Harold M. Gartley
Harold M. Gartley is one of the illustrious names in the field of technical analysis, having laid the cornerstone for many of the basic concepts used by present day market technicians.
His classic course, Profits in the Stock Market was originally published in 1935 and offered in two large notebooks.
This volume represents one of the best and most comprehensive works on technical analysis which has ever been compiled.
Harold Gartley and William Gann may have known each other and although the chart reading and interpretation techniques within this book are different than Gann's, there are moments of similarity that may help unlock some of Gann's teachings and theories.
Still, this large over-size volume stands on it's own as one of the greatest works on chart reading and trading techniques. A masterpiece and a true classic.
The techniques Gartley explains are as valid today as when they were formulated and can be easily applied to commodities trading as well.
Gartley grew up in Newwark, New Jersey where he attended the Newark Technical School, then went on to NYU and graduated with a degree in Business Administration. He started his career in Wall Street in 1912 as a board boy and runner (much like Jesse Livermore). He worked his way up through back office, customers' broker, statistician, security analyst, and finally to partnership.
He owned and ran his own financial advisory and research firm from 1934 to 1947 with an exclusive list of clients consisting of brokerage firms, banks, underwriters, law firms and well known investors.
From 1947 on, Gartley worked in the field of financial services and public relations until he retired in 1969.
Both Gartley and Edwin S. Quinn are considered pioneers in the field of volume and its importance to overall market action.