Mars and the Stock Market: Investigation into Celestial Correlation

Summary

Multiple researchers have documented statistical correlations between Mars orbital positions and Dow Jones performance since 1896. The primary source in this repository — Ares Le Mandat — hypothesizes that the Federal Reserve may set interest rates based on Mars movements. A provocative interpretive lens: if Mars position correlates with market behavior, are Martians trading? This investigation documents the claims, cites sources, and identifies verifiable data points. Interpretation remains open.

The Mars–Lunar Node Configuration: Astronomical Detail

What Are the Lunar Nodes?

The Moon orbits Earth in a plane tilted approximately 5.14° to the ecliptic — the plane of Earth’s orbit around the Sun (and the approximate plane of the solar system). The lunar nodes are the two points where the Moon’s orbital plane intersects the ecliptic:

• North Node (Rahu, ascending node): Where the Moon crosses the ecliptic moving northward
• South Node (Ketu, descending node): Where the Moon crosses the ecliptic moving southward

These are mathematical points on the ecliptic, 180° apart in ecliptic longitude. They have no physical mass. Eclipses occur when the Sun, Moon, and Earth align near these points — solar eclipses at New Moon, lunar eclipses at Full Moon.

Nodal precession: The nodes are not fixed. They regress (move backward through the zodiac) at approximately 19.34° per year, completing a full cycle every 18.6 years (the saros or nodal cycle). So the nodal longitude on the ecliptic changes continuously.

What Does “Mars Within 30° of the Lunar Node” Mean?

Mars orbits the Sun in the ecliptic plane (Mars’s orbital inclination is ~1.85°). Its position is given by its ecliptic longitude — its angular position along the 360° circle of the ecliptic as seen from the Sun.

When the appendix states that Mars is “within 30 degrees of the lunar node,” it means:

• Mars’s ecliptic longitude is within ±30° of either the North Node’s longitude or the South Node’s longitude.
• Mars is thus in the same sector of the ecliptic as the nodal axis — the line joining the two nodes where the Moon’s orbit pierces the ecliptic plane.

Practical effect: Mars spends a fraction of its ~687-day orbit in this configuration. Because the nodes precess, Mars will conjoin each node roughly every two years, but the “within 30°” window extends the active period.

Why the Ecliptic Plane Matters

The ecliptic is the fundamental plane of the inner solar system. All major planets (except Pluto) orbit within a few degrees of it. Physically:

• Heliospheric current sheet (HCS): The interplanetary magnetic field reverses polarity across a wavy surface that lies approximately in the ecliptic. A small electrical current (~10⁻¹⁰ A/m²) flows within this sheet. Plasma is more concentrated in the solar equatorial band.
• Solar wind: The stream of charged particles from the Sun flows outward along magnetic field lines; the Parker spiral and current sheet structure are tied to the ecliptic geometry.
• Plasma sheet: The heliospheric plasma sheet surrounds the HCS; plasma density and magnetic field direction vary as an observer (or planet) passes through it.

The lunar nodes mark where the Moon’s inclined orbit crosses this plane — i.e., where the Moon pierces the same plane that contains the Sun, the planets, and the heliospheric current sheet. When Mars is at or near the nodal longitude, Mars lies on the ecliptic at a point that is also the intersection of the Moon’s orbital plane with the ecliptic. From a geometric standpoint, Mars is then aligned with the nodal axis — the “eclipse line” of the Earth–Moon system.

Is This a Period of Increased Natural Energy Transmission Between Planets?

Mainstream physics: The ecliptic is the plane of maximum solar wind flux, plasma density, and current sheet structure. Planets in the ecliptic are continuously immersed in the solar wind. When Mars is at the nodal longitude, there is no known mechanism in conventional physics that would increase energy transmission between Earth and Mars specifically — both planets are always in the ecliptic. The nodal geometry is defined by the Moon’s orbit, not by any direct Earth–Mars or Sun–Mars energy channel.

