Core Concepts
ICT Optimal Trade Entry (OTE): Fibonacci Retracement Guide
Optimal Trade Entry, commonly abbreviated OTE, is an ICT concept using a Fibonacci retracement range to identify a preferred area for a potential entry. The zone is a planning framework, not proof of a reversal.
What is OTE?
OTE is commonly associated with the 62%–79% Fibonacci retracement area of a selected price swing. The exact swing and levels should be fixed before testing.
Choose the dealing leg
Define whether the range comes from a displacement leg, a specific high-to-low move or another objective rule.
Use OTE with context
Traders may combine OTE with structure, liquidity, displacement or an order block. Confluence does not remove market risk.
Backtest the rule
Record the exact range, entry zone, stop, target, timeframe and session. Test consecutive examples rather than only charts where price respected the zone.
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