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HELP ! : TS2000i Gann Fan tool Question ???



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Luis Mota wrote:
> 
> I use TS2000i and draw some Gann angles on my charts BY HAND! With Rectangle
> and Trend Line. I don't use the Gann tools unless I want to check something
> fast.
> 
> There's more to Gann studies than TS is able to do. Even if you know what to
> 'draw' on your charts, with the graphic limitations that we already know
> about, a Tradind system on EL will not help. The calculations you want to
> see on yor charts can easily be translated on an Excel spreadsheet using
> price and time as your inputs, than format cells with the relevant values
> you want to see and pinpoint them on your charts on TS. Or, like I said, buy
> a proper Gann trading software. I use Ganntrader and TS. Ganntrader gives me
> a nice look forward into the future for reversals. TS shows me the right
> time to enter/exit. In time I expect to let go of TS...
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred [mailto:srqblue@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Domingo, 27 de Maio de 2001 15:47
> To: Luis Mota
> Cc: Omega List
> Subject: HELP ! : TS2000i Gann Fan tool Question ???
> 
> On Sun, 27 May 2001 12:53:13 +0100, Luis Mota wrote:
> 
> >Pattern should be one of the answers to your 'Gann Fann' questions, which
> by
> >the way, TS is no good for - change something on your chart, like bar
> >spacing and TS will ruin the study! If you want  to trade Gann-style, like
> >me, use a proper program for the effect...
> 
> and
> 
> >By the way, Gann is VERY effective as your leading indicator, unfortunately
> >it's not for sale as your ordinary computerized trading system...
> 
> Luis,
> 
> Thanks for jumping in with your experience.  I hope you can help me
> see better what TS is failing to do.
> 
> When I set up a Gann Fan, with a setting of "Up right", 20.00 points
> per bar anchored at the NDX low on 04/04/01 of 1348.52 and same
> date/bar anchored at price 2771.63 (the 1/24/01 high) with 20.000
> points per bar and "Down right", the 1x1 lines intersect at about
> 5/24/01.  No matter how much I change bar spacing, or scaling, on the
> chart the intersection remains at 5/24/01. My expectation has been
> that if I  replicate drawing the chart on paper as Gann did, then the
> failure is my own misunderstanding of Gann, not the charting.  I
> thought I had solved the charting problem by getting the intersection
> to remain fixed as the spacing and scaling changed.  My remaining
> problem would appear to be making sure that my 1x1's points per bar
> was arrived at correctly for the asset I am following.   You suggest
> that I have another problem inherent in the charting display.  I hope
> it is limited to TS 4.0, but if it exists in 2000i, I need to figure
> it out right away,
> 
> Fred
> 
> "Success is the only test of genius" -R.Adm Daniel Gallery 1901-1977