Corrective Patterns · Lesson 4 of 6

The Double Three.

The flat is the sideways correction. Three sub-waves down, three sub-waves up, five sub-waves down again. Slower and less directional than a zigzag. Most commonly appears as Wave 4 of an impulse, alternating with the sharper Wave 2 zigzag. This lesson covers the regular, expanded, and running variants and the typical locations where flats appear.

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Three patterns joined by X
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Wave 1
The First Move
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Rule violated: Wave 4 cannot enter Wave 1's territory
Price Time W = zigzag X (link) Y = zigzag Double zigzag: both W and Y are zigzags, joined by X. Common in strongly trending markets. W = zigzag X (link) Y = flat Double combination: W and Y are different patterns (e.g. zigzag then flat). More common than double zigzag in real markets. W extreme level Y exceeds W (typical) Diagnostic: Y usually exceeds the extreme of W. This confirms the structure is a double three rather than a simple ABC. Double threes typically appear as Wave 2 or Wave 4 of an impulse (the deeper correction option), as B waves of larger ABCs, or as the X wave inside a triple three a b c a b c a b c W X Y
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