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The 12 rules:
5 w7 J& t u$ A; e 01. Determine the trend 02. Buy at single, double and triple bottoms # Z- l- q) h6 }" j1 ^/ U! o
03. Buy . h9 \ ^# Z6 n% D& U* @3 @- h6 C4 F
and sell on percentages 04. Buy and sell on three weeks' advance or
8 f8 C% t9 z6 _7 U decline 05.
9 ^ L1 E8 J9 p/ C# { Market moves in sections06. Buy or sell on five to seven point moves ; ?( y. U4 y0 j! u
07. Study
, k* K! k; ^9 x( z, ~ volume to determine change in trend 08. Study factor and
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determine change in trend 09. Buy on higher tops and bottoms10. A 0 h; B- l1 u9 n5 d) P7 j
change in
! @: F# ?3 M: P; G' Y# q/ m; j trend often occurs just before or after holidays 11. Buy on a second 0 O3 N% h+ D8 h* a ~
reaction
( h, w$ o( x( [7 f) O1 @1 [ at a higher bottom. When it reacts only two days, it is in a very 7 V0 ~9 i% j3 P4 ~$ X! f
strong - [" u1 {) V X7 N6 Y* z' V
position. 12. Price gains in fast moves doesˇnt last very long.
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Gann's 24 rules
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The 24 rules: 01. Never risk one tenth of capital in one trade 02.
7 r% Z: T- a3 S9 z2 F O Always use stop loss orders 03. Never overtrade 04. Never let a # A; n4 F$ m1 u2 g; I5 _- N7 v
profit run into 5 w$ ?1 u+ b$ n6 J) G) ^- P/ p+ C
a loss 05. Do not buck the trend 06. When in , get our or donˇt
/ |2 l0 @/ z/ C7 J& j get in 07.
0 D" y# i( ^% c- O9 Y$ r) V, H* Z Trade only active stocks 08. Equal distribution of risk in four or
0 d6 ~8 r# n7 C five stocks
0 s. f0 u- Q0 y 09. Trade market order 10. Donˇt close your trades without a good 9 A, a! T n8 C, V, Q( @3 q
reason 11.
4 Z7 W) j# F4 T0 u Accumulate a surplus 12. Never buy just to get a dividend 13. Never + B' V1 I% @* J& K- O/ `
average a , e+ `2 O4 Q0 `# H b0 ^! L, o
loss 14. Never get out/in of the market because of impatience or & H7 P1 R4 M' V$ {% N
anxiety 15.
0 G2 t2 L5 Z* j! P* t6 g Avoid taking small profits and big losses 16. Never cancel a stop 3 J8 ]! e) S, P9 d& v& P9 {9 x3 }; [, A
loss order
) f' ^4 A5 g8 @0 c3 h: l) f, H after you placed it 17. Avoid getting in and out of the market too
& F8 x" u2 n8 p often 18. Be
& O) r8 K `- x4 J' J% x just as willing to sell short as you are to buy. Let your object be * o% F' J4 c/ H5 i6 R
to keep ( o9 c: g7 |# H9 U3 A$ e8 @
with the trend and make money 19. Never buy/sell just because the
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4 O' \) \, T7 K. m% w, _ low/high20. Wait till the stock is very active and has crossed ; J2 t* L/ K+ D) @$ E
resistance
! o+ |- \: i# I8 M: t1 R levels before pyramiding 21. Select stocks with small volume of
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- b9 I1 J$ |0 C5 R* F Y; X outstanding to pyramid on the buying side 22. Never hedge one stock
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another23. Trade with a plan and do not get out without a definite
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8 v) I! b0 @% e of a change in trend 24. Avoid increasing trading size after a long
8 R9 |! G+ Y/ l- e4 x/ K) e* Z4 w% A9 s period of
8 T! @; x0 t; C% G3 z7 {& E7 o1 h success
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Read his "romance" novel "Tunnel Thru The Air or Looking
, [! U) Q6 z8 Z: i4 B, P6 o Back from 1940" published in 1927. Gann said "Kowledge is more & e9 m5 ~; o d' c- _
important (powerful) than capital" and "Verify EVERYTHING and hold " a+ U# ~* | Q4 u$ ]5 g7 z" T6 f
on to true and good!". |
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