The S&P 500 lost 108 points last week. I also expected it to fall.
Here is the expected breakdown for the week of March 16, 2026, to March 20, 2026.
Venus is the compressed Vimshottri dasha planet for March 11 – March 15. Venus occupies the seventh house in the sign, Pisces. Pisces is Venus’s strongest dign. But it is conjunct Rahu. As a result, the market may go slightly higher during this period.
The next planet in the Vimshottri scheme is the Sun. Its term of office is March 16 – March 17. The Sun occupies the sixth house (badly placed) in the sign, Aquarius and is very weak. This may cause the market to go down.
Transits during this week:
The Sun is now transiting in Pisces, a sign of its friend, Jupiter. On Monday (March 16), the Moon transits in Aquarius and forms a square aspect with Uranus. The stock market may go lower on Monday.
On Tuesday (March 17), the Moon transits in Pisces and moves over Rahu, retrograde Mercury, and Mars. So, Tuesday may also be a lower day for the markets.
The planets that form the closest aspect on March 18 are Rahu and retrograde Mercury, which is fallen. Jupiter is exalted and makes a square aspect with Venus in Aries. March 18 may therefore also be a lower day.
On Thursday (March 19), an exalted Jupiter continues to form a close square aspect with Venus. The Moon is also conjunct Saturn in Aries. However, Jupiter forms a trine to Mars. Thursday may be slightly volatile and could end lower.
The trine aspect between Jupiter and Mars remains the closest. And the Moon comes close to Venus in Aries. Friday (March 20) may therefore be a higher day.
By combining the transit and CVD techniques, I have estimated the stock market’s daily behavior as follows.
Monday: Lower; Tuesday: Lower; Wednesday: Slightly lower; Thursday: Lower; Friday: Higher.