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BY DIlIlUTH MILLEIl
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THE SOLAR GUIDANCE SYSTEM

by
Dr. Ruth Miller and Ian Williams

RlITH MILLER - PO BOX 446 - MARTINSVILLE,

TEL. 217-382-4176

XL.62442- USA

The assumption should not be made that past performance

or results will equal or guarantee future results.No profits
can be guaranteed and no assurance is made against sustaining
future losses. Futures trading involves considerable risk and should
only be attempted by those in the proper financial condition who are
able to assume the inherent risk involved.

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1995, Dr Ruth Miller

Ian Williams
Box 446 Martinsville, IL. 62442

Printed in the United States of America

MANY THANKS

To Libby Miller, my grand-daughter,

who designed

our book cover

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
SOLAR SYSTEM
Celestial Sphere
Zodiac Map
EPHEMERIS SECTION
Computing

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SVPs in Quadrants 1, 2 and 3
SVPs in Quadrant 4
SNAPP INDICATOR (SI)
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Cyclic SVP Behavior Patterns

November and May Bean Contracts
.ANAL YTICAl,

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THE SUN DEGREE SHEET

THE SQUARE OF NINE

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1994 NOVEMBER BEANS ANAL YZED

Summary of Targets and Achievements
AVERAGES, SWING CHARTS AND SQUARE OF NINE
1994 Bean Data
1994 November Soybean Swing and Bar Charts

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APPENDIX.
Data Collection Sheets
Square of Nine
Sun Degree Sheet
C.O.T. Report -Sources of Data
1. Twentymen and\or Genesis Financial Data Service
BIBLIOGRAPHY

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INTRODUCTION

Briefly, this is my background. I am a retired Home Economics

Professor from Indiana State University. Previous to my 25 years at lSD, I
taught 14 years in the community high schools. My undergraduate and
graduate degrees are from ISD. My Doctorate is from Purdue. I refer to
myself as an early and late" bloomer" as I received my BS degree while still
19, my Doctorate was not completed until 1969 at age 48.
The summer months of my early childhood were spent in various
hospitals to correct a serious burn suffered when 10 months old. My
severely burned hands required many skin grafts. I am most fortunate that
this physical handicap is not very noticeable except in some physical
activities.
My invalid grandfather taught me to read all the books in the house by
age five. He instilled in me the desire to learn, and I shall be a professional
student the rest of my life. I can't possibly live long enough to pursue all the
things that interest me.
My first husband of31 years died of lung cancer in 1976. He was a
teacher and school administrator. He was also a weekend farmer, and this
part of our life exposed us to the futures market. He hedged our com and
beans. To say that I became mildly interested in the markets is an
understatement. I became addicted.
I am still a part of the farm operation. My son, brother in law, and I
formed a farm corporation after my husband's death. Getting the crops sold
at the right time is just as important as producing a good crop.
Three years after John's death, and after 39 years in the classroom, I
realized I was "burned out" on teaching. I planned to retire and get my
commodity broker's license. I was just ready to take my exam when I met
and married my second husband. I gave up the broker's license for a
marriage license, but not the interest in the markets. We would be living in
Florida for six months and Illinois six months.
Do you believe in miracles? I certainly do. In the park in Florida
where we lived, I met a young man who was also interested in commodities.
His father was trading in sugar when sugar sky-rocketed. We spent many
hours pouring over charts, sharing our information, and reading materials.

Joe attended a seminar in Orlando that was conducted by an astrologer. On

his return, Joe convinced me that astrology held the key to the markets.
I spent the summer in self-study. All of my friends thought that the study of
astrology was off limits, so to speak. I didn't know enough to contact a
society and eagerly waited for my return to Florida so that I could converse
with Joe. I am forever indebted to Joe, for without his help I would never
have become interested in astrology. Consequently, I would not have
prepared a com trading manual, or written this present book.
Miracle Number Two. About ten years ago, a mend gave me a set of
the Earl Nightingale tapes. I played these 10 tapes over and over. I became
hypnotized with the possibilities. The SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND theory
had me convinced that it was worth a try. There were also rules to be
developed for achieving you goal. I wrote mine as was directed. I kept it in
front of me, and made it a part of my life. My goal was not to earn money,

become beautiful, start a new occupation, or travel to parts unknown -- but it

was this: To unlock the secret of successful soybean trading.
I bought the daily price records of corn, wheat, and beans starting
from 1971 on. I made charts and more charts. I made daily, weekly,
monthly, and yearly charts. I bought books, the Gann Commodity course,
attended seminars, and lived and dreamed the commodity world. I drew 26,
30,45, 60, and 90 degree angles. I found some interesting facts, but only
partial answers. My finding did not come in one glorious vision, but rather
small bits and pieces.
I am indebted to the person who shared the article written about
W. D. Gann and his wheat trading in 1906. Gann knew that wheat would
go off the board at $1 .20. Little did they know that this information would
open up a whole new world for traders some 80 years later.
Larry Pesavento has been a long time family friend. One day I sent
him a memo telling him that October bean oil would trade at 13.80 on
September 15. This was in the middle of the summer. He taped the note to
his computer screen, and waited. When my predicted price was confirmed,
Larry was on a plane from California immediately. Surprise! Surprise!
Larry became my first astrology student Larry became convinced that
astrology could be used to trade the markets profitably. He now publishes a
monthly newsletter, called ASTRO-CYCLES. He has authored 3 books that
incorporates astrological timing and is a Fibonacci expert
In the meantime I had started to research 20 years of corn data
astrologicaJlly, and had found certain planetary aspects had a short tenn

