What is more interesting is this final fifth wave is showing a pattern that looks like a wedge-like formation, commonly known in Elliott Wave circles as a diagonal triangle.

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Even religion-based GOP wedge issues like abortion and gay marriage, which should be home runs for McCain at town hall meetings, go unmentioned on the McCain road show, unless a voter brings them up.

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When a stock or index breaks out of a multi-month consolidation pattern like that wedge, the next move in the direction of the break generally lasts about the same length of time that it took to form the pattern.

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The first Kindle, now available only on eBay or other outlets where antique hardware languishes, is a sloping wedge that's wider on its left side, which allows readers to wrap their hands around the e-reader like a paperback book with its cover folded back around the spine.

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