Extension-like phenomena also appear in corrective waves: triangles can develop 9 sub-waves, and double/triple zigzags extend the price correction.
Description
While extension is primarily associated with impulse waves, corrective waves also exhibit elongation. A triangle can develop into a 9-wave structure (instead of 5). Double and triple zigzags are corrective extensions — they continue the price correction further than a single zigzag would. Double and triple threes extend the time correction.
Key Points
- Triangle extension: a 5-wave triangle can become a 9-wave structure (each sub-wave subdivides into 3)
- Zigzag extension: double zigzag (W-X-Y) or triple zigzag (W-X-Y-X-Z) extends the price correction
- Double/triple three: extends the time correction (sideways movement)
- Identifying corrective extensions: when a correction seems complete but continues in the same corrective direction, consider a double or triple structure
- The X wave connects the components in double/triple structures
