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The 12 rules:
# i7 l9 |% P1 f1 v 01. Determine the trend 02. Buy at single, double and triple bottoms
& _; \, s6 C0 B8 v 03. Buy ! ^) l l* B* H# m/ e, [8 O" ]
and sell on percentages 04. Buy and sell on three weeks' advance or 3 M' Z1 X' e+ X" Z, f' ^! H
decline 05.
- g& Z0 S, u6 U Market moves in sections06. Buy or sell on five to seven point moves
, W) [- R; X! ?/ } 07. Study
2 q& C4 D. a& P+ B; Y3 d 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 % b8 R3 H# d7 i% K9 p% ?/ _
change in 4 H, g3 q& Q7 \6 o8 e }+ p
trend often occurs just before or after holidays 11. Buy on a second
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1 t5 i4 G' K3 [/ t. p: n" [3 B at a higher bottom. When it reacts only two days, it is in a very 1 c& ~9 y9 L( ?2 V$ f* q$ }
strong
3 B& U, } y. L position. 12. Price gains in fast moves doesˇnt last very long. ' b M! u/ x, M8 p, ^% }& e7 H% I
( _1 G2 | V; I$ a9 i P Gann's 24 rules
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6 _% z" H# w C& g$ p. f The 24 rules: 01. Never risk one tenth of capital in one trade 02. " \& w5 d) O. i e
Always use stop loss orders 03. Never overtrade 04. Never let a
1 z" J: E u2 ]( @0 D( }" C profit run into 1 g' x4 M3 T; U' M2 P( G+ ?
a loss 05. Do not buck the trend 06. When in , get our or donˇt
; [* c' s4 r# d, j4 c; y get in 07.
8 z" \9 d+ B+ L a! m+ X! F4 }2 D Trade only active stocks 08. Equal distribution of risk in four or + g P% A8 d+ u7 r( n
five stocks
9 n6 ^* ]4 \) ~) Z 09. Trade market order 10. Donˇt close your trades without a good 6 C1 A3 v9 i3 Y4 t
reason 11. ; ?) x" ^& B! h
Accumulate a surplus 12. Never buy just to get a dividend 13. Never + w/ i/ F' h9 p: |" `( f: a
average a
& J0 C9 ?+ _% \" Y9 X2 i6 Y loss 14. Never get out/in of the market because of impatience or ! q/ t+ l; x: n! ^: J! ~4 _
anxiety 15. 1 E! E: y Y, s8 {3 P" g1 u1 ?" ]: @
Avoid taking small profits and big losses 16. Never cancel a stop ' n4 W9 g5 Q- I- [8 z& [" X
loss order
. i$ s* ~5 z( I& Y. O, b2 A& L0 l; v2 i after you placed it 17. Avoid getting in and out of the market too 8 i9 L. g4 `& f
often 18. Be ; _% O6 y1 ]8 z F" A+ D# B
just as willing to sell short as you are to buy. Let your object be ; e2 g; v8 G, e. V& ~
to keep
8 W* J8 T. ]- z$ Z1 M9 ] with the trend and make money 19. Never buy/sell just because the
: ^: [6 e$ Y8 D1 C. Q price is
- g4 z9 W( h) }$ H low/high20. Wait till the stock is very active and has crossed
+ ]5 w) m3 V1 X+ f9 Z) V5 ^# T/ m resistance
% j& y0 j7 G5 W. v levels before pyramiding 21. Select stocks with small volume of / t- `/ k7 Z; P( y2 J
shares $ i* u/ V& K+ ?, ]8 _6 N
outstanding to pyramid on the buying side 22. Never hedge one stock + v; \8 g. X; g
by 5 H/ Q( f( E, v' I7 W: ~; c
another23. Trade with a plan and do not get out without a definite , ]& [$ x4 E- O! W7 @
indication
1 ^* T& K4 i. f! l) R1 @7 R of a change in trend 24. Avoid increasing trading size after a long & v8 O8 u- _+ D8 }9 X/ V" C
period of
8 I6 t/ ~5 J0 o( R8 {/ x* o/ R success
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Read his "romance" novel "Tunnel Thru The Air or Looking , v! U6 J% t" r% \+ Q0 u2 [
Back from 1940" published in 1927. Gann said "Kowledge is more & B* m& D) `+ |
important (powerful) than capital" and "Verify EVERYTHING and hold - E) B( `# k4 V
on to true and good!". |
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