GANN

W.D. Gann’s trading methods are considered legendary among professional traders. They’re not just about indicators — they’re about time, price, geometry, and natural market cycles. If you learn to use Gann properly, you can predict turning points, major reversals, and explosive price moves before they happen.

Let’s go step by step into Gann trading secrets

William Delbert Gann (1878–1955) was one of the most successful traders in history. He believed markets are mathematical and cyclical, governed by time, price, and geometry — not randomness.

His tools include:

📐 Gann Angles

🧭 Gann Square of 9

🗓️ Time Cycles

🔲 Gann Grids / Fans

🌀 Price-Time Equilibrium

The Foundation of Price Movement Gann believed price and time must move in balance.

1x1 angle (45°): Price moves 1 unit up for 1 unit of time — the most important angle.

Other key angles:

1x2 (26.5°) – slower trend

2x1 (63.75°) – faster trend

1x4 (15°) – very slow

4x1 (75°) – very steep

📊 How to Use:

Identify a significant swing low or swing high.

Plot Gann angles from that point.

The 1x1 line acts as main support/resistance.

Above 1x1 → bullish trend; below 1x1 → bearish trend.

💡 Secret: When price crosses a major Gann angle, it often signals a trend reversal or acceleration

Predicting Price Targets This is one of Gann’s most powerful tools. It’s a spiral of numbers arranged in a square that helps identify natural price levels, resistance, support, and turning points.

📐 Basic Use:

Take a major swing high or low.

Find its square root.

Add or subtract key angles (45°, 90°, 180°, 360°) in square root space.

Square the result → gives future resistance/support levels.

✅ Example:

Stock bottomed at ₹100

√100 = 10

Add 1 (45°): 10 + 0.25 = 10.25 → 10.25² = ₹105.06 (resistance)

Add 2 (90°): 10 + 0.5 = 10.5 → 10.5² = ₹110.25 (next resistance)

Add 3 (180°): 10 + 1 = 11 → 11² = ₹121 (next resistance)

Add 4 (360°): 10 + 2 = 12 → 12² = ₹144 (next resistance)

💡 Trading Secret: 45°, 90°, 180°, and 360° levels from the Square of 9 often match major reversal points — institutions use these.

Predicting Reversal Dates Gann said:

“Time is the most important factor in forecasting market movements.”

He discovered that markets follow natural time cycles often based on Fibonacci and planetary movements, but the simplest are:

30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240, 360 days

Square of 9 time cycles

Natural cycles like 49 days, 144 days (12×12), etc.

📅 How to Use:

Identify a major top or bottom.

Count forward key time cycles (e.g., 45, 90, 144 days).

Watch for reversal signals near those dates.

💡 Secret: The most powerful turning points happen when price and time square up (price = time) — called “time-price equilibrium.”

Dynamic Support & Resistance Gann Fan is a visual version of Gann angles. You draw it from a key high or low, and it plots multiple angles (1x1, 1x2, 2x1, etc.).

📊 Usage:

Above the 1x1 line → bullish

Below → bearish

When price breaks an angle, it often moves to the next angle

💡 Secret: Combine Gann Fan with Fibonacci retracement or price action for deadly accuracy.

The most powerful Gann secret is when price and time meet at the same level.

✅ Example:

Price low = ₹100

After 100 days, the stock hits ₹144

100 days ≈ ₹144 → time and price are squaring

Expect a major trend change here

💡 This concept is often used by institutional traders to forecast exact reversal windows.

 ⚡ Secret #1 – Square the Range: Take a major high-low range, find its square root, and project key Gann angles to predict future breakout levels.

⚡ Secret #2 – Time-Price Balance: Gann said markets reverse when time = price. E.g., 144 days from bottom or price reaching ₹144 if swing low was ₹100.

⚡ Secret #3 – Confluence: When Gann angle + Square of 9 level + Time cycle align around the same zone → Expect a massive reversal.

📉 Identify a major swing low or high.

📐 Plot Gann angles/fan from that point.

🔲 Use Square of 9 to project future resistance/support.

🗓️ Check upcoming time cycles from the same point.

📊 Enter trade when price reaches a key Gann level near a time cycle date and price action confirms.

✅ Bonus Tip: Gann works best on higher timeframes (daily, weekly, monthly) for big moves.

Swing Low: ₹100

Gann Square of 9: ₹121, ₹144 targets

Time Cycle: 90 days from low

On day 88, price is ₹144 and forms a bearish candle → 🔥 Short Signal

Tool                                                                                            Purpose                                                                                         Secret Use                                                                                               

Gann Angles / Fan                                                                Identify trend, support/resistance                                     1x1 angle is the main trendline. Break = trend change.   

Square of 9                                                                             Predict price targets                                                                 45°, 90°, 180°, 360° levels often mark major reversals.   

Time Cycles                                                                            Forecast reversal dates                                                           45, 90, 144 days (and multiples) are key turning points.   

Price-Time Square                                                              Spot major reversals                                                                 When price ≈ time (e.g., 144 price after 144 days) → reversal likely.   Gann Confluence                                                                Find high-probability setups                                                 Combine price, time, and angle signals near the same zone.     

 Most traders use indicators to react to price. Gann traders use geometry and time to predict price before it happens. That’s the difference between retail traders and professionals.