As of 01/28/2026
  Indus: 49,016 +12.19 +0.0%  
  Trans: 18,145 -40.89 -0.2%  
  Utils: 1,091 -4.81 -0.4%  
  Nasdaq: 23,857 +40.35 +0.2%  
  S&P 500: 6,978 -0.57 0.0%  
YTD
 +2.0%  
 +4.5%  
 +2.2%  
 +2.6%  
 +1.9%  
  Targets    Overview: 01/15/2026  
  Up arrow50,500 or 48,000 by 02/01/2026
  Up arrow19,400 or 17,750 by 02/01/2026
  Up arrow1,140 or 1,075 by 02/01/2026
  Up arrow24,750 or 22,700 by 02/01/2026
  Up arrow7,250 or 6,700 by 02/01/2026
As of 01/28/2026
  Indus: 49,016 +12.19 +0.0%  
  Trans: 18,145 -40.89 -0.2%  
  Utils: 1,091 -4.81 -0.4%  
  Nasdaq: 23,857 +40.35 +0.2%  
  S&P 500: 6,978 -0.57 0.0%  
YTD
 +2.0%  
 +4.5%  
 +2.2%  
 +2.6%  
 +1.9%  
  Targets    Overview: 01/15/2026  
  Up arrow50,500 or 48,000 by 02/01/2026
  Up arrow19,400 or 17,750 by 02/01/2026
  Up arrow1,140 or 1,075 by 02/01/2026
  Up arrow24,750 or 22,700 by 02/01/2026
  Up arrow7,250 or 6,700 by 02/01/2026

Bulkowski on the Zigzag Elliott Wave Pattern

This page describes the zigzag pattern of the Elliott wave principle, how price moves not in a straight line but in a series of rises and retracements.

The zigzag wave in a bull market. The figure to the right shows two zigzag waves. The first on the left, in blue, is an ABC correction of the prior motive wave in a bull market. It shows how wave B ends well below the start of wave A.

The right figure shows the 5-3-5 subwaves that make up the zigzag. Think of each subwave as a line segment in the illustration.

 

The zigzag in a bear market. The chart on the right shows the zigzag pattern in a bear market. This is just an inversion of the prior chart and is sometimes called an inverted zigzag. Wave B falls well short of the start of wave A, just as in the prior chart. The chart shows the 5-3-5 subwaves using numbers 1 through 5.

 

Zigzag Wave Rules

The zigzag has rules that govern its shape. They are listed here.

-- Thomas Bulkowski

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