WD Gann's 28 Trading Rules

• Never risk more than 10% of your trading capital in a single trade.
• Always use stop-loss orders.
• Never overtrade.
• Never let a profit run into a loss.
• Don 't enter a trade if you are unsure of the trend. Never buck the trend.
• When in doubt, get out, and don't get in when in doubt.
• Only trade active markets.
• Distribute your risk equally among different markets.
• Never limit your orders. Trade at the market.
• Don't close trades without a good reason.
• Extra monies from successful trades should be placed in a separate account.
• Never trade to scalp a profit.
• Never average a loss.
• Never get out of the market because you have lost patience or get in because you are anxious from waiting.
• Avoid taking small profits and large losses.
• Never cancel a stop loss after you have placed the trade.
• Avoid getting in and out of the market too often.
• Be willing to make money from both sides of the market.
• Never buy or sell just because the price is low or high.
• Pyramiding should be accomplished once it has crossed resistance levels and broken zones of distribution.
• Pyramid issues that have a strong trend.
• Never hedge a losing position.
• Never change your position without a good reason.
• Avoid trading after long periods of success or failure.
• Don't try to guess tops or bottoms.
• Don't follow a blind man's advice.
• Reduce trading after the first loss; never increase.
• Avoid getting in wrong and out wrong; or getting in right and out wrong. This is making a double mistake.

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