3M: Higher High Expected

At the start of the year, MMM continued to rise higher before the rally temporarily transitioned into a consolidation phase. February brought slight downward pressure, but after a brief spike back to $141 last week, buying interest returned noticeably. This triggered a strong upswing, with the stock gaining nearly 10% in just a few trading days. As a result, we have identified an internal five-wave structure within the turquoise wave 5 and now primarily assume that the magenta wave [v] is already unfolding. This wave should extend further upward, marking the completion of the broader magenta wave (1). Afterward, we anticipate a significant wave (2) correction, which could also begin earlier. In this 35% likely alternative scenario, the stock would experience a premature sell-off below the $131.40 support, with wave alt.(2) eventually reaching our magenta Target Zone between $106.04 and $86.20.