Optimal Trade Entry (OTE)

The 62%–79% retracement of an impulse — the sweet spot.

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What is Optimal Trade Entry (OTE)?

OTE is the deep-discount (for longs) or deep-premium (for shorts) zone between 0.62 and 0.79 fib of the prior impulse. Combine with a POI inside that zone and you have a textbook ICT entry.

What Causes Optimal Trade Entry (OTE)?

In the ICT framework, Optimal Trade Entry (OTE) is produced by these upstream concepts:

What Does Optimal Trade Entry (OTE) Lead To?

Understanding Optimal Trade Entry (OTE) is essential because it feeds into:

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