3-Wave Rule Denies Traders Sharp Gains on GBP CAD
After starting what appeared to be a strong Bearish breakout from its Consolidation setup this week, this pair has now started to pull back sharply Bullish, much to the chagrin of Currency Traders. As surprising as this may have been to some, there was a key Technical Factor at work that was always going to have a hand in this reversal that my traders were aware of - the 3-Wave Rule of trends in the Currency Market. There are generally two types of trends that are seen in this market. They will either be sharp and fast with very few pullbacks or slow and steady with waves of U-Turns along the way. Whenever they take the form of waves as was the case in this Range breakout, they will usually pullback and reverse after 3 of these waves are completed. Following this, the pair will either take a break before resuming the trend or start a new trend in the opposite direction ( Section 9 - “Consolidation Trading on the Forex Market - A Complete System for Illiquid Market Conditions”) . ...