Corrective Patterns · Lesson 5 of 6

The Triple 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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Five patterns, two X connectors
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Wave 1
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Rule violated: Wave 4 cannot enter Wave 1's territory
Price Time W = zigzag Y = zigzag Z = zigzag X1 X2 Triple zigzag: all three sub-patterns are zigzags. Very rare. Only appears in extremely strong trends. W = zigzag Y = flat Z = zigzag X1 X2 Triple combination: mixed sub-patterns. Triangles appear most commonly as X-waves, not as W, Y, or Z. W extreme Y extreme Z extreme Hierarchy: Z exceeds Y exceeds W. Each successive sub-pattern goes deeper than the previous. Triple threes typically appear as the DEEPEST Wave 4 corrections in extended impulse cycles, or as B waves in extremely large flats. Very rare overall. a b c a b c a b c a b c a b c W X Y X Z
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