Cosmic Cluster Days | May 2026

Heliocentric Cosmic Cluster Days (CCDs) do not exhibit a consistent polarity or directional bias in financial markets. The 'noise channel' functions as a signal filter, with its upper and lower bounds defined empirically. However, swing highs and lows that form within the noise channel may still correlate with short-term market trends and reversals.

 

Cosmic Cluster Days  |   Composite Line  |  Noise Channel

   

Apr 29 (Wed) | May 03 (Sun) | May 05 (Tue) | May 07 (Thu) | May 08 (Fri) | May 12 (Tue) | May 24 (Sun) | Jun 04 (Thu)

 

 For previous CCDs, click [HERE]. For background on the concept, click [HERE].

SoLunar Rhythm in May 2026.

 

Q2 2026 Turning Points in the Geocentric and Heliocentric Bradley Indices. 

  
See also: 

Jeffrey A. Hirsch (December 29, 2025) - 2026 Midterm Election Year Seasonal Patterns of US Indices.

Federal Funds Rates & Solar Activity: Projection through 2031 | Vladimir Belkin

The present study compares the serial years of the average solar cycle with the arithmetic mean values of the effective US Federal Funds Rate for the period 1955–2025. 

Serial Numbers of Solar Cycle years (1 to 13) and Federal Funds Rates (%) projected through 2031. 

 

[...] The correlation between the serial number of solar cycle years and average Fed rates is extremely strong, with coefficients reaching -0.999 during years 5–7 and 0.994 during years 1–5. The serial number for the year 2026 in the current Solar Cycle 25 is 7. [...] Consequently, the forecasted Fed rate for 2026 is [...] 3.052%. The forecasted Fed rate for 2027 is [...] 3.558%. 

 

[According to Belkin's methodology, the Fed rate should rise and peak in 2029 at around 5.5%.]

Reference:
Vladimir A. Belkin (January 1, 2026) -  Federal Funds Rates and Solar Activity (1955–2025): Evidence of a Very High Correlation.
[СТАВКИ ПО ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫМ ФОНДАМ И СОЛНЕЧНАЯ АКТИВНОСТЬ (1955-2025): ДОКАЗАТЕЛЬСТВО ОЧЕНЬ ВЫСОКОЙ КОРРЕЛЯЦИИ.] 

[Note: As of May 1, 2026, the Federal Reserve has set the target range for the federal funds rate at 3.50% to 3.75%., with the most recent daily effective federal funds rate (EFFR) recorded at 3.64%.]

Federal Funds Rate versus US Treasury 2-Year Yield: Does the Fed follow market rates—or lead them? 

See also:
 Vladimir A. Belkin (2014) - "Cosmic Cycles of Global Conjuncture" and Outlook into 2035. 

Vladimir A. Belkin (2024) - 2025-2027 Oil Price Decline Linked to Solar Cycle Activity.

Vladimir A. Belkin (2024) - Strong Inverse Correlation between Ap Index and Gold Price.

Aleksander Valkov (2025) - Helioeconomics: Solar Cycles as the Hidden Pacemaker of Global Economic Fluctuations.

Leonty Miroshnichenko (2023) - Kondratiev Waves Aligned with Solar Cycles.