Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, 2023, Softcover, Reprint, Illustrated, An exact facsimile of the original 1943 by Frank Vignola (M.V. Woods), 40 pp.

Summary: In this 1943 title, Vignola (Woods) builds upon his original 1940 Price-Curve concepts to offer some more refinement. The Price-Curve being based on a theory of over-extension of price movement will give trading signals near the peaks and valleys of market movements.

Contents: Introduction, Three Basic Market Movements, Secondary Reactions, A Working Definition for Secondary Reactions, Line Formations Reactions and Resistance Points, The Breakaway, The Trading Area, The Price-Curve, PART 1: How to Construct the Price Curve, Instructions for Recording Data, Example 1, Example 2, Interpretation of Analysis, RULE 1, Mechanical Variations of Rule 1, Example D, Example E, RULE 2, Example F, Example 3, PART 2, How to Know When A Price Curve Signal is Valid, How to Limit Risks and Protect Accrued Profits, How to Trade with Breakaway Signals, Implications Given by the Breakaway for Making New or Additional Commitments, How to Use the Breakaway While the Market is Engaged in a Primary Movement, How to Trade A Breakaway from Primary and Secondary Resistance Points, How to Trade the Breakaway from Minor Resistance Points, Volume Activity, How to Use Volume Activity, When Volume Indicates Continuation of Current Trend, When Volume Indicates A Turning Point, How to Pick the Best Trading Stocks, Supplement, A Dow Theory Study, Using the Industrial Average Without Confirmation of the Rail, Summary of Signals — end. 40 pp. 

ISBN-10: 1945574585

ISBN-13: 9781945574580

The Price-Curve Plan of Stock Market Trading (1943) by Frank Vignola (pseud. M.V. Woods), 40 pp.

Other W.V. Woods Titles Available from Alanpuri Trading

(1940) The 80% Price Curve Plan of Stock Market Trading

(1946-48) Seven Studies in Stock Market Trading (Seven M.V. Wood Price Curve Bulletins from 1946 to 1948)

(1951) The Price Curve Plan of Stock Market Trading with Countertrend Signal Analysis

Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, 2023, Softcover, Reprint, Illustrated, An exact facsimile of the original 1940 by Frank Vignola (M.V. Woods), 15 pp.

Summary: THE 80% PRICE CURVE PLAN is a practical forecasting method for trading the minor price swings of the stock market. It’s purpose is to serve the trader as an indicator of when to buy and when to sell; to time the tops and bottoms of the many rallies and reactions that occur so often during the progress of a major bull or bear market, and to determine when the minor technical position of the stock market is strong or week.

The principle of the 80% Curve is logically based on a simple formula for measuring the extension of the price movement of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The purpose is to determine the ratio between supply and demand of stocks at any given time, it being most likely that after completing a move in one direction, the market will retrace a part if not all of its previous move.

Tests have shown that if the signals indicated by the 80% Curve are followed, minor market movements can be traded profitably when the market is in a trading area.

The method is self-contained and complete, and the trader has the choice of trading either the long or the short side of the market, or both, according to personal preference. The 80% Price Curve Plan can be used in connection with the Dow Theory for trading a large or primary market movements. A few suggestions are offered in the text, and no doubt new ways of synchronizing the 80% Curve with the Dow Theory, and other trading methods, will suggest themselves to the student. 

Contents: The 80% Price Curve Plan, To Calculate the 80% Price Curve: Instructions for Recording Data, Example 1, Example 2, Interpretation and Analysis, RULE #1, Example C, Example D, Example E, RULE #2, Example F, Example G, Definition of a Trading Area, How to Protect a Market Commitment, RULE #3, Example J, Example K, Primary and Secondary Market Movements, Example #4, Example #5, Detailed Summary of Signals, Example Showing the 80% Curve as Applied to U.S. Steel, Supplement, A Dow Theory Study, — end. 15 pp.

