Smart Money Concepts
Oct 26, 2026 6 min read
Optimal Trade Entry (OTE): The 62–79% Retracement Zone, How to Draw It and When It Fails
Optimal trade entry is the ICT name for a precise idea: after a displacement leg, the best place to join the move is the 62–79% retracement of that leg, where the order block and the fair value gap usually sit and where the stop beyond the leg's origin is tightest. This guide shows how to anchor the fibonacci correctly, what the 70.5% midpoint means, how OTE combines with structure and liquidity, the arithmetic that makes the zone worth the wait, and the three conditions under which it fails.
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