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Volume

QUICK DEFINITION

Volume in Elliott Wave Theory: The number of shares or contracts traded during a given period. In Elliott Wave, volume typically expands during Wave 3, contracts during Wave 4, and shows divergence during Wave 5.

What Volume Means

The number of shares or contracts traded during a given period. In Elliott Wave, volume typically expands during Wave 3, contracts during Wave 4, and shows divergence during Wave 5.

Where You'll See It

Volume 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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