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TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface
Introduction
Clues from the Cosmos
Harmonic and Vibratory Numbers
Geometric Characteristics of a Price Chart
The Primary Patterns
Classical Chart Patterns Using Ratios and Proportion
The "Butterfly" Pattern
The Opening Price
Entry Techniques
Appendices
Additional Readings
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PREFACE
Over the past 20 years the use and misuse of the Fibonacci Summation Series proliferated to the point that commentators on the nation's TV business channels now present themselves as resident experts. 1 lay no claim to being an expert. However, my studies always included an extensive e x a m i n a t i o n of Fibonacci numbers. My pragmatic position on anything I learned is t h a t it I could not use what I was studying to help in trading, then I was not interested in pursuing it any further. If this m a t e r i a l s t i m u l a t e s your interest in the subject, then introducing you to it w i l l be worthwhile. A word of caution, this material is based on the probabilities of trading. The art of trading is one of risk management. Amos Hosteller, one of the founders of Commodity Corporation in Princeton, New Jersey, used to say, "take care of losses an