Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, 2022, Softcover, Reprint, Illustrated, An exact facsimile of the 1975 original by Earl Blumenthal, 127 pp.

Summary: A beautiful, well illustrated Step-by-Step guild on Point and Figure technique from the 1970s by Earl Blumenthal.

Contents: Table of Contents: Lesson I. How to Construct a Point and Figure Chart, Lesson II. How to Chart Under $20.00 Share Over-the-Counter Stocks (Bid and Ask), Lesson III. Chart Formations and Signals, Lesson IV. Trend Lines, Lesson V. The Bullish-Bearish Index, Lesson VI. Dow Theory, Lesson VII. Ski Slide, Lesson VIII. How to Draw a New Chart After a Stock Split, Lesson IX. Commodity Futures, Reminders, Review, Practice Charts, Study Course Application — end 127 pp.

ISBN-10: 1945574283

ISBN-13: 9781945574283

Chart for Profit Point & Figure Trading (1975) by Earl Blumenthal LL.B., J.D., 127 pp.

Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, 2022, Hardcover, Reprint, Illustrated with charts and diagrams, An exact facsimile of the 1941 augmented version written by Owen Taylor. The title was originally released in 1939, this version is the augmented 1941 edition. The full title of this book is “The Time Tested Technique of The Point and Figure Method, A Working Tool of Great Value in Anticipating Price Movements of Stocks, Bonds and Commodities.”  This was the third and final book of what ended up to be a 3 Volume Series (as defined by Owen Taylor).

Summary: Volume 3 is the LONG LOST work of Owen Taylor that caps off his study on Point and Figure that he started when working with Victor de Villiers on the original 2 volumes they co-wrote in 1933 and revised in 1934. This 151 page work was published solo by Owen Taylor in 1939 and augmented in 1940 and 1941. To our knowledge, this is the first time Volume 3 has been published publicly since Taylor released it in 1941.

Contents: Introduction, CHAPTER 1: The Problem, The Force that Governs Prices, What is Supply and Demand? Supply, Investment – Speculation- Gambling, Supply and Demand is the Problem, CHAPTER II: Some Methods Work… Others Do Not, The Problem Stated, Available Approaches, Advice to Others, Statistics and Fundamentals, Technical Studies – Self Education, Dynamic Records, Volume, CHAPTER III: HOW THE POINT AND FIGURE METHOD WORKS, The 1935 to 2937 Uptrend, Distribution 1936 to 1937, The Bear Signal in Douglas Aircraft, Distribution of American Can, Distribution in Western Union, Remember This, CHAPTER IV: Bear Markets, The Downtrend in 1937, Downtrend Progression in the Steels, CHAPTER 5: Accumulation, Signs of a New Bull Market, Accumulation in Douglas Aircraft, The Railroads, Accumulation in the Rubber Stocks, Accumulation in the War Industries, Accumulation in the Motors, CHAPTER VI: The Top of the Bull Market, CHAPTER VII: Modification of Short Selling Rule Alters Technical Action, CHAPTER VIII: Why The Point and Figure Method Works, The Catapult Points – Why They Work, Why This Method Works, Profits in Commodities with the Point and Figure Method, About Commodity Trading, CHAPTER X: The Commodity Futures Markets, The Economic Function of the Commodity Exchanges, The Insurance Function, The Financing Function, The Price Registration Function, The Informative Function, The Regulatory Function, The Function of the Speculator in Commodity Futures, Effects of Speculation, Commodity Futures – What They Are, A Typical Commodity Futures Contract, Trading in Commodity Futures, Commodity Futures Trading Data, CHAPTER XI: New Techniques of the Point and Figure Method, Base Data, The Consolidation Charts, The Fixed Interval Unit Chart, Variations of the Fixed Interval Units, Commodity Continuation Charts, CHAPTER XII: Anticipating Cocoa Price Trends, CHAPTER XIII: Cotton, CHAPTER XIV: Conclusion, Kit of Instruction, How to Make Point and Figure Charts, CHAPTER IX: Supplement, How to Make Point and Figure Charts, The Technique of Making Point and Figure Charts, A Typical Pattern, Studying the Method, An Invitation, Charts, Fig. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,15,16, 17, 18, 18-A, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, S2, S7, CH1, CH2, CFG1, CFG2, CCK1, CCK2, GF, GOR, GG, GLZ, EL, ER, CWZ A, CCK, CI — end. 151 pp.

