Mastering Elliott Waves Tips and Tools for Accurate Counting 📈

Master Elliott Wave counting with practical measuring tools on TradingView. Learn how to spot zigzags vs flats, set high-probability targets, and keep your Elliott Wave count disciplined with Fibonacci retracements and extensions.

🔗 Links:
Elliott Wave Lab sub-reddit:   / elliottwavelab  
Free Access to Elliott Wave Principal (Elliott Wave Bible): https://my.elliottwave.com/

What you’ll learn

How to use Fib Retracement and Trend-Based Fib Extension as “measuring tools,” not indicators

Wave 2 retracement zones: 0.50, 0.618, 0.786

Wave 3 targets: 1.618, 2.618, 3.618 of Wave 1

Wave 4 pullbacks: 0.382, 0.50 of Wave 3

Wave 5 targeting logic:

If Wave 3 is extended (≥1.618× Wave 1) → Wave 5 ≈ Wave 1

If Wave 3 is not extended (less than 1.618) → Wave 5 relates to Origin to Wave 3 distance (use extensions)

Identify zigzag vs regular, expanded, running flats with A-B retrace rules

Apply the Rule of Alternation between Waves 2 and 4

Save TradingView templates for fast, repeatable analysis

Chapters
00:01 Intro: why Elliott Wave counts go wrong
01:01 Indicators vs measuring tools (Fib basics)
02:15 Live trade context and stop placement logic
02:56 Spotting a zigzag using B-wave retrace zones
05:04 Projecting Wave C with trend-based Fib extension
07:01 Flat patterns: regular vs expanded vs running
08:02 Building a fresh 1,2 and setting expectations
09:10 Wave 2 retracement probabilities (0.50, 0.618, 0.786)
12:47 Wave 3 targets (1.618, 2.618, 3.618)
15:17 Wave 4 retracement (0.382, 0.50) and invalidations
17:30 Wave 5 targets: two templates depending on Wave 3
20:20 Notes, sources, and why I template everything
23:32 Correctives deep-dive: zigzag vs flats
29:56 Trading implications and confidence zones
31:42 Rule of Alternation in the real world
32:17 Wrap-up and next steps

Key takeaways

Treat Fibs as measures to confirm structure, not as a signal.

Use B-wave retrace to identify the corrective pattern first, then project C.

Template names should encode measurement anchors (for example, 0,1, place at 2) to avoid mistakes.

Respect rules and invalidations. Work in probabilities, not certainties.

Tools shown (TradingView)

Fib Retracement: Wave 2, Wave 4, B-wave diagnostics

Trend-Based Fib Extension: Wave 3 and Wave 5 targets, C-wave projection

Saved templates for zigzags, flats, and motive targets

Disclaimers
Educational content only. Not financial advice. Markets carry risk.

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