Methodology

Five layers, one reading, recalculated every hour.

Every reading of the Astro-Macro Momentum Index comes from the same deterministic process. Given the same planetary positions and market data, the engine returns the same number. This is financial astrology treated as a testable input, not as a belief.

The five layers

	Layer	What it measures	Inputs
I	Natal Transit Score	Supportive vs. pressuring transits to gold's market “birth chart”	Current planets vs. the COMEX gold futures chart at its birth date
II	Heliocentric Cycle Score	Longer planetary rhythms seen from the Sun	Sun-centred planetary positions, selected for gold
III	Mundane Stress Index	Conditions historically tied to safe-haven demand	Slow outer-planet cycles (e.g. Saturn–Pluto, Jupiter–Neptune)
IV	Macro, events and news	The real-money drivers of gold	Dollar index momentum, real yields, breakeven inflation, central-bank decisions, AI-read news sentiment
V	Technical confirmation	Whether price action agrees	EMA 20/50 trend, RSI(14), Bollinger %B, intraday volatility

How the layers combine

Each layer is scored from −1 (headwind) to +1 (tailwind). The scores are weighted and summed into a composite score, S, then mapped onto a 0–100 scale.

0 – 30 Strong headwinds

30 – 70 Mixed

70 – 100 Strong tailwinds

Illustrative behind-the-scenes chart over twelve days: the total expected price as a dotted line above the predicted-values-only line, starting from today's price, and below it a strip of cumulative factor moves for macro events, planetary and news, each drawn dotted on the days its data is not updated yet. — How the expected price is built: each day is the day before plus the four factor moves. The factor strip shows each layer's running total; dotted where that feed has no data for the day yet. Illustrative values. Tap or click the image to enlarge.

Illustrative chart of seven days of gold prices: a solid line for the actual close up to day 4, then a dashed model projected path with a widening shaded range, starting from day 4's price. — How to read the model: the projected path starts from today's price at the latest hourly update and is compared with what happened. It is an illustration of the method, not a forecast. Tap or click the image to enlarge.

These views are the behind-the-scenes workings. They are shown so the method can be checked. What members see is the final output: a simple, actionable view of the trend.

How the weights were set

We tested each layer, alone and in combination, against a 90-day walk-forward window of gold price and macro history, then fixed the weights that performed most consistently out of sample. Weights are re-tested on a rolling walk-forward basis. Every change ships as a new model version, shown on the dashboard.

Where AI fits

AI reads financial wires and geopolitical headlines and scores their likely effect on gold sentiment. It feeds one input and cannot override the model. If a major crisis is flagged, all four session readings switch to Neutral until conditions settle. AI was also used to analyse past data across all candidate models and to pick the winning combination and weights.

Model changelog

Every model version, dated: what changed, why, and the test result that justified it.

Version	Date	Change
v1.15.0	10 October 2026	Launch model. Five layers as described on this page, weights fixed on the walk-forward test.

Limits

The index reads the backdrop, not the next tick. It can stay mixed for weeks. Sudden events can override every layer, which is why crisis mode exists. Planetary cycles are a non-causal framework; we use them because we test them, not because we claim they move price.

What this is not

Not a price forecast, not a trade signal, not a claim that planets cause price moves. We do not claim perfect prediction. We keep testing and updating the models and weights as fresh data arrives and planetary conditions change. Our view is that the present calls for a data-driven approach that pairs a traditional framework with AI.

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