ISBN 10: 1945574291

ISBN 13: 9781945574290

The Time Tested Technique of The Point and Figure Method, A Working Tool of Great Value in Anticipating Price Movements of Stocks, Bonds and Commodities (1941) by Owen Taylor VOLUME 3, 151 pp.

Additional Owen Taylor Point and Figure Titles: 

Vol. 1: The Point & Figure Method of Anticipating Stock Price Movement (1934) by Victor de Villiers and Owen Taylor

Vol 2: Advanced Theory and Practice of the Point and Figure Method (1934) by Owen Taylor and Victor de Villiers

Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, 2022, Hardcover, Reprint, Illustrated with charts and diagrams, An exact facsimile of the 1934 revised version written by Victor de Villers and Owen Taylor. The title was originally released in 1933, this version is the revised 1934 edition. The title of this book is “Advanced Theory and Practice of the Point and Figure Method, Book Two.”  This was the second book of what ended up to be a 3 Volume Series (as defined by Owen Taylor). Owen Taylor completed the series in 1939 without de Villiers when he released, “The Time Tested Technique of the Point and Figure Method.”  Taylor augmented Vol. 3 in 1940 and 1941. 70 pp.

Summary: Volume 2 (1934) in the 3 Volume Series on Point and Figure by Owen Taylor and Victor de Villiers, An extremely clean hardcover reproduction of this Advanced Point and Figure Theory and Practice Classic by Taylor and de Villiers, 70 pp.

