Analysis methods to switch between

Level: Intermediate 4 minutes · Last reviewed on Oct 13, 2026

This lesson builds on terms such as wave 1, swing high and the model example – read this lesson first: Elliott buy zone 61.8–78.6% and entry.

The page shows the same stock through several lenses. You switch between the methods in the and in the chart. Each one gives a zone, and targets. None is a forecast; which one suits you is your decision.

Elliott + Fibonacci

The automatic wave count looks for the pullback after a rise. The zone 61.8–78.6% is the area to watch; the stop lies below the start of the rise.

Gap with volume

A price opens above the previous day’s high and closes clearly higher on high volume, usually after quarterly results. The zone lies between the start of the gap and the close of the gap day, the stop below the gap day’s low. With cryptos this hardly happens, as they trade around the clock.

Double bottom

Two similarly deep lows with a neckline in between. When the price first closes above it, the zone forms at the retest of the neckline. The target follows from the height of the pattern. A fast breakout before the second low is confirmed is not reported.

Pullback in trend

The stock is in an uptrend (above the 200-day line, 50-day line rising) and comes back to the 50-day line after a rise. The zone lies around this line, the stop below it, target 1 is the last high.

52-week-high breakout

The price closes above the high of the last 52 weeks for the first time, on unusually high volume. The zone is the retest of the old high; if the price falls clearly below it, the breakout counts as failed.

Fundamentals

There is no buy zone here, but for growth, margin and debt compared with the sector. They are based on reported business figures, not on prices.

What the methods do not do

We show no success rate and no returns. Our own tests show: declines are limited, but no method delivers proven higher returns than random purchases. That is why no pattern replaces your own judgment and your stop.

Quick check

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