Raymond Merriman
President of The Merriman Market Analyst, Inc.
founder of the Merriman Market Timing Academy
Raymond A. Merriman is the President of The Merriman Market Analyst, Inc. and founder of the Merriman Market Timing Academy. He is a Commodities Trading Advisor (CTA), financial market analyst, and editor of the MMA Cycles Report, a monthly market advisory newsletter that specializes in stocks, interest rates, currencies, precious metals, crude oil and soybeans since 1982. He also writes a daily and weekly report for more active traders.
Merriman’s formal education includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology at Michigan State University in 1969. He did post-graduate studies in Psychology at Michigan State University and Oakland University, 1969-1971. His introduction to financial markets began as an apprentice to Walter Bressert, legendary cycles’ analyst. Under Bressert’s tutelage, Merriman began his research in the correlation of planetary cycles to cycles in the Gold market, which resulted in the publication of “The Gold Book: Geocosmic Correlations to Gold Price Cycles,” in 1982, the first book to show a quantitative research correlation between cycles in a financial market to cycles in the cosmos.
Between 1982-1986, Merriman was a frequent guest contributor on the Financial News Network (FNN). He served as an Investment Executive with Prudential Securities (1986-87), E.F, Hutton (later Shearson Lehman Hutton, 1987-1990), before becoming an Accounts Vice-President of Retail Commodity Futures with Paine Webber (1990-1994).
Merriman is the author of several books on Financial Market Timing, including the series on The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing, Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (1997-2012); The Gold Book: Geocosmic Correlations to Gold Price Cycles (1982); The Sun, Moon, and Silver Market (2006); Solar/Lunar Correlations to Gold Price Reversals: Secrets of a Gold Trader (2015); and the annual Forecast Book (since 1976), which outlines his projections a year ahead of time for financial markets, the world economy, and political trends.
In 2013, he created MMTA, the Merriman Market Timing Academy, a two-year training course in Merriman’s market analysis and market timing methodology. At present, several of the graduates are now market analysts with MMA, analyzing various international markets for “The MMA Cycles Report” as well the “The MMTA International Cycles Report” (ICR).
Merriman is also well-known as a professional astrologer, having studied the subject since 1967, and receiving his professional certification form AFA (American Federation of Astrologers) in 1972. He is the author of Evolutionary Astrology: The Journey of the Soul Through the Horoscope (1977), Evolutionary Astrology: The Journey of the Soul Through States of (1992), and The Solar Return Book of Prediction (1977). At UAC (United Astrology Congress) 1995, he received the Regulus Award for “Enhancing Astrology’s Image as a Profession.” At UAC 2012, he received the Regulus “Lifetime Achievement Award.” He also served as president of the International Society for Astrological Research (ISAR) in 1994-2000, 2002-2008, and 2015-2017.
Merriman currently resides in Cave Creek, Arizona, USA. He can be reached at ray@mmacycles.com, or via the MMA website at www.mmacycles.com.
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