With Susan Gidel
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Fire, Air and the Financial Markets
Outer planets Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto will all be at 04 degrees of Fire and Air signs on July 20, 2026, forming an opposition, trines and sextiles. We’ll take a look at how this strikingly exact combination of planets could affect horoscope charts for the New York Stock Exchange, S&P 500 index, bitcoin, crude oil, gold, as well as several companies and stocks.
Biography
Susan Gidel specializes in financial astrological research, publishing and consulting, building on 35 years in the commodity futures business as a journalist, brokerage firm marketing executive and market observer.
Based in Chicago, she has lectured at: UAC 2018; ISAR 2022; ISAR Star Club; the NCGR Virtual Symposium 2021; AOA in 2025, NCGR chapters in Chicago, Milwaukee and Dallas; the San Diego Astrological Society; and Friends of Astrology. She has served as “Business Astrologist” at national tradeshows for financial advisors and pension managers under the sponsorship of Northern Trust Asset Management of Chicago.
Susan has been a guest on several podcasts, including Cosmic Compass, B2B NoBull, Weird Finance, BiggerPockets Money and Moon Matters. She also has been featured in articles at The Wall Street Journal, The Cut, Allure Magazine and Redfin. She wrote a weekly “Finstrology” column for astrology.com from 2022-2024. She is a member of the International Academy of Astrology Class of 2014.
In 2018, Susan published “Trading In Sync With Commodities—Introducing Astrology To Your Technical Toolbox,” which is available at amazon.com. Her newsletter, “Red Letter Trading Days,” alerts traders and investors to important astrological energy that could affect market movement. As Pluto settles into Aquarius, introducing a new book, “Everyday Astrology for Career, Business and Investing” is on a front burner. Reach out to Susan by email at susan@susangidel.com. Explore her website at https://susangidel.com