OANDA:USDCAD   U.S. Dollar / Canadian Dollar
The starting point of the pattern being formed.
The previous two arms are related to the previous ascending pattern.
And this will certainly affect our analysis and estimation of what pattern is being formed.
Wave a itself is a diametricpattern, and wave b is definitely a triangle.

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