July 20 – 24, 2026 - Stockastrologer - Financial Astrology

Bitcoin remained almost unchanged last week. I was expecting it to go lower. This is a model that I am still testing. Please do not base your buying or selling decisions on it.

July 20 – July 24

Monday: Slightly higher; Tuesday: Slightly lower; Wednesday: Slightly lower; Thursday: Slightly higher; Friday: Slightly lower.

Overall, Bitcoin is expected to go slightly lower this week.

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Hello Sir, I live in Florida USA and I had been following your weekly, monthly and annual forecasts for the past several years. I really enjoyed charts of Stocks and all the related Informations that you have been posting on your web site. I noticed that recently you have updated your web site with annual graph for S&P 500, Gold and Bitcoin. And in addition to weekly general Stock Market Forecasts you also include Bitcoin now as well. Since Bitcoin is shaping to be an International Currency without borders, there is a growing interest and demand in its use. Being a speculative investment and highly volatile at times it attract a growing interest around the World. Bitcoin is being influenced by a lot of factors, being that of economic, policy changes, Dollar, Interest Rates, Precious Metals and even recent AI Investment Mania. I consider Bitcoin an Inflation Hedge, on par or even better than Gold. Since it can be mined as Gold is, there will only be 21 Million of Bitcoin Mined. Unlike Gold that can be mined continuosly. I suspect asteroid mining will come next for Rare Earths and Precious Metals. My question is, have you ever consider offering Bitcoin Market Timing and Forecast Service, by combining all the features you offer for free, plus extra like daily and nighthly trends and especially weekends, since Crypto Market operates 24 hours a day. It is always open, unlike the Stock Market, that is mostly opn during the day. All the important trading volumes are daily, and most of the impact has US Market, since that where the largest companies are being traded from. So I am forced to use and follow Bitcoin ETF which is BTC. IF I apply Technical Analysis to BTC, it allows me to se developing trends more clearly. But the weekends are the times when the sudden Market and World News change Bitcoin’s Direction. And people are being caught on the wrong side of trade for the weekly sessions. So weekends are actually very important periods for Bitcoin. I would not mind paying $20 a month for the Bitcoin Forecast Service, that can be updated weekly or biweekly if possible. Since weekend starts on Friday and ends early on Monday, so it makes 2 distinct trading periods for Bitcoin. Many times, the traders are either short or pile up early Monday Morning, before US Stock Market opens at 9:30am . By then it is already to late to join the rally or suffer the big pre market drops. I prefer to trade Short term Bitcoin ETF’s . There are many leveraged ones, either bull or bear side. But they are dangerous to hold over the weekend. So having the knowledge of the future price movements combined with Technical Analysis, would give a clearer picture of what to expect. Also if the price is reasonable, I would not mind to subscribe to Annual Service if available. I thank you for your time, and would love to hear your oppinion about all that, thanks again.

Raj

July 26, 2026 at 5:07 pm

Mark:
Thanks for follpwing my website continuously.
Regarding Bitcoin; yes I have recently included posting weekly and daily forecasts. As you said, it trades on the weekend also. I totally missed this point. It is for this reason you should not follow my forecasts for daily or weekly periods. But I am more confident about my monthly forecasts. I have just started these, and still testing how accurate my ideas are.
Just to give you a early hint, if the chart I put on for June-Dec 2026 turns out be correct, 2027 seems to be astronomical higher. If not, I will revist my theories.
Regarding the paid subscription, I have never contemplated about that. But we will see if I change my mind.
Good luck
Raj Chadha
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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 materialize. Still, it is worth keeping 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.

Monthly Forecast

Aug 20 - Sep 19: Lower

Sep 20 - Oct 19: Slightly lower

During the period (07/19/2026 - 08/19/2026), the U.S. stock market, as measured by the S&P500, moved higher from 7460 to 7700. I was expecting it to go lower.

Update – August 19, 2026: My original forecast called for a lower S&P 500 during July 19–August 19 and a higher market during August 19–September 19. The first forecast did not materialize as expected. After reviewing the two monthly solar-return charts, I now believe that some of the negative indications I assigned to the previous month may instead manifest during the August 19–September 19 period. I am therefore revising the outlook for the coming month from higher to lower or more cautious. The original forecast above has been retained for transparency.

The U.S. stock market is likely to be highly volatile during the next solar month (Aug, 20 2026, to Sep 19, 2026), with a downward bias. The ascendant is occupied by a fallen Mars, and the ascendant lord, Moon is also fallen. This setup is clearly negative. The closest major aspect is a opposition between between Saturn in Aries and Venus in Libra, which is the strongest sign for it. The next one is a trine between Mercury and fallen Saturn. Three planets, Mars, Saturn, and Moon are fallen in the chart, while two planets, Venus and the Sun occupy the signs they rule. This setup suggests that this month could be highly volatile. Taking all factors into account, the outlook appears negative. Therefore, the stock market may present challenges during this month.

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