JANUARY

The first day of the year will see the conjunction of Jupiter & Saturn in U.Ashadha nakshatra. This is very positive for the companies dealing in edible oils (Emami, ....). Venus will conjoin Sun in Sagittarius sign on 3rd. The stocks of FMCG (HUL, ITC) & Sugar (Balrampur, EID) will witness Bullish trend. Indices are likely to close upwards. With the advent of Mercury in Capricorn, the demand of Bullion will upsurge. The stocks of Textiles (Raymond) sector will also rise. Sun will conjoin Jupiter, Saturn & Mercury in Capricorn on 14th. Venus will enter P.Ashadha on same day. The stocks of Nifty, Sugar, White goods, Woolens & Turmeric will see rise in demand. Jupiter will set on 17th and will bring Bullishness in the market. Mars will enter Bharani on 22nd. Saturn will also conjoin Jupiter in Sravana. The demand of Gold, Silver, Wheat, Black Pepper & Crude will rise till 30th. Traders are suggested to book profit on 27th. The Bulls will get attracted towards Bank Nifty on 30th

FEBRUARY

Retrograde Mercury will set in the West on 2nd. This will infuse Bullish sentiments in the indices stocks. Retrograde Mercury will enter Capricorn on 4th, and conjoin with Sun, Jupiter, Venus & Saturn. This is very important day, as Venus will conjoin Sun, Jupiter & Saturn in Sravana nakshatra. Unexpected socio-political events will prompt the Bulls to buy the stocks of Banking, IT ,Chemical ( Aarti Industries, Asian Paints ) & Pharma sector companies. Sun will enter Dhanishta on 6th; metals, Gold and Silver will attract the Bulls. Stocks of steel, alcohol and affordable housing sector companies will also rise. Saturn will rise in the East on 9th and on 10th, retrograde Mercury will conjoin Jupiter, Venus & Saturn in Sravan nakshatra. This will create demand in the stocks of Crude oil, Steel, rice, metals & mining sector companies. Stock market is likely to behave volatile on 22nd, but Gold & Silver at MCX will show Bullish trend till the month-end.

MARCH

Since the beginning of the month, planetary placements will favour the Bulls. Gold, Silver and Copper (Hindustan Copper, Hindustan Zinc), IT (Infosys, Wipro), Automobiles (Maruti, Bajaj, Hero) will remain in demand. Traders should remain cautious from 4th to 7th as demand may reduce. Venus will conjoin Sun in Poorva Bhadrapad on 8th. This astral phenomenon will inculcate positive sentiments in the market. On 11th, Mercury will conjoin Venus & Sun in Aquarius sign. On this day, Mars will conjoin Rahu in Rohini. This implies bullish reaction. Sun in Pisces, will be aspected by it's enemy Saturn on 14th. This will reduce the supply; hence prices will rise i.e. the indices will move Northwards. On 16th, Venus will conjoin Sun in Pisces. Pisces is exalted sign of Venus. This will inspire the investors. On 31st, market will behave volatile; so the traders are advised to keep booking profit.

APRIL

Mars will enter Mrigasira on 2nd; Mercury will enter Uttra Bhadra on the same day. Sentiments are likely to be dull. Lack of enthusiasm amongst the Bulls will be noticed till 5th. The Bulls will take a sigh of relief on 6th, when Mercury will set in the East. Sun will enter Aswini nakshatra in Aries sign on 13th. Mars will also enter Gemini sign, and will form 6/8 relation with Saturn. Crude, Steel, Gas, Mining sector companies ( IGL, GujGas, Vedanta, MOIL& Gravita etc) will see upsurge in demand. Another Bullish signal will trigger, when Mercury will enter Taurus sign on 30th. Rice (Chaman lal, KRBL & LT foods), FMCG (HUL, Brittania & Nestle) and Banking stocks (HDFC, ICICI, SBI) and Asset management companies (HDFC AMC) stocks will remain in demand.

MAY

Venus will enter Krittika Nakshatra, and conjoin Mercury on 1st day of the month. Bullish tone will be noticed in commodities (cotton, gold, silver & rice). With the advent of Mars in Punarvasu, & Mercury in Mrigasira, Nifty stocks will show volatility. Traders are suggested to remain cautious. Venus will enter Mrigsira nakshatra and will conjoin Mercury on 23rd. Saturn in Capricorn will attain Retrograde motion. Increase in demand in jaggery, sugar, Crude and Gold will be noticed in MCX & NCDEX.Sun will enter Rohini and conjoin Rahu on 25th. Sentiments will turn sluggish and gloomy. Avoid making fresh long positions. Mercury, the chief planet of business & commerce, will assume Retrograde motion on the last day of the month. Indices will move Northwards, and bring cheers to the Bulls. Stocks of Banks, Insurance & Finance sector companies will remain in demand.

JUNE

Fiery planet Mars will enter its debilitated sign Cancer on 2nd, and will form samsaptak yoga with Saturn. Retrograde Mercury will enter Taurus, and conjoin with Rahu & Sun. Also, Retrograde Mercury will set in the West on 2nd. Copper ( Hindustan Copper ) and Crude oil companies will remain in demand. Mars will enter Pushya nakshatra on 7th. This will boost up demand of Gold and Copper in the Bullion market. Venus will enter Punarvasu on 14th. This will spread Bearish sentiments for FMCG (HUL, ITC, Marico, Dabur, Godrej Consumer) sector companies. Market is likely to remain in the grip of the Bears on 15th, due to conjunction of Sun with Venus in Gemini sign. Traders should remain cautious till 21st. Sun will enter Arudra nakshatra on 22nd. Venus & Mars will have aspect from Saturn. This astral position will encourage the Bulls to participate whole-heartedly. Indices can remain weak in the last week of the month.

