# Measured Move Measured Move is an indicator on [Vela](https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart), our next-generation charting platform, written in Pine Script®. Projects measured-move targets from confirmed swing structure: the A-B leg's size, in points or as a percentage ratio, projected from the correction end C into a target zone 10% of the projected distance wide. Labels report the target price and the implied reward-to-risk from C, finished second legs are measured against the projection, and six alerts track each construction. - Indicator in the LuxAlgo Library, by LuxAlgo, published Jul 22, 2026. - Access: free. - Concepts: [Measured Move](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/measured-move/) (primary) - Open on Vela: https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart?pineScriptCodeId=qo3xyv2p0aawpoldbl2eb5py - Page: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/measured-move/ **Measured Move** turns leg symmetry into levels that can be planned around. Whenever three alternating confirmed swings form a trending leg and a proportional correction, the build projects the [measured move](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/measured-move/): the A-B distance carried forward from C, drawn as a dotted expected leg into a shaded target zone rather than a single line, since symmetry between legs is approximate. The target label carries the projected price and the reward-to-risk of entering at C with the stop at A; a finished second leg prints its size as a percentage of the projection. ## How to Trade the Measured Move? - **Target zone**: the dashed box around the projection is the objective region; its border turns solid the moment price tags it. - **RR label**: the ratio pre-computes the trade the structure implies (target distance over stop distance from C) so marginal setups can be skipped before entry. - **Second leg %**: a finished leg well short of the projection flags fading momentum; one beyond it, a trend running hotter than symmetry. - **Void mark**: a correction retracing the entire first leg voids the construction, muting its zone and marking an ✕. ## Measured Move Settings - **Swing Length** (default 10): bars each side confirming the anchoring swings. - **Min Retracement %** (default 33.3) and **Max Retracement %** (default 66.7): the proportional-correction window. - **Projection Method** (default Points): C + (B − A), or Percentage for the ratio form C × (B / A), preferred on log-scale charts. - **Projection Multiple** (default 1.0): the share of the leg projected: 0.618 or 1.272 give fractions or extensions. - **Target Zone Width %** (default 10): zone height as a percentage of the projected distance. - Style: **Show Legs**, **Show Swing & Target Labels** and **Show Second Leg %** (all on), **Shown Patterns** (default 20). ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How does the measured move relate to the ABCD pattern? They share the one-to-one leg logic, but the [ABCD](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/abcd/) is its harmonic formalization: C must land in a set retracement window and completion must match tracked ratios within tolerance. This build is the general projection: any proportional correction qualifies, and the multiple is yours to set. ### When should I use Percentage projection? On log-scale charts and in large moves, where point symmetry breaks down: the same point distance means something different after price has doubled. The ratio form projects the leg's percentage change from C instead. ### Is the target a prediction? A reference. 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Free to use with attribution: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/license/