effect on the market. Combining this knowledge with some ofW. D. Gann's
work gave me an advantage any trader would be envious of.
When I told Larry that I would like to publish this information, he
offered to help me. As an unheard of in the commodity world, I appreciated
this very much. In the summer of 1989, I wrote the Ruth Miller Method of
Trading Com Manual. In September 1989, we held the seminar in Chicago
where I presented my trading system.
Many copies have been sold all over the world. In 1990, a young
Englishman, named Ian Williams, purchased the corn manual and entered
my life.
After studying the manual for several months he saw some additional
possibilities using astrological concepts in the market place. Ian had spent
many years researching and trading the markets. During this period he had
been through the school of hard knocks by allowing others to trade his
account when he could not devote enough time to trading. He vowed never
to let anyone trade his money again.
During our many daily telephone conversations we discussed certain
new ideas that might bring about new trading opportunities. Ian was
researching full time at this poin~ and slowly but surely the pieces of the
puzzle began to fall in place.
While researching full time, Ian became interested in gambling as a
way of adding to his income. After much searching and correspondence he
found a retired gentleman who was rather adept at playing roulette. Adept
was an understatement!! This man could beat the casino on every game of
roulette he played. He had never lost a game in 8 years of daily visits.
After much correspondence, the old gentleman became interested in Ian as
he displayed a business sense to winning at gambling, so in late 1990 he
decided to teach Ian all he could about the game. Ian was shocked at what
he learned from the gentleman. Every roulette wheel in the world had a
design flaw that gave him a 10% advantage over the casino. Ian agreed after
a few minutes study that the person who had designed the wheel, had left a
flaw. Ian was taught everything he needed to know about roulette, money
management and playing etiquette. While researching the markets full time,
he would venture into the casino during his spare time and win enough to
keep body and soul together.
During the summer of 1990, I had to place my husband, Kenneth, in a
nursing home due to Alzheimer's Disease, and now had more time to devote
to extensive research.

In early 1992, Ian came from England to spend some time with me. It
was during this period that we made what we believe to be one of the
greatest market discoveries of the century even Gann would have been
proud of us.
We had been researching for 5 days when during a lull in our work I
showed Ian a small drawing of something I had been experimenting with,
Ian studied this for several minutes and suggested a different approach.
With this new suggestion in mind, we began to work. By the early hours of
the morning, we knew we were on to something good, but at the time we
didn't know how good, During the following weeks, we researched 21 years
of soybean data and found that our work had never failed. We were elated.
We needed one more clue to aid us in our trading decisions. Ian returned to
England, and we both continued our search for the final link to finish the
goal I had set out for myself many years earlier, this goal was To unlock the
secret of successful soybean trading. Many months later, 7 to be exact, Ian
phoned at 4:00 am to tell me he had found what we were looking for.
(Hallelujah --We can all get some sleep now.)
He immediately booked another plane ticket, and in October 1992,
Ian came to stay for 6 weeks. During his stay we decided to put this project
on hold as we did not want to rush into making any decisions that we might
regret later. Given the right opportunity, millions of dollars will be made
with our new discovery.
It was during this time period that we researched and published our
book, PRACTICAL ASTRO-A GliDE TO PROFITABLE TRADING,
which deals with the astrological analysis that we use in our daily trading
decisions. All of the people who have purchased this book should have
made a reasonable profit as our O.B.E. Indicator performed up to its usual
high standard.
We were both undecided whether to publish our new material;
however, without sharing ideas we would not have reached the stage that we
have so far in our work. Use our work prudently, experiment, be
unconventional, and you to may find "the pot of gold at the end of the
rainbow".

Ruth Miller, April 1995

TIIE SOLAR SYSTEM

As the title of our book indicates the basis of our work is centered upon the
movement of the Sun in the solar system. The solar system consists of the Sun at
the center of the universe. Orbiting the Sun are various planets including our own
earth.
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Llewellyn George which shows our solar system and the various planetary orbits.

THE PLANETS

A planet is classified as a heavenly body which circles the sun. There are
nine known major planets in the solar system. These are Mercury, Venus, Earth,
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The Sun and moon are not
classed as planets, but are called "luminaries". However; in astrology, both are
considered planets. All planets move in the same counter clockwise direction
around the Sun. Some of the planetary orbits are more circular than others.

Night and day is derived from the fact that approximately every twenty four
hours the earth rotates on its own axis 360" (making one complete revolution).
Most of the planets orbits are located on about the same plane as the earth's.
These are within a 3" incline; however, Pluto has sharp incline of 17" and Mercury
has a 7" incline. The Moon is a satelite of the earth. The path followed by the
planets is called the "ecliptic".
Imagine standing at the center of a horse racing track. You being the earth,
the horse track being the path which the planets follow. An the planets move at
different speeds; however, planets that are closer to the Sun move faster than the
far out planets. Because of these variations, planets will be located at different
positions on the race track at different times. The faster planets like Mercury and
Venus will circle the race track more often, overtaking the slower planets. The
slower planets can literally take many years to make one complete lap. (Please
refer to Planetary Revolutions)
M astrologers, we are interested in where these planets are located in
relation to each other and to earth.

