The thrust of a contracting triangle

Contracting triangles appear quite often in the forex market. When the market consolidates, the pattern that is most often thought to be forming is a contracting triangle. Elliott discovered various…

Elliott Waves: Other flat patterns

As a simple correction, a flat pattern has two corrective waves (a-wave and b-wave) and an impulsive wave (c-wave). Moreover, the b-wave must retrace more than 61.8% of the a-wave.…

Elliott Waves: ZigZag patterns explained

A zigzag is the most deceivingly simple corrective pattern within the Elliott Waves Theory. And, for good reason. When we discussed corrective waves within Elliott Theory, we introduced the notion…

Elliott Waves: Introducing the X-wave

The concept of the x-wave is often misunderstood in Elliott Waves Theory. Elliott’s intention was to create a logical process to explain market moves; all of them! He started by…

Inflation vs deflation

Every central bank has a mandate that revolves around price stability. In economic terms, price stability means inflation is being kept at bay. Studies show that for healthy and constant…

Volume in the forex market

Volume has always been an essential indicator due to what it illustrates: the actual buying and selling that takes place. In trading financial markets, it always makes sense to interpret…

When triangles reverse a trend

Triangles are one of the first patterns documented by technical investors. When trading the stock market in the United States, investors noted that specific patterns tend to form before the…