{"id":1966,"date":"2026-03-10T09:59:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendspider.com\/trading-tools-store\/?post_type=indicator&#038;p=1966"},"modified":"2026-03-10T14:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:00:47","slug":"69ac96-planetary-retrograde","status":"publish","type":"indicator","link":"https:\/\/trendspider.com\/trading-tools-store\/indicators\/69ac96-planetary-retrograde\/","title":{"rendered":"Planetary Retrograde"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Planetary Retrograde Periods displays the geocentric speed of a selected planet as a lower-pane speed curve. When the speed crosses below zero, the planet is retrograde \u2014 the filled region below the zero line highlights these periods at a glance.<\/p>\n<p>### WHAT IS RETROGRADE?<\/p>\n<p>Retrograde motion occurs when a planet appears to move backward through the zodiac from Earth&#039;s perspective. This is an optical effect caused by orbital mechanics \u2014 similar to a car appearing to move backward when you pass it on the highway. Each planet&#039;s retrograde has a distinct rhythm: Mercury retrogrades roughly three times per year, while Pluto spends nearly half the year retrograde.<\/p>\n<p>### FEATURES<\/p>\n<p>&#x20;Speed curve with per-planet coloring (8 planets: Mercury through Pluto)<\/p>\n<p>&#x20; Below-zero fill highlighting retrograde periods<\/p>\n<p>&#x20; Station markers: \u211e (retrograde station) and D (direct station) at zero crossings<\/p>\n<p>&#x20; Future speed projections up to 100 bars ahead<\/p>\n<p>&#x20; Each planet has its own customizable color for line, fill, and projection<\/p>\n<p>### HOW TO USE<\/p>\n<p>Select a planet from the dropdown menu. The speed curve appears in a lower pane \u2014 positive values indicate forward (direct) motion, while negative values indicate retrograde motion. The filled dips below zero show retrograde periods. Station markers (\u211e and D) identify when the planet begins or ends its retrograde or direct motion. Use the projection to see upcoming retrograde periods before they occur.<\/p>\n<p>### EPHEMERIS ENGINE<\/p>\n<p>All planetary positions are calculated using truncated analytical series \u2014VSOP87D for Mercury through Neptune and the Meeus series for Pluto. Validated against JPL DE440 via Skyfield; all bodies under 0.1 degrees RMS. (Blueprint Ephemeris is also free to use indicator)<\/p>\n<p>Author: BlueprintResearch (Javonnii)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2026 BlueprintResearch \/ Javonnii<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planetary Retrograde Periods displays the geocentric speed of a selected planet as a lower-pane speed curve. When the speed crosses below zero, the planet is retrograde \u2014 the filled region&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":0,"template":"","listing_tag":[],"listing_category":[139],"listing_collection":[],"class_list":["post-1966","indicator","type-indicator","status-publish","hentry","listing_category-experimental"],"acf":{"bundles_ids":"","uuid":"69ac961832d64d0009f30723","screenshot_url":"https:\/\/d2nbxczldlxikh.cloudfront.net\/119649gtn1df.png","accept_html":false,"yt_video_url":"","sales_enrolled":"none","stripe_price_id":"","is_paid":false,"buy_url":"","price":{"value":"","period":"","trial_period":0},"source_code":"\/\/ Author of this indicator has not disclosed the source code.","page_views":9349,"installations":0},"thumbnail":"<img src=\"https:\/\/d2nbxczldlxikh.cloudfront.net\/119649gtn1df.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Planetary Retrograde indicator\" class=\"card-asset__cover-img\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\">","vendor":"Blueprint Research","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendspider.com\/trading-tools-store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/indicator\/1966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendspider.com\/trading-tools-store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/indicator"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendspider.com\/trading-tools-store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/indicator"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendspider.com\/trading-tools-store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendspider.com\/trading-tools-store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"listing_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendspider.com\/trading-tools-store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing_tag?post=1966"},{"taxonomy":"listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendspider.com\/trading-tools-store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing_category?post=1966"},{"taxonomy":"listing_collection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendspider.com\/trading-tools-store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing_collection?post=1966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}