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Impulse

Motive Wave

QUICK DEFINITION

Motive Wave in Elliott Wave Theory: Any wave pattern that propels prices in the direction of the next larger degree trend. Motive waves always subdivide into five sub-waves. The two types of motive patterns are impulse waves and diagonal waves.

What Motive Wave Means

Any wave pattern that propels prices in the direction of the next larger degree trend. Motive waves always subdivide into five sub-waves. The two types of motive patterns are impulse waves and diagonal waves.

Where You'll See It

Motive Wave appears regularly in Artavest's weekly wave-count analysis across 108 US stocks and ETFs. It's part of the impulse family of Elliott Wave concepts and shows up most often when analysts are labelling the 5-wave impulse structure that drives the larger trend.

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Impulse Wave
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