Corrective
Wave D
QUICK DEFINITION
Wave D in Elliott Wave Theory: The fourth wave within a triangle pattern (A-B-C-D-E). Wave D retraces a portion of Wave C and helps define the triangle's converging trendlines. It must stay within the boundaries set by the prior waves.
What Wave D Means
The fourth wave within a triangle pattern (A-B-C-D-E). Wave D retraces a portion of Wave C and helps define the triangle's converging trendlines. It must stay within the boundaries set by the prior waves.
Where You'll See It
Wave D 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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- → Our Methodology — how Artavest analysts count waves on 108 US instruments