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Pattern

Barrier Triangle

QUICK DEFINITION

Barrier Triangle in Elliott Wave Theory: A triangle variation where one trendline is horizontal while the other converges toward it. The flat boundary acts as a barrier that price tests repeatedly before breaking out.

What Barrier Triangle Means

A triangle variation where one trendline is horizontal while the other converges toward it. The flat boundary acts as a barrier that price tests repeatedly before breaking out.

Where You'll See It

Barrier Triangle appears regularly in Artavest's weekly wave-count analysis across 108 US stocks and ETFs. It's part of the pattern family of Elliott Wave concepts and shows up most often when analysts are identifying a specific wave pattern (diagonal, ending diagonal, leading diagonal, triangle subtype, etc.).

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