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Divergence

QUICK DEFINITION

Divergence in Elliott Wave Theory: A disagreement between price action and a technical indicator. Bullish divergence occurs when price makes a lower low but the indicator makes a higher low. Bearish divergence is common at Wave 5 tops.

What Divergence Means

A disagreement between price action and a technical indicator. Bullish divergence occurs when price makes a lower low but the indicator makes a higher low. Bearish divergence is common at Wave 5 tops.

Where You'll See It

Divergence appears regularly in Artavest's weekly wave-count analysis across 108 US stocks and ETFs. It's part of the technical family of Elliott Wave concepts and shows up most often when analysts are applying technical analysis tools — RSI, MACD, moving averages — alongside the wave count.

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