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The 12 rules:
- T; Q2 p! o( r 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
! B" b: g9 c- z) j+ C decline 05. % A; H+ v" N; I1 `& E4 Q7 a% f
Market moves in sections06. Buy or sell on five to seven point moves
3 k: h3 T+ t- C; B& O; T 07. Study
) Z; e* Y' R9 x/ j. ~ 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 + E+ Q" F( A8 d8 L+ a
change in . H7 s, n9 H3 u2 t
trend often occurs just before or after holidays 11. Buy on a second ' t6 Q% ]; y( a* s2 r
reaction 0 L+ k- i7 X. {: u6 s' f
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. 7 t; F: q+ q" ^* }" D; D
- |! S2 N" \# `+ B6 G) q5 B Gann's 24 rules6 C1 H8 U9 W% {2 P
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The 24 rules: 01. Never risk one tenth of capital in one trade 02.
8 l5 I( [- ~0 ?2 o 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
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Trade only active stocks 08. Equal distribution of risk in four or % ?3 T7 o; {6 r' G& Y0 K. |
five stocks - i/ F3 \ m% P1 _
09. Trade market order 10. Donˇt close your trades without a good
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+ W0 k$ @: g/ Q1 g) _: e 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
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! O+ F; _$ ^ U, V& I0 v4 C5 o Avoid taking small profits and big losses 16. Never cancel a stop # o3 @ J$ j' |$ o- y
loss order $ k. \' L' w' }( g
after you placed it 17. Avoid getting in and out of the market too
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just as willing to sell short as you are to buy. Let your object be
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; [2 H+ u1 `7 L with the trend and make money 19. Never buy/sell just because the 4 C$ n' H: `8 F
price is
! x! u' ^. U" j7 \% b6 R& ^- Z low/high20. Wait till the stock is very active and has crossed
& ] T/ ]1 D, `+ l! z$ W# \) O* _ resistance
' r3 C) k$ X' G q levels before pyramiding 21. Select stocks with small volume of
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3 ~" l: l) q3 ^% p, ^ outstanding to pyramid on the buying side 22. Never hedge one stock / o. @$ G/ q5 w! K
by
& g$ [: U" T, R" @% l% E* C' M another23. Trade with a plan and do not get out without a definite
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of a change in trend 24. Avoid increasing trading size after a long
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Read his "romance" novel "Tunnel Thru The Air or Looking
8 }4 v/ Q; A9 k) r6 ~9 g7 A Back from 1940" published in 1927. Gann said "Kowledge is more " k0 Z! r7 j G7 L* T4 G' R
important (powerful) than capital" and "Verify EVERYTHING and hold 1 y! @' N# P1 J- L7 e. t# Y
on to true and good!". |
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