REVOLUTIONS

OF PLANETS AROUND THE SUN IN SIDEREAL TIME

Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto

88 days
225 days
365 1/4 days
687 days
12 years
29 years
84 years
165 years
248 years

The sidereal day is 23 hours 56 minutes in comparison with the solar day
of 24 hours. One complete revolution of the earth ( on its own axis) to a fixed star
takes 23 hours and 56 minutes. However, one complete revolution taken from a
fix from the Sun at noon time to noon time on the following day takes 24 hours
and is thus called "solar time".
This discrepency is due to the fact as viewed from earth (geo-centric view)
the Sun is also moving around us by 10per day, and will thus take an additional 4
minutes to catch up each day.
Looking at the sidereal time in the ephemeris tells us how many hours and

minutes sidereal time is ahead of solar time. We have not used sidereal time in
our research, although some astrologers may use this information.

THE CELESTIAL SPHERE

The Moon Observers Handbook by F. W. Price, has given us the best

introduction to the orbital sphere that we have ever read. Anyone who needs to
understand the orbital sphere, the moon, and its eccentricities would find this book
extremely informationaL

His explanations are concise and simple to understand,

even for us.

As we stand on earth and look up at the night sky, all the stars and other
celestial bodies optically seem to be attached to the inner surface of a big
hemispherical bowL Standing on earth we seem to be at the center of a more or
less plane surface which extends out to the horizon with the inverted bowl of the
sky and stars being above us. Under our feet and out of sight is the other half of
the bowl, and it is continuous with the hemisphere above. This great heavenly
globe is called the "celestial sphere".

Back on earth as we stand and look at the night sky, the stars drift slowly in

an east to west direction while retaining the same positions relative to each other,
in the well known patterns called "constellations".
The whole of the celestial sphere from our view point looks to be rotating
slowly. Of course, there is really no celestial sphere as all the other planets and
stars are immense distances from earth. What we are actually seeing is an optical
illusion as seen when we sit down in a planetarium, and look at the stars projected
onto the inner surface of a sphere.
Although the concept of the celestial sphere is fictious, we have found it
useful to describe positions of all the celestial bodies.
It is earth rotating in a west to east direction (anti-clockwise) about its axis
that gives the appearance in the sky of the stars rising in the east and setting in the
west.
At the ends of the earth's axis are the north and south poles. When projected
out on to the great celestial sphere they intersect the sphere at what is called the
north and south celestial poles.
It is around this extension of the earth's axis that the celestial sphere appears
to rotate.
The equator divides the earth into two halves, the northern hemisphere and
the southern hemisphere.

When the earth's equator is projected on to the celestial

sphere, it is called the "celestial equator".

Note: Latitude on earth must not be confused with the latitude column in
the ephemeris. The declination column in the ephemeris gives us the angular
distance of a planet north or south of the celestial equator. The latitude column
next to it give us the angular distance north or south of the ecliptic.

More complications arise with the fact that the axis of the earth is tilted
(inclined) at an angle of23 1/2 degrees to the plane of the earth's orbit around the
Sun (ecliptic).
It takes one year (365 1/4 days) for the earth to make one complete journey
around the Sun. As the earth rotates, the Sun appears to drift in a west to east
direction against the background of the fixed stars. This movement as seen from
earth, is approximately one degree per day.
The apparent path of the Sun as it moves around the earth (geo-centric view)
can be projected on to the celestial sphere, and is caned the "eclpitic".
This path is inclined to the celestial equator at 23 1/2 degrees and it
intersects the plane of the celestial equator at two points during its yearly journey.
These points are called the "EQUINOXES". Due to the gravitational pull of the
Sun and the Moon, the equinoxes drift slowly around the ecliptic in a westerly
(anti-clockwise) direction. This movement is called the "procession of the
equinoxes" .

On March 20th or 21 st of each year, the Sun is at what we call the VERNAL
(spring) EQUINOX. This is the point at which the Sun crosses the equator from
south to north.
On June 20th or 21 st, the Sun is at the half-way point on the ecliptic
between the two equinoxes and is at its maximum declination of 23 1/2 degrees

north of the celestial equator. It is therefore at its highest point in the sky at a
given latitude as seen from earth (northern hemisphere).
From June 21 st the Sun keeps moving along the ecliptic, but the declination
of the Sun starts to decrease as it moves along its path.
On Sept 21 st or 22nd, (AUTUMNAL EQUINOX) the Sun on its path
(ecliptic) has reached the celestial equator (0 degrees) and crosses it moving south.

On approximately December 22nd, the Sun has reached its maximum

declination south of the celestial equator (23 1/2 degrees S) and is again midway
between the two equinoxes.
From December 21, the Sun's declination degree decreases until the 20th or
21 st of March, when it will cross the equator going north and the whole yearly
cycle will be repeated.
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In the earlier part of this section, we have discussed various planetary

movements in the solar system. There are two ways of viewing the planet's
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movementsas they move around the Sun.

Helio-centric View: If you view the planets moving around the Sun using
the Sun as the central focus poin~ then this is called the Helio-Centric View.
Helios is taken from the Greek word for Sun and centron meaning center.
Although there may be many things which affect us helio-centrically, many
astrologers, including ourselves, prefer to use the geocentric method.

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Geo-centric View: As the planets move around the Sun, the geo-centric view
is that of using the earth as the central focal point

As we look at the planets from

earth they appear to be in entirely different positions than when viewed from the
sune This may seem a little difficult to understand at first. When viewed from
earth, we see the optical illusion of the Sun moving around us, where as. we know
as discussed pre~iously we are moving around the Sun.
To help you in your understanding ofGeo-centric and Helio-centric views,
we have drawn a geo-centic view and helio-centric view for March 21, 1993.

