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The 12 rules:
% o. J0 M8 B7 H0 e 01. Determine the trend 02. Buy at single, double and triple bottoms - C" G# {4 m8 b% s* L* |( |& r+ T
03. Buy
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decline 05. 7 J. [0 j, w7 H1 o/ H
Market moves in sections06. Buy or sell on five to seven point moves $ a& [: v0 x' j1 [3 y% p
07. Study * N$ _: Q9 X: Y) w2 A- s
volume to determine change in trend 08. Study factor and & @, @ u, _, W; b' Z4 I/ L% U
periods to
" b- V1 N _; Q8 w6 J0 V2 b6 F 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
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3 Z5 P0 r P$ D/ v# i3 l$ [! e 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.
) n9 ~% O% J% K0 W+ r Always use stop loss orders 03. Never overtrade 04. Never let a & X$ ]. ?0 j1 T: Q' k" f4 m$ g, t
profit run into 7 r5 R; i. q! ^' k
a loss 05. Do not buck the trend 06. When in , get our or donˇt * _2 Y, ?" U( c: w8 A# S. [$ I
get in 07. 9 V9 R/ K: A- P' B' O
Trade only active stocks 08. Equal distribution of risk in four or ( M4 {4 D2 W; A
five stocks
4 G, L4 N( H, j, \ F 09. Trade market order 10. Donˇt close your trades without a good % c0 E2 O7 j2 H6 Z; t
reason 11.
: ^: P8 N" i ^9 O; n& C 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 7 Q: f7 i" m' Y( A! a
anxiety 15.
9 \2 Y% l7 s# p% W Avoid taking small profits and big losses 16. Never cancel a stop 0 @3 y: {8 V( _" O% Q0 @
loss order
! V8 K& t5 J$ `% v2 U |7 h8 t after you placed it 17. Avoid getting in and out of the market too
8 R. _, w, O( R often 18. Be
/ k0 ^' g D" F' `4 b7 u4 ` just as willing to sell short as you are to buy. Let your object be - @* b n. w: W, M; }, g& ` o
to keep 7 V* f7 _7 E; D2 j
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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- A4 @: S7 O+ b 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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period of
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0 @8 O1 \$ h4 A" ^6 l$ d% A Read his "romance" novel "Tunnel Thru The Air or Looking
0 I$ w# y# O, {- R% T! h Back from 1940" published in 1927. Gann said "Kowledge is more " Y% j4 g0 t% v) N9 G; o6 S
important (powerful) than capital" and "Verify EVERYTHING and hold
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