If the year gone had you thinking you might have been on the rocks, this year should see you back to your hircine sure-footedness. No need for shaggy stories to get you away from the cliff-edge, no insurmountable obstacles to direct you to s-kid-row, no unkind ruminants to stifle your bleatnik creativity. Some might say you have got a hide, but we know that Baphomet mask is just to please those in the temples; you are only kidding, after all.

Wood Goat:
04 Feb 2015 – 03 Feb 2016
04 Feb 1955 – 04 Feb 1956
Water Goat:
04 Feb 2003 – 03 Feb 2004
05 Feb 1943 – 04 Feb 1944
Metal Goat:
04 Feb 1991 – 03 Feb 1992
05 Feb 1931 – 04 Feb 1932
Earth Goat:
04 Feb 1979 – 03 Feb 1980
05 Feb 1919 – 04 Feb 1920
Fire Goat:
04 Feb 1967 – 04 Feb 1968
05 Feb 1907 – 04 Feb 1908

Fortune direction:

Southeast

Augmenting your fortune:

Nine stems of red flowers

Lucky number:

Lucky colour:

  Red

  Health

Not a chance of being cleaved in two; you are free to stick your muzzle wherever you may. With abundant fire elements around this year, some goats may find they have hardly enough time for a kid-nap before feeling the heat. Your greatest danger is that your easygoing nature may hide some frustrations that burst out and cause you grief. Turning yourself into spun wool benefits no one.

  Wealth

If it is mere cash you are after, remember you are the source of cashmere. More than that, you are a wiz when it comes to getting people and money together, and the stars are inviting you to butt in wherever you may and stomp on those who oppose connections. We would suggest gently turning your back on family and friends who come with wagging jaws to bend your ear. And that mere cash? Keep it on hand for an emergency.

  Love

Sounding worse than it will be, the Wretched Star is with you this year. An unapologetic t-horn-y maniac at keeping fences up and keeping the pash out of pashmina. You will need more love-infused carrot than anticipated this year to rekindle old flames or bring a new one to settle in at your hearth. Comb that fringe back above your eyes and spin a shorter yarn.

  Career

You will be weaving through the office twill closing time this year. The stars say you may have to choose between a higher position or close-to-complete satisfaction at work. The Great Yang Star is shining down on you from afar - any chance to be between work and afar, be that physical or conceptual, is likely to be to your advantage, let yourself be persuaded.

Guiding hexagram from the Yi-Jing (Book of Changes)

Judgement:
Gathering Together. Success. The king approaches his temple. It furthers one to see the great man and brings success. Perseverance furthers to bring great offerings that creates good fortune. It furthers one to undertake something.
Image:
Over the earth, the lake: the image of Gathering Together. Thus, the superior man renews his weapons to meet the unforeseen.
The Forest of Changes:
Deer fear men and hide, they go into the ravines. Fate shortens their life as tigers catch them and they are eaten to death.
Verdict:
Goats, certainly of the human variety, have a distinct advantage over deer - they can prepare weapons. While the chance of accidents is low this year, the risk of something happening by another’s design is present. To counter this, all goats should be prepared. We predict neither tigers nor weapons, but the message remains.

Feng Shui Index 2026 report

Year of the Fire Horse

Sorcerer: Dr James Greenbaum
Sorcerer's apprentice: Susan Zhang
Wand bearer: Orlando Hong
Director/Editor: Yukti Vidyarthi
Translation editor: Melanie Ng
Design/Art: Lizzie Lau; Anna Lai; Elva Lau; Patrina Leung; Jon Berkeley
Web development: Paul Ngan; Timothy Wang
Video production: Luna Deng
Thanks to: Priscilla Man; Ellen Lo; Qi Qi
Producer: Liz Patterson

Launched in 1992 as a Chinese New Year card, the CLSA Feng Shui Index is a light-hearted outlook for the Hong Kong market and a well-loved firm tradition. Please note that this guide is not a research report.