Corrective
Running Flat
QUICK DEFINITION
Running Flat in Elliott Wave Theory: A rare flat correction where Wave B exceeds the start of Wave A (like an expanded flat), but Wave C fails to reach the end of Wave A. This indicates extreme strength in the direction of the larger trend.
What Running Flat Means
A rare flat correction where Wave B exceeds the start of Wave A (like an expanded flat), but Wave C fails to reach the end of Wave A. This indicates extreme strength in the direction of the larger trend.
Where You'll See It
Running 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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- → Elliott Wave Theory Guide — the 5-3 pattern, rules, Fibonacci, wave degrees
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