Forex Swing Profit

Forex Swing Profit Using Elliott Wave

Elliott stated that the market is moving in a trend that will have a wave pattern, which he calls with a wave pattern 5-3. Where wave 5 (the first phase) will be followed by wave 3 to the next phase. Let us discuss one by one Wave Pattern 5-3 Wave 5 wave pattern called Impulse (Impulse Wave), this wave is divided into 5 wave models and mentioned each with numbers and sequence.

1,3,5 wave is called a motif that usually represents the direction of the trend as a whole, and 2.4 is the correction wave. The meaning of each wave: Wave 1: Price made ​​a motion early on. This is usually caused by a small number of people (for various reasons, whether real or imagined) feeling that the price is cheap, so this is a great time to buy. This causes prices to rise. Wave 2: At this point, quite a lot of people who originally were in the original wave (rising) consider the price was too high and take profits. Cause the price moves down. Wave 3: This wave is usually the longest and strongest. In this phase, the stock has attracted much public attention. This results in increasingly inflated prices, usually the price will soar higher than at the time of wave 1. Wave 4: In this phase, some people took profits, and felt the price was expensive. But there are some people who still feel that the price is still in the uptrend (bullish), so these waves are likely to remain weak. Wave 5: This is the phase where the price is too high to be collected/purchased, and the power that could make the price continue to rise is due to mere hysteria. Please note that the length of the wave masing2 is not always exactly according to the comparison only in pictures, can be longer or shorter, it is natural. ABC Correction Furthermore, Elliot describes that wave pattern 5 above will be followed by wave 3, the pattern of the ABC correction. See the picture below for bullish setups of the Elliott wave.

According to Elliott, there are 21 patterns of the ABC correction from the simple to the most complex. There are 21 kinds of patterns therefore simplifying Elliot and formulated into a pattern that is much more simple and easily understood and remembered. So what kind of correction patterns are:

1. ZIG-ZAG

Zig-zag formation to move very sharply in price as opposed to the dominant trend. Wave B is usually shorter than waves A and C. Zig-zag pattern can occur twice or even three times in a correction phase.

2. Flat

Flat formation shaped like a wave moving to the side, the length of each wave in general is the same. The length difference is usually not too big.

3. Triangles

This formation is moving against the trend and consists of 5 waves moving toward the side. While the dimensions of the slope can be decreased, narrowed, or expanded.

Waves in Waves

As at the beginning of the discussion above, the mention of fractals, namely the structure can be broken down into smaller parts and which have a pattern like the overall structure. And this also applies to the Elliot wave theory. You will find Wave 5 or 3 smaller in a wave pattern. See the illustration picture below:

From the picture, we can see that the waves 1 3 5, there are 5 patterns, and from waves 2 and 4, there are corrective patterns ABC (wave 3). From here we are much easier to understand where the intended meaning of Fractal such reply. Elliot emphasized that there is always a lesser wave of each wave, and this pattern is often repeated.

Elliot wave scale split into:

From the biggest Grand Supercycle until the smallest sub-Minuette reply

Well, let’s see how the implementation and realization of a real and actual price. See the picture below:

The picture above shows a complete cycle of the Elliot wave, namely the pattern of 5-3, followed by ABC corrective pattern. It is seen that there is a wave that is imperfectly formed, wave 3 for example, there are little corrections in it. But yes, like that in real life.

For you, who still have not been accustomed. Reading the patterns may feel very difficult. But if you practice you’ll quickly get used to identifying valid wave patterns.

Few tips to make it easier to read Elliott wave patterns:

* Wave 3 should be longer when compared with Wave 1 and 5
* Wave 2 will not move or smaller fall below the initial Wave 1
* Wave 4 will not move down until the end of wave 1
In the next article, we sketch how we can use the theory of the Elliott Wave in each of our trading analyses.