Another method of emphasizing clarity is by using colours for the wave count which helps traders distinguish between their respective numbers and letters. Wave counts that have been numbered from one to five and have the same shade of green are 5 waves of the same suit. These five waves could belong to a wave of a higher degree. In order for traders to understand how these five fit within a higher degree, the wave count of the higher degree is placed at the end. In the case of waves one to five, at the end of wave 5 a new wave count would summarize the entire five waves (such as a Wave 1) in a different colour.