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👤Biography — Larry R. Williams
Born 1942, Mount Vernon, Washington
University of Oregon — Journalism 1964
Trading since 1966 — 58+ years in markets
Author of first COT study published 1973
1987 World Cup: turned $10K → $1.1M (+11,376%)
Most profitable trader in World Cup history
Daughter Michelle replicated feat in 1997
Lives between Montana and St. Croix
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📊COT Methodology
Pioneer of COT since 1969
Commercials = hedgers = smart money
Index ≥80 → Bullish signal; ≤20 → Bearish
Looks back 3 years for context (52-week preferred)
Open Interest confirms Commercials' conviction
Large Speculators are usually wrong at extremes
Works best combined with price pattern confirmation
Published first book on COT in 1979
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💡26+ Indicator Innovations
%R (Williams %R)— 1973, now in every charting platform