German/British scientist Arthur Schuster is credited with creating the Periodogram - a mathematical function based on Fourier cosine mathematics. The Periodogram will parse through a time series of data and identify the prominent cycles in the data.
Schuster used the Periodogram to prove that earthquakes are not a cyclical repeating occurrence. He plotted sunspot data on a chart and then used the Periodogram function to demonstrate that sunspots have a periodicity of around 11 years.
In the early 1970s, NASA scientist J.M. Hurst used Periodogram analysis to show that the Dow Jones Average time series data consists of a multitude of cycles of different length and amplitude.
Here is a daily chart of Wheat futures that has been examined with the Periodogram function. The OPTUMA software program that I use comes built in with the Periodogram function. The analysis shows that in the monthly Wheat price data going back to the 1960s, there are some cycles of around 1876 bars, 1433 bars, and 933 bars.
If I go back in time and pick a significant low or high on Wheat, I can then use the Cycles tool in the OPTUMA software to lay out these suggested cycles. I find that on a daily chart if I use a cycle of 1831 days, I can make the cycle align very close to points of major amplitude. I then can break down this large cycle in to sub-divisions.
There is a sub-cycle low coming up in late March / early April. Astrology of the 1899 first trade date for Wheat futures shows that in April Sun will make a 90 degree aspect to the natal Sun. Late in April, Mars will be 90 degrees to the natal Ascendant and Sun will be 120 degrees trine to the natal Sun.
If there is a sub-cycle low approaching, does this tie to any cyclical behavior of companies that make agricultural equipment? Let’s dig deeper and find out…
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