Electric Universe / plasma cosmology perspective: The paradigm-threat framework posits Birkeland currents flowing between inner planets, quantum entanglement or gate-like connections between Earth and Mars during favorable alignments, and plasma physics as central to solar system behavior. In that context:

• The lunar nodes are sometimes described in astrological literature as carrying “charged, volatile energy” — “like an ungrounded electrical wire” — and as eclipse points where light is blocked and electromagnetic conditions shift.
• Hypothesis (speculative): When Mars lies on the nodal axis (within 30° of the node), Mars may occupy a geometrically privileged position relative to the ecliptic-plane current sheet and plasma structures. If interplanetary Birkeland currents or plasma filaments connect planets along the ecliptic, Mars at the node could sit at an intersection or amplification point — enhancing whatever electromagnetic or informational coupling exists between Mars and Earth.
• Eclipse events (which require the Moon at the node) are associated in some studies with geomagnetic fluctuations and psychological effects; Mars at the node does not create an eclipse, but it shares the nodal longitude on the ecliptic.

Conclusion: Whether the Mars–lunar-node period represents increased natural energy transmission between planets is unproven. Conventional physics does not predict it. The Electric Universe / plasma framework offers a plausible geometric rationale (Mars aligned with the ecliptic nodal axis, potentially in a plasma/current “hot spot”) but no direct measurement or mechanism has been demonstrated. The Dow correlation, if real, could be interpreted as circumstantial support for such an effect — or as coincidence, data mining, or a psychological/karmic artefact depending on one’s framework.

Interpretive Assumption: Harvest Windows

If Mars activity during nodal periods genuinely correlates with stock market crashes, a consequential interpretation follows: the Mars–lunar-node window is when the real owners of Earth’s intellectual property and resources collect what is due, assert stringent rules, and consolidate power.

The logic: Earth performs well (Dow +721% when Mars is not in node) when left alone. Earth performs poorly (+136% when Mars is in node — or worse during crash periods) when actively harvested. The same dynamic appears in bee hives on farms: hives thrive when left to forage and build; they suffer when the keeper opens the hive to extract honey, replace queens, or impose management. The crash is not accidental — it is the signature of extraction.

Under this assumption, the cyclic world changes (market crashes, wars, regime shifts, consolidation of banks and corporations) during Mars–node periods are not merely economic or political phenomena. They are the outcome of a harvest cycle — a time when gate access permits the controllers to collect tribute, enforce compliance, rotate personnel, and adjust the terms of Earth’s lease. Earth does well when left alone; Earth does poorly when harvested.

Primary Source: Appendix of Ares Le Mandat

Location: cosmos/mars/appendix_ares_le_mandat.pdf

Title: “Mars’s influence on the Dow Jones since 1896”

Key configuration: Mars within 30 degrees of the lunar node — Mars’s ecliptic longitude within ±30° of either the North or South lunar node.

Findings from the appendix (1896–2020):

Hypothesis stated in appendix: “I’m hypothesizing that the federal reserve can set interest rates based on the movements of the planet Mars.”

Methodology: Daily percentage changes of the Dow Jones extrapolated from sources “believed to be reliable.” Each trading day is tagged as Mars-in-node or not.

Omnibus context: The appendix sits in Anthony Moore’s Ares Le Mandat lineage. For how the full book frames Mars-linked influence on Earth (666 / Mars 360, institutional “mandates,” Israel/Palestine preface) and how that connects to sibling investigations here, see ares-le-mandat-mars-direct-earth-influence-investigation.md. First-edition chapter index: ../ares-le-mandat-first-edition-chapter-index.md.

Online Citations and Follow-Up Research

1. Anthony of Boston (Anthony Moore) — Substack & Academia

Substack: Dow Jones Declines of 13% or More During Mars within 30 degrees of the Lunar Node Periods (1897 - 2020) show a statistical significance (Sep 2025)

Methodology: Categorizes 1897–2020 into 127 “within” periods (Mars within 30° of lunar node) and 149 “outside” periods. Defines a “crash” as Dow decline of 13% or worse.

