The S&P 500 gained 90 points last week. I also expected it to remain in a range. However, the strength of the Moon in Taurus produced a better outcome than expected for the week.
Here is the expected breakdown for the week of July 13, 2026, to July 17, 2026.
The next planet in the Vimshottri scheme is Jupiter. Its term of office is July 09 – July 12. Jupiter occupies the sign Cancer in the twelfth house and is conjunct Mercury. Jupiter is a benefic planet, and it occupies an inauspicious house. This may cause the market to go sideways.
Saturn is the compressed Vimshottri dasha planet for July 13 – July 18. Saturn occupies the ninth house in the sign Aries in the monthly solar chart. Saturn is a malefic planet and gives poor results in this sign. The market may, therefore, move down a little during these days.
Transits during this week:
The Sun is now transiting Cancer, a sign of its friend. It conjuncts retrograde Mercury combusting it. On Monday (July 13), the Moon transits Cancer, and it forms a square aspect with Saturn in Aries. As a result, the stock market may end slightly lower on Monday.
On Tuesday (July 14), Mars transits in Gemini, a sign of its enemy, and it forms no close aspect with any planet. As a result, Tuesday may be a slightly higher day for the markets.
On Wednesday (July 15), Mercury transits in Cancer and is retrograde. It also forms a square aspect with weak Saturn. July 15 may therefore also be a slightly lower day.
On Thursday (July 16), Jupiter transits into Leo. It forms a sextile aspect with Uranus in Gemini and a trine aspect with Neptune. Thursday may, therefore, be a slightly higher day.
Venus is now in the sign Virgo, which is a sign of debilitation. Venus is a benefic planet, but it gives poor results in Virgo. It conjoins Moon and makes a square aspect with Uranus. July 17 may be a lower day in the stock market.
By combining the tranit and CVD techniques, I have estimated the stock market’s daily behavior as follows.
Monday: Slightly lower; Tuesday: Slightly higher; Wednesday: Slightly lower; Thursday: Slightly higher; Friday: Lower.