Asset Trading

1. Mercury Retrograde Dates (2026)

Mercury goes into retrograde three times in 2026, lasting about three weeks each time. If you are tracking short-term market noise or sudden volatility, these are the windows:

• February 26 – March 20, 2026 (in Pisces)

• June 29 – July 23, 2026 (in Cancer/Gemini)

• October 24 – November 13, 2026 (in Scorpio/Libra)

I.e. - periods of time to sit on your hands

Millionaires don’t use astrology.

Billionaires do.

In the world of investing, tying planetary movements to the stock market falls under a niche discipline called Financial Astrology (or astro-economics). Adherents of this practice believe that planetary cycles influence human psychology, which in turn drives market sentiment, trading volumes, and price trends. When it comes to market timing, Mercury retrograde and Jupiter retrograde represent two entirely different speeds and scopes of market behavior: Mercury is the short-term disruptor, while Jupiter is the long-term trend shifter.