hard · Elliott Wave Theory
A corrective sequence labeled as a double three (W-X-Y) has just completed at one degree. Within it, the first three (W) was a flat and the connecting X wave was a zigzag. A colleague argues the rule of alternation was satisfied simply because W and X were different corrective shapes.
Why is this reasoning subtly flawed when applying alternation to complex corrections?
- Alternation as a guideline applies between the two corrective patterns of comparable function (W and Y), not between a correction and its connecting X wave; the meaningful expectation is that Y alternates with W
- Alternation strictly governs the relationship between W and X, so the colleague is right and Y is then free to take any form without further constraint
- Alternation does not apply to complex corrections at all, since W-X-Y structures are exempt from the guideline by definition
- Alternation requires W, X, and Y to each be a different one of the three corrective families, so the structure is only valid if Y is a triangle here
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