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WALL STREET, NEXT WEEK: MARCH 21
FINANCIAL ASTROLOGY FOR THE SUCCESSFUL INVESTOR AND TRADER

1. MARCH MARKETS
2. UP STARS/DOWN STARS
3. ASTRONUT
4. QUOTES
5. ON THE WEB
6. LETTERS
7. AFUND LETTERS

THE COSMOS AROUND FOMC WEEK
Saturday March 19 Mercury SR
Sunday March 20 Vernal Equinox
Monday March 21 Saturn SD
Tuesday March 22 Venus enters Aries
Friday March 25 Full Moon
Saturday March 26 Pluto SR
Hold onto your hats folks!

For most of FOMC week, beginning with Monday, the first trading day of Spring, we have issued a “trading diapers” advisory!
Will Alan use or discard the key words  “measured” and accommodative”? Given the astrology of Tuesday’s 2:15pm FOMC announcement time, I don't believe analysts will clearly understand and agree on what Alan is saying about the US economy and his monetary policy. If so, that is another negative (uncertainty) for this market.

U.S. consumer sentiment dipped in March, contrary to the expectations of many ivory tower economists. Why? The most recent Gallup Poll shows the majority of Americans remain pessimistic about the U.S. economy. Nearly half of respondents said the economy was doing "only fair," while 16% said they thought it was doing poorly. In contrast, only 3% rated it excellent. As to the future, half the respondents didn't see things getting better anytime soon.

Spring 2005 Investment Advisory:
BUYING THE APRIL TAX SEASON WILL NOT BE THE LOWEST STOCK PRICES OF 2005.


GUEST HYDE PARK SOAPBOX: Crumbling Infrastructure Erodes America's Quality of Life
“In all areas of modern life -- from transportation to security to pollution control to our drinking water -- our nation is struggling to meet the needs of its growing population. This is the key finding from the ‘2005 Report Card for America's Infrastructure,’ issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).”

TRADERS:      To date, we remain happily short for a better test of Dow 10500. However, given this week’s FOMC meeting and astrology, we will be nimble traders and would allow ourselves to be stopped out and reshort again, should bargain hunters prevail Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday.

INVESTORS:      We are ready, willing and able to buy any April seasonal tax rally. However, we are still waiting.

FACTOID: Fewer new mutual funds were launched last year than any other year going back more than a decade.

 
KEYDATES:        March 21, 22, 25
DJIA:                   10600 S1 10500 S2 10400 S3 10784 PIVOT
SPX:                    1200 PIVOT   
NASDAQ:           2000 SUPPORT?
XAU:                   95 PIVOT 100 R1 105 R2 113 R3

Market Marker Sentiment: First Bullish, then Bearish.
DON’T BUY AND HOLD: BE LIQUID WITH A BALANCED AND DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO!
2004 CLOSE:            DJIA 10784, SPX 1211 & NASDAQ 2175
DIJA:                         2 ~ FV 0 UV; 5 offer 4%+ Dividends.
While the internal Stock Market astrology is mixed, the external risk potential is high. Looking ahead, my question is whether 2006 will show less than 2% growth or be a classical recession?
PRESERVE CAPITAL: FOCUS ON PROTECTING AGAINST DOWNSIDE RISK.

2. Standard & Poor's has begun rebalancing its 500 index to make it better reflect the number of publicly traded shares of each company. For example, the weighting of Microsoft (MSFT) will decrease, because a large number of its shares are not available for trading, while ExxonMobil (XOM), the largest stock in the index, will have its weighting increased, because all its shares are publicly traded. Index funds have to buy and sell stocks to make their holdings match the new weightings. Wal-Mart (WMT) will feel the biggest impact. Its weighting will drop about 20%, and its S&P market capitalization will fall about $4 billion.
HW: Astrology is not the only reason that WMT is flirting with its annual Lows and we rated it “Under Perform” in 2005

We have recommend buying both of our March Stock of the Month picks Enzo (ENZ) and Treasury Inflation Protected Bonds (TIPS). This week, outside of special situations, and a possible second buy of ENZ should it drop to $14 due to overall (and not company specific) market conditions, we plan to wait at least until past Easter before putting substantially any more cash to work in the market.

3. It should have come as no surprise to WSNW readers, that the bottom is falling out of General Motors (GM), despite sporting the highest Dow dividend of 7%.  Friday we recommended short term traders buy it at 28 as a short hedge. Should GM force union concessions quickly, it will jump to $30+. However, this is not to say that we may not see GM much lower and attacking $25 later this year. Still, we upgraded GM from “Strong Trading Sell” to a more neutral (and volatile) “Trading Watch.”

Compare all this to the savvy marketing of BMW to King Mswati III. Swaziland's King Mswati III purchased new BMW sports cars for each of his 10 wives. FYI: The BBC also reported that he has asked parliament for $15 million to build a palace for each of his 10 spouses. However, the king also has three fiancées who will not benefit from the BMW fleet purchase.  Is it any wonder that Bayerische Motoren Werke [BMW], the world's second-largest luxury carmaker Fourth-Quarter Net Rose 30 Percent. It has also raising its dividend and buying back stock. Deutsche Bank raised BMW “buy'' from “`hold'' and Morgan Stanley reiterated its ``overweight'' recommendation on BMW.
HW:  I am not quite so bullish, but despite being a loyal American, would feel comfortable Buying BMW/Selling GM.

4. "Energy has been very cheap for a very long time. A litre of gasoline is cheaper than a bottle of sparkling mineral water. Low prices have been taken for granted."
Mike Wagstaff, chief executive, Aberdeen-based Venture Production
HW: Rather than agreeing with you that the damage to the economy from a high oil price is often exaggerated, I believe you are instead making an argument for owning black gold (oil) or blue gold (water) along with yellow gold.

“The higher level of growth that we're expecting may not be achievable. I am not excited about this market.''
Owen Burman, director of equities, Riggs Investment Advisors
HW: I agree with you that many more investors will soon realize that General Motor's forecast “may be saying to the world that the economy is slowing down.”

"It still looks like we haven't found a top [for oil] yet."
Tom Bentz, broker, BNP Paribas Commodity Futures
HW: True for oil, but this may not be true for stocks, i.e. a 2005 stock market top may already be history. 
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6. WRITER: Our call on Crude Oil is going to be BINGO! US Light Crude will test US Dollar 60.00+ in the near future.
HW: Yes, So far, so good.  However, short term, I believe $58.30 will hold, but I won’t fight the tape if I am wrong.

7. HERE WE TALK ABOUT AFUND CLIENT STOCKS.
On March 17, 2005 Surfnet Media Group (SFNM) became a new client. We are quite excited about both the short and long term prospects for this company. I recommend ALL WSNW readers research this stock for possible inclusion in their portfolio. 

READER: Do you know what is the first trade date for TNXT?
HW: November 13, 2003.
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In January 2005, TNXT became a client of Henry Weingarten as well as a client of a related entity THE SEASONED SPECULATOR. The initial contract was for 3 months for $10,500 with Target Publishing, Inc for a variety of investor and brokerage awareness services. Later 50,000 shares of TNXT were added to the contract for additional consulting services.
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