The Rabbit smells Danger!

(The outlook for 2011, the Year of the Wooden Rabbit)

Posted on: 26^th January 2011

Master Ong is no ordinary fengshui master. Despite his prediction being always contrary to others, he had been amazingly accurate over the last decade. Some of his past year predictions were published in the business section of the ‘TODAY” newspaper and still available in his website for public scrutiny.    

Last year was another occasion that took the public by surprise. Many who had termed 2010 as ‘Metal Tiger’ or ‘White Tiger’ which denotes bad lucks were pessimistic in their outlooks. A search on the internet revealed that Master Ong was the only geomancer that claimed the tiger of last year actually belongs to the ‘wood element’ and the economy will emerge strong by the end of 2010. Singapore GDP was a double digits growth and the equity index culminated above 3200 points.  

Many countries across the globe had faced their worst flooding among the last few decades during the year of the tiger, which was correctly mentioned by Master Ong. However, he prefers to keep silent on the name of the two types of instruments that were being used and called them his ‘secret weapons’.

Q: Master Ong, what does the I-Ching Hexagram has to inform us for next year? With the car COE rising above $70,000 for the larger model, are these signs of confidence in the local economy? Will the buoyant economy last and continue into next year as many felt so?

We have to be extraordinary careful. The rabbit of coming year smells danger and is hiding inside its burrow. The year of the rabbit hints that there are lurking dangers ahead and the controlling hexagram of the I-Ching for next year reveal a clearer picture that things are ‘splitting apart’ or ‘decoupling’.  

Thus, my prediction is once again contradictory to the general perception of a mild and auspicious rabbit. There will be lesser natural disaster compared to last year. However the financial market can be volatile to investors especially after the first half of the year.

If we were to continue our casino theory of last year, I mentioned that “’pollination’ or ‘germination’ process is only moving into its final phase, which means that we can expect the year to be progressive and the cycle to be completed, probably by the end of the year.” Thus, the end of 2010 was ‘harvesting period’ that ended strongly and we are actually at the pinnacle of ‘coming together’. But the harvest period will expire before the end of next year and things may start falling.

Q: Then when is the danger period to watch out?

The fruitful harvesting time that we are enjoying now is not going to last throughout the year of the rabbit. Be cautious when summer set in and look out for indicators that point to serious breakdown that may affect world economy.

Q: How does that interpret for the stocks market?

At 3200 - 3300 point, equity index is around one of the highest for local stock market. The golden rule of thumb is to buy low and sell high, is not the answer obvious enough for you? Bankers are starting to lures their customers into European products which have a potential for wider growth compared to Asian products. On the contrary, ‘splitting apart’ hexagram of the I-Ching advises us otherwise.

   updated on 29 Nov 2011

11/3/2011 · TOKYO — TOKYO — Japan declared states of emergency for five nuclear reactors at two power plants after the units lost cooling ability in the aftermath of Friday's powerful earthquake. Thousands of residents were evacuated as workers struggled to get the reactors under control to prevent meltdowns.

The ‘I-Ching’ is a Chinese predictive art dated 5,000 years ago and is still amazing relevant today. On the extreme, ‘Splitting apart’ spells the danger of ‘nuclear accident or disaster’. From worldly perspective the ‘sovereign debt’ crisis of the European nations heighten the atmospheric tension of ‘decoupling’ warns by the I-Ching’s hexagram.

Despite that world economist and politicians meet at the World Economic Forum at Davos in the beginning of the year to address the issues. It is very complex for people to understand and guess the outcomes. What ever happens, it still provides an opportunity for general speculators and investors alike. My advice is not to be greedy, sit on cash and wait for opportunities, which is not too far away. 

updated on 16 March 2011

Q: You were also pretty correct about the performance of the property market. In Singapore, the government had implement curbing measures twice during last year to cool the market. Do you think the property market is still a good investment?

These measures have a short cooling effect, but Singapore government is capable of regulating the market movement as and when, to push up or to bring it down. In short your property investment is kind of being protected with steady returns here. Unless, America and European countries can get out of the fire soonest, otherwise Singapore is still one of the safest places on earth to park their surplus money. These property measures are not meant to curb speculators alone which are actually minimal as reported in the newspaper. Think broadly, it is to prevent a property bubbles that is good for everyone. Finally, it will instill confidence and invite many more real investors into our secure country and stable property market.

I-Ching Geomancy Center wishes one & all a “Happy and Prosperous Year of the Rabbit”.