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The 12 rules:
5 i9 }7 }% x8 C6 z 01. Determine the trend 02. Buy at single, double and triple bottoms
7 Q2 `+ c! J2 J 03. Buy
' Q/ r% n6 t! Z2 K) i4 r and sell on percentages 04. Buy and sell on three weeks' advance or
# s3 u& O7 g$ D/ o decline 05.
: {2 Q3 H# C" c5 [0 v6 P9 A% G; x Market moves in sections06. Buy or sell on five to seven point moves
% P. R6 g' W. c' D% x ^+ s 07. Study
2 k$ ~0 l' Z) I 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 & ^. u3 t4 }6 X6 T
change in
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at a higher bottom. When it reacts only two days, it is in a very
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position. 12. Price gains in fast moves doesˇnt last very long.
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8 ?3 a/ L* S& W' d4 O Gann's 24 rules
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The 24 rules: 01. Never risk one tenth of capital in one trade 02. ; T, \ X$ R: J4 J! P& i
Always use stop loss orders 03. Never overtrade 04. Never let a * C; m' b$ k& D8 k
profit run into
! k8 R& e0 k' H" J! e5 _" T a loss 05. Do not buck the trend 06. When in , get our or donˇt - h' ~- O& M2 y
get in 07. 1 h) \( h, ^0 l, o+ B0 u
Trade only active stocks 08. Equal distribution of risk in four or 4 ]; K( V' O+ T4 | f
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09. Trade market order 10. Donˇt close your trades without a good
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Accumulate a surplus 12. Never buy just to get a dividend 13. Never . q" X$ f- B2 G; j M3 `
average a
" x; ^# ]; Z9 l u loss 14. Never get out/in of the market because of impatience or
: \$ F9 S; s1 \ ]' s/ b anxiety 15.
/ i+ X, n. m& c; S- g3 V Avoid taking small profits and big losses 16. Never cancel a stop 3 [$ w/ T7 W. u% Y+ k
loss order
( U5 k( c% d0 J6 C after you placed it 17. Avoid getting in and out of the market too
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0 g* _) v* w( A- U just as willing to sell short as you are to buy. Let your object be 7 Z3 R3 c- [2 \9 o9 N
to keep
* o" a& s& k+ Y with the trend and make money 19. Never buy/sell just because the
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: h& I# ]2 F& G, G+ U& Q- O" R 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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outstanding to pyramid on the buying side 22. Never hedge one stock R4 E; E5 J- N B2 s
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another23. Trade with a plan and do not get out without a definite
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7 A/ e& x6 d0 d% _ of a change in trend 24. Avoid increasing trading size after a long 6 U; y& `% o( T6 s1 e4 W
period of
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Read his "romance" novel "Tunnel Thru The Air or Looking
) E W+ L3 J. v' ^ Back from 1940" published in 1927. Gann said "Kowledge is more
9 @9 b/ {4 Z+ Y2 G; X important (powerful) than capital" and "Verify EVERYTHING and hold . v/ r/ p/ B9 E
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