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The 12 rules:
! \ E4 R1 S: w% H. D8 o5 w 01. Determine the trend 02. Buy at single, double and triple bottoms
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and sell on percentages 04. Buy and sell on three weeks' advance or
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Market moves in sections06. Buy or sell on five to seven point moves
# X, ~* b) P: f5 N% ^) i 07. Study
5 Q3 d/ M# L+ G& C volume to determine change in trend 08. Study factor and
2 D6 ^0 F) H( b2 T4 Y periods to
! n2 L/ [% k* Q determine change in trend 09. Buy on higher tops and bottoms10. A - c4 W4 F: G5 q7 G. @$ F0 \
change in 6 w0 R4 V2 {* Y- T
trend often occurs just before or after holidays 11. Buy on a second % S5 O: X9 I9 Z S! T6 v! o
reaction
) y# o( Z( U1 q0 c at a higher bottom. When it reacts only two days, it is in a very ) K/ S _" ]& o+ o
strong N5 n% [ y \+ u# r, @8 W
position. 12. Price gains in fast moves doesˇnt last very long. 2 @5 L( E u* }' f
) S* v9 V0 P* }/ f! Y8 p9 M Gann's 24 rules
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The 24 rules: 01. Never risk one tenth of capital in one trade 02. ( M* L9 _7 _; I) F' L7 }8 n
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 / _& s# b$ t5 d( l u
get in 07.
5 W% V8 L8 J' R1 e Trade only active stocks 08. Equal distribution of risk in four or
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/ n9 B4 M9 m/ j3 ? 09. Trade market order 10. Donˇt close your trades without a good - Z d8 E6 {5 Q: Z8 C+ ^
reason 11. , F* |! _ S! o
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 0 x+ q7 F0 s/ G
anxiety 15.
* A9 t1 I. ~+ W7 x. N; ?& B Avoid taking small profits and big losses 16. Never cancel a stop
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) ?5 n% y/ o4 W" x8 P7 t, E( b after you placed it 17. Avoid getting in and out of the market too
* h0 _2 j" y3 Y P: e6 T often 18. Be 0 m3 k/ g* d/ o! w' D
just as willing to sell short as you are to buy. Let your object be
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with the trend and make money 19. Never buy/sell just because the 4 o! U) t6 s \: Y+ v! {
price is ' \/ E" y8 z: p2 J0 J
low/high20. Wait till the stock is very active and has crossed
4 \$ G2 g/ w! |4 s( _4 j3 i0 R9 B5 ` resistance
+ A- _+ V/ y9 h O) ] levels before pyramiding 21. Select stocks with small volume of
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& S' z% N( b6 x outstanding to pyramid on the buying side 22. Never hedge one stock
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. g0 c x! _/ o7 D' T- }. [# \ j another23. Trade with a plan and do not get out without a definite / X* G) V- I: z4 ~' r
indication
/ M; g g# G9 N$ j; j3 T. [ of a change in trend 24. Avoid increasing trading size after a long
5 ^% |' J0 N6 e2 q$ P period of
1 s/ n( W' z; j, C6 { success
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Read his "romance" novel "Tunnel Thru The Air or Looking ( g) U6 ?6 G; f2 e6 U. k; P1 f0 ~% P
Back from 1940" published in 1927. Gann said "Kowledge is more
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on to true and good!". |
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