《Ganns_Law_of_Vibration》.pdf

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS JAMES SMITHSON Rediscovering Gann’s Law of Vibration 10 OCTOBER 2008 / VOL. 4 ISSUE 10 James Smithson discusses the discovery and use of Gann’s ‘Law of Vibration,’ a method for accurately forecasting the trends of the stock and commodities markets Introduction Gann’s major discovery appears to have been some crucial William D. Gann (1878 – 1955) was an outstanding and practical part of his forecasting method that he called technical analyst. He was also a prolific teacher of how the ‘Law Of Vibration’ and he provided a partial expla- to make speculation a profitable profession, writing seven nation of this Law Of Vibration in his interview. More books and producing two courses on trading the stock and specifically, he made it clear that he would not provide a commodities markets. However, Gann’s superlative skill detailed explanation (“Mr. Gann has refused to disclose was his ability to accurately forecast the stock and com- his method at any price”, Ticker interview). However, he modities markets. Gann’s forecasting method was based was willing to provide a general description of his Law Of Vibration (“We have asked Mr. Gann for an outline of his upon what he called the ‘Law Of Vibration.’ This article work, and have secured some remarkable evidence as to seeks to rediscover Gann’s ‘Law Of Vibration.’ the results obtained therefrom,” Ticker interv