As expected the euro moved towards the downside, reached our first target at 1.0807, and exceeded it by 5 pips.
So far the market is behaving nicely within the parameters of our count. Nonetheless, it’s worth keeping in mind, as is always the case during this time of the year, we shouldn’t really expect much action over the next couple of weeks, all with the holiday season and its merriment.
Happy new year, everybody! :-)
We’re updating our counts to reflect the most recent price action and to present tighter targets and invalidation points.
Weekly Main Count
– Invalidation Point: 1.1087 – 1.0525
– Confirmation Point: –
– Upwards Target: 1.0896 – 1.1010
– Wave number: Minor 4
– Wave structure: Corrective
– Wave pattern: Zigzag
Weekly Alternate Count
– Invalidation Point: 1.0525
– Confirmation Point: 1.1087
– Upwards Target: 1.1302 – 1.1782
– Wave number: Minor C
– Wave structure: Motive
– Wave pattern: Impulse or Ending Diagonal
Big Picture
The bigger picture sees that the euro is moving towards the downside in cycle wave x, which is forming a double zigzag labeled primary waves W, X and Y.
Primary wave Y is forming a zigzag labeled intermediate waves (A), (B) and (C).
Intermediate wave (A) formed an impulse labeled minor waves 1 through 5.
Within it, minor wave 3 reached 261.8% the length of minor wave 1.
Minor wave 5 extended as an impulse labeled minute waves i through v, reaching 161.8% the length of both minor waves 1 and 3.
Intermediate wave (B) formed a double zigzag labeled minor waves W, X and Y, retracing a little less than 38.2% of intermediate wave (A).
Intermediate wave (C) is most likely forming an impulse labeled minor waves 1 through 5, which will complete primary wave Y, and therefore cycle wave x. This will be confirmed by movement below 1.0462.
At 0.9830 primary wave Y would reach 100% the length of primary wave W, then at 0.9536 intermediate wave (C) would reach 61.8% the length of intermediate wave (A).
This wave count is invalidated by movement above 1.1087 as minor wave 4 may not enter the price territory of minor wave 1.
Main Weekly Wave Count
The main count sees that intermediate wave (C) is most likely forming an impulse labeled minor waves 1 through 5.
Within it, minor wave 2 formed a double combination labeled minute waves w, x and y, each forming a zigzag labeled minuette waves (a), (b) and (c), retracing a bit over 61.8% of minor wave 1.
Minor wave 3 formed an impulse labeled minute waves i through v, reaching almost 161.8% the length of minor wave 1.
Within it, minute wave v formed an impulse labeled minuette waves (i) through (v), reaching almost 161.8% the length of minute wave iii.
Within it, minuette wave (v) formed an ending diagonal labeled subminuette waves i through v.
Minor wave 4 may be unfolding as any corrective pattern, but until more data is available we’ll assume it’s taking the simplest form of a zigzag labeled minute waves a, b and c.
Within it, minute wave a formed a leading diagonal labeled minuette waves (i) through (v).
Minute wave b is still unfolding, and so far it has retraced almost 50% of minute wave a, so it’s probably near completion.
This count expects the euro soon to start moving towards the upside in minute wave c to complete minor wave 4.
At 1.0896 minor wave 4 would retrace 38.2% of minor wave 3, then at 1.1010 it would retrace 50% of its length.
This wave count would be invalidated by movement above 1.1087 as minor wave 4 may not enter the price territory of minor wave 1. It’s also invalidated by movement below 1.0525 as minute wave b of this zigzag may not move beyond the start of minute wave a.
Alternate Weekly Wave Count
This alternate count sees that intermediate wave (B) is still unfolding as a flat labeled minor waves A, B and C.
Minor wave A formed a double zigzag labeled minute waves w, x and y.
Minor wave B formed a zigzag labeled minute waves a, b and c, retracing 95% of minor wave A.
Minor wave C is most likely unfolding as an impulse labeled minute waves i through v.
This count expects the euro to continue moving towards the upside in minor wave C to complete intermediate wave (B). This will be confirmed by movement above 1.1087.
At 1.1302 minor wave C would reach 61.8% the length of minor wave A, then at 1.1782 it would reach 100% of its length.
This wave count is invalidated by movement below 1.0525 as minute wave ii may not move beyond the start of minute wave i.
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