{"id":31426,"date":"2026-03-24T08:58:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T08:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/uncategorized\/31426\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T08:58:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T08:58:46","slug":"dow-futures-undergoes-a-complex-double-three-elliott-wave-correction-extending-the-cycle-from-april-2025-lows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/live-updates\/31426\/","title":{"rendered":"Dow Futures undergoes a complex double three Elliott Wave correction, extending the cycle from April 2025 lows"},"content":{"rendered":"Dow Futures (YM) has been falling since the all-time high on 10 February 2026 at 50,611, as part of a correction that began from the April 2025 low. The decline is described as a double three Elliott Wave pattern, with wave W dropping to 46,333 and wave X rebounding to 48,275 on a one-hour chart.\n\nAfter the wave X peak, wave ((A)) fell to 45,453 and wave ((B)) rose to 47,210, which is treated as complete. The current wave Y is continuing lower with a zigzag-style internal move.\n\n

Near Term Technical Levels<\/h3>\nNear-term price action is expected to stay weak if rebounds remain below 47,210 and especially below 48,275. Fibonacci extension levels from the 10 February 2026 high give a downside target zone of 41,268 to 43,925, based on the 100% to 161.8% extension range.\n\nThe move is framed as a corrective phase within the wider cycle. The 41,268\u201343,925 area is presented as a place where buying could appear after the correction concludes.\n\nWe are seeing the Dow in a corrective phase, pulling back from the major rally that began in April 2025. This current decline appears to be a complex, structured move rather than a simple dip. The expectation is for more downside as long as the index remains below the key resistance level of 47,210.\n\nThis technical outlook is reinforced by a rise in market uncertainty, with the VIX volatility index recently climbing above 22 for the first time since October 2025. This move coincides with recent inflation data for February coming in slightly higher than anticipated, which has dampened expectations for near-term interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. This broader economic environment supports the case for a continued pullback in equities.\n\nFor the near term, this suggests that strategies like buying put options or using bear put spreads could be effective. These approaches allow traders to profit from a potential decline toward our target zone. This provides a way to participate in the expected downward move while maintaining a clearly defined risk, should the market unexpectedly rally past resistance.\n\n

Positioning And Strategy<\/h3>\nOur primary downside target is the zone between 41,268 and 43,925. A drop to this level would represent a market correction of approximately 15% from the February 10th all-time high. Historically, corrections of this magnitude are not uncommon following the kind of significant rally we witnessed over the last year.\n\nAs the Dow approaches this target area, the strategy should shift from bearish to neutral. We would then look to close short positions and start watching for signs that the correction is complete. At that point, traders can begin to prepare for the next potential long-term move higher by considering strategies like selling cash-secured puts or buying call options.\n\nCreate your live VT Markets account<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0start trading<\/a>\u00a0now. <\/b>\n

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Dow Futures slide from 50,611 high; Elliott double-three correction targets 41,268\u201343,925, with rebounds capped below 47,210.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-live-updates"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"josephine","author_link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/author\/josephine\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31426\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}