Started another account with $130 and made $12,000 in thirty days time.Īlso Gann said that he’d left Oklahoma City for New York City on May 12. Started trading with a capital of $300 and made $25,000. August 8 th made one of his greatest mathematical discoveries for predicting the trend of stocks and commodities. Gann is well known for placing quite important pieces of information in a very casual way as well as encoding information in text.ġ908 May 12 th left Oklahoma City for New York City. Started another account with $130 and made $12,000 in thirty days time, rather than the dates of when he started his journey and ended it. When reading this particular text the majority of people would be drawn to started trading with a capital of $300 and made $25,000. Regardless it is highly unlikely that Gann made his discovery on August 8, 1908. Gann is the first time (that I know of) that he ever mentioned this particular date. The fourth item on the list states that he made one of his greatest discoveries, a mathematical discovery for predicting the trend of stocks and commodities. He was at an age where he was probably thinking about his legacy.The booklet covers a selection of highlights from his career and a timeline starting on page one. Gann wrote a booklet titled “Why Money is Lost on Commodities And Stocks And How to Make Profits”.