A Financial Astrology Overview of March 2026
Mars–Rahu, Pluto Squares, and the March Stress Window for Global Markets
Executive Summary:
March 2026 is another inflection month where optimistic equity indices collide with deteriorating economic data, the Iran-USA conflict and heavy-hitting astrological transits across major market charts. Equities, Bitcoin, silver, Oil and Copper are all seen as sensitive to this backdrop, with particular risk of volatility spikes and downside shocks later in the month.
Key Dates:
March 13th - Mars-Rahu Conjunction
March 20th - NYSE Stress Window Opens
March 21st - Bitcoin Stress Window Opens
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MARCH 2026
March presents a key month ahead. We’re still under the effects of the Lunar Eclipse in Virgo and Mercury retrograde - which is due to end around the 20th March. The fire horse year has just started too, and as predicted in my podcast on February - the tone for the rest of 2026 has been well and truly set after the Mars-Uranus square brought about the Iran-USA conflict.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq look toppy, but continue to show decent strength, which seems to be eerily disconnected from the reality. The markets saw a shock drop on the day of the Lunar Eclipse of March 3rd, where a drop across most markets dramatically occurred and recovered in the space of hours.
The economy is doing worse than expected as we enter March, as employers shed 92,000 jobs in February despite the Government expecting an increase of 50,000 jobs as the unemployment rate grew to 4.4 percent. With increasing AI layoffs and market disruption in the face of the Iran war, cracks might start to show in the next few weeks in the markets, as a few key astrological transits occur for the NYSE chart and the NASDAQ chart:
The NYSE chart will see Pluto directly squaring the natal Venus on March 20th whilst Chiron is within a degree of the natal Saturn. The Moon is only 3 degrees away from the natal moon position on this day with the Sun conjunct the south node at 0 Aries whilst Saturn slowly makes his way over the early 10th house.
As for the NASDAQ:
Whilst there are actually many positive and supportive transits, what we have to look out for in mid to late March is the Saturn and Neptune squaring the natal Venus from the 12th house. Jupiter may be exalted in the 3rd but will also square the natal Uranus at this time causing negative volatility.
It seems as if the main indices are completely trying to ignore what is happening in the world and the likely economic consequences, but it cannot hide from the reality for too long.
The most dangerous date of the month in general is March 13th, where we see a Mars-Rahu conjunction, one of the more negative ones in Vedic Astrology. This takes place in Satabishak Nakshatra, associated with Healers, Physicians, Doctors and medicine. Pisces, being the most religious sign, means that the Iran war rhetoric is likely to become more religious in tone, which will scare the markets further most likely.
BITCOIN
Bitcoin, after having seen a Mercury-retrograde trend reversal to 70K caught many bulls in a trap (never trade when Mercury is retrograde) and swiftly saw it come back down to the 67K range. The most bearish transit of the month is undoubtedly Saturn conjoining Bitcoin’s natal Moon, if we are to lay faith in the 3rd January 2009 at 18:30 London UK chart.
Saturn will conjoin Bitcoin’s Moon on the 21st March whilst transiting Sun squares Pluto and transiting Uranus squares the natal Venus within a few degrees, quite possibly creating negative shocks to the downside. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Bitcoin near the 60K range by the end of March. This will obviously create further negativity in the crypto market. Beware anyone who’s overly bullish.
SILVER
Silver continues its incredible volatile journey towards price-readjustment in the long term. The Lunar Eclipse of March 3rd saw Silver reach $95 before crashing back down to lows of around $79 on the day of the lunar eclipse. The market is becoming much more aware of the manipulation tactics used by the Comex exchange, with the Bank of America recently putting out a $300 target on silver.
The 14th March sees the transiting Sun at 24 pisces trine the natal Jupiter at 23 Cancer whilst Jupiter begins to station direct. Transiting Venus is also conjunct the north node, hopefully making for bullish news around this time. I’ve made inaccurate calls on Silver in the past, so take this with a grain of salt.
As of January 1st 2026, China brought in a new export license regime that reclassifies refined silver from a normal commodity to a “strategic material” on par with rare earths, with strict one order one approval style controls. Do you want to be bearish on Silver when China has designated it strategically important?
OIL
Oil has had a crazy 28% rise in the past 5 days, which is almost unprecedented, specifically arising within the key time window I gave of the Saturn Neptune Conjunction of the 20th February and the Lunar Eclipse of March 3rd. The eclipse took place just 1 degree away from the natal moon in the Drake Oil Strike chart that I use, and so we will likely still see the effects well into April, which should be the next key stage of the Iran situation.
COPPER
Traders may want to position themselves for Copper related Assets, which I think will do particularly well around April. Freeport McMoran looks to do well in April.
GOLD
From the low of the lunar eclipse on March 3rd, Gold is only up about 3% to $5100, which is weaker than anticipated based on the increasing insecurity in the world. The classic safe-haven is likely to benefit from increasing instability in the middle east especially around April. Gold is under some rather positive transits so I anticipate slow and steady increase especially starting in late March into April. Late July into August is still the danger zone for Gold this year. As the conflict likely expands regionally in the next 6 months to a year, I see no reason to be bearish on Gold in the short, medium and long term.
CONCLUSION
Overall, traders need to be cautious this month as the number one event to look out for is obviously the rippling karmic effect of the Iran situation. The Fire Horse Year has only just begun.
Om Shanti,
Rowan Hogg
Financial Astrologer
Disclaimer: This is not financial advice. The author is not a financial advisor. This astrological analysis is for educational purposes only.
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Rowan you could have mentioned about Gold as well 🙈 Thanks
What do you by "Late July into August is still the danger zone for Gold this year"?