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The 12 rules:
. t( K* y; [" u" C. y: c 01. Determine the trend 02. Buy at single, double and triple bottoms
# `$ o# ]+ k% y& L4 K3 [: L 03. Buy
5 i* ~. K7 e2 w7 y: c% n$ y) [ and sell on percentages 04. Buy and sell on three weeks' advance or + ^/ C V/ _9 n* |2 G
decline 05.
9 O# X4 F8 [2 ^ Market moves in sections06. Buy or sell on five to seven point moves ' \8 k7 f/ A; V, g
07. Study
/ k( m# j9 Z# w" _ volume to determine change in trend 08. Study factor and
1 Z- t2 ~* b1 a periods to
! [5 p4 O2 Z1 _% G2 |. o/ c9 c determine change in trend 09. Buy on higher tops and bottoms10. A
9 ?0 Q2 u, A$ z# C/ j% M change in " ~ c- V5 w# ~# i! Y
trend often occurs just before or after holidays 11. Buy on a second
# V4 G" Y9 E( W0 Q reaction
, ?$ P8 {+ R+ @3 S2 Y at a higher bottom. When it reacts only two days, it is in a very 8 F. _% x- {- G
strong : l$ x. E6 g9 e( x- X& A
position. 12. Price gains in fast moves doesˇnt last very long.
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) ~3 R; b) O" P3 b2 I Gann's 24 rules4 k5 G' l. [. C0 E4 c/ k& {
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The 24 rules: 01. Never risk one tenth of capital in one trade 02.
9 d2 c3 a7 X: @1 Q# O Always use stop loss orders 03. Never overtrade 04. Never let a
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a loss 05. Do not buck the trend 06. When in , get our or donˇt
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' `& x! e1 q* D- B Trade only active stocks 08. Equal distribution of risk in four or $ O* M+ ?5 h+ S v& Z' g' y" i
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09. Trade market order 10. Donˇt close your trades without a good 8 L5 `, l# G; m
reason 11.
1 D9 Q ?# w" U8 F9 N7 d& E Accumulate a surplus 12. Never buy just to get a dividend 13. Never
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loss 14. Never get out/in of the market because of impatience or
" D; T) E: B1 q i anxiety 15.
4 P& z& t4 }% i" z. G q Avoid taking small profits and big losses 16. Never cancel a stop
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after you placed it 17. Avoid getting in and out of the market too 3 i6 p! `! ]% ]. R# I; T H* ~8 \
often 18. Be . n# L _5 e9 I+ B- {+ S9 W
just as willing to sell short as you are to buy. Let your object be : \* C1 x& c2 I) P. C! T; y4 K
to keep
/ H7 a* V( q9 j0 E, Z# } with the trend and make money 19. Never buy/sell just because the ' l* c7 n! t* D, h& H4 `
price is
# @5 A3 _ B0 z low/high20. Wait till the stock is very active and has crossed / t! n! w" L( A& E3 I
resistance + R$ x' x+ g; ?! Q8 r
levels before pyramiding 21. Select stocks with small volume of ' ^: q5 z; m8 Z8 `
shares 8 T) t6 ~2 n, Z+ R
outstanding to pyramid on the buying side 22. Never hedge one stock
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& `: K5 {: y0 w( q8 ^ another23. Trade with a plan and do not get out without a definite
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: ^( x. K. h* ] of a change in trend 24. Avoid increasing trading size after a long ! Z1 J r. a+ _' @2 M
period of
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# I. k, e* x0 R* T! p, ]3 a Read his "romance" novel "Tunnel Thru The Air or Looking + T9 ]1 e* N, v
Back from 1940" published in 1927. Gann said "Kowledge is more ' B( R, F; e8 ~ P" }9 K
important (powerful) than capital" and "Verify EVERYTHING and hold
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