Market Update: July 12, 2026

The market action this week continued to follow the structure outlined in the July 5 update. Friday’s session ended almost precisely at the fifth one-eighth time square, dated July 12, in Figure A.

The price-time range extending from the March 30 low to the June 2 all-time high continues to unfold in its geometric form with remarkable precision. Both the time and price dimensions of this range have been divided into eight equal squares.

The Eight Price-Time Squares

Figure A. The March 30–June 2 price-time range divided into eight equal squares.

Mercury and Moon Combustion Cycles

Figure C shows the Mercury-Sun combustion cycle. Mercury is considered combust when its angular longitude distance from the Sun is within 10 degrees.

Mercury entered the combustion zone on July 6, the same date on which we identified the market top. It remains combust until July 21, a date that also agrees with several other timing projections.

The Moon, shown in Figure D, enters combustion on Monday, July 13, and exits on July 15. These dates also align with clusters produced by other timing cycles.

Both the entry into combustion and the exit from combustion can create important market pivot dates.

Figure C. Mercury enters combustion on July 6 and exits on July 21.

Figure D. The Moon enters combustion on July 13 and exits on July 15.

The July 13–16 Turn Window

At the completion of each geometric square, I look for clusters of astronomical events and independent timing phenomena that confirm the projected date. Several cycles are now converging around Monday, July 13.

This cluster suggests that July 13 could become a market turn date, with downward pressure continuing into approximately July 15 or July 16. Because of the number of independent cycles converging in this narrow period, the decline could be relatively sharp.

Astronomical and Timing Cluster

1. Mercury conjunct the Sun — July 12
2. Longitudinal-speed turn of the Moon’s North Node — July 11, shown in Figure B
3. Longitudinal-speed turn of Mercury — July 12, shown in Figure G
4. Moon perigee — July 13, shown in Figure F
5. Venus square Uranus — July 12
6. Lunar Time Cycle dates — July 11 and July 16, shown in Figure H

Figure B. The longitudinal-speed cycle of the Moon’s North Node identifies July 11 as a timing date.

Figure G. Mercury’s longitudinal-speed cycle reaches an important turn on July 12.

Figure F. The Moon reaches perigee on July 13.

Figure H. The Lunar Time Cycle projects dates of July 11 and July 16.

High-to-High Time Measurement

The time measurement between the June 15 high and the July 10 high is 25 days.

Adding this 25-day interval to the June 26 low projects July 21 as the next potential pivot-low date.

July 8–10 Range Projection

The July 22 projection is extremely close to the July 21 date produced by the 25-day pivot measurement and the Moon-longitude calculation.

June 26–July 6 Range Projection

This separate price-range calculation also projects July 22, adding further confirmation to the July 20–22 timing window.

Converting Pivot Prices into Day Cycles

Another method converts each pivot price into minutes and then divides that value by 1,440, the number of minutes in one day. The result produces a repeating day cycle that can be projected forward from the original pivot date.

June 2 High: 7,620

June 15 High: 7,577

June 26 Low: 7,294

July 6 High: 7,551

July 10 High: 7,580

July 10 Price-to-Longitude Projections

These calculations provide additional confirmation for the July 15–16 pivot window.

Summary of the Current Timing Structure

The strongest immediate timing cluster surrounds July 12–13, with several independent astronomical and geometric cycles suggesting a potential market turn. The working scenario is for weakness to develop from this area and continue into approximately July 15 or July 16.

The next major cluster appears between July 20 and July 22. July 21 is particularly important because it is independently projected by the 25-day pivot interval, the Moon-plus-155-degree calculation, the Mercury combustion exit, and the June 26 five-day price cycle. July 22 is confirmed by two separate square-root range calculations.

Finally, August 5 remains the completion date of the primary March 30–June 2 price-time square. Until that square is complete, each of these intermediate timing dates deserves close attention.