How to Make Profits In Commodities [Paperback]

W. D. Gann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 2008

W.D. Gann is considered to be the greatest trader of all time. This book reveals how to make profits on the commodities exchanges. It combines theory and practice, and through its straightforward, logical approach, Gann presents an excellent case for making money in commodities.

The book to which Mr. Gann claimed he gave the best years of his experience, How to Make Profits In Commodities is the favorite of among Gann-fan commodity traders and stock traders worldwide!

Product Details

• Paperback: 428 pages
• Publisher: Lambert Gann Publishing (April 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9659124147
• ISBN-13: 978-9659124145
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #288,008 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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78 of 85 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book Written During The Last 50 Years, March 21, 2000

By 

Deonarine Gopee "regular reader" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Make Profits In Commodities (Hardcover)

This book is usually priced around $50. (a mere one cent move in grain futures) Yet the same cost provides us with a wealth of knowledge far beyond a lot of the modern books written on commodity trading!

Whilst certain things like placing a 2-3 cents stop will have gotten outdated, many of the ideas such as to divide your trading capital into 10 equal parts and risk only one tenth at a time are useful for the present time and also for the future!

The section that is most appealing is the area that deals with the TIME periods. As Gann said: "Time is the most important factor." I am in complete agreement with him.

Another thing that I will like to add is that there are a lot of things that need to be understood as the reader may not grasp these on a first quick reading.

I will definitely suggest that ALL teaders of all types of futures should get a copy of it and read it more than a few times. Use it as a source of knowledge and as a reference guide as well.

From the use of this book, you will be inspired to carry out your own experiments and get some interesting results.

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars WD Gann Adds Volumes to the Commodity Trading World, May 18, 2007

By 

Keith Vallely "Keith" (Asheville, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Make Profits In Commodities (Hardcover)

WD Gann wrote this updated version of the book in 1951. Yes, 1951. His methodologies and style, as well as his world view, are so....well 1950's. However, what he provides to those of us who want to be successful in trading commodites is a broad set of 'do's and dont's' that you can find in nearly every trading book written today. You know, "stop loss orders", "dont over trade", "never risk more than X%" of your capital on a given trade, "let your winning trade's ride", "get out of a bad trade immediately", "when in doubt, there is no doubt".... We have read them all before. NONE of this is of any real value to the modern trader. However, what is of value, is getting a recognition of the painstaking historical analysis that WD Gann went through BEFORE he traded any commodities. This book includes several 100 year analyses of all the traded commodities of his time. The analyses include what happened in the "month of September in 1897" in cotton. And then that is followed by the next relevant technical occurance, which happened in October of 1897. He does this for many of the commodites of the time from 1841 to 1941. What the reader comes away with in my opinion, is that commodities are cyclical in nature. And that if you can holistically 'feel' the history and the motion of the cycles that exist in each commodity, you can trade more effectively. This includes understanding the 'how we got here' and the relevant bigger picture points that one can glean from looking at the historical data on a specific commodity. For example, that in the last 100 years (1841-1941), (I am making this up) Corn has reached a new yearly high in the month of June 22 times, and a new low in August 36 times. Whereas, new highs were reached in February only 2 times, and new lows reached in December 2 times. This information is valuable to a trader who knows what to do with this type of information. In my view, dont look to this book for more information on "how to trade" as much as you should look at 'what to do' to improve your chances of success. One last note, if you are looking to get some background or academic knowledge on how GANN lines are used, or GANN Boxes or any of the other GANN ascribed technical tools used or invented by GANN, this book DOES NOT show, teach or discuss any of them.

52 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best book on trading, February 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Make Profits In Commodities (Hardcover)

W.D. Gann is considered to be the greatest trader of all time. This book shows how to make profits on the commodities exchanges. It is combines theory and practice. It is very logical and he presents an excellent case for making money in commodities. Many trading books are expensive and not worth the price you pay for them. Ganns books and courses are an exception. They are worth every penny. What impressed me most about the book, is that Gann is honest. He doesn't try to con his readers.