Identifying Zigzag Pattern
The big picture of
Elliot wave is a five wave structure followed by 3 wave structure. In this
educational article we have tried to show our readers how simple zigzag pattern
looks and what internal structures does it have?
A zigzag pattern in
Bull market has a 3 wave structure (a-b-c) in downside, as soon as the third
wave is complete it will start its next leg on upside. The internal waves of
each three wave are (5-3-5) which will complete one zigzag pattern.
A zigzag pattern in a
Bear market has a 3 wave structure (a-b-c) but here it is on the upside. Once
the third leg on the upside is over it will start moving lower. The internal waves
of each three leg are (5-3-5) which completes one Bear market zigzag pattern.
It is occasionally
observed that Zigzags occur twice or thrice at succession. This happens when
one zigzag pattern falls short of its target. In this case each zigzag is
separated by one more wave, after completing that wave again zigzag pattern
will start which will be called as Double Zigzag pattern or Triple zigzag
pattern.
Zigzag Patterns
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