Financial Weekly Horoscope for Week 19th December 2011

Weekly Financial Forecast For Week Starting 19th December 2011

In terms of astrological placement, following major positions are expected to play out this week:

Monday 19th December: Moon will be in Virgo
Tuesday 20th December: Moon will be in Libra
Wednesday 21st December: Moon will be in Libra
Thursday 22nd December: Moon will be in Scorpio
Friday 23rd December: Moon will be in Scorpio
Mars, a fire planet is the sign of Leo from 31st October 2011. There will be sudden moves on either sides of the market for currency as well as equity indices - this trend will continue for 6 months which is a rare exception for Mars on an astrological level [please note that the larger trend is down]

Mercury's retrograde motion has stopped and hence the volatility should start easing a bit now

The Sun has moved to the fire sign of Sagittarius whilst 22nd December will mark Winter Solastice. A brief Santa Rally expected on all indices for a couple of weeks, moving forward.

Forecast for Dow: The range for Dow now stands at 10400 to 12400. Sell On Rise remains a preferred option with some Call options as hedges

Forecast for FTSE: Range will be 4900-5650. Sell on Rise recommended. Positions should be taken with proper hedges [Please note that astrological indicators are not in favor of FTSE and during the time fiery Mars is in Leo, the planets are hinting at a target of sub-4000 within next 6-8 months on FTSE and the falls will actually accelerate after 4900 is breached on FTSE]

Forecast for Nifty: For Nifty, the range will be 4550 to 5408

Forecast for Euro-USD: Expect range bound movements between 1.29 and 1.38 during the week; Sell on Rise recommended [On a technical basis, now if the Euro-Dollar posts 2 consecutive closes below 1.3225, the next logical target will be 1.1825 which will not be attained in a hurry but this is significant information one should bear in mind]

Forecast for GBP-USD: Expect range bound movements between 1.52 and 1.61 during the week; Sell on Rise recommended

Forecast for USD-JPY: JPY may depreciate further vis a vis USD; Long positions closer to 75-76 can be profitable; Buy on Dips recommended

Forecast for USD-CHF: USD has grown tremendously last week with the rise in Dollar Index. Would recommend waiting for a suitable high and sell because a proportion of the rise will be retraced as a correction

Forecast for Gold: Gold is expected to remain range bound between 1525 and 1750; 'Sell on Rise' strategy is recommended. If the equities and other commodities witness a sell-off as expected, there may be a sudden mania for gold and it may try to go towards USD 2000. Since margin requirements have also increased, an appropriate strategy should be to build a long-short position pair via futures and then trail the position that is gaining. We would like to remind readers that current volatility is not healthy for traders and one should avoid playing with gold on the forex sites. Take positions with futures with your broker and ideally take a 3 months forward contract with some margin money to spare - eventual target for gold is 1450-1500 in the next 2 months.

Forecast for Silver: Silver is expected to fall back against a rising dollar and 'Sell on Rise' is the recommended strategy. Looking for silver to find a bottom around USD 22/25 levels within the next 5 to 8 weeks - no fresh buying should be initiated before that. For trading, as mentioned already, Sell on Rise is the preferred strategy for Silver.