As of 02/21/2025
  Indus: 43,428 -748.63 -1.7%  
  Trans: 16,034 -430.64 -2.6%  
  Utils: 1,023 +3.75 +0.4%  
  Nasdaq: 19,524 -438.35 -2.2%  
  S&P 500: 6,013 -104.39 -1.7%  
YTD
 +2.1%  
 +0.9%  
 +4.1%  
 +1.1%  
 +2.2%  
  Targets    Overview: 02/13/2025  
  Down arrow42,500 or 45,000 by 03/01/2025
  Up arrow16,900 or 15,800 by 03/01/2025
  Up arrow1,050 or 970 by 03/01/2025
  Down arrow19,200 or 20,500 by 03/01/2025
  Down arrow5,875 or 6,200 by 03/01/2025
As of 02/21/2025
  Indus: 43,428 -748.63 -1.7%  
  Trans: 16,034 -430.64 -2.6%  
  Utils: 1,023 +3.75 +0.4%  
  Nasdaq: 19,524 -438.35 -2.2%  
  S&P 500: 6,013 -104.39 -1.7%  
YTD
 +2.1%  
 +0.9%  
 +4.1%  
 +1.1%  
 +2.2%  
  Targets    Overview: 02/13/2025  
  Down arrow42,500 or 45,000 by 03/01/2025
  Up arrow16,900 or 15,800 by 03/01/2025
  Up arrow1,050 or 970 by 03/01/2025
  Down arrow19,200 or 20,500 by 03/01/2025
  Down arrow5,875 or 6,200 by 03/01/2025

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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