The 62%–79% retracement zone of a leg — the statistically sweet spot for entries.
Optimal Trade Entry (OTE) is the fibonacci-defined retracement zone between 62% and 79% of a price leg (with 70.5% as the center). After a Reveal, you measure the leg that created the move, and the OTE zone is your highest-probability Retrace entry. It aligns with where order blocks and fair value gaps typically sit — deep enough that weak hands are shaken out, shallow enough that the move is still valid. Entry in OTE, stop beyond the origin of the leg, target the next liquidity pool.
OTE is where the risk-to-reward math works best: deep retrace = tight stop = the same target gives you 3R+ instead of 1.5R.
Reveal leg: 5,830 → 5,846. OTE zone: 5,836–5,840 (62%–79% pullback). Price retraces to 5,838, you enter long. Stop below 5,830. Target ON high 5,847+. Nearly 3R.
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