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The 12 rules:
) P' Y$ a/ V& _* m% @5 e 01. Determine the trend 02. Buy at single, double and triple bottoms 0 Z5 D5 ?& v; N8 c
03. Buy . Q* w& M7 m/ ?; Q n* G" |) a
and sell on percentages 04. Buy and sell on three weeks' advance or
5 u. F% B5 n/ y7 \* j* R, A decline 05. ( E6 c; ~* o, F, t+ O
Market moves in sections06. Buy or sell on five to seven point moves
8 a& U3 U' \! u6 T- X 07. Study
4 E+ \. S: }+ b$ {/ K volume to determine change in trend 08. Study factor and
1 U2 ]) `3 l# m! `% R8 c5 n periods to
# S7 D. o* b g1 D! [6 D9 y determine change in trend 09. Buy on higher tops and bottoms10. A
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trend often occurs just before or after holidays 11. Buy on a second
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at a higher bottom. When it reacts only two days, it is in a very ! ~4 R6 @4 ~2 Y, e" X% ? N$ }
strong
0 h7 T, v6 |& P. S r position. 12. Price gains in fast moves doesˇnt last very long. * @# C; k7 s* {1 a
! R; S; ^1 g6 X5 Q' l. J; C1 Y' N Gann's 24 rules; _: g) l" M; m# v7 q( w& J
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' y" c7 ]8 \. T# Y The 24 rules: 01. Never risk one tenth of capital in one trade 02. 9 k; w0 ?9 h3 @" r4 v* o+ }" N
Always use stop loss orders 03. Never overtrade 04. Never let a
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4 b7 V' P! ~: l a loss 05. Do not buck the trend 06. When in , get our or donˇt
+ q0 v# L- f( N; a( c2 b get in 07. $ _4 j( P2 k& Y5 P! Z. z
Trade only active stocks 08. Equal distribution of risk in four or
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09. Trade market order 10. Donˇt close your trades without a good
0 z' d7 R, N' s3 r! X reason 11.
) i6 y/ }6 K% J: 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 ! x9 k) r: \4 {8 d
anxiety 15. $ }0 I$ H+ _; e) j, Q
Avoid taking small profits and big losses 16. Never cancel a stop # b$ {4 Y0 I$ n
loss order - h! H/ P% i! |2 e5 a2 [
after you placed it 17. Avoid getting in and out of the market too ; y) t- f% H( ^3 t3 o1 N/ l8 n
often 18. Be
# K$ ]+ `! R( t; r7 V x! o just as willing to sell short as you are to buy. Let your object be - t2 _2 E; H9 P7 ~1 e6 `7 K
to keep
$ h8 r/ ^( i0 y& V) e/ E# O with the trend and make money 19. Never buy/sell just because the
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low/high20. Wait till the stock is very active and has crossed
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levels before pyramiding 21. Select stocks with small volume of
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6 c3 {5 u7 W0 n+ m1 k) Q! f) d/ C outstanding to pyramid on the buying side 22. Never hedge one stock ) J$ A* D, C. ~5 E8 b5 R( v! s
by
9 ^# V& X! b H# m. { another23. Trade with a plan and do not get out without a definite
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; U I9 W+ j) G6 ?5 U8 K of a change in trend 24. Avoid increasing trading size after a long * x7 G( }( V- v3 a: [9 s1 A
period of
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Read his "romance" novel "Tunnel Thru The Air or Looking
4 D N6 g; P \" U Back from 1940" published in 1927. Gann said "Kowledge is more ' f: L1 V: `0 W6 m/ f; H$ m! G
important (powerful) than capital" and "Verify EVERYTHING and hold . G4 R1 c- ~% L6 H
on to true and good!". |
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