Contents: CHAPTER I. Develop Proper Mental Approach, The Value of Isolation, Proper and Adequate Equipment, Technical Knowledge and Equipment, The Importance of Selective Data, Tape Watching or Active Trading, CHAPTER II. BASIC PRINCIPLES – THEIR APPLICATION, Basic Principles Underlying This Method, The Trading Range – Accumulation, The Fulcrum, The Mark-Up, Distribution, The Trend Line, For Long Term Main Trend Operations, Plotting the Trend Line, Technical Position, Determining the Technical Position of the Market Through the Use of the Five Dominant Positions, Resume, CHAPTER III. CHART FORMATIONS INDICATED THE INCEPTION OF.A MOVE, The Value of Charts, One Cardinal Principle Which Must Be Understood, A Necessary Premise, Wait for Signals of Accumulation or Distribution, What to Look For (Fig. 1, Fig. 2), Await Previous Support, How the Move Begins, Establishing A Long Position, A Practical Example, Dead Center, The Use of the Stop, Ultra-Conservative, CHAPTER IV. RECURRING OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE MOVE, Study Creates Skill, Recognizing Opportunities, Divided Absorbed, A Long Position Established On Stop, Judging the Move, Confirming the Move, A Critical Analysis of Trading Zones, How to Plot New Trend Lines, CHAPTER V. THE ONE POINT CATAPULT AND SEMI-CATAPULT, Strong Signals, Illustrations of Catapult and Semi-Catapult Patterns, Broad Fulcrum Desirable, Catapult and Semi-Catapult Not the Same as the Conventional New High, THE LADLE PATTERN, Tracing a Move in DuPont, The Ladle Formation, Confirmation, How to Analyze the Trend, Watch the Trend Line and Use Stops, CHAPTER VI. GAUGING THE VOLATILE ISSUES, A Fast Mover, An Unusual and Unique Device, Individual Characteristics Often Repeated, Long Positions, Consolidated Zone, Three Point Summaries Should be Consulted, CHAPTER VII. HOW TO RECOGNIZE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN VOLATILE STOCKS, Low Priced Stocks, Avoid Guess Work, Erratic Stocks Not Dangerous, Consider the Unexpected, Conservation Pays, Importance of Dividends, Extras and Rights, Watch Ex-Dividend Dates, Limit Losses Let Profits Accrue, Continually Analyze the Formations, CHAPTER VIII. CULMINATION, LIQUIDATION, PROFIT TAKING, AND THE SHORT SIDE, When You Take Profits, One Point Signals on the Short Side, The Reaction Pattern in ACF, Signal for the Short Side, Watch for Signs of Absorption, The Inverse Catapult, Signals for Short and Long Positions, Analyzing a Stock for Technical Position, Signs of Culmination, CHAPTER IX. THE THREE POINT CHART, How to Prepare the Three Point Chart, Averages a Confirmation, Watch for the Balance of Forces, The Importance of Seasonal Trend, Three Point Analysis, CHAPTER X. COORDINATING THE ONE POINT WITH THE THREE POINT CHARTS, Three Point Chart a Check on the One Point Chart, Illustrations of Coordination, Inside Accumulation, Manipulator’s Campaign, The Manipulator’s Methods, The False Start, Pool Switches to Short Side, A New Angle on Narrow Fluctuations, CHAPTER XI. THE COUNT – GAUGING THE EXTENT OF FUTURE MOVES, The Theory Underlying the Count, The Count Not an Exact Science, Horizontal Formation May Disclose the Extent of the Move, The Principle of THE COUNT, The One Point Count, The Forecast, Anticipating the Next Move, Additional Charts for Study, The Count by Three Points, A New Point for a Forecast, Accuracy of the Count, A Three Point Test for Future Market Action, Cumulative Implications More Reliable, CONCLUSION, Charts, Fig 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 — end. 70 pp.

Also available in the Complete 3 Volume Hardcover Set

ISBN 10: 1945574313

ISBN 13: 9781945574313

More Point and Figure Titles by Owen Taylor:

Vol. 1: The Point & Figure Method of Anticipating Stock Price Movement (1934) by Victor de Villiers and Owen Taylor

Vol 3: The Time Tested Technique of The Point and Figure Method (1941) by Owen Taylor

Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, 2022, Hardcover, Reprint, Illustrated with charts and diagrams, An exact facsimile of the 1934 revised version written by Victor de Villers and Owen Taylor. The title was originally released in 1933, this version is the revised 1934 edition. The title of this book is “The Point & Figure Method of Anticipating Stock Price Movement , BASIC PRINCIPLES, Book One.”  This was the first book of what ended up to be a 3 Volume Series (as defined by Owen Taylor). Owen Taylor completed the series in 1939 without de Villiers when he released, “The Time Tested Technique of the Point and Figure Method.”  Taylor augmented Vol. 3 in 1940 and 1941.

Summary: This title was originally released in 1933 by Victor de Villiers, THIS edition is an exact facsimile of the revised 1934 edition written by de Villiers AND Owen Taylor. There are many later versions of this title floating around, but this is the original 1934 typeset with the original charts. An excellent primer on Basic Point and Figure technique. (An Advanced Point and Figure book, Vol. 2, was also published by de Villiers and Taylor in 1934).

