This article is aimed at the beginner and try's to show by way of simple examples that cycles exist in our local stockmarket in their various forms. I hope that these few examples will arouse some curiosity and at least prompt you to investigate further. There are many books available on the topic, consult your local technical book shop or the Stock Exchange book shop in your capital city. The seasonal cycles of our planet Earth, are natural cycles. They are the direct result of the mechanical movements between the Earth, Moon and the Sun.
Seasonal tendencies help form cyclic patterns in most markets.
If major time cycles coincide with an Equinox, Solstice, Apogee, Perigee or a Solar Eclipse they can combine to create powerful turning points in markets. Each year the Earth passes through one orbit around the sun. Each orbit can be divided into 360 degrees as opposed to 365.25 days. Gann's methodology contained elements of intricate mathematical ratios, simplistic natural geometry, and aspects of financial astrology. Mathematics, he believed was the only exact science.