Summary
Jon Kirk provides his personal biography as PSE’s new Gann trading contributor. Discovered Gann through an expensive 1989-90 Financial Review course advertisement. Spent a decade on related businesses before fully committing to Gann study in 1998. Breakthrough came through accessing Gann’s original archive (owned by Nikki Jones) — hand-drawn charts convinced him Gann was authentic. Has studied astrology, numerology, and physics in pursuit of Gann’s core methods. First met Phil Anderson at the Nikki Jones event.
Key Claims
- Jon Kirk has studied Gann for 20+ years and traded full-time using Gann methods for 15 years. — confidence: high
- Seeing/touching Gann’s original material (owned by Nikki Jones) was transformative for Kirk. — confidence: high
- Gann study led Kirk to astrology, numerology, and physics. — confidence: high
- Key lesson: “You need a plan” — Gann forces structure onto trading. — confidence: high