What you are describing is a childs approach to what 
    the
    SwingMachine does in analyzing swings over 
    whatever
    period using whatever data you want.
     
    I commend you for your effort and particularly 
    when
    you say Fibonacci is BS.
     
    If you want this published then email the SM 
    list.
     
    Clyde
    
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      
      
      Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 6:08 
      PM
      Subject: [RT] Zigzag Statistics
      
      Hello,
       
      I have done some statistical 
      research for support/resistance levels for intraday 
      data.
       
      The analysed data are S&P500 
      futures, 1min bar from 1997 year. This is more than 2 millions price 
      bars!
       
      I analysed 0.25% zigzag, this is 
      1-5 hours swing (7000 turning points) and performed the 
      statistical research for the ratio between down trend swing (BC) and 
      uptrend swing (AB):
       
       
       
       
      This is a histogram I have got 
      for [down swing]/[up swing] ratio:
       
       
       
      We can make following conclusions 
      regarding the ratio of heights of down and up 
      swings:
       
       
      1) The most probable ratio is 1, 2, 
      3 i.e. whole numbers. In other words, the down swing is equal 
      to up swing, or is twice higher.
       
      2) Classical Fibonaci ratios do not 
      work. They are marked by purple vertical stripes
       
      3) Some clusters present at 
      0.87 0.93
       
      4) Use of these criteria 
      only to reveal next turning points is too risky
       
      I did the same analysis for more 
      complicated swing schemes like the ratio for down swing to previous down 
      swing ( (B-C)/(A1-A) ratio). 
       
      Best regards.
      Sergey.