Have you heard about Elliott Waves?
It's a way to understand the movements of prices and anticipate shifts in trends.
According to the Elliott Wave Theory, markets move in five waves.
The first wave is small but noticeable, followed by a drop in the second wave. The third wave is the longest and strongest, followed by a pull-back fourth wave and ending with a fifth wave that pushes the price higher but does not give a return as large as wave three.
Investopedia has an example:
We can see this pattern playing out on the monthly chart from 2022 to today.
Don’t stress!
We don’t know how high wave 5 will go.
This is a very long-term chart so it could take 2–3 more months to figure this out. For all we know, December’s high could have completed wave 5.
Once we see a pullback of any great size, we can talk about a “second chance” relief rally or complacency bounce before a larger, cyclical correction (like a bear market). At that point, we will reach the A-B-C portion of the image from Investopedia.
For now, we’ll just have to see how it goes.
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