Technical studies do a good job of illuminating the way for traders, yet they each fall short for one major reason: they limit the scope of a trader's understanding of current price action and how it relates to the overall picture of a market. Most technical studies simply don't reveal pertinent information such as the maturity of a trend and a definable price target -- but the Wave Principle does.
Here is one way the Wave Principle provides perspective:
Provides Price Targets
What traditional technical studies simply don't offer -- price targets -- the Wave Principle again provides. R.N. Elliott observed that the Fibonacci sequence is the mathematical basis for the Wave Principle. Elliott waves, both impulsive and corrective, often adhere to Fibonacci proportions, as illustrated in Figure 2-2. These price targets allow traders to set profit-taking objectives or identify regions where the next turn in prices will occur. |
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