Heliocentric Sun
Mer 213.78 93 Sc
Uen 173.95 23 Vi
Ear 188,68 ee Li
Mar 148,48 28 Le
Jup IB9,11 89 Li
Sat 322,19 2Z Aq
Ura 288,93 18 Cp
Nep 289,18 19 Cp
Plu 233.15 23 Sc
Moo IB9.88 B8 Li

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To help you understand where the planets are located, instead of writing the
names, the planets are given certain symbols which are universally used. These
symbols must be learned and memorized if you wish to become proficient in
reading the ephemeris.
Planet Syp}bols and Nam~

0 Sun

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THE ZODIAC

The definition as described in Doubleday's dictionary is as follows:

"An imaginary belt encircling the heavens and extending about 8 degrees on each
side of the ecliptic, within which are the orbits of the Moon, Sun and larger
planets. It is divided into twelve parts called the signs of the zodiac, which
formerly cOITesponded to 12 constellations."

THE ZODIAC MAP

As our ancestors needed some sign posts in the sky to identify the place of
the planet., they looked beyond the planet and found fixed stars which did not
move.
These fixed stars or constellations appeared as animal shapes and were
named the Ram, the Fis~ the Lion, etc. Soon a backdrop of 12 signs evolved.

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Today we think of this band as the "zodiac" which is divided into twelve equal
parts each measuring 30 degrees. With these 12 divisions astronomers could now
describe the location of ~ planet in one of the signs.
Each 30 degree segment is called a "sign". Every sign has its own name and
specific influences.
The earth moves around the Sun once a year allowing the Sun to pass
through each of the twelve signs, where it finally returns to its starting point, (0
Aries-March 20th or 21st) which was designated by early astronomers as the
beginning point. (Geo-centric view). Please refer to the diagram of the Standard
Astrological symbols.
( Aries is March 20/21, and starts on the left hand section of the zodiac.
Please note the dates on the inside of the circle. These dates are
approximately when the Sun enters and leaves the signs. For the exact dates and
time you must consult the ephemeris (planetary calendar).
It is necessary that you learn to identify the signs and their symbols for ease
of recognition in the ephemeris. There is extra information that is included in the
diagram on the following page that is not necessary for our study. The extras are
key words ascertaining to each individual sign, plus planetary rulers of the
individual signs.

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EPHEMERlS SECTION

In addition to our manual you will need a source of astrological data

which can be obtained by using either an astrological software program or an
ephemeris. The Ephemeris is merely a planetary calendar which gives the location
of the major planets in the various signs for each day of the year. For our work it
is necessary that you use a geo-centric Ephemeris. The planet's locations are given
in degrees, minutes and seconds as viewed from the planet earth. It can be
compared to a road map of the sky.
Most Ephemerides have the times calculated for GMT (Greenwich Mean
Time). It will be necessary to adjust the times given in the Ephemeris depending
upon which exchange you are trading. (Chicago is 5 or 6 hours behind London:
GMT) depending on Standard or Daylight Saving Time.
It is important to know which geographic location is being used for
calculating the data as well as the hour of the day. (midnight or noon calculation)

The American Ephemeris (10 year edition) has been the basis for our daily
trading and research. The current 1991-2000 edition (available fromACS
Publications Box 16430, San Diego, Ca. 92116) is reasonably priced at under
$15. There are other various printed Ephemerides on the market. We have
attempted to identify the differences which exist between some publications.
The American Ephemeris for the 20th Century by Neil Michelsen is published by
Astro Computing Services, Box 16430, San Diego, Ca 92116. This has 100 years
of planetary data. The aspects ( distance between planets) are not computed for
you. Declinations and parallels have been omitted also. Planet ingress is listed
(when a planet enters a new sign). Moon aspects are included.

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Dell Horoscope is an astrological magazine published monthly. It can be

secured at most magazine counters or by a yearly subscription. The aspect section
and the time conversions are computed for Eastern Standard time.
Subscription: Horoscope, PO Box 53352, Boulder, Co. 80322-3352 or phone
1-800-627-7577.
Traders Astrological Almanac

-published yearly by Jeanne Long.

In

addition to the ephemeris pages, she has included various aspect research for
various commodities as well as interesting articles from other traders. Published
by Professional Astrology Service, Inc. 757 S E 17th St, Suite 272, Fort
Lauderdale, FL 33316.
Raphael's Astronomical Ephemeris (yearly) This company has published a
yearly ephemeris since 1821, and copies are available for any year from 1860 to
date. The tabulations are for GMT. One interesting part of the organization of the
book is that the lunar aspects are separated from other planetary aspects. Another
bonus feature is a section on planetary motion. The publisher is: W. Foulsham &
Co., Ltd., Yeovil Road, Slough, Berks, England.

It is also obtainable through

most US bookstores,
Any of the above publications contain the necessary data that is used in
our work.

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fNFORMATION

REQlITRED FROM EPHEMERIS PAGE

A complete page has been reproduced from the American Ephemeris

1991-2000 to aid us in explaining how to arrive at the basic information
necessary for your calculations.
Many thanks go to Astro Communications Services, Inc. PO Box 34487,
San Diego, Ca. 92163 for permission to print a page from the American Ephemeris
1991-2000. Copyright 1980. Anyone wishing to order the Ephemeris may write
to the publisher or call 1-800-888-9983.
Note the February 1995 Ephemeris data is found on the following page.
In our study you need only to calculate the Sun degree from the third column 0
found in the longitude section. The day of the month is listed in column 1, and in
column 3 there are four kinds of information given- the sign the Sun is in on that
day, the degree, the minutes, and the seconds. We ignore the seconds as it will
make little difference in our calculation.
Examine the data for February 1. The Sun is at 11 ~ 38' 57".(11038' Aq.)
This equals 311 038 minutes. To arrive at this number it is necessary to be able to
find cumulative degrees. The fonowing chart shows how to compute cumulative
degrees.

