Measured targets

A measured target is a price projection produced from a pattern's own size. The tradition works like this: for the flag of level 7, the pole's length is added to the breakout point; for the double top of level 8, the depth between peak and neckline is projected downward after the break; for a head and shoulders, the distance from head to neckline does the same job. The shared logic: an assumption that the energy a structure stored can produce a comparable distance.

Using a target correctly begins with naming it correctly: a target is not a DESTINATION but the scale of a scenario. "If the break holds, the traditional projection points to this area" is analysis; "price will go there" is not. Price may never reach the target, may sail past it, or may build a structure on the way that spoils the scenario — all three are ordinary outcomes.

Targets read best alongside the rest of the map. If the projection area coincides with a known support/resistance zone or a Fibonacci zone — confluence again — that area earns closer watching. And never skip the target's twin question: WHERE does the scenario break down? Level 10 will deepen that question under the name of invalidation.