Fibonacci Extension (targets)
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Definition
Projected price objectives beyond the prior high, placed at Fibonacci multiples (1.272, 1.618, 2.0, 2.618) of a prior move — used to estimate where an advance may reach and to ladder profit-taking.
How to read it
Where retracements find support, extensions project targets: after a move and a pullback, ratios like 1.272 and 1.618 of the initial swing estimate where the next leg may extend. They are objectives, not guarantees — best used to plan where to scale out and manage risk-reward rather than to predict exact tops. Extensions are most actionable when a projected level coincides with independent resistance (a round number, prior high, or measured move).
How practitioners use it
Used as context among multiple indicators — never as a standalone signal to act.
Less common professional uses
Extension as profit-target laddering: scale out in tranches at 1.272, 1.618, and 2.0 rather than picking one exit — this converts an uncertain target into a distribution that captures trend while de-risking. Cross-check the Fib extension against an Elliott-Wave wave-3/wave-5 measured objective — when the two independent methods point to the same zone, target conviction rises materially. Trail the stop to successive retracement levels as each extension target is hit, letting the position ride the trend while locking realized gains at structure.
Sources & provenance
Fibonacci extension projections of measured swings; Educational framework; not investment advice
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