ANALYSIS: USDJPY - Let's Go Surfing! Wanna Catch A Wave 3?

In fact, this is a good opportunity to BUY because we are looking at a wave 3 right now if my wave counts are correct! Wave 3 may have already started. So this would be a chance to get in on the "bottom floor" if you will. How so? Let me explain....

What you see on the main chart are 2 patterns: a COMPLETED bullish Gartley and a POTENTIAL bearish cypher. Now as of the time of this posting, they are both still valid. IF prices break below both patterns making them both invalid, then look for prices to head down to the .618 retracement point (shown in black) and go no further! Why? Because according to my wave count, that point is the end of the wave (i) prior and this retrace is wave (iv) which cannot end inside of the wave (i).

OVERVIEW - Monthly Chart

DAILY CHART - Closeup on the ending wave 5 and Subwaves

4Hr CHART

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION:
Pretty simple really. If my wave counts are correct, this pair is still due for one....more.....push to the upside before starting on a long journey back down in a corrective cycle that could last for months. But for now, it's a good opportunity to grab more pips by following the trend. Ending waves of a cycle are actually the easiest to trade because you know you are near the end. Not guessing. As a matter of fact, if my wave counts are correct, I already KNOW where it might end but know for sure what point it CAN'T go beyond.

I'm hopping on board this last train up. It's also easy to know if I am wrong. If prices drop below the .618 limit, then I will know my count is wrong. In which case, I will again re-assess the situation. But if I am right..........$$$$!

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