all-out war, the Iranians will respond with all-out war, along with the Axis of Resistance. And who will be the biggest losers? Zionism. Trump. Netanyahu. Because the world will see who destroyed it. The world will see everything for what it is. «
Earlier that same morning, there was a mass exodus as people fled for their lives after Israeli forces warned they would target the town of Kfar Hatta in the Sidon District, north of the Zahrani River. This area had become a refuge for those who had already fled regions south of the Litani River following evacuation orders. As people tried desperately to escape, roads became gridlocked. At least seven people were reportedly killed in that strike—entire families, in some cases, wiped out. One of the victims is believed to have been an officer in the Lebanese army.

I$raHell is now looking for yet another genocide... Shimon Riklin during a Channel 14 panel with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, openly calls for the extermination of the Iranian people: "It's time for Israel to use a nuclear bomb against Iran. Or why not use a neutron bomb? It's better than nuclear bombs because it doesn't destroy buildings, but it kills people!" March 29, 2026. 
Southern Lebanon has come under heavy bombardment, and another strike was reported near Tyre District earlier in the day. Large plumes of smoke could be seen rising even from offshore.

All of this comes after Hezbollah claimed, in the early hours of Sunday morning, that it carried out a successful strike on an Israeli vessel approximately 68 nautical miles offshore. According to Hezbollah, the ship was preparing to launch attacks against Lebanon.

Using sea-launched cruise missiles, Hezbollah struck I$raHell's largest
 warship on April 5, 2026, as it was preparing more attacks on Lebanon.
 
Meanwhile, fighting continues. Israeli forces have struggled to maintain ground positions, while footage has emerged showing Hezbollah deploying FPV drones to destroy Israeli Merkava tanks—each valued between $3 million and $5 million. Reports from within Israel suggest growing unease, with some soldiers’ families voicing concerns over poor conditions and a lack of resources. Israeli military casualties on the battlefield are also increasing.

April 5, 2026 — People chant outside the US Embassy
in Tokyo: "Down with America! Down with Israel!"
 
An open letter has reportedly been sent to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz. At the same time, there appears to be a shift in Israel’s strategic position. Just last week, Defense Minister Katz stated that Israel planned to occupy territory up to the Litani River. However, Israeli media now report that this objective may have been scaled back to establishing a security zone extending six to eight kilometers into Lebanese territory.

"The United States President, due to entanglement in the Epstein case, is compelled to pursue in
line with the demands of the Mossad and the terrorist prime minister of the Zionist regime."
 
Members of the Iranian Jewish community inspect what is left of
their synagogue in Tehran after I$raHell bombed it. On Passover... 
 
Easter in besieged Iran: Armenian Christians assemble at the Holy Savior
cathedral in Isfahan to honor the sacrifice of Iranian Christian martyrs.
  
As fighter jets continue to roar overhead and bombardment persists, this remains a violent and tragic Easter Sunday in Lebanon—a war that shows no clear sign of ending.

 
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