Market effects of the Mercury-Venus conjunction

Closing prices on the S&P 500 at various intervals before and after Mercury-0-Venus

n=62. Includes all conjunctions between 2000 and 2025. "-15d" is the price 15 days before the exact conjunction. "0d" is the price on the day of the conjunction. When this falls on a holiday or weekend, the next closest day is used. Direction can either be direct (D) or retrograde (R). "MeD VeD" is a conjunction in which both Mercury and Venus are in direct motion. "MeR VeD" is a conjunction in which Mercury is retrograde and Venus is direct.
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