COMPlITING

CUMULATIVE DEGREES

When the Sun is in Aries "r use only the degree listed for that date.
When the Sun is in Taurus () add 30 to the degree listed for that date.
When the Sun is in Gemini II add 60 to the degree listed for that date.

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When the Sun is in Cancer

e add 90 to the degree listed for the date

When the Sun is in Leo ~ add 120 to the degree listed for that date

When the Sun is in Virgo ~ add 150 to the degree listed for that date.
When the Sun is in Libra Q add 180 to the degree listed for that date.
When the Sun is in Scorpio m.. add 210 to the degree listed for that date.
When the Sun is in Saggitarius / add 240 to the degree listed for that date.
When the Sun is in Capricorn l) add 270 to the degree listed for that date.
When the Sun is in Aquarius ~ add 300 to the degree listed for that date.
When the Sun is in Pisces )( add 330 to the degree listed for that date.
Examples using ACS 10 year Ephemeris
March 27-95 Sun at 5 "r 51' 26" = 5 degrees
June 1-95
Sun at 10 3' 41" = 70 degrees
Sept 11-95
Sun at 17 ~ 47' 55" = 167 degrees
Dee, 4 -95
Sun at 11 / 20' 52" = 251 degrees
Feb 29- 96
Sun at 9}{ 41' 15" = 339 degrees

You should now be able to compute a cumulative degree number for the
Sun for any date of the year using the ephemeris data listed, Should you wish to
find the cumulative degree of any other planet the same basic procedure is applied.
We have not used the number in the minute column to arrive at our answer
in the examples above, Should we have done so? Our answer is yes, for we have
found examples in our work where 1 degree can make a difference, (you will
understand this problem later).
Let us examine the March 27 data listed above. The Sun is at 5 degrees,
but to be exact it is at 5 degrees and 51 minutes at midnight.

18

When the Sun has moved 9 minutes in longitude the minute column will
total 60 ( 51+9). 60 minutes = 1 degree, therefore the Sun will be at 6 degrees
during the day.
It is very difficult to give a specific rule in deciding how many minutes must
appear in the minute column before we add 1"to the cumulative degree. One might
consider that the Sun moves approximately 1 degree per day or stated another
way--60 minutes. We can therefore assume that the Sun would move 2 1/2
minutes per hour (2 1/2 x 24 hours = 60).
For trading in the US markets you can also determine that by the close of
market hours (1 :00 PM Chicago CST = 7:00PM London GMT) and therefore we
can calculate how many minutes must be added to the minute column to
determine the exact Sun degree.

When the minutes given for the day are more

than 15 we would advise you to use both Sun degree numbers for your work.
Looking back at the previous examples you will note that one example has
less than 15 minutes in its minute column.

On June 1 you would use only 70"

as your Sun degree number. In all the other examples there is more than 15
minutes in their minute columns and you may wish to consider both numbers.
For convenience and research purposes we have developed a Sun degree
sheet based on a ten year average. The Sun degree for the dates listed should not

vary more than one degree from the exact ephemeris data.
WE WOULD ADVISE YOU TO CROSS CHECK THE SUN DEGREE ON
OUR SUN DEGREE SHEET WITH THE EPHEMERIS TO BE CONFIDENT
IN YOUR DAILY CALCULATIONS.

19

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AByou study the Sun degree sheet you will notice certain deviations in the
numbering sequence of the Sun degrees.

It is not a clerical error that some

numbers are repeated and others omitted, as there is a deliberate reasoning behind
the numbering sequence.
In a calendar year we will either have 365 or 366 days. The zodiac circle
consists of360 degrees. We now have a slight technical difficulty. In the
Ephemeris the Sun's movement is calculated in degrees based on a 360 degree
circle. In constructing the Sun Degree sheet we needed to average the 360 degrees
of the Sun's movement into 365 calander days as accurately as possible.
It was therefore necessary that extra Sun degrees be manipulated
throughout the calendar year. These adjustments were made on the following
dates: April 11/12, May 17/18, June 10/11, July 2/3, 24/25, Sept 17/18, by
repeating the Sun degree number.

On Dec. 20th we advanced the Sun degree by 1

increment, and on lan 30, the same procedure was applied. This achieved our
objective of placing 360 degrees in a 365 day calendar.
Let's take a look at the Sun degree sheet so that you can locate the average
Sun degree for a particular date. The Months are listed across the top of the sheet
from left to right with the days of the month listed down the left hand side.
To find the Sun degree on 5th of February locate day 5 in the left hand
column and move across from left to right until you reach the February column.
You have now found 316 which is the Sun degree for Feb. 5.
You should now be confident in finding the Sun degree for any particular
date, and be reasonably certain that this number will be accurate to within 1
degree.

21

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THE SQUARE OF NINE

The use of the square of nine is credited to a famous trader and author in
the early 1900's by the name ofW.D. Gann,
Interesting rumors still persist about its discovery. These range from finding
it in an Egyptian pyramid, a Buddbist temple, and even linked to the early Greek
mathematical concepts, Who knows?
Many people have attempted to incorporate the Square of Nine into their
trading methodologies,

Our discovery concerning the use of the square of nine is

most unique, simple, and retTeshingly unconventional.