ISBN-10: 1945574593

ISBN-13: 9781945574597

The 80% Price Curve Plan of Stock Market Timing (1940) by Frank Vignola (pseud. M.V. Woods), 15 pp.

More M.V. Woods Titles Available from Alanpuri Trading

(1943) The Price Curve Plan of Stock Market Trading

(1946-48) Seven Studies in Stock Market Trading (Seven M.V. Wood Price Curve Bulletins from 1946 to 1948)

(1951) The Price Curve Plan of Stock Market Trading with Countertrend Signal Analysis

Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, CA, 2022, Hardcover, Reprint, 109 pp. (originally published in 1969)

Summary: Hardcover reprint of a rare and highly sought after 1969 title by Osman Ghandour. As evident in the title, Ghandour’s concept centers around price momentum and how to recognize entry and exit points to capitalize on large price moves. 

Table of Contents: Foreword: Pitfalls in other market books. An attempt to avoid them. Expressions of gratitude. “Going public.” Objectives of this book. Introduction Chapter One: LEARNING ABOUT STOCKS THE HARD WAY Chapter Two: MORE STUDY – AND A BLIND ALLEY Chapter Three: BIRTH OF A CONCEPT How new concepts are treated. The importance of market turning points. Selling before a stock peaks. Basing decisions on momentum studies. Predicting market reversals. The gambling instinct. Chapter Four: THE O-G MOMENTUM CONCEPT Perils of investing. Consistency of the stock market. Laws defining course of moving objects. The stock market power in motion. Principles of force, speed, and acceleration. Importance of momentum. Example of gravity. Difficulty of measuring bull and bear forces within one trend. Value of graphs in forecasting. Chapter Five: CHART PREMISES Chapter Six: APPLICATION AND DEFINITION OF R INDICATORS Chapter Seven: R1 – N.Y. COMPOSITE INDEX Chapter Eight: R2 – VOLUME AMEX TO N.Y. EXCHANGE Chapter Nine: R3 – NEW HIGHS AND LOWS ON N.Y. EXCHANGE Chapter Ten: R4 – PERCENTAGE YIELD ON 30 DOW-JONES INDUSTRIALS Chapter Eleven: R5 – ODD-LOTS SHORT SALES TO PURCHASES Chapter Twelve: STOCK RECOMMENDATIONS SUMMING UP – AND LOOKING AHEAD GLOSSARY LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

ISBN-10: 1945574771

ISBN-13: 9781945574771

The O-G Momentum Concept and how I use It to foretell Stock Market trends (1969) by Osman Ghandour, 109 pp.

Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, 2017, Softcover, Reprint, 63 full page charts*, An exact facsimile of the 1939 original published by Seamans-Blake, Inc. Chicago, Ill., 222 pp.

Summary: Written on the heels of his very successful The Seven Pillars of Stock Market Success (1937) title, here in 1938-1939, Seamans sets out to teach/write his first Correspondence Course that goes above and beyond the framework he provided with The Seven Pillars. This book is structured in “Lecture” form and seems to have been written and compiled over a several month period between 1938 and September 1939. Includes 63 full page charts*. 222 pp.

*Charts: This book includes 63 full page graphs, but due to the age and poor quality of the the original charts, they are difficult to read. We’ve included samples on this page for your review.

