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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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