JULY

Planetary placement will favour the Bulls till 5th. Equity as well as the futures, both types of markets, will witness energy amongst the traders. From 6th onwards, the balance will tilt towards the Bears till 10th. Prudent investors will get an opportunity to add quality stocks in their portfolio. Traders should avoid fresh buying till 12th. With the advent of Sun in Cancer sign on 16th, the Bulls will get activated. Holding positions till 17th will help the traders to book profits on 18th, as sentiments will turn negative from 19th. Mercury will conjoin Sun in Pushya nakshatra on 26th. This combination will get aspect from Saturn. Banking sector and Finance sector stocks will move Northwards.

AUGUST

Sun and Mercury, both, will enter Aslesha Nakshatra on 2nd. The stocks of Pharma, Banking and Logistics sector companies will see upsurge after initial volatility. Rahu will enter Rohini (1st pada) and Ketu will enter Anuradha (3rd pada) on 3rd. This will keep the sentiments positive in Nifty stocks till 7th. Venus will enter its debilitated sign Virgo on 11th. This will cause volatility followed by Bullishness in Silver. Rice & beverages companies can become favourite of the Bulls on 11th. Mercury will rise in the West on 15th; this astral phenomenon is likely to create negative sentiments in the market. Traders should remain careful, while trading intraday. Mercury will conjoin Venus on 26th in Virgo; this will help the Bulls. Indices' graph will see uptrend, after showing signs of volatility.

SEPTEMBER

Bearish trend in the stocks of Rice, FMCG & Sugar sector companies will be noticed till 4th. On 5th, Mars will conjoin Mercury in Virgo and Venus will enter own sign Libra. Due to aspect of Saturn on Venus in Libra, demand of Gold, Silver, textiles, Cotton, woollens and Sugar sector companies will increase. This Bullish trend is likely to continue till 13th. Retrograde Jupiter will conjoin Saturn in Capricorn sign on 14th. Traders should book profit in gainful positions as the Bullish trend will cease sooner than expected. Due to rise of Mercury in the West, the sentiments in the market can suddenly become Bearish. Prudent investors will get wonderful buying opportunities at lower rates in the stocks of Heavy Industries (Reliance), Beverages, Automobiles (Maruti, M&M) & Pharma (Dr Reddys, Apolo Hospitals, Divis) till the month-end. Buy on dips strategy will help the investors in the second half of the month.

OCTOBER

Retrograde Mercury will enter Virgo on 1st and will conjoin Sun & Mars. Demand will be seen in Silver, Turmeric, Cotton & Sugar. Indices will be controlled by the Bears on 2nd, but the Bulls will take over the stocks of Banks, Finance and Insurance sector companies on 3rd. Stocks related to Rice sector companies (KRBL, LT Foods, and Chaman Lal) will see upsurge in demand on 8th. Saturn will assume Direct motion on 11th, and inspire the Bulls to buy the stocks of metals, alcohol (UBL, Radico, United Spirits) oil, coal and petroleum sector companies. This Bullish trend is likely to continue till 17th. Jupiter & Mercury, both, will assume Direct motion on 18th. Mercury is conjoined with Mars, and Jupiter is conjoined with Saturn. Sudden change of direction can baffle the traders. Day-traders should remain vigilant & cautious. Venus will enter Sagittarius on 30th. Bullish trend in the stocks of IT, Software, textiles and FMCG sector companies will be seen.

NOVEMBER

On 2nd, Mercury will enter Libra, the sign of Commerce, and conjoins Sun & Mars. This combination will get aspect from Saturn. This will boost up demand in Banking stocks (HDFC, ICICI & SBI), Bank Nifty, FMCG, Textiles, Insurance (ICICI Lombard/Prudential, HDFC Life) and Finance sector companies (Bajaj finance, Muthoot finance). With the advent of Mercury in Visakha on 14th, stocks of Banks, Insurance & Finance sector companies will attract the Bulls. Traders should remain cautious from 20th to 23rd, as the trend is likely to remain Bearish. Mars will rise in the east on 29th, this energetic and fiery planet will put enthusiasm in the Bulls. Positive sentiments in the stocks of Sugar, Power, Energy and Industry sector companies will be noticed.

DECEMBER

On 1st, Venus will enter Uttara Ashadha, and Mercury will enter Jyeshta. FMCG stocks will see upsurge, where Bullion will have Bearish trend. On 2nd, Buyers' interest will be generated in the stocks of Garments & Textiles sector companies (Page, Alok , Welspun & Trident etc). On 4th, Mars will enter Scorpio & conjoin Mercury, Ketu & Sun. This will infuse Bullish sentiments in FMCG (HUL, Britannia, and ITC), Gold, Silver and Capital goods (CG, Voltas, and Havells) stocks. Nifty Bulls will be delighted on 8th, as Venus enters Capricorn. Venus will assume Retrograde motion on 19th, and will give another chance to smile to Nifty Bulls. Demand of Woollens and Garments stocks (Monte Carlo, Lux, and Dollar) will also rise. On 29th, planet of trade & commerce, Mercury will enter the Saturn-ruled sign Capricorn, and conjoin Venus. Increase in demand in Crude, Steel, Gas and Steel stocks will be noticed.

DISCLAIMER

These inferences are purely based on planetary conditions. Neither the editor/publisher, nor the author is responsible for any loss. These astrological inferences are neither an invitation nor a suggestion / recommendation to trade in the Stock Market. Consult the Registered Financial Advisor, before investing. The author may have invested in mentioned stocks