Content: LECTURE II, A Fireside Chat with my Students, We Have Among Us, Rid Yourself of the Idea of Mystery, Where Do we Stand?, A Difference of Opinion, Learning the A.B.C’s and a Word about Labor and Politics, Getting Down to Brass Tacks, Streamlined Economics vs Graybeards, Some Simple Notions Put to Work, To Learn the New Unlearn the Old, Our First Lesson Concludes with…, To My Students (October 18, 1938) LECTURE III, On the Subject of Volume, A Few Analogies, Some Elementary Axioms, What is the Deciding Factory?, A Simple Illustration, How Can we Recognize What’s What?, Shall we Follow the Leader?, Resistance Points, Actually Trading as You Learn, Addendum (with a review stock prices of 12 stocks), LECTURES IV, V, VI Inclusive, Continuation of Volume Studies, Bethlehem Steel, United Aircraft, National Steel, Sears Roebuck, Johns Manville, Phillips Petroleum, Montgomery Ward (M), International Harvester (HR), Charts, LECTURE VII, An Introductory Lecture, On the Relationship of Economics to the Stock Market, LECTURES VIII and IX, On How to Foretell Market Tops and Bottoms, LECTURES XII, XIII, On How to Trade Profitably in Wheat, Wheat Trading by Charts — end. 222 pp.

About the Author: Born in 1889 George Seamans (pseud. for Ely Bramson) was a well respected trader and author of several stock market books in the 1930s through the 1950s. Titles included, The Seven Pilliars of Stock Market Success (1937), This is the Road to Stock Market Success (1944), Success Stock Market Course (1952), and Marketonics: A Course on the Theory and Practice of Stock Market Trading and Investing (1956).

ISBN-10: 1945574712

ISBN-13: 9781945574719

More Titles by George Seamans: 

Success Stock Market Course (1952) by George Seamans

Marketonics: A Course on the Theory and Practice of Stock Market Trading and Investing (1956) by George Seamans

Course in Stock Market Trading (1940s) by George Seamans, 222 pp.

Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, 2022, Softcover, Reprint, Illustrated with charts and tables, An exact facsimile of the 1985 version published by Richard C. Allen

Copyright © 1985-2022 by Richard C. Allen. All rights reserved.

Summary: A rustic and basic 1980s Commodity Trading System based on some common price patterns organized by Allen and quantified with detailed “accuracy ratings” for each of his patterns. Allen provides computerized trade examples at the end of the book to illustrate the systems performance. Entry and Exits points are NOT as clear as some other systems, but for those who prefer wider stops this may be an interesting system to look at. 48 pp.

Contents: SECTION 1: Professional Trading, Preview, There Are No Amateurs in the Commodities Markets, The Floor Trader, 1. Buyer Power, 2. Selling Pressure, 3. Price Support, 4. Price Resistance, Stop Loss Points and Profit Objectives, The Money Trap, The Emotional Control, The Emotional Method Trader, Inconsistent Approach, Nature of the Commodity Market, The Ideal Commodity Trader, Support and Resistance, SECTION 2: Magic Chart Index System, Preview, The Chart Index System, S1 Head and Shoulders Sell, B1 Head and Shoulders Buy, S2 Double Top Pattern, B2 Double Bottom, S3 New High Failure, B3 New Low Failure, S4 Down Triangle, B4 Up Triangle, S5 Buying Climax, B5 Selling Climax, S6 Top Island Reversal, B6 Bottom Island Reversal, S7 Downside Breakout, B7 Upside Breakout, S8 Saucer Top, B8 Saucer Bottom, Universal Patterns; F2 Bearish Flag Formations, F1 Bullish Flag Formation, Coil, Null, SECTION 3: Magic Price Charts 1984, Price Line Charts 1984, Computer Chart A Example NYSE Index, Computer Chart B Example NYSE Index, Computer Chart C Example NYSE Index, Computer Chart D Example NYSE Index, Computer Chart E Example CATTLE, Computer Chart F Example CATTLE, Computer Chart G Example CATTLE, Computer Chart H Example CATTLE, Computer Chart J Example SOYBEANS, Computer Chart K Example SOYBEANS, Computer Chart L Example SOYBEANS, Computer Chart M Example SOYBEANS, SECTION 4: Magic Chart Numbering System, Chart Numbering System, Chart Numbering Charts with Patterns and Numbering Examples — end. 48 pp.