Contents: Authors Preface, Introduction, CHAPTER I. THE PRINCIPLES OF THE POINT AND FIGURE METHOD, Logic is the Basis of This Method, Irrelevant Fluctuations Eliminated, How the Method Got Its Name, Graphs are Logical and Scientific, Introductory Summary of Important Principles, Weeded Accessories are Few, Plotting the Stock Price Movement, One Point Charts the Basis of the Method, Accessories and Working Tools, CHAPTER II. THE WEIGHT OF AUTHORITY BEHIND THIS METHOD, Refined to Coordinate with Present Day Markets, Mystery and Complications Have Been Clarified, Expensive Financial and Economic Reports Unnecessary, Certain Factors Taken for Granted, Analytical Technic Easy to Master, Losses Limited While Profits Accrue, Method Weighs Forces of Buying and Selling, CHAPTER III. ADVANTAGES OF THIS METHOD OVER OTHERS, Speed and Ease of Recording Data, The Method Ignores Volume, Price Changes Versus Volume, Supply Versus Demand, Volume Easily Manipulated, Facility of this Method, The Utter Simplicity of the Records, Manipulation Readily Detected, Use All Full Figure Changes in Making Charts, Method is Superior to Inside Information, Isolation Develops Best Results, Our Charts Reveal Plans of the Majority, How the Move Begins, Stock Market Trading is a Business, Inside Information Unnecessary, One Point Charts Show All, CHAPTER IV. THE VITAL POINTS, Vital Point I – Recording Full Figure Changes, Vital Point II – Only Full Figure Changes, Vital Point III – Suitable Graphs Paper, Vital Point IV – Use of Horizontal and Vertical Columns, Vital V – Trend Reversals, Vital VI – Only One Symbol to a Square, Vital Point VII – Move Over Diagonally, Vital Point VIII – Skip No Squares, Vital Point IX – Formation of Congestion Area, Vital Point X – The Full Fulcrum, Vital Point XI – First Buying Point, Vital Point XII – The Catapult, Vital Point XIII – Secondary Buying Point, Vital Point XIV – The Semi Catapult, Vital Point XV – Third Buying Point, Vital Point XVI – Watch for Distribution, Vital Point XVII – Trends Lines, Vital Point XVIII – Forecasting the Extent of the Move, CHAPTER V. APPROVED METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AND MAINTAINING PROPER DATA, The Ticker Tape, Source of All Data, Daily Full Figure Fluctuations Available, Method Ideal for Those at Distance Points, Application of the Data, How to Prepare and Collate the Needed Data, Proper Graph Paper Helpful, Arrange Charts Orderly, How to Select the Issues to Record, Clarifying the Use of the Symbols, Moving to Next Vertical Column, Use of Symbol “0” (zero), One Cardinal Principle, Gaps are Not Recorded, How the Gap Occurs, The One Point Chart, The Three Point and Five Point Charts, Condensing the One Point Moves, Other Helpful Aids, The Method Substitutes for Taper Reading, Trend Outline and Geometrical Charts, The Proper Issues to Chart, Commodity Price Movements, CHAPTER VI. THE SCIENTIFIC FUNDAMENTALS, The Fulcrum, Leverage, Watch for the Fulcrum, The Idea Full Fulcrum, Down Trend a Prerequisite to Fulcrum Formation, Supply Equals Demand, Advantage of Figure Charts, The Buying Points, The Broad Fulcrum, The Recoil Fulcrum, The Catapult, The True Catapult, The False Catapult, The Semi-Catapult, Use Stops to Protect Position, CHAPTER VII. THE PRINCIPLES OF CHARTING, the One Point Chart, Move to Next Column, Signs of a Fulcrum, Technical Aids, The Three Point Chart, Determining Three Point Moves, The Use of Five Point Charts, CHAPTER VIII. ANALYZING TECHNICAL POSITION, The Price Path Characteristics, Patterns of the Leaders Duplicated in the Secondary Issues, Solid Formations Give Confidence, Watch for Changes in Activity, Strong and Weak Technical Position, Weak Technical Position, Gauging the Length and Culmination of the Moves, The Count, Coordinating Your Studies, CHAPTER IX. ANTICIPATING THE ACTION OF U.S. STEEL, The Full Ideal Fulcrum, The Catapult Position, The Semi-Catapult Position, Consolidating the Gains, The Final Mark Up, The End of the Move – A Reverse Fulcrum, The Short Positions, Geometrical Charts, The Trend Outline Charts, The Three Point Figure Charts, The Five Point Charts, Summary, CHAPTER X. ANALYZING A CAMPAIGN IN WESTERN UNION, Selecting the Fast Moving Issues, The Full Fulcrum Base, The Catapult, The Semi-Catapults, The Short Positions, Summary, CHAPTER XI. JUDGING THE MINOR SWINGS, The Half Hourly Index of the Dow Jones Industrials, The Half Point Half Hourly Log, Half Point Technic, Scientific Tape Reading, Analyzing the Half Point Chart, Ignore Rumors and Gossip, Summary, CHAPTER XII. HALF POINT TECHNIC IN ATLAS TACK, Historical Background, Analyzing the Campaign in Altas Tack, Important Signal During July Break, The First Caution Signal, Board Room Observations, The Shorts Begin to Cover, Point and Figure Analysis, CHAPTER XIII. THE MAIN TREND AND MAJOR CYCLE CULMINATIONS, Critical Culmination Points Easily Detected, The One Point Chart – The Basis for Analysis, Interpreting and Intricate Major Culmination, The First Temporary Top, Semi-Catapult Point – Unusually Bullish Pattern, Strength Carries Through Objective Level, The Change Over Technical Action, The Top of the Move Clearly Indicated, Indications of a Major Culmination, Bear Trend Technical Action, The Investor of Long Term Trader, CHAPTER XIV. TECHNICAL INDICATIONS AT A TURNING POINT, The Change to an Up Trend, The Change to a Down Trend, CONCLUSION. Charts: (Most are full page charts) Fig. 1, 2, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,16,17,18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 — end.  93 pp.

