Raymond Merriman is a publisher, author, financial market analyst and commodities specialist focusing on market timing of financial markets. He is the President of The Merriman Market Analyst, Inc. and founder of the Merriman Market Timing Academy, where he serves as the 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. As a financial market timer, Ray edits several financial reports for traders and investors throughout the world by writing and publishing daily and weekly reports for more active traders. Ray is also an international lecturer on both financial market cycles and astrology.