An excerpt from the Regulus Q4 2024 Financial Astrology Forecast on October 13, 2024.
Transcript edited for print.
Jupiter-Saturn alignments impact the markets and the economy in several ways. The potential impacts often include market volatility and corrections—not necessarily crashes, but corrections are common. We see shifts in market sentiment and changes in risk appetite by investors. There’s also government intervention, where central banks pivot in their policies. For instance, we recently saw the Fed lowering interest rates.
The Shift Toward Wealth Preservation and Contrarian Opportunities
There’s been a shift in focus toward value and wealth preservation. People want to lower their risk exposure, so investors focus on reducing risk while speculators look for contrarian opportunities.
The question is: where is the smart money moving? What assets are they targeting? Stocks, bonds, gold, Bitcoin? Speculators, in particular, often move proactively (before the herd mentality figures it out) into another asset class when they sense the stock market is overvalued and a correction is on the horizon.
Historical Correlations with Jupiter-Saturn Alignments
Historically, there’s a strong correlation between Jupiter-Saturn alignments and major economic events. For example, during the pre-Gulf War recession of 1990, the yield curve reset to zero earlier in the year, contributing to George Bush Sr.’s unexpected loss to Bill Clinton.
We’ve seen similar patterns with the pre-dot-com recession, where a conjunction followed the recession start, again preceded by a yield curve reset. The same happened before the Great Recession and during the COVID crisis in 2020. These alignments often coincide with periods of economic contraction and market volatility, with the yield curve resetting to zero either shortly before or after.
Capitalism’s “Tune-Ups” During Jupiter-Saturn Alignments
The ability to earn money, save it, and invest it into capital—essentially the foundation of capitalism—serves as a powerful motivator and an efficient allocator of resources, ultimately improving living standards. Capitalism, as a system, must be well-engineered, and Jupiter-Saturn alignments seem to act as a kind of periodic “tune-up.”
When these alignments occur, it’s like the system is being fine-tuned, corrected, or even re-engineered. This high-maintenance aspect of capitalism often leads to corrections, which are necessary for the system to remain functional. Essentially, these alignments help create new asset classes or economic structures to address the imbalances they reveal.
The Growing Disconnect Between Main Street and Wall Street
So when Jupiter Saturn alignments are coming into formation and everything is out of whack, we often see a disconnect between Main Street and Wall Street. And we’re seeing that now, highlighted by this K-shaped recovery. This “Bidenomic” recovery reflects polarization between wealth classes.
Wealth is increasingly concentrated among the elite, while the working class and even solidly middle-class professionals—those earning $50,000 to $150,000 a year—are struggling and becoming deleveraged. The Wall Street people are driving Ferraris while the Main Street people are shopping at the Dollar General, which, ironically, is closing stores due to the economic strain.
This polarization and economic volatility align with the Jupiter-Saturn square, which often attempts to correct these imbalances. When the system isn’t properly engineered, we see crony capitalism take hold. Sometime around 2021, the saw the beginning of the disconnect, with the privileged class thriving while lower-income and middle-class sectors face growing challenges.
Predictions for a Soft Landing
Interestingly, prediction markets, like PolyMarkets, are forecasting a “soft landing.” They’re not predicting a recession, at least for now. High-end markets, represented by luxury brands, continue to thrive. Wealthy investors remain insulated from economic volatility, allowing them to capitalize on opportunities even during turbulent times.
JP Morgan has even described the U.S. economy as achieving a soft landing, with strong performance by consumers and big companies. This has also been reinforced by Janet Yellen, recently stating on CNN that the U.S. has achieved a soft landing, avoiding the feared recession following the COVID-19 pandemic and high inflation rates—a scenario many economists once thought unlikely.
When we talk about a soft landing, the idea is that the Fed has carefully adjusted interest rates and monetary policy to fulfill its dual mandate: maintaining price stability to control inflation while ensuring full employment.
While the Fed aims to curb inflation through tightening measures to slow economic growth, it must proceed cautiously. If miscalculated, the perceived soft landing could instead spiral into a financial crisis.
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