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Explanation of Elliott Wave and Fibonacci 169
FIGURE 7.21 EURUSD from 2004 Top to 2005 Bottom
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Wave 4 = .236 to .382 of wave 3
Wave 5 = Wave 1
Wave B = .618 to 1.382 of wave A
Wave C = 1 to 1.618 of wave C
SPECIFIC SETUPS
One of the knocks on Elliott wave analysis is that counts change, which
makes trading with Elliott difficult. For example, a trader might go short,
expecting a wave 4 correction to end near the 38.2 percent retrace level of
wave 3. A triangle unfolds instead and gives way to the wave 5 advance be-
fore price reaches the 38.2 percent Fibonacci level. The trader’s stop is trig-
gered, and the result is a losing trade. This hypothetical example highlights