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What is Fibonacci Retracement?

Horizontal levels at 23.6%, 38.2%, 50%, 61.8%, and 78.6% of a measured leg, used to frame retrace entries.

The DefinitionFibonacci Retracement, defined

Fibonacci Retracement levels divide a price leg into proportional zones based on the golden ratio. In practice, LA Traders uses three: 50% (equilibrium), 62%–79% (the OTE zone), and the extremes (0% and 100%, which define the leg itself). The levels work not because of magic ratios, but because enough traders watch them that they become self-fulfilling reference points — and because they frame risk precisely.

Why It MattersWhy Fibonacci Retracement matters

Fibonacci levels are a ruler, not a crystal ball. They measure where you are in the retrace so you can define entry, stop, and invalidation in numbers instead of feelings.

In PracticeFibonacci Retracement — a real example

Example · New York Session

Leg: 5,828 → 5,848. 50% = 5,838. 62% = 5,835.6. 79% = 5,832.2. The 5,832–5,836 zone is OTE. Below 5,828, the long idea is dead. Clean, mechanical levels.

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