What is Motive wave?

A motive wave advances the larger trend. The two motive forms are the impulse (non-overlapping five) and the diagonal (wedge with allowed overlap).

After a completed motive sequence, analysts typically expect a corrective pattern (often ABC or a complex W-X-Y). That rhythm—motive then correction—is the backbone of Elliott counts.

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