For what you are about to

receive, may the Lord make you truly thankful.

As you look at the square of nine the first prominent feature you will notice
is that number 1 is in the very center. All the other numbers are placed in such a
fashion that the sequence of increasing numbers rotates in a clockwise manner,
There are various division lines drawn on the square, the most prominent
being the lines which divide the square into quarters, These sets of horizontal
and vertical lines are called "cardinal lines" .
In order to identify which quarter of the square we are referring to we coined
the name "quadrant", and started the numbering from the left hand top comer in a
clockwise manner.
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A line is drawn from the upper left hand comer of quadrant 1 to the lower
right hand comer of quadrant 3. We have another line drawn from the ~pper right
comer of quadrant 2 to the lower left comer of quadrant 4. These lines are called
diagonal lines. Note that they are also 45 degree lines which will divide the square
into eighths.
Additional lines are also added that divide the square into sixteenths.

These

are called 22 1/2 degree lines. All these lines can be utilized in your trading~ and
an explanation of their use will be included in a later section.

15

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24

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23

Looking more closely at the numbering sequence note that nine numbers are
used in forming the first square in above diagram A.
The second square is also completed when the numbers IOta 25 have been
used.( diagram B).

You will also notice that the last numbers of these squares are

situated on a 45 degree line in quadrant 4; however~ they are not comer numbers
in a true sense as the next or following number is still on the same hOrlzontalline.
Special techniques will be used to deal with this unique design feature.

25

SOLAR VIBRATION POINTS-SVP

As the Sun moves clockwise around the Square of Nine we are looking for
the price and the Sun to align with each other according to predetennined rules.
Do not be alarmed by thinking that this concept is difficult Once
understood the SVP (Solar Vibration Point) will be easily identified, and when
combined with the SNAPP indicator (to be explained later) will produce projected
prices which are obtained in seconds.
As mentioned earlier the Square of Nine is produced in such a way that
some numbers fall on 45 degree lines. In quadrants 1, 2, and 3 these will be
refeITed to as comer numbers. Quadrant 4 is a special case whereby the next
number to the left of the 45 degree angle is the "comer number".
The Su.n Degree for June 4th is 73 as found on Sun degree sheet Now
locate this number on the Square. Note this number is in quadrant 3 and on the 45
degree line (comer).

For the next nine days the Sun will be moving left to right

across the square and into quadrant four. The Sun will be at 82 degrees on June
14th. On the 15th when the Sun is at 83 degrees it will have passed the corner
number of82, and is now moving up the square. On June 23, the Sun reaches 91
and this is also a corner number.

For the next ten days the Sun will move

across the top of the square (from left to right) until it reaches the comer number of
101 on the 4th of July.

When the Sun has moved down the square to the III

corner on the 14th of July one revolution around the square has been completed
since June 4th. The Sun will make 9 revolutions around the square per year.
In order to determine if a SVP has occurred we need to place the Sun
degree on the Square, and the price range of the specific commodity contract
you are trading.

26

Rule 1. When the Sun is moving across the square &om~o

an

SVP is established when both the Sun degree number and one-of the prices of
the days trading range are aligned in the same vertical column. Both numbers
must be in the same quadrant.
Example: With the Sun at 114 any time during the day the price of an
individual commodity trades in this column (directly below 114) a Solar Vibration
Point (SVP) is established.
7-17 Range of Nov. beans 520 high 513 low SVP=516
7-17 Range of July beans 625 high 609 low SVP=611
Simple to find! We hope so.

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Rule 1

Rule 2. As the Sun moves around the corner and up the square any possible
SVP will now be in the horizontal column to the left of the Sun, and in th~::ime

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Example: With Sun at 125 on July 29 we have a SVP in Jan beans at

539. The range that day was 542 high and 516 low. Any other contract prices in
the same column will make an SVP also.

27

Rule 3. A5 the Sun moves around the comer and is moving left to right an
SVP will be established if the Price and the Sun degree are in the same vertical
column. The price will be directly above the Sun and in the same quadrant.
Example: On October 2nd the Sun is at 188. The price of March soybeans
ranged from 565 high to a low of 553, with an SVP at 563.
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Rule 4. As the Sun moves around the comer and down the square an SVP
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column. The price must be to the right of the Sun degree and in the same
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Example: On the 23rd of August the Sun degree will be 149.

The price of

November soybeans ranged from a high of 799 to a low of790, with an SVP at
797.
These rules only apply during the times when the Sun degree is moving in
between comers.

When the Sun degree is on a comer there are more chances of

an SVP being achieved as we are about to show you.

28

SVP and CORNERS IN QUADRANTS

1, 2, AND 3

Whenever the Sun degree is on a corner in quadrallts 1, 2, or 3 there will 3

possible opportunities for an SVP to occur instead of the usual one.
Example: If the Sun is at 57 in quadrant 1, prices can align to the left of the
Sun on the horizontal line, along the 45 degree angle itself or in the vertical
column directly above the number. As you can see in the following diagrams you
have a 3 to 1 chance of having an SVP if a commodity is trading in this area.
The same rules apply to quadrants 2 and 3.
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As mentioned earlier due to the construction of the square of nine we need a

specific set of rules when the Sun is on the 45 degree line in quadrant 4
and the corner number to the left of it.
Whenever the Sun degree is on the 45 degree line in quadrant 4 there are
only two possible SVP's. For example if the Sun degree is at 81 an SVP will only
occur if the price is also on the 45 degree line or in the vertical column directly
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If the Sun degree is on the comer number to the left of the 45 degree angle
then there are only two ways for an SVP to occur. If the Sun degree at 82 , note
there can be a horizontal alignment to the left of the Sun degree or a vertical
alignment below the Sun's degree. In either case an SVP will have occurred.
Please don't feel frustated at this point if you think it is complicated. After
practice and confinnation that you are finding the SVPs correctly it will become
second nature and you will be able to spot them instantly.

