Expanded Flat
Expanded Flat in Elliott Wave Theory: A corrective pattern where Wave B exceeds the start of Wave A, and Wave C extends well beyond the end of Wave A. The most common type of flat correction, often appearing in Wave 4 position. Structured as 3-3-5.
What Expanded Flat Means
A corrective pattern where Wave B exceeds the start of Wave A, and Wave C extends well beyond the end of Wave A. The most common type of flat correction, often appearing in Wave 4 position. Structured as 3-3-5.
In a bullish trend, Wave A drops to $150, Wave B rallies above the prior high to $162, then Wave C plunges to $142, extending beyond Wave A.
Where You'll See It
Expanded Flat appears regularly in Artavest's weekly wave-count analysis across 108 US stocks and ETFs. It's part of the corrective family of Elliott Wave concepts and shows up most often when analysts are decoding a 3-wave correction inside a larger impulse — A-B-C, zigzag, flat, or triangle.
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