By this time you should be convinced, as we are, that TIME definitely does play the lead role in the correct set-ups. Truly, timing is all-important to the successful set-up for your trade.
Gann probably wrote more about the importance of TIME, but it was used by Bayer and Brenner perhaps even earlier.
It would occupy much of another book to look at the total data, which has been presented on this subject. If you pursued the subject into the advanced pages of such a book, you would likely get into angles and factors of Astrology. The reason for this is primarily that man has had nothing except the perfection of the timing of the Universe to base his calculations of TIME. It goes without saying, that this leads us into a phase of direction, which we have not intended to address in depth. We do not propose to disagree with those of you who have a background and obtain assistance from this field. We simply state that we believe PYRAPOINT to be a self- contained system, assuming that you become acquainted and comfortable with the use -- especially in the realm of chart and set-up recognition.
We touched upon the principles upon which we do base some of our timing. We do use the principles of ASTRONOMY, as you will have gleaned from our earlier introductory pages on “timing”.
Recall, if you will, that we used some of the TIME data, which is found in some of the works of the “Masters”. These examples were based upon astronomy measurements, and the study thereof.
Recall, we used the base of TIME and associated it with the revolution of the earth (no soothsayers, etc. can be adjudged to us -- just scientific facts). We noted, for instance, that if we were to expect you to see the true significance of our use of TIME, then we needed to let you know that it is based upon a Universal factor which will always be of the same criteria, and will read consistently for all things relative to TIME.
From this base we find all of the derivatives of the squares of TIME as presented by these wise folks of old. We are referring to the long list of overlays and associated charts. Let us say at this point that we have made every conceivable size and design of overlay that was within our imagination in our desire to unravel the mysteries as shown by the “Masters”. We probably have a roomful yet, and we lost as many in an unfortunate fire a few years ago. However, our plight is not to labor on the charts or the loss of them. You make you own -- and you do not have a problem of selection, since you make them by your own calculation. You do not need to
worry about whether you have selected a chart of “X” when perhaps a chart of “Y” would have fit more comfortable. How many of us have shuffled charts of 144 or 180, when a chart of 90 may have been the one to use -- but it did not always fit either, did it?
Again, TIME as measured by Gann and Company began with the Astronomical measure of TIME for one degree of rotation of the earth. Pretty basic, don’t you think?
Since PRICE and TIME are used in manner in which they can be interchanged, you must see and believe the relationship so that you will depend upon your judgment when at square’s end, or other important TIME frames. What we want herein is to get enough of your understanding to get your confidence in what you see on the chart. It is not our intention to make astronomers of any of us. However, without this confidence, you will never be adept at pulling the trigger for the right timing of a set-up and eventual profitable trade. Believe us, the author knows about this one!
Simplistically, the “Masters” used both TIME and PRICE on the “P.C.” They divided the “P.C.” into fourths (90 degrees of the 360 degree circle on the “P.C.”). Then they divided the 90 degree quadrants, giving 45 degrees, dividing again into 22.5 degrees, and so on.
Now let’s take a look at an index for the simultaneous use of TIME on the “P.C.” as it relates to the rotation of the earth, and see if we can put this into sync with the rotation of PRICE upon the face of the “P.C.” (Square of Nine).
We don’t have to convince you that PRICE stops on certain divisions of the “P.C.” if you have used it all. And if you haven’t, we do invite your acquaintance immediately.
We have told you that PYRAPOINT helps us to know which one of the divisions are going to be important to us in the current move or parameter in which we are trading. We are now telling you that our “secret weapon” is TIME.
Hint: If we have a common denominator for placing both PRICE and TIME on the “P.C.”, both in sync and both readable in a denomination of the “square”, would you not be convinced of the possibility of a truly great breakthrough in understanding the Square of Nine? We do! You guessed it. It is the tools of the circle. You will recall in earlier chapters that we asked you to take some of the tools at face value and we would try to get your understanding brought up to speed as soon as you could see some of it on the charts. You can see the truly amazing Universal relationship, which we are now able to read, at least in part.
Now let’s look at the basics and apply them to some of the chart overlays you now have. Then let’s look at the shortcomings of not learning to use these trusty tools.
We said that the earth rotates one degree each four minutes of TIME. We also said that the early folks knew how to use the “P.C.” as a calendar and as a square root calculator.
It is logical that the divisions of TIME (whatever they may be) need to have this Universal application of square root to be put on the “P.C.” in the same realm as it is laid out in square root of PRICE -- if they are to be synonymous -- AND THEY ARE!
