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Gann�s Key Elements of Pattern, Price and Time

James Hyerczyk — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:13:00 EST

In Gann Theory, pattern is defined as the study of market swings. Swing charts determine trend changes. For example, a trend changes to up when the market crosses swing tops and it changes to down when the market crosses swing bottoms.

Gann Mathematics

James Hyerczyk — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:10:00 EST

Gann was a rare mathematician. He was a student of numbers, number theory, and the progression of numbers. He often said his analysis theory was based on natural law and mathematics.

Gann Theory in a Nutshell

James Hyerczyk — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:56:00 EST

Gann Theory can be described as the study of pattern, price, and time relationships and how these relationships affect the market. Gann Theory looks at pattern, price, and time as the key important elements in forecasting the future movement of the market.

Key Gann Analysis Steps

James Hyerczyk — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:51:00 EST

Gann Theory can be described as the study of pattern, price and time relationships and how these relationships affect the market. Gann Theory looks at pattern, price and time as the key elements in forecasting the future movement of the market.

Squaring The Price Range With Time

James Hyerczyk — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:49:00 EST

The squaring of price and time was one of the most important and valuable discoveries that Gann ever made. In his trading course he stated �if you stick strictly to the rule, and always watch when price is squared by time, or when time and price come together, you will be able to forecast the important changes in trend with greater accuracy.�

The Basis of Gann Theory

James Hyerczyk — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:45:00 EST

During an interview Gann once revealed that the secret to his trading was understanding the vibration of a commodity. The �Law of Vibration,� as he called it, explains the cause of the periodic recurrence of the rise and fall in commodities.

Who Was W. D. Gann?

James Hyerczyk — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:38:00 EST

If not the first technical market analyst, W. D. Gann was certainly among the more successful. Creating and publicizing a new approach to analyzing markets, Gann claimed to have made a world�s record in leverage and accuracy more than once, that he had developed trading strategies for speculators, and that he could predict market moves to exact price levels.

Advanced Price And Time Techniques

James Hyerczyk — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:21:00 EST

Another important tool Gann used to analyze time was the study of natural cycles. A natural cycle is a cycle that cannot be altered by man. For example, although a twenty-eight day cycle in a market can be discovered through analysis of historical price action, a naturally occurring fourteen-day cycle is the moon cycle.