Results:

Notable crashes during “within” periods:

• 1929 Wall Street Crash: Sep 12–Dec 4, -29.61%
• 1937 crash: Jul 26–Oct 11, -32.96%
• 1987 Black Monday: Aug 27–Nov 24, -24.89%
• 2020 COVID-19 crash: Jan 16–Mar 9, -18.91%

Academia.edu: Dow Jones percentage changes between 1896 and 2023 in correlation with the orbital phase of Mars — Anthony Moore; extends to 2023; claims all 25 major crashes occurred during a specific Mars orbital phase (Mars behind Sun from Earth’s perspective).

2. Ares Le Mandat on Zenodo / Academia

• Zenodo: Ares Le Mandat 4th ed. Appendix — Mars and Dow Jones
• Academia: pp 803 & 804 of Chapter 52 (7th ed.) — year-by-year comparison

3. Modern Vedic Astrology — Mars–Pluto

Research study: the Mars-Pluto opposition and the stock market (Oct 2024)

• 33 Mars–Pluto alignments over ~60 years; modest negative correlation (-0.59% in 10-day window)
• Effect “too small to make reliable predictions” but “generally bearish”
• Anomalous 2007–2008 pattern (Mars Rx–Pluto D) noted; next similar sequence predicted for 2025

4. Skeptical Counter: Robert Novy-Marx (Globe and Mail, 2014)

Mars, Saturn misaligned? Be wary of patterns when investing

• Finance professor found statistical relationships between Mars–Saturn configurations and stock performance
• Caution: Pattern likely reflects “data mining” — correlations in historical data without predictive validity
• Many spurious indicators (sunspots, weather, planetary positions) show statistical relationships but lack causal mechanisms

Verifiable Data Points by Year

Mars–Lunar-Node Periods (from Substack data)

Outlier: 2008 GFC is one of the 9 major crashes in “outside” periods, weakening a strict Mars-causes-crashes interpretation.

Open Questions

1. Causal mechanism: If correlation holds, what mechanism links Mars position to market behavior? The appendix suggests Fed rate-setting; others propose collective psychology, electromagnetism, or (playfully) Martians trading.
2. Energy transmission: Does the Mars–lunar-node period correspond to heightened electromagnetic or plasma coupling between Earth and Mars? No conventional mechanism is established; the Electric Universe framework offers a geometric rationale (ecliptic nodal alignment) that remains speculative.
3. Teleportation / gate transit: Is the Mars–lunar-node period a time when quantum gates or teleportation between Earth and Mars are easier? The main Mars page posits that CERN and planetary gates operate during favorable alignments; if nodal alignment amplifies plasma/current coupling, might it also facilitate gate transit?
4. Cyclic world changes — new bosses: Is one reason for the cyclic upheavals (crashes, wars, regime shifts) during Mars–node periods that Earth receives a new set of controllers? If resources and personnel are exchanged across gates during these windows, market volatility could reflect transition of authority rather than (or in addition to) pure economic shock.
5. Deep State planning cycles: Is this a time when Deep State plans are adjusted to meet timelines? If gate access is periodic, strategic initiatives (economic reset, war, consolidation) may be scheduled around Mars–node windows.
6. Data mining: Novy-Marx-style critique — with enough variables, some will correlate by chance. Is 13% the threshold that maximizes significance?
7. Out-of-sample validation: Would the correlation hold on post-2020 data? Anthony Moore’s Academia paper extends to 2023; replication needed.

Cross-References

• ares-le-mandat-mars-direct-earth-influence-investigation.md — Ares Le Mandat hub: book thesis, mandates, Israel–Gaza audit, Zenodo/IA mirrors (§4–7)
• ../ares-le-mandat-first-edition-chapter-index.md — 1st ed. TOC + one-line summaries
• anthony-of-boston-mars360-investigation.md — Anthony Moore / Ares Le Mandat / Mars 360 corpus and citations
• mars-fiction-survey.md — Mars in fiction and disclosure
• wotw-telepathic-purge.md — Martian civilization, collective consciousness
• paradigm-threat-timeline docs/INVESTIGATIVE_STRATEGY.md — Evidence, burden of proof, pattern-seeking

Confidence

Last updated: 2026-05-03

Keywords: #Mars #Stock #Market #Correlation #Celestial