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At 09:44 PM 12/6/98 PST, you wrote:
>Hi all - I'm new to the world of news groups, so if I breach etiquette,
>please flame me gently... I am doing a PhD in Finance and trading rules
>looking at Point & Figure charting. I'm trying to track down the
>earliest reference to the method. I have a copy of de Villiers (1934 I
>think) and Tom Dorsey says he came across some reference to Charles Dow
>metnioning P&F in the late 1800's. Can anyone help with establishing
>when P&F started. In an ideal world you would be able to supply the
>author, title and year (ahhh - the perfect world)
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>Thanks...
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I have a copy of "Profits in the Stock Market" by H.M. Gartley (1935). He
lists references for the subject matter in each chapter. In the chapter for
point and figure charting there are two books by de Villiers listed: "The
Point and Figure Method" (1933) and "Advanced Theory and Practice of the
Point and Figure Method" (1933). Two of the earliest ones mentioned are
"The Game in Wall Street, and How to Play It Successfully" (1898) by
"Hoyle"(this is how it is actually referenced) and "Chart Method and
Trading System" (1904) by Joseph M. Klein. I hope that you find this
information helpful.
Chris Ridder
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