|

Mastercard (MA) should continue rally in a bullish sequence

Mastercard Incorporated (MA), provides transaction processing & other payment-related products & services in the United states & internationally. The company offers payment related products to integrated products & value-added services for account holders, merchants, financial institutions, digital partners, businesses, governments & other organizations. It is headquartered in New York, comes under Financial Services sector & trades as “MA” ticker at NYSE.

As expected from the previous article, MA broke to new high in weekly sequence as the part of (3) of ((3)) of I. It should remain supported in 3, 7 or 11 swings pullback to see further upside in I of (III).

MA – Elliott Wave latest weekly view

Chart

It ended (I) at $401.50 high as impulse sequence from the all-time lows in April-2021 high. Below there, it placed (II) correction as double three structure at $276.87 low. Within (II) correction, it placed w at $306 low in November-2021 & x connector at $399.92 high in January-2022. Finally, it ended y of (II) at $276.87 low in October-2022 low. Above there, it already broke above (I) high, favoring upside in I of (III).

MA – Elliott Wave view from 7.03.2023

Chart

It placed ((2)) of I at $340.21 low & (2) of ((3)) at $359.77 low. It ended (3) at $490 high as 1.618 Fibonacci extension & appears ended (4) at $452.58 low. Above that, it favors upside in (5) of ((3)), which confirms above $490 high & can extend towards $499.4 – $514 area to finish ((3)) of I. Alternatively, if it breaks below $452.58 low, it can extend (4) correction before turning higher. We like to buy the pullback in 3, 7 or 11 swings at extreme areas, when reached.

Author

Elliott Wave Forecast Team

Elliott Wave Forecast Team

ElliottWave-Forecast.com

More from Elliott Wave Forecast Team
Share:

Editor's Picks

EUR/USD flat lines below 1.1900; divergent Fed-ECB expectations offer support

The EUR/USD pair struggles to capitalize on the overnight bounce from the 1.1835-1.1830 region and oscillates in a narrow band during the Asian session on Thursday. Spot prices currently trade around the 1.1875 area, remaining nearly unchanged for the day and staying within striking distance of an over one-week high, reached on Tuesday, amid mixed cues.

GBP/USD slips heading into the Thursday trading window

The Pound Sterling pulled back from four-year highs on Wednesday, weighed down by a combination of Bank of England dovishness and UK political uncertainty, even as the US Dollar weakened on soft labor market revisions. 

Gold posts modest gains above $5,050 as US-Iran tensions persist despite strong labor data

Gold price trades in positive territory near $5,060 during the early Asian session on Thursday. The precious metal edges higher despite stronger-than-expected US employment data. The release of the US Consumer Price Index inflation report will take center stage later on Friday. 

Bitcoin holds steady despite strong US labour market

Bitcoin briefly bounced from $66,000 to above $68,000 but slightly reversed those gains following Wednesday's US January jobs report. The top crypto is hovering around $67,000, down 2% over the past 24 hours as of writing on Wednesday.

The market trades the path not the past

The payroll number did not just beat. It reset the tone. 130,000 vs. 65,000 expected, with a 35,000 whisper. 79 of 80 economists leaning the wrong way. Unemployment and underemployment are edging lower. For all the statistical fog around birth-death adjustments and seasonal quirks, the core message was unmistakable. The labour market is not cracking.

XRP sell-off deepens amid weak retail interest, risk-off sentiment

Ripple (XRP) is edging lower around $1.36 at the time of writing on Wednesday, weighed down by low retail interest and macroeconomic uncertainty, which is accelerating risk-off sentiment.