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An analyst identifies a potential Double Zigzag labeled W-X-Y. Wave W corrected 600 points. The X-wave rallies 250 points.
Why does this X-wave retracement suggest a Double Zigzag rather than a Double Three combination?
- Double Zigzags become structurally invalid once the connecting X-wave retracement exceeds 250 points here.
- The X-wave cannot be a five-wave impulse; it must instead be a corrective three-wave move.
- Double Zigzags typically feature shallow X-waves that retrace less than 50% of the first pattern.
- An X-wave must retrace exactly 38.2% of the first leg for this pattern to qualify as a valid Double Three.
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