ISBN-10: 1945574488

ISBN-13: 9781945574481

Magic Commodity Chart Trading System (1985) by Richard C. Allen, 48 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, CA, 2022, Hardcover, Reprint, 60 pp., An exact facsimile of this original course material and update bulletins privately published by Henry Wheeler Chase sometime between the mid 1940s and early 1960s.  The last update bulletin included in this title is dated December 1963. There are 130 numbered instructions, about 25 pages long, that make up the bulk of the system. Additionally there are 12 pages of “codes” to decipher in order to correctly execute the system. This edition also includes 6 different update bulletins totaling 16 pages. Extremely Scarce Content.

Contents: The S/D 3 Formula 3-81 (Tr. Mk. Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.), The Weekly S/D 3 Record, Preparation of the Weekly S/D 3-81 Record, SECTION 1, Factor One, Factor Two, Factor Three, Factor Four, Factor Five, SECTON 2, Factor Six, Factor Seven, CODE CP Factors 4 and 5 Revised 1963, Examples, CODE CK (re-issued 1964), FACTOR EIGHT, IMPORTANT (Z) POSITION, Measuring Periods, Position Diagrams, RED Position Diagram, BLUE Position Diagram, RELATIVE POSITION KEYS, COMBINATION KEYS, Factor Eight Answer, FACTOR 9, S/D 3-81 ACTION SIGNALS, EXECUTIONS, SUGGESTIONS, CODE PD Position Diagrams for RED and BLUE,  CODE PK, CODE PK -0- RED, CODE PK -1- RED, CODE PK -2- RED, CODE PK -3- RED, CODE PK -4- RED, CODE PK -5- BLUE Z, CODE PK -6- BLUE Z, CODE PK -7- BLUE Z, CODE PK -8- BLUE Z, CODE PK -9- BLUE Z, Bulletin #4 BY-PASSING 1957, CODE PK – Bulletin #1 Revised May 1962 (11 pp.), PROTECTIVE STOP BULLETIN #3 Special BUY-STOP (weekly record) June 22, 1962, PROTECTIVE STOP BULLETIN #4 Special SELL-STOP (weekly record) June 22, 1962, PROTECTIVE STOP BULLETIN #5 Arbitrary BS and SS (no date), USE OF THE S/D 3-31 TRADING CONTROL (no date), 3-36 Trading Control Blank Worksheet, Formula S/D 3-81 Computation Blank Worksheet, Instructions, CODE CC-E / CODE VP (SD Formulae), CODE VP December 1963 — end.

Summary: Because Chase never published his work publicly, it is near impossible to find any of his writings although his name is widely know in the trading community. This is the first time this title has been published to the public.  It’s extremely rare and multilayered trading system written and updated over the course of many years.  We are uncertain if this particular S/D 3 Formula 3-81 system is complete or if there were other update bulletins that we simply don’t have. We’ve done our best to piece it all together.  While we can’t imagine anyone using a system like this off-the-shelf, for students of the markets and bored quants this might be a very fun puzzle to play with.

ISBN-10: 1945574534

ISBN-13: 9781945574535

S/D 3 Formula 3-81 Trading System (1940s – 1964) by Henry Wheeler Chase, 60pp.

Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A., 2015. Softcover. Reprint, exact facsimile of the Original 1949 Book, plus 14 pages of full page charts. 31 pp.

Summary: A complete method for determining the future trend of stock prices that will enable you to properly “time” your purchases and sales for maximum profits.

Contents: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface, 1. Introduction and Definition of Terms, 2. Dow’s Theory, 3. Pressure Keys, 4. Odd Lot Indices, 5. Moving Average, 6. Moving Volume, 7. Daily Buying – Selling Key, 8. Weekly Buying – Selling Key, 9.Selecting the Proper Stocks, 10. Summary and Sound Stock Market Strategy, Appendix. — end. 31 pp. plus 14 page of full page charts. EXTREMELY SCARCE TITLE.

Preface: The material presented in this treatise on Stock Market analysis and techniques is the outgrowth of years of research and experience in applying the principles to actual market situations.

