Retracement

A pullback measured as a proportion of the preceding move.

In plain English

Traders often mark retracements at fixed percentages. Treat these as reference points to plan around, not as levels price is obliged to respect.

Example

A move from 80 to 100 that pulls back to 90 has retraced 50%.

Technical Analysis

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