The S&P 500 gained 61 points last week. I was expecting it to go sideways.
Here is the expected breakdown for the week of August 18, 2025, to August 22, 2025.
Venus is the compressed Vimshottri dasha planet for August 13 – 17. Venus is a benefic planet, but it makes a square aspect with Mars and Ketu. It is fallen and retrograde. As a result, the market may go slightly higher in these days.
A new monthly solar return chart is applicable from August 19 and will stay effective until September 18, 2025. The month lord is Mars, which occupies the seventh house in the sign Libra. It rules the first house. It makes no adverse aspect, only a sextile aspect with Mercury in the sign Leo. This is a slightly positive feature. Jupiter is situated in the fourth house. It is exalted and has the company of two other benefic planets. This is a highly favorable setup for advancing the stock markets. The Sun is strong in Leo in the fifth house, which makes the third strong planet in the chart. The only unfavorable feature is the retrogradation of Saturn in its sign of fall, Aries. One weak planet cannot overcome the strength of three strong benefic planets. Combining all of the above, I can say that this month, therefore, appears quite bullish, and can end with a higher close.
The dasha planet for August 19 – 22 is Jupiter, which occupies the fourth house in its exalted sign, Cancer. It makes a conjunction with the Moon and Venus in the same house. All three planets are benefic planets. They are all strong and occupy a Central house. As a result, the market may go volatile and end higher during these days.
Transits during this week:
The Sun continues to transit Leo during this week. On Monday, the Moon transits through Gemini. The Moon makes no aspect with any planet. The stock market may advance slightly on Monday.
On Tuesday, Mars continues to transit in Libra. It also makes a square aspect with the Moon in the Cancer sign. So, Tuesday may be a slightly higher day for the markets.
Mercury is now in the middle of Leo and has become direct. It makes a sextile aspect with Mars in the third house. Wednesday may, therefore, also be a slightly higher day.
Jupiter continues its transit in its exalted sign, Cancer, and has been providing hope in the stock market. Venus has now crossed Jupiter. Thursday, therefore, may be a slightly higher day.
Venus is now transiting Cancer. Although everything looks good for Friday, the market may go slightly lower. It is because of the effect of Saturday. Saturn has now moved into Aries and has turned retrograde. It conjuncts retrograde Neptune. The conjunction aspect of two malefic planets can cause some harm to the markets on Friday.
By combining the transit and CVD techniques, I have estimated the daily behavior of the stock market to be as follows.
Monday: Slightly higher; Tuesday: Slightly higher; Wednesday: Higher; Thursday: Slightly higher; Friday: Slightly lower.