In Sidereal astrology, the zodiac is aligned with 27 constellations, or fixed star groups. The basic difference between the two systems is that the Vedic zodiac is Sidereal and the Western is Tropical. The author of the above statement is Malcom Bucholtz and is an astrology trader ( main site, and blog).Īstrology today is split between two forms VEDIC and WESTERN. He also resorted to simply stating specific dates to watch for, knowing that it was highly unlikely any of his subscribers would challenge him. And he did so by introducing people to concepts such as the Square of Nine, the Square of 144 and the Wheel of 24. He therefore had to carefully disguise his trading methodology. To run afoul of one of these strict laws would surely have meant a jail vist back in Gann's time. He could not walk down the streets in New York telling people that he was using Astrology as part of his trading strategy. However, given the strict laws on the books forbidding people to make money using such techniques, W.D.
Gann used Astrology in his trading activity. In fact, I am told that some of the States still had these laws in effect into the early 1970s. More specifically, these laws I speak of expressly forbade people to make money using Astrology or occult methods. These laws were a carry-over from the days of the Salem witch trials. You see, back in the days when W.D.Gann, was making his money on the markets there were some very strict laws in effect in many of the eastern US states. Why?Īfter a period of investigation this explanation may explain why William Gann was secretive about his purpose of astrology. There are no broker accounts showing trading success using astrology. There are third party references of Gann trading abilities before 1930, but there is little evidence of Gann trading success after this. However the Gann astrology folks refer to his novel called 'Tunnel thru the Air' and Gann letters as proof that Gann was deep into astrology trading. William Gann died in 1955, in his last published book called '45 Years in Wall Street' two years before his death he never mentions astrology.