DAX heavy resistance zone could create ABCDE triangle

German stock market (DAX 30) bullish price action is running into a heavy resistance zone. A bearish reversal could take place and create an ABCDE triangle
A bearish breakout below the support zone (green box) could send the DAX lower towards the Fibonacci targets.
The DAX chart needs to break below the support trend line (purple) to increase the probability of a triangle chart pattern developing.

Chris Svorcik Elite CurrenSea

The German stock market (DAX 30 index) bullish price action is running into a heavy resistance zone (red lines). A bearish reversal could take place and create an ABCDE (purple) triangle chart pattern. When would this triangle become confirmed?

Price Charts and Technical Analysis

The DAX chart needs to break below the support trend line (purple) to increase the probability of a triangle chart pattern developing. A bearish breakout could confirm (green check) the push lower to test support (green box). If price action keeps respecting the tops and bottoms, then an ABCDE triangle chart pattern is likely to emerge. A break of the top or bottom would invalidate (red x) that outlook within a potential wave 4 (green).

The SWAT candles are showing red color for the second time. Price action also broke below the support trend line (dotted purple) and the 21 ema zone. The trend lines also indicate a broken rising wedge reversal chart pattern. Price seems to have completed a bullish ABC (orange) within wave B (purple). A bearish breakout below the support zone (green box) could send the DAX lower towards the Fibonacci targets.

The analysis has been done with the ecs.SWAT method and ebook.

Author

Chris Svorcik

Elite CurrenSea

Experience Chris Svorcik has co-founded Elite CurrenSea in 2014 together with Nenad Kerkez, aka Tarantula FX. Chris is a technical analyst, wave analyst, trader, writer, educator, webinar speaker, and seminar speaker of the financial markets.

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