The S&P 500 gained 24 points last week. I expected it to do better than that.
Here is the expected breakdown for the week of February 02, 2026, to February 06, 2026.
Jupiter is the compressed Vimshottri dasha planet for January 31 – February 03. Jupiter occupies the eighth house in the sign Cancer and aspects Mars and Mercury. Jupiter is exalted and is retrograde. As a result, the market may rise in these days.
The next planet in the Vimshottri scheme is Saturn. Its term of office is February 04 – 08. Saturn occupies the fourth house in the sign Pisces and is conjuct Neptuen. It also forms sextile aspects with five planets. This will cause extreme volatility, which may cause the market to fall slightly.
Transits during this week:
The Sun is now transiting in Aquarius, a sign in which it gives poor results. On Monday (Feb 02), the Moon transits in Leo opposite to the Sun, Venus, and Mercury. The stock market may decline on Monday.
On Tuesday (Feb 03), Mars transits in Aquarius, where the Sun, Mercury, and Venus are already present. Mars makes no close aspect, but the Moon crosses Ketu. So, Tuesday may also be a lower day for the markets.
Mercury now transits in Aquarius and is no longer combust due to its proximity to the Sun. Also, it conjuncts friendly Venus. But Mercury makes a square aspect with Uranus. Wednesday (Feb 04) may therefore be a lower day.
On Thursday (Feb 05), Jupiter, while being retrograde and exalted, forms no aspect. Thursday may be a slightly higher day.
Venus is transiting in Aquarius and is conjunct friendly Mercury. It is now ahead of the Sun and is no longer combust. However, like Mercury, Venus also forms a square aspect with Uranus. Friday (Feb 06) may therefore be a lower day.
By combining the transit and CVD techniques, I have estimated the stock market’s daily behavior as follows.
Monday: Slightly lower; Tuesday: Slightly lower; Wednesday: Slightly lower; Thursday: Slightly lower; Friday: Slightly higher.