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The recent articles in this series on Santos (STO:ASX) have been inspired by a lesson from the WD Gann Stock Market Course where he teaches his Mechanical Stock Trading Method and tests it over a 15-year period in US Steel.

This newsletter goes to a wide readership, and traders of all levels of ability follow these articles. I aim to write information that will suit people at these different levels.

I have written before (in Issue 317) on the subject of what are called Geometric Angles or Gann Angles. These are part of the 3rd dimension of Gann analysis, also known as ‘squaring time and price.’ If this sounds totally confusing, don’t worry. Think of a simple trend line. It is a line joining 2 tops or 2 bottoms and extended forward. The difference with a Gann angle is that it moves at a fixed rate and is thus not dependent on a second top or bottom in order for you to draw the line. You may find it helpful to review the earlier article.

When last we looked at Santos I left you with a little challenge to spot why I wouldn’t take an ABC short trade that was signalled on Tuesday 1 December. How did you go? It’s not too late to go and have a look now before you read on. The simple reason was that Point B, which occurred on 27 November, sat on the 50% level of a major range. To find this we look at the Weekly Chart, as follows.