• How do you adjust W.D. Gann Arcs for different market conditions?

    How do you adjust W.D. Gann Arcs for different market conditions? If the market is trading well, you’re almost always better off holding Arcs. If the market is correcting and sideways, Arcs are still okay. If the market, especially if a correction is lasting a long time, you may want to consider starting long term…

  • What historical evidence supports the effectiveness of W.D. Gann Arcs?

    What historical evidence supports the effectiveness of W.D. Gann Arcs? I read everything I could find. The more I read, the more confused I became. Arcs were popularized by a company selling canned goods and gas. The early ads claiming “you can’t kill Gannets with a stone” were highly misleading and unscientific. Other ads said…

  • How do you use W.D. Gann Arcs to forecast future price movements?

    How do you use W.D. Gann Arcs to forecast future price movements? And probably more importantly, why? A.G. Edwards in their annual financial commentary from June 18 suggests that gold prices will hover about $1,660 forever as a result of its structural dynamics. Of course, gold can go either way at this point and it…

  • What role does geometry play in W.D. Gann Arcs?

    What role does geometry play in W.D. Gann Arcs? (I found this in the book “Physics of Black Holes”. I don’t know of a more appropriate chapter title) I recently watched a video where a former NASA engineer, Mark Miller, discussed W.D. Gann, the inventor of arctan. There seem to be some doubts as to…

  • How do W.D. Gann Arcs account for market volatility?

    How do W.D. Gann Arcs account for market volatility? The W.D. Gann Arcs (a.k.a. W.D. Gann’s Money Map) is an extremely detailed, long-expected forecast regarding what currency composition of a nation’s bank deposits may be expected over the coming months. The map traces the history of a nation’s currency composition back as far as the…

  • What are the key differences between W.D. Gann Arcs and traditional trendlines?

    What are the key differences between W.D. Gann Arcs and traditional trendlines? I was on an EWI webinar recently were Adam, James and Brandon discussed how to identify the ideal location to spot W.D. Gann Arcs. In addition to what James discussed about the ideal location for spotting these patterns, I was intrigued by how…

  • How do you identify potential reversal points with W.D. Gann Arcs?

    How do you identify potential reversal points with W.D. Gann Arcs? I’m new to these forums, and considering more than a few threads about W.D. Gann and this stuff. What gives people insight for identifying an impending reversal like being in one now? Thanks! A question for Brian, who gave a great answer above about…

  • What are the origins of W.D. Gann Arcs?

    What are the origins of W.D. Gann Arcs? Where exactly do they begin? And why are they just not very fun at home? With or Without Clutch? Though the one-of-a-kind W.D. Gann Clutch originally designed to be used for playing conventional arcades may seem a little hard to find nowadays, that doesn’t mean the original…

  • How do you incorporate W.D. Gann Arcs into a comprehensive trading plan?

    How do you incorporate W.D. Gann Arcs into a comprehensive trading plan? This post goes through many of the different trading components, and should help anyone successfully use them together. 1. Why do people trade Arcs? Probably the most common reason to take a look at Gann Arcs is that traders try to apply it…

  • What are some advanced techniques for utilizing W.D. Gann Arcs?

    What are some advanced techniques for utilizing W.D. Gann Arcs? I have been reading W.G. Archer over the past few days (some parts were already mentioned above), and I have been getting some great results starting from a bow that is 8-9 yrs old. There are quite a few other options to draw the Gann,…