As of 09/25/2023
  Indus: 34,007 +43.04 +0.1%  
  Trans: 15,101 +113.50 +0.8%  
  Utils: 870 -1.67 -0.2%  
  Nasdaq: 13,271 +59.51 +0.5%  
  S&P 500: 4,337 +17.38 +0.4%  
YTD
 +2.6%  
 +12.8%  
-10.1%  
 +26.8%  
 +13.0%  
  Targets    Overview: 09/15/2023  
  Up arrow35,000 or 33,600 by 10/15/2023
  Up arrow15,900 or 14,800 by 10/01/2023
  Up arrow900 or 850 by 10/01/2023
  Up arrow14,400 or 13,000 by 10/01/2023
  Up arrow4,575 or 4,300 by 10/01/2023
As of 09/25/2023
  Indus: 34,007 +43.04 +0.1%  
  Trans: 15,101 +113.50 +0.8%  
  Utils: 870 -1.67 -0.2%  
  Nasdaq: 13,271 +59.51 +0.5%  
  S&P 500: 4,337 +17.38 +0.4%  
YTD
 +2.6%  
 +12.8%  
-10.1%  
 +26.8%  
 +13.0%  
  Targets    Overview: 09/15/2023  
  Up arrow35,000 or 33,600 by 10/15/2023
  Up arrow15,900 or 14,800 by 10/01/2023
  Up arrow900 or 850 by 10/01/2023
  Up arrow14,400 or 13,000 by 10/01/2023
  Up arrow4,575 or 4,300 by 10/01/2023

Bulkowski on the Reverse Symmetrical Triangle Elliott Wave Pattern

This page describes the reverse symmetrical triangle pattern of the Elliott wave principle, how price moves not in a straight line but in a series of rises and retracements.

 

The reverse symmetrical triangle in a bull market. The figure to the right shows what a reverse symmetrical triangle looks like in a bull market. The reverse symmetrical triangle is a region of horizontal price movement, a consolidation of a prior move, and it is composed of "threes." That means each of the A-B-C-D-E waves have three subwaves. I labeled the B subwaves with red numbers, 1, 2, and 3, as an example.

In a reverse symmetrical triangle, the shape of the pattern follows two diverging trendlines, shown here as red lines. A reverse symmetrical triangle is more commonly known as a broadening top or broadening bottom. According to Frost and Prechter, "There are no variations on the rarer expanding triangle," which is another name for the reverse symmetrical triangle. I have not looked for the 3-3-3-3-3 combination, but I do know that other broadening patterns exist. Check out: right-angled broadening top, ascending, right-angled broadening top, descending, broadening wedge, ascending, and broadening wedge, descending.

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The reverse symmetrical triangle in a bear market. A reverse symmetrical triangle in a bear market is an inverted picture of a bull market triangle. The price action swings from trendline to trendline, and diverges. The A-B-C-D-E waves subdivide into threes, forming a 3-3-3-3-3 configuration.

 

Reverse Symmetrical Triangle Rules

The reverse symmetrical triangle has rules that govern its shape. They are listed here.

-- Thomas Bulkowski

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