Elliott Wave Analysis: Triangle On USDCAD Points Lower

Intraday chart on USDCAD is nicely pointing to the downside into a final push of a bigger bearish impulse. As we look closely, we can see current triangle correction trading near completion, which means hopefully more weakness will follow on the pair. A confirmation for a completed triangle correction is a five wave minor fall and a breach below the former swing low of sub-wave (d) of a triangle correction.


A Triangle is a common 5-wave pattern labeled A-B-C-D-E that moves counter-trend and is corrective in nature. Triangles move within two channel lines drawn from waves A to C, and from waves B to D. A Triangle is either contracting or expanding depending on whether the channel lines are converging or expanding. Triangles are overlapping five wave affairs that subdivide 3-3-3-3-3.

Triangles can occur in wave 4, wave B, wave X position or in some very rare cases also in wave Y of a combination