Therefore if four minutes produces one degree, you will recall that 15 degrees would require one hour (15 of those 4’s). It follows that three of these hours will yield 45 degrees of rotation. Does this ring a TIME/PRICE relationship bell of any kind? Read on, please.
We now realize that 180 minutes develops this mystic 45 of which we speak so often. We also speak of 180 degrees of TIME or PRICE with much respect, do we not? Again, read on, please.
If 180 minutes yields our 45 degree rotation (whether the earth or a circle on your “P.C”), then 360 minutes has to yield our old faithful 90 degrees which we use so much in PRICE and in TIME -- the one which was called the “Pattern Chart” by Gann.
This same analogy will tell you that the 360 minutes explained above will need to be multiplied by four to get the full circle or rotation (remember, 90 degrees producing the 360 minutes is one-fourth of the full rotation/circle). Thus 360 x 4 yields 1440 minutes or 24 hours for a complete rotation. Special note: Ever hear of a square of 144? Ever hear of a floating three-place decimal? Ever wonder where it came from? Yes, you were told things such as “12
is considered a culmination number,” and “squaring it does yield 144.” However, we have our
own theories, which will support these and any square as it relates to PRICE.
The “Masters”, and Gann in particular, had much to say about these and other squares. Ever hear of the square of 24? Do you wonder from where it came into being? The above paragraphs may serve to assist you in accepting the validity of at least some of the squares, which you have read about. What we want you to know is that you can have the correct square for your trading positions at any TIME and at any PRICE, which may compliment a significant top or, bottom of your concern.
Just as PRICE stops at divisions of the circle of the “P.C.”, so does TIME, as you may have guessed by now. Gann spent much research and effort showing the variations of the relationship of intervals of TIME. He determined that trend would change at definite TIME frames. He did not tell us how it might be related to the squaring of TIME itself, except as how a 45 degree line might intersect a prior top or bottom at a point in TIME in the future which would be represented by the distance it took for the 45 degree line to retrace this wave. Sometimes it works -- assuming that you have a “1 x 1” or a chart of Pythagorean derivative. (And even this is not often found in the “store-bought” variety of charts, which are available today).
We supply the information herein to assist your confidence that this TIME factor is not a random theory. We just hope that we can get your confidence to the point that you can accept any part, which does not come to you clearly. As we have related, this has to be a “top- dressing” treatment for TIME analysis. There is much more support research available.
We are convinced that Gann and Company had knowledge of our study as presented here. We just haven’t found it in a form which we could relate easily in the works of our last 35 years. Thus our own PYRAPOINT approach to TIME as well as PRICE -- and the production of the two together.
You are safe to believe that there is significance in the squares of TIME relative to changes in human behavior, at least in the market place. We would never dispute the important TIME/PRICE frames of 90, 144, 180, 270, 360, etc. -- nor the multiples or divisions. We do say that it is a part of the Universal Plan of all things. You need not agree, nor do you need to research the “why”. You do need to follow the PYRAPOINT system of TIME as well as PRICE with confidence as it calculates for you.
Before we get into the next phase of chart identification and rule support, we offer a simple chart. This chart is a bar chart of 2 minute time tenure per bar. The exercise is simply one of counting from a low and observing any tendencies for trend changes at these very mundane examples. This is done in the smallest of TIME frames (minutes) simply so that you may see that it is an “ever onward, ever outward” Universal movement of which we are a part, dear reader. It’s not scary -- it should reinforce our faith in the Perfection of Creation.
Certainly, TIME and the repetition thereof, is recordable in perfection, as are the mathematics, which support the relationships.
Note that the chart provided per above shows turns or significant PRICE behavior of some type at each of the 90, 144, and 180 TIME frames. Notice also, that a significant top awaits your count at the same count ahead of the 144 count notation as is the top just prior to the 0 degree location. Interesting, isn’t it? No, we did not take it by selection -- just happens to be what happened today. The author has a chart book full of examples, in case one wonders if this were a coincidence. A couple of current charts are added for your reference in this same mystic plot.
True, you may not be able to trade successfully with this alone. True, there are times when it does not fit as precisely as others. This is obviously the situation because you have waves of TIME influence just the same as you have PRICE waves. We have used the example in seminars of a rock dropped into a stream. Waves will proceed outward until overcome by a larger wave from a larger rock at a point on up the stream of TIME. In other words, you would expect that a 180-minute, day, or week TIME frame should be more important and, indeed, override a smaller, say 45 of the same type of TIME square.
Sound complicated? It need not. The PYRAPOINT system unravels all of this with simple calculations. You only need to believe that which you accurately chart.