June 15 – 19, 2026 - Stockastrologer - Financial Astrology

The S&P 500 gained 48 points last week. I expected it to remain flat. My daily forecast was better than before. I was off only on Friday.

Here is the expected breakdown for the week of June 15, 2026, to June 19, 2026.

Sun was the compressed Vimshottri dasha planet for June 13 – June 14. It occupied the fourth house. Since these days fall on the weekend, it may affect the markets on Monday, June 15.

The next planet in the Vimshottri scheme is the Moon. Its term of office is June 15 – June 16. Moon occupies the sign Gemini in the fifth house and forms a sextile aspect with Venus. Moon is a benefic planet, and it occupies the benefic house. This may cause the market to go higher.

A new monthly solar return chart will be applicable from June 18 to July 18, 2026. The description of the monthly chart is given on the front page. Visitors interested in the details can look at the front page, the Monthly Forecast section, and Read More… Here I describe only the shorter periods.

The next planet in the Vimshottri scheme is Mercury. Its term of office is June 18 – June 20. Mercury occupies the sign Cancer in the twelfth house and makes a conjunction with Jupiter. Mercury is a neutral planet, but with Jupiter it becomes a benefic planet. This may cause the market to go higher.

Transits during this week:

The Sun is now transiting Gemini, a sign of its friend. It makes no aspect with any planet. On Monday (June 15), the Moon transits Cancer, and it forms a square aspect with Neptune. As a result, the stock market may end slightly lower on Monday.

On Tuesday (June 16), Mars transits in Taurus, a sign of its enemy, and it forms a sextile aspect with Mercury. As a result, Tuesday may be flat for the markets.

On Wednesday (June 17), Mercury transits in Cancer. It makes a sextile aspect with Mars in Taurus. June 17 may therefore also be a flat day or an undecided day.

On Thursday (June 18), exalted Jupiter continues to advance in Cancer, but is unable to make any close aspect. Thursday may, therefore, be a slightly higher day as Jupiter, a benefic planet, is quite strong.

Venus has now moved into Leo, a sign of its enemy, the Sun. Venus is a benefic planet, but gives poor results in Leo. It fortunately makes a trine aspect with Neptune, and a sextile aspect with Uranus. Friday (June 19) may therefore be a slightly higher day in the US stock market.

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

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

Overall, the S&P 500 is expected to end FLAT or move slightly higher this week.

Disclaimer: These forecasts reflect the author’s opinions and are not investment advice. All investing involves risk, and readers are responsible for their own investment decisions.

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

May 18 - June 17: Slightly higher

June 18 - July 17: Sideways/Flat

During the period (04/17/2026 - 05/17/2026), the U.S. stock market, as measured by the S&P500, moved higher from 7020 to 7400. I was also expecting a slightly higher month.

The market may go slightly higher during the period, May 18 to June 17. The exalted Jupiter occupies the sixth house very close to the ascendant degree. This setup is favorable. Saturn in the sign Aries occupies the third house and is no longer close to Mars or Neptune. This is a slightly unfavorable situation. Mercury is strong in the sign Gemini and is conjunct Uranus. This is a positive feature. Moon in the sign Gemini occupies the fifth house. Combining the effects of all features, I think we may have a solar month that is volatile but ends slightly higher.

The US stock market may go sideways during the month (Jun 18, 2026, to Jul 18, 2026). Venus is the planet that is close to the ascendant degree and it is the sign, Leo, a sign of its enemy, Sun. This is an unfavorable feature. Neptune is another planet on the ascendant degree. It occupies the ninth house. This is a favorable setup. The closest aspect between the two planets is the trine aspect between fallen Saturn and Moon in Leo. This scenario cannot be taken as favorable. Considering everything together, I think this month could be flat or slightly higher for the US stock market.