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Crypto Supercycle 2025? Elliott Waves Tell the True Storyby@MarkHelfman

Crypto Supercycle 2025? Elliott Waves Tell the True Story

by Mark Helfman2mJanuary 20th, 2025
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Mark Helfman: Elliott Wave Theory says markets move in five waves. He says the first wave is small but noticeable, followed by a drop in the second wave. The third wave is the longest and strongest, he says. The 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.
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Have you heard about Elliott Waves?


It's a way to understand the movements of prices and anticipate shifts in trends.

A “Wave 5” for the ages?

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.


Let’s not get ahead of ourselves

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.


Did you like this analysis? It’s a snippet from my the January 14, 2025, market update of my newsletter, Crypto is Easy.


You can watch a video of that snippet on .


Mark Helfman publishes the Crypto is Easy newsletter. He is also the author of three books and a top Bitcoin writer on Medium and Hacker Noon. Learn more about him in his bio and connect with him on Tealfeed.