Of course, when you find this pattern, you will not even begin to consider it to be a possible
valid cypher pattern until the CD leg is forming.
Not exact matches
When the CD leg reaches the 78.6 % retracement level, the
cypher pattern is complete and
valid.
The movements that create real
cypher patterns may be more choppy at times, but as long as the movements are within the proper Fibonacci retracements and extensions, the patterns are
valid.
Remember: The
cypher pattern remains
valid until price retraces past X or reaches the first take profit level (TP # 1), which would trigger your adjusted stop loss if you were already in the trade.