โโโ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ (SZ or ZZ)
โโ ๐๐ช๐ก๐๐จ
โ A zigzag always subdivides into three waves. โ Wave A always subdivides into an or leading . โ Wave C always subdivides into an or ending . โ Wave B always subdivides into a zigzag, , or . โ Wave B never moves beyond the start of wave A. โ Wave B always ends within the price territory of wave A. โ Wave C almost always ends beyond the end of wave A. (failure to comply with this requirement is called ยซtruncationยป *
* Guideline, but should be followed as a rule
โ ๐๐ช๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐จ
โ Wave C should not fail to reach the end of wave A by more than 10% of the length of wave A. โ In a zigzag, the length of wave C is usually equal to that of wave A, although it is not uncommonly 1.618 or .618 times the length of wave A (rarely 2.618) โ Wave B typically retraces 38 to 79 percent of wave A. โ If wave B is a contracting triangle, it will typically retrace 38 to 50 percent of wave A. โ If wave B is a running contracting , it will typically retrace between 10 and 40 percent of wave A. โ If wave B is a zigzag, it will typically retrace 50 to 79 percent of wave A. โ In a zigzag, if wave A is a leading , then we would not expect to see an ending for wave C. โ A line connecting the ends of waves A and C is often parallel to a line connecting the end of wave B and the start of wave A. (Forecasting guideline: Wave C often ends upon reaching a line drawn from the end of wave A that is parallel to a line connecting the start of wave A and the end of wave B.)