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SNAPP INDICATOR (SI)

One of the problems we encountered in trading and in our research was
how to utilize any contract in combination with the Sun degree at a particular

time , With this problem in mind, we set about researching how we might get over
this hurdle, The answer was so easy and simple once we acquired some additional
informatioR
Throughout the year various commodity contracts will be coming on the
board, and various contracts will end or expire (go off the board} With this
natural birth /death cycle we can use this information to our advantage when
combined with the Sun degree and square of nine, This combination will produce
price projections with a high accuracy,
OUf SNAPP INDICATOR ( coined from Significant Number and Price
Projector) is based on utilizing the actual market day number when the Sun-price
alignment has occurred. This market day number is calculated by counting

~;d~ days from the first day

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that a contract is traded,

The first information you therefore need to find is the)irst <!~~_!~!!_!~

specific contract traded. MO'IJ._MPORT~Tl!!
Phoning the research
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department of the commodity exchange is the most accurate way of locating this
information,
Due to the fact that most of our work has been in the soybean complex we
contacted the Chicago Board of Trade for the first trade dates.
Do not rely on newspapers or chartbooks for this information as they do not
print some contract data until there is sufficient open interest.
With the correct first trade date for the particular contract you wish to
research start a market day count trom that day, This day count is based on
whenever there was a trading day for that contract

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There could be several ways you may Msh to organize your data. One' that
we have used includes the market day number (81). the date. the ope~ high , low
and closing price with the Sun degree to the right of the data..
Below is our example of November 1983 soybean data.

MD(SI)
1
2
3

SOYBEANS
633.000
820823
820824
820825
820826
820827
820830
820831
820901
820902
820903

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638.000
632.000
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611.000
614.000
616.000
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625.000

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11/83
633.000

633.000

633.000

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632.000
623.000

637.000

640.000
635.000
628.000
617.000
610.000
616.000

631. 000

626.000
614.000
608.000
612.000
613.000
622.000
616.250

611. 000

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624.000
625.000

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152
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158

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616.500

159
160

The first trading day of Nov. 1983 beans was 8-23-1982. This is where we
we will start the market day count for this particular contract, and consecutive
numbering will continue until the contract expires.
When a solar vibration point occurs in the contract being studied, the
market day number on that day will become our SNAPP indicator number.
Having established that an SVP has occurred locate the SNAPP indicator
number on the Square of Nine.

Regardless of where the price is currently trading

we can expect that before th~~on!r~~!_~~ires it will trade in that particular area
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What direction will prices move to get there is another matter.

The price can move in a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction to achieve its

objective. How reliable is this information?

In our 23 years of November Soybean

data we have a 950/0reliability that an objective will be met before the contract
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using the SNAPP INDICATOR"

November Soybeans 1984

Date
1-11-84

Sun

81

SVP

719

727

719

725.75

290

113

725

Looking at the data above you can see that on lan 11 an SVP was confirmed
at 725" The SNAPP indicator for that day was 113 . You will find 113 in
quadrant 3 on the square. Remember in the previous section about how an SVP
was established, now using the same general principal look at the numbers directly
underneath 113 in the vertical column.

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November beans will move clockwise to this column or move

anti-clockwise. Since we do not know which direction soybeans will take to reach

this column, we must therefore make a note of the two numbers which encompass
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the SVP of 72~. The two numbers are 713 and 824.
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The following rules will apply when the SNAPP indicator is situated in between
the comers on the square of nine.
(1) When an SVP occurs and the SNAPP indicator is in section

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projections will be in the same horizontal column and

to the left of our number.
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(2) When an SVP occurs and the SNAPP indicator is in Section B our price
projections will be in the same vertical column and above our number.
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projections will be in the same horizontal column an~ to the right of our number,
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projectionr will be in the same vertical columl.i and ur:~~!TI~_~lb
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Remember! Only use the SNAPP indicator number on th~ day when

an SVP has occurred for that particular contract.

THE PROJECTED PRiCES MUST BE IN THE SAME QUADRANT AS
THE SNAPP INDICATOR.
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SNAPP INDICATOR NUMBERS ON CORNERS

Some confusion may arise when a SNAPP indicator number falls on a
com,er .When a SNAPP indicator number falls on a comer in quadrants 1, 2, and 3
you will be faced with multiple price projections.

We formulated a rule which we

think is a logical way of minimizing your price projections. We hope you agree.
Examples are necessary at this point to aid us in our explanations.
On July 29th with the Sun degree at 125 an SVP was established for November
soybeans at 539.
The SNAPP indicator for that day was 183. Note that 183 is on a comer in
quadrant 1. We have 3 possible price projection alignments- one to the left
horizontally, one on the 45 degree line itself and the last above in the vertical
column. The six price projection numbers that will encompass the SVP of 539 are
as follows:
Quadrant 1

Horizontally we have 548 and 459. On the 45 degree line we have 553 and
4631and vertically above 183 we have 558 and 467.

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The 3 highest numbers are 548, 553 and 558.

