Jan 19 – 23, 2026 - Stockastrologer - Financial Astrology

The S&P 500 lost 26 points last week. I was also expecting it to go higher.

Here is the expected breakdown for the week of January 19, 2026, to January 23, 2026.

A new monthly solar return chart is applicable from January 17 and will remain in effect until February 14, 2026. The month lord is Saturn, which occupies the fourth house in the sign Pisces. Saturn is conjunct Neptune and forms a sextile aspect with Uranus, Mars, and the Sun. It is, therefore, slightly favorable. Jupiter is exalted in the eighth house and aspects the Moon and Mercury in the second house. This is also a favorable setup for the stock markets. Mercury, Mars, and Venus are too close to the Sun, and therefore are combust. This is a negative feature. The critical planet, Mars, is exalted in Capricorn, and it forms a trine aspect with Uranus in the sixth house. This is a positive feature. Combining all of the above, I can say that the market may rise slightly this month.

Venus is the compressed Vimshottri dasha planet for January 17 – 20. Venus occupies the second house in the sign Capricorn and is conjunct the Sun. Venus, although a benefic planet, is weak. However, it forms a trine aspect with Uranus. As a result, the market may rise slightly in these days.

The next planet in the Vimshottri scheme is the Sun. Its period to govern is January 21. It also occupies the second house and makes a trine aspect with Uranus. This will also help the market rise slightly.

Moon is the next planet for the compressed Vimshootri scheme. The Moon is also in Capricorn, and it occupies the second house. It gets the blessings of Jupiter. Therefore, the period January 22 – 24 may also be favorable for the S&P 500.

Transits during this week:

The Sun is now transiting in Capricorn, a sign in which it gives good results. On Monday (Jan 19), the market is closed for the Martin Luther King holiday.

On Tuesday (Jan 20), Mars remains in Capricorn, and the Sun moves forward to Aquarius. It is therefore no longer combust. It also gets the blessing of exalted Jupiter. So, Tuesday may also be a slightly higher day for the markets.

Mercury now moves into Aquarius and is totally combust due to its proximity to the Sun. Wednesday (Jan 21) may therefore be a flat day.

On Thursday (January 22), Jupiter makes an opposition aspect with Mars. It remains exalted and retrograde. Thursday may be a slightly higher day.

Venus is transiting in Aquarius and is conjunct Pluto. It is now ahead of the Sun and is no longer combust. Friday (Jan 23) may therefore be a slightly higher day.

By combining the transit and CVD techniques, I have estimated the stock market’s daily behavior as follows.

Monday: Closed; Tuesday: Slightly higher; Wednesday: Flat; Thursday: Slightly higher; Friday: Slightly higher.

Overall, the S&P 500 is expected to move Higher this week.

Yearly Forecast for

2026: Chaotic, but end flat

My forecast for 2025 was correct. The S&P500 rose from 5800 to approximately 6800. My monthly forecast was right for many months and wrong for one or two. The monthly forecasts for 2026 are posted in the sidebar under the title "S&P500 Monthly Forecasts". Please note that I expect 2026 to be much more chaotic than 2025. Saturn and Mercury will fall and retrograde during the first quarter, followed by a conjunction of Mars and Saturn in the second quarter. Both Saturn and Mars will fall in the third quarter. Consequently, there can be a few corrections of the order of 8-10%, but the year could still end up flat for the S&P 500 due to the conjunction of Jupiter and Mars and the strength of Venus in the last quarter.
The picture above, depicts how the S&P 500 could behave in 2026, though I am not sure how much of it will actually come to pass. Still, it is worth keeping it in mind. This chart is based on monthly solar return charts, so there is only a single flat line for that month, but there may be significant volatility during that month. This chart shows that we may move up and down in 2026, but may end up unchanged. However, one needs to be careful during the periods Feb 17-March 16, July 17-Aug 16, and Oct 17-Dec 16, 2026. The S&P values shown in the chart are purely guesswork and assume that the value will be 7000 on January 17, 2026. I will correct the range with the real value of S&P 500 on 1/17/2026.

Monthly Forecast

Jan 17 - Feb 14: Slightly higher

Feb 15 - Mar 16: Lower

During the period (12/18/2025 - 01/16/2026), the U.S. stock market measured with S&P500 moved higher from 6720 to 6940. I was also expecting a higher month.

The market may go slightly higher during the period, January 17 to February 14. The critical planet, Mars is in Capricorn and occupies the second house along with Sun and Mercury This is a negative feature. The exalted Jupiter occupying the eighth house and aspects Saturn and Neptune. This setup is slightly favourable. Saturn in the sign Pisces occupies the fourth house and makes a sextile aspect with Uranus, Mars, Mercury and Venus. This is a positive feature. The month-lord Saturn occupies the fourth house along with Neptune. Combining the effects of all features, I think we may have a solar month that could end slightly higher.

The US stock market may go lower during the month (February 15, 2026 to March 16, 2026). Jupiter occupies the eleventh house in the sign Cancer and aspects Mercury in the seventh house. This is a highly favorable feature. The conjunction of Saturn and Neptune in the eighth house in the sign Aries. This is a highly unfavorable scenario. The Mars and Sun occupy the sixth house. The Sun forms a square aspect with Uranus. Considering everything together, I am of the opinion that this month can be a lower month for the U.S. stock market.