ISBN-10: 1945574305

ISBN-13: 9781945574306

The Point & Figure Method of Anticipating Stock Price Movement (1934) by Victor de Villiers and Owen Taylor, VOLUME 1, 93 pp.

More Point and Figure Titles Available from Owen Taylor:

Vol 2: Advanced Theory and Practice of the Point and Figure Method (1934) by Owen Taylor and Victor de Villiers

Vol 3: The Time Tested Technique of The Point and Figure Method (1941) by Owen Taylor

Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, 2022, Softcover, Reprint, Illustrated with charts and tables, An exact facsimile of the 1950 original by Owen K. Taylor, Originator of the Point and Figure Method, 12 pp.

Contents: A 12 page primer on how to create Point and Figure Charts from the prices provided by the Daily Newspaper.  Probably more applicable 7 decades ago when it was originally written, nevertheless, this extremely scarce work by Owen Taylor may be of interest to those looking for scarce titles to add to their trading libraries.

Note: Although Taylor’s title page suggests that he is the “Originator of the Point and Figure Method,” it was Charles Dow that is generally cited as the inventor of the Point and Figure Method in the late 1800s. Victor deVilliers wrote the first book/manual about the Point and Figure Method in 1933 and in 1934 Owen Taylor and deVilliers co-authored a revised edition of deVilliers earlier title. These books launched the wide adaption of the method in the 40s and 50s.  

ISBN-10: 1945574518

ISBN-13: 9781945574511

How to Make Point & Figure Charts from Daily Newspapers (1950) by Owen Taylor, 12 pp.

More titles on The Point and Figure Method:

Vol. 1: The Point & Figure Method of Anticipating Stock Price Movement (1934) by Victor de Villiers and Owen Taylor

Vol 2: Advanced Theory and Practice of the Point and Figure Method (1934) by Owen Taylor and Victor de Villiers

Vol 3: The Time Tested Technique of The Point and Figure Method (1941) by Owen Taylor

Study Helps in Point & Figure Technique (1954) by Alexander H. Wheelan

Chart for Profit Point & Figure Trading (1975) by Earl Blumenthal LL.B., J.D.