Disclaimer: It's been really hard to count the waves since the start of 2023, not helped by erratic political and geopolitical movements.
These counts are based on super-basic Elliot Wave rules: - 5 wave movements (3 impulses, 2 correctives) - Wave 2 is never a triangle, often retraces 61.8% - Wave 3 is never the shortest, often the longest - Wave 4 is opp in nature of Wave 2 (impulse vs triangle) - Wave 5 tend to see hidden divergences
The tension that I have with these counts is that I have not yet seen a 'proper' macro 2nd wave retracement of 61.8%.
While it is customary with Elliot Wave counts, however, it is not always necessary, even if I opine for it.
Could we go straight to 100k or 200k from here? Perhaps.
Of course, the probability is always there (with crypto you never know~), cautious optimism dictates that we need a breather ever since we rallied through 2023, from 2022's bear market.
While the price has been sideways for 1.x months, it plays out as a bullish pennant, a sign of accumulation.
And there isn't a clear indication of a bearish divergence either.
Heck, it's not even oversold (RSI) territories yet.
So I'm inclined to see a few more rallies before market sentiment truly shifts to doom and gloom.
Again, cautious optimism, because there are still curveballs on the horizon -- a meaty concoction of geopolitical tensions with US politics and financial policies to fully iron out.
We could just be approaching the calm before the storm.