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Polkadot Elliott Wave technical analysis [Video]

DOT/USD Elliott Wave technical analysis

  • Function: Follow Trend.

  • Mode: Motive.

  • Structure: Impulse.

  • Position: Wave V.

  • Direction next higher degrees: —

  • Wave cancel invalid level: —

DOT/USD trading strategy

Following a significant pullback from $11.653 to $3.472 in a 5-wave bearish impulse (Wave I–V), DOTUSD now shows clear signs of a bullish reversal. This is marked by the formation of a new Wave I. Wave I is advancing toward its potential peak with a key resistance at $4.486. A break above this point could build a strong base for Wave II, leading to Wave III, historically the most powerful in the Elliott Wave cycle.

Trading strategies

  • Strategy

    • Short-Term Traders (Swing Trade)

      • Await a pullback in Wave II.

      • Look to re-enter at the start of Wave III.

  • Risk management: –

DOT/USD Elliott Wave technical analysis

  • Function: Follow Trend.

  • Mode: Motive.

  • Structure: Impulse.

  • Position: Wave 3.

  • Direction next higher degrees: —

  • Wave cancel invalid level: —

DOT/USD trading strategy:

After completing a Wave V low at $3.472 on the Daily chart, DOTUSD began forming a new Wave I uptrend. Currently, it is in Wave 3 of Wave I. The next technical target aligns with the 1.618 Fibonacci extension at approximately $4.486.

Trading strategies

  • Strategy

    • Short-Term Traders (Swing Trade).

      • Trade with the momentum in Wave 3.

      • Watch for Wave 4 pullback and prepare for Wave 5 entry.

  • Risk management: —

Polkadot Elliott Wave technical analysis [Video]

Author

Peter Mathers

Peter Mathers

TradingLounge

Peter Mathers started actively trading in 1982. He began his career at Hoei and Shoin, a Japanese futures trading company.

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