Summary
Phil Anderson outlines Gann’s entry-level trading methodology as presented in Truth of the Stock Tape (1923), focusing on trend-following via breakouts from accumulation zones. The email also demonstrates Gann’s cycle work through the lens of 9/11’s 20th anniversary and related historical time counts, and reiterates the forecast that US markets will see a significant peak into 2026 mirroring the 2019–2020 top.
Key Claims
- Gann’s simplest trading method is to buy the break of accumulation (trend breakout entry) — confidence: high
- The first 67 pages of Truth of the Stock Tape contain the core of Gann’s practical entry methodology — confidence: high
- Gann’s 20-year and 60-year cycles allowed him to forecast the 1929 market top; Anderson used the same cycles to forecast the 2019–2020 US market top — confidence: high
- The September equinox consistently produces a short-term tradeable move in US markets — confidence: medium
- Anderson forecasts a comparable market extreme into 2026, analogous to 2019–2020 — confidence: medium
- Gann’s November 1928 letter advised subscribers to exit markets over the following 6 months into 1929; this letter is published posthumously at the back of Truth of the Stock Tape — confidence: high
- 20 years = 240 months = one trine of the 360-degree circle; this makes the 20th anniversary a significant Gann time count — confidence: high
- The August 2021 Afghanistan events were 180 years from the first British debacle in that country and ~100 years from the 1919 one — confidence: medium
- Biden’s inauguration to the Afghanistan collapse was exactly 30 weeks — confidence: medium
- Tunnel Thru the Air (1927), page 278, forecast aerial attacks; pages 82–84 forecast difficult US years 1941–1944 — confidence: high
- RCA (Radio Corporation) stock went from ~400 and back again — confidence: high
- Pre-9/11 stock market movements indicated that enough informed parties moved markets in certain stocks ahead of the attack — confidence: low (Anderson’s interpretation)
Mex Pete References
None.
Stock Picks / Signals
None.
Predictions / Forecasts
- US markets expected to reach a significant cycle extreme into 2026, consistent with the real estate cycle peak — same structural setup as the 2019–2020 top; subscribers should plan to take profits at that point rather than add to positions.
- September equinox identified as a recurring short-term trading opportunity in US markets (noted for 2021 specifically).
Notable Quotes
“The easiest way to do this is to buy the break of accumulation. This is often where a good trend begins.”
“Everyone else will tell you this cannot be done.”