Ageas : (Red) Planet Effect

Cheers and applause erupted at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) when last Monday its new spacecraft probe, called InSight, landed on Mars often referred to as the 'Red planet' due to the simple fact the planet appears red in colour. The spacecraft is designed to measure seismic activity (such as quakes and tremors) and in doing so NASA is hoping to find out how the planet was formed billions of years ago and, by extension, how other rocky planets like Earth took shape. Although Mars and Earth are thought to have formed at about the same time, they evolved to become very different. While Earth is home to many lifeforms the question if life exists on Mars remains to date unanswered. So, it is fair to say that Mars plays a pivotal role in expanding the human presence deeper into the solar system. Did you know that according to financial astronomers the position of Mars and other planets also play a pivotal role in stock market behaviour and can affect share prices? This branch of astronomy, also known as astro-economics, is the study of the link between the movements and interactions of the planets with market behaviour. It is used to forecast market trends in stocks by using corporation charts with special astronomical techniques and has quite a following in the stock trader community. According to financial astronomy, each planet represents a certain type of behaviour: Jupiter is known as the 'money' planet and associated with growth, expansion and success so linked with rising or bull markets; Saturn is 'change' and associated with downturns, pressure and low confidence and linked with declining or bear markets; Mars is the planet of energy, activity, strength and speed….