On the right hand page you can see that Gann had the degrees for Jupiter and Mars circled on December 1, 1948. You can see that there are lines extending from the signs and these lines cross on December 1, 1948.Īlso reproduced in this issue are pages from Gann’s Ephemeris for December 1948. (I have circled them on the chart.) Jupiter’s sign looks like a fancy 4 and Mars’ sign is a circle withe an arrow on top. You will notice the signs for the planets Jupiter and Mars. Please note the May Soybean chart of Gann’s in this issue. In April of 1945 he had the notation “end of war coming”.Īs everyone knows Germany surrendered in May and Japan in August, 1945. On each page after World War II started he kept a record of war days. In his ephemeris for the years 1940-1950 are some interesting notations such as his “war day” records. On the left hand page of the ephemeris copied in this issue, you can see the notations such as “won 21, won on 71 and 07″. There are complete sets of books, charts and records he kept on the Havana Lottery.
Some Interesting entries show that he won many lotteries. He also kept business and personal notes in these books. In these ephemerides he kept his notations on commodities and stocks and the expectation of their movements. Gann used the Raphael Planetary Ephemeris as his personal Diary. It is fascinating to view the difference between the two weekly charts contained in this 4 or 5 chart package. It was very well used and exhibits the tell tale grease marks from being rolled and held in the hand for extended periods of time. This chart was one found in one of the trunks, rolled up and a bit rough around the edges. Many trunks of rolled up and stacked charts are part of Gann’s legacy. Gann used binders to hold most of his stock and commodity charts, but there were hundreds more loose charts and many rolled up charts as well. One was kept in a binder, and the other was rolled up and obviously pieced together as the market was trading. The December Cotton Chart Package contains two weekly charts containing the same dates. Some were studies, others for keeping data, and others for forecasting and trading. Gann made thousands of charts throughout his lifetime. Gann, by scanning and reprinting them for you. We are forever preserving the December Cotton charts, made by W.D. One of our primary goals is preserving W.D. To purchase the latest version of “How to Make Profits in Commodities”, CLICK HERE. Lastly, Ed Lambert changed the advertising in the rear of the book.īelow are pictures illustrating some of these differences between the two 1951 versions, note the binding colors. There are also variations in the placement of page numbers over the updated charts. What color is the cover of the book? Blue or Purple? The purple book is the earlier 1951 edition. The biggest difference is the addition of the forecasts, but there is an easier way to tell which version you have. It’s not as easy as looking at the copyright page-as they are EXACTLY THE SAME. So Ed Lambert, the copyright holder, printed out a second version of the 1951 “How to Make Profits in Commodities” with the updated charts in the same year. That is up to you to find out-Let us know with a comment what your findings are. How did W.D.Gann come up with these forecasts? The Ephemeris, his master cycle charts, or his mechanical method as explained in the Commodity Course? The updated charts included May Corn, November Soybeans, Coffee, October Cotton, Cotton Seed Oil, October Eggs, Rubber, and May Wheat. Would you purchase a book showing a reliable forecast for the next 5 years? Gann updated “How to Make Profits in Commodities” with forecasts of the coming years.Ī total of eight charts in the back of the book were changed showing forecasts for the next 5 years! Quite a confident and calculated move.
They had printed an edition of “How to Make Profits in Commodities” at the same time.Īs part of the business deal, W.D. Gann sold his book business and copyrights to Ed Lambert, his partner. While the last five editions are very similar except for dust jackets and printing number, the two I am going to tell you about may surprise you. Gann’s “How to Make Profits in Commodities”? Did you know there are eight different editions of W.D.