In the early 1930’s my brokerage account was shrinking and almost every transaction completed resulted in a loss. This situation stimulated my imagination. Having an analytical type of mind, I immediately began studying to find out what the trouble was. This was easy since, like most traders, I was acting on what I thought or what some friend told me the market was going to do. Of course, it usually did the opposite and when a margin call came around, I’d sell out and take another loss.

Following the Spring rise of 1933, I limited my trading to 20 share units while I applied the findings of my research projects. It was not until 1944 that I again became an active trader. This time, I paid no attention to what I heard, what I thought, or what influence politics, acts of God, wars and news of the day might have on the stock market. My guide for action is, what do the “KEYS” have to say? Are they bullish, bearish or neutral?

When our positions are based upon mechanical devices, all personal feelings and opinions can be eliminated. Market trading becomes a pleasure and a source of pride since the profits are large and the occasional loss is small.

It is my hope that you will profit by a thorough study of the material presented within.

I will welcome suggestions and criticisms.

Charles Lewis Koesche, A.B., M.S., Associate Professor of Chemistry, Arizona State Colllege, Tempe, dba, LEWIS KELSEY

ISBN-10: 1945574674

ISBN-13: 9781945574672

The Story of Kelsey’s Keys by Lewis Kelsey, 31 pp.

Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A., 2015, Softcover, Reprint, Exact facsimile of the 1972 first edition, illustrated with numerous charts, 52 pp.

Summary: An elementary dissertation on the inadequacy of stock market analysis methods employed by the average amateur speculation enthusiast, plus a detailed presentation of two trend analysis techniques and some observations on profit making. Written by the founder of Trendex and the originator of the Coppock Curve / Coppock Indicator.

Contents: For those of you who don’t know about Edwin Coppock (E.S.C. Coppock), he was the founder of Trendex, a service in the 60’s and 70’s that specialized in relative strength work in both stocks and industry groups. Coppock developed the “Coppock Curve,” or “Coppock Indicator to calculate buy signals for long-term investors. The equation: Coppock = WMA[10] of (ROC[14] + ROC[11]). The Coppock indicator first appeared in Barron’s Magazine in October 15, 1962. It was noted in a 2001 interview with John Bollinger in Active Trader Magazine (of Bollinger Band fame) that Coppock’s work with computers and the ability to “trade without emotion” became a catalyst for Bollinger’s technical analysis work. — 52 pages, REPRINT, Extremely Scarce Title by Coppock.

ISBN-10: 1945574151

ISBN-13: 9781945574153

Realistic Stock Market Speculation by E.S.C. Coppock

Softcover, Reprint, (originally self-published by Nagy Soliman in 1982 & 1984), 17 pages + 7 pages of historical trade data from the first ten months of 1984 showing the positive performance of the trading system).  24 pp.

Summary: This version was originally published in 1984. The system is designed to take advantage of the market volatility, and does not presuppose to determine market direction or trends. It is purely mechanical. All buy, sell and liquidate signals are precisely defined. No emotional decisions at all. It works equally on both the COMEX (New York) and the IMM (Chicago). The number of contracts to be traded is entirely up to you. The System can be used every and any day. All positions liquidated same day. The data contained herein is all you need to apply the system successfully. Following these instructions, you’ll be able to make your accurate decisions. You thus become an independent operator, free of any dependence on external recommendations.

Contents: Introduction, The Basic Strategy, The Application, The Second Phase, Final Refinements, Proof of the Outstanding Performance (7 pages of historical data), 17 Pages + 7 pages of historical data. Very well documented and illustrated Intra-Day Silver Trading System by Nagy Soliman circa 1984, Extremely Scarce. 24 pp.

ISBN-10: 1945574852

ISBN-13: 9781945574856

The Polyaxon Silver System: An Exclusive Method for Day-Trading Silver Futures by Nagy Soliman, 24 pp.