Market Update – July 26, 2026

Last week, Mercury left its combustion state on July 21, as shown in Figure C. That date coincided with a small pivotal bottom, followed by a market rally into July 22. Both July 21 and July 22 were discussed in our previous update, and the market responded as anticipated.

The July 20 square shown in Figure A represented an important point of change. July 24 was positioned midway between the July 20 square and the final square on July 28. Our current analysis identifies July 24 as a low pivot, with prices expected to advance through July 27 and July 28.

Figure E shows Mercury leaving retrograde motion and turning direct on July 24. The Lunar Time Cycle shown in Figure F identifies another important change on July 29.

The Squaring-of-the-Range Cycle

Figure A divides the March 30 to June 2 advance into a sequence of time squares. The July 20 date marked the beginning of the sixth square, while July 28 represents the seventh and final square in this particular sequence.

The July 24 low occurred almost exactly midway between the July 20 and July 28 squares. This midpoint relationship strengthens the interpretation that July 24 was a pivotal low and that the market should advance toward the July 28 square before encountering another change in direction.

Planetary Declination Crossovers

Four planetary pairs cross their respective declinations during the July 27–29 time window:

• Sun and Jupiter
• Sun and Mercury
• Mercury and Jupiter
• Venus and Saturn

The concentration of four declination crossovers within such a narrow period reinforces the importance of the July 27–29 market window.

Astronomical Timeline

July 24, 2026

• Mercury entered direct longitudinal motion.
• The latitude of the Moon changed.
• The latitude of the Sun changed.

July 25, 2026

• The Moon reached apogee, as shown in Figure D.

July 26, 2026

• Saturn turned retrograde.
• The longitudinal speed of the Moon changed.
• Pluto and the Sun formed an opposition.
• The Moon entered Capricorn.

July 27, 2026

• The longitudinal speed of the Moon’s Node changes, as shown in Figure B.

July 28, 2026

• The longitudinal speed of Jupiter changes.
• The longitudinal speed of Pluto changes.

July 29, 2026

• A major conjunction occurs between Jupiter and the Sun.
• A Full Moon occurs.
• The Moon enters Aquarius.
• The Lunar Time Cycle identifies an important change.

July 30, 2026

• The latitude of the Sun changes.
• The Moon and the Moon’s Node form a conjunction.

Moon’s Node Longitudinal Speed

The longitudinal speed of the Moon’s North Node changes on July 27. As shown in Figure B, this is another measurable astronomical change occurring within the projected July 27–29 market window.

Mercury Leaves Combustion

Mercury left its combustion state on July 21, as shown in Figure C. Combustion occurs when the longitudinal distance between the Sun and a planet is less than 10 degrees.

Mercury’s departure from combustion coincided with a small pivotal bottom, after which the market rallied into July 22. This provides another example of an astronomical change occurring near a market pivot.

Moon Apogee

The Moon reached apogee on July 25, as shown in Figure D. Apogee is the point at which the Moon reaches its greatest distance from Earth during its orbital cycle.

This event occurred one day after the July 24 pivotal low and immediately before the concentrated series of planetary changes projected for July 26–30.

Mercury Turns Direct

Mercury left retrograde motion and turned direct on July 24, as shown in Figure E. This change in longitudinal direction occurred at the projected July 24 market low.

Mercury’s change from retrograde to direct motion supports the interpretation that July 24 marked an important change in market direction. The resulting advance is projected to continue through July 27 and July 28.

The Lunar Time Cycle

The Lunar Time Cycle shown in Figure F was anchored from the June 2, 2026 all-time high. The cycle identifies July 29 as the next important date.

This projection agrees with the seventh square in Figure A, the Moon-longitude calculation discussed below, and the concentration of astronomical changes occurring on July 29.

Past Pivots Mapped onto the Square of Nine

Recent pivot dates between March 30 and July 15, 2026 were mapped onto the Square of Nine chart shown in Figure G.

Each pivot date is placed at the centre of the chart. As time spirals clockwise, we observe where future dates fall in relation to the cardinal cross and the 45-degree diagonals. Dates that land on the cardinal cross or one of the principal diagonals are frequently important.

The July 24 low contained a cluster of Square of Nine alignments. The anticipated July 28 high also contains a notable cluster, with additional alignments appearing on July 29.

Converting the Price Range into Planetary Degrees

June 26 Low to July 15 High

The 186-point range can be translated into 186 longitudinal degrees. Adding 186 degrees to the Moon’s longitude on July 15 projects an important change on July 29.

July 29 is also the end of the seventh square shown in Figure A, providing agreement between the price-range calculation, the Moon’s longitude and the squaring-of-the-range cycle.

We can also move the decimal one position to the left and convert 186 into approximately 19 degrees:

This projects a change on July 27 following the July 24 low.

Projecting Future Pivots from Earlier Pivots

Pivot dates can be measured from high to high. The calendar distance between those two highs can then be added to a low pivot located between them to project a future low.

The same process can be reversed by measuring from low to low and adding that calendar distance to an intervening high to project a future pivotal high.

First Projection

This calculation projects July 28 as a pivotal high.

Second Projection

This independent calculation also projects July 28 as a pivotal high.

Translating the All-Time High from Price into Time

The June 2 all-time high of 7,620 can be converted geometrically from price into time.

Treating 9.34 as a time measurement and repeating it six times produces approximately 56 days:

This creates a remarkable geometric relationship in which the price of the all-time high is translated into a future time projection. Once again, the calculation identifies July 28 as an important pivotal date.

The Daniel Code

The Daniel Code can also be interwoven into a geometric relationship with time. The principal numbers from the Book of Daniel are 1,290 days and 1,335 days. The difference between them is 45 days.

This calculation projected an important pivotal point on July 24. The market’s recent behaviour suggests that July 24 was a pivotal low.

Conclusion

The July 27–29 period contains an unusually strong concentration of independent market-cycle and astronomical evidence.

• The July 28 squaring-of-the-range date
• Square of Nine clusters on July 28 and July 29
• Two independent pivot-spacing calculations projecting July 28
• The conversion of the June 2 all-time high from price into time
• The 186-point Moon-longitude projection to July 29
• The heliocentric Venus projection to July 27
• Four planetary declination crossovers
• Changes in the longitudinal speeds of the Moon’s Node, Jupiter and Pluto
• The Jupiter–Sun conjunction and Full Moon on July 29
• The Lunar Time Cycle change on July 29

Taken together, these methods suggest that the July 24 low should be followed by an advance through July 27 and July 28. July 28 is expected to become an important high-pivot area, while July 29 is likely to mark the beginning of another change in direction.

Our present expectation is for the market to rally through July 28 and then turn lower around July 29, with weakness potentially continuing for the remainder of the week.

As always, projected dates identify potential changes in market direction. Price action should be carefully observed as each time window arrives.