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Why does a jagged stock chart look full of turns-and can its ZigZag line tell you what comes next? Imagine tracing a bumpy road: little jolts distract from bigger climbs and dips. ZigZag is a chart line that connects larger price highs and lows, skipping moves too small to meet its threshold-the setting for how large a move must be before it counts. Instead of following every wiggle, you see the main swings, like noticing the road's broad rises and drops without treating each bump as a turn. But here's the catch: the latest part can shift as prices keep moving. The line makes past turns look clear, but it marks moves already made-not what comes next. Like tracing that bumpy road, ZigZag skips small jolts and joins bigger turns. It shows past swings, not the next move.