With beans trading at 539 the

first number to be reached in this series would be 548. As 548 is the lowest
number in the series and is therefore our first upside target

The downside

targets are 467,463 and 459. Should beans trade into the $4.00 area, our first
target to be reached would be 467. This is how we arrive at our projected
numbers when our SNAPP indicator is on a comer.
In conclusion, we are therefore usingthe lowest number of the high number
series and the highest number in the low number series-- confused-- we hope no~
but with practice it will become clear.
The same basic concepts are used in quadrants 2 and 3.

Quadrant 3

Quadrant 2

Another example of a comer number in quadrant 2 is as follows:

On 11-27 the Sun degree is 244 and an SVP occurs when May soybeans traded at
659. The SNAPP number for that day was 257. The numbers projected in the
vertical column above 257 would be 573/672, on the 45 degree line the numbers
are 577/677. In the horizontal column to the right of257 are 581 and 682.

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The numbers in the lower series include 573, 577 and 581. The higher
number series include 672, 677 and 682

Note that 672 is the lowest number in

the high number series and 581 is highest number of the low series. The two
projected numbers are therefore 581 and 672.
Another example is included showing computation when the SNAPP
number falls on the number 21 in quadrant 3. On the 21st of August the Sun
degree is 147 and the SVP was 585. The numbers projected in the vertical
column below 21 are 516 and 611.
The numbers projected on the 45 degree line are 507 and 601. The numbers
projected to the right of 21 in the horizontal column are 498 and 591.
The lowest high number and the highest low number of the series will give
us 516 and 591.
As.you can guess Quadrant 4 requires special treatment as it did in the SVP
section. Let us first examine how we can deal with a SNAPP number occurring
on this 45 degree line. In this instance we have two possible projections, whereas
in the other quadrants we had 3 possible targets.
Let us work through another example to demonstrate the basic concepts
used. On August 8 the Sun degree was 135 and an SVP was established at 561.
The SNAPP number was nine (09). Our projections will include using the
numbers beneath the number 9 in the same vertical column and the number
located on the 45 degree angle. We have now only 4 numbers to deal with.
The numbers derived for this projection include 529 and 625 on the 45
degree line and 519 and 614 in the vertical column. Taking the highest low price
and the lowest high price of these numbers will give us an answer of 529 and 614.

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Special situation for quadrant 4 comer:

If we have had an SVP at a price of 584 and the SNAPP number for that
day was 226, you will note that this is on the true comer to the left of the 45
degree line. We will therefore have two possible price projections from this point
We will use the horizontal column to the left of the number and the vertical
column directly below. With this concept in mind, let us find the projected
numbers for the above example. The numbers to the left of 226 are 534 and 631.
The numbers in the vertical column are 526 and 621. Now our projections are
534 and 621 based on using the highest low and lowest high of the series.
By now you may think that we have covered every possibility. Not so.
A situation could arise whereby the solar vibration point and the snapp number are
in the same corner area. Let us give an example so that you may see the problem
we have.
On 9-13 the Sun degree is 170 with an SVP of535. The SNAPP indicator is
82. Here we find the number to the left of 82 is 537 and the number below 82
will be 523. In this case the range is very small, and will normally be oino
significant use as we are 2 cents from the target of 537, and only 12 cents from the
other projection of 523: however, if this problem should arise in the last days of a
contracts life it may be possible that neither of these objectives may be fulfilled.
These numbers would then be important in the following years contract.
discuss unfulfilled objectives in a following section.

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PRACTICE SECTION

By now we hope you have grasped all the elements needed to establish SVPs
and use of the SNAPP indicator. We have included the following section for your
practice. No pain-no gain. On the data print-out for November 1983 soybeans
';Vehave marked the Sun degree numbers and the market day numbers so that you
can concentrate on finding SVPs and make the price projections using the SNAPP
indicator. You will find extra data collection sheets in the appendix section
should you wish to use them.
The November 1983 bean data was selected for you to practice with as it
contains almost every type of situation you will encounter.
This November 1983 contract came on the board on August 23, 1982 at a
price of 633. This date is therefore the start of our market day count
As you look at the data collection sheet in this section, you will see in the
first three lines we have given you the date of the first three SVPs with all other
relevant intormation

As you work through the November soybean data and

discover that an SVP has occurred, list the date in column 1. In column 2 list the
Sun degree. In column 3 list the price of the SVP. In column 4 record the
SNAPP number (market day number). List the two projected prices using the
SNAPP number in columns 5 and 6.
The sun degree numbers listed on the printed data sheet have been taken
from the sun degree sheet ~however, on 10-14-82 (SVP date) the sun degree of
201 does not match the sun degree sheet number of 20O. This is due to the fact that
the during market hours the sun would been at 201 as calculated from the
Ephemeris.

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An the other SVP dates will however have the same sun degree number as the sun
degree sheet.

As you work through the data you will occasionally need to use the large
square of nine as prices moved into a higher range. This larger square should be
used in the same way as the smaller square of nine.
Speed in completing this exercise is not of paramount importance, however
accuracy in identifying SVPs and projecting prices correctly is your primary goal.
Check your answers against the November 1983 data sheets found in the research
section. If you have missed any SVPs, go back to the data and find out why.
If you have any failures or wrong price projections we suggest you return to
the previous instruction section for clarification and study. If all your answers are
correct, Congratulations, move on to the next section.

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1983 SOYBEANS

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SVP

SI

PP 1

PP2

10-11-82

197

35

566

665

10-13
10-14

199

577
584

37

568

586

201

586

38

494

587

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