> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.allocait.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Targets

> A target is the point inside a band that a rebalance aims at.

A target is an aim point inside an [allocation band](https://docs.allocait.app/concepts/allocation-bands.md), for example 53% inside a band of 44% to 67%. It is optional, and it needs a band.

## Setting a target

Enter the target on the rule, beside the band, on the **Rules** tab of **Allocation**. Allocait refuses a target outside the band (`TARGET_OUT_OF_BAND`) and saves nothing. It never clamps the number to the nearest edge.

Allocait never picks a target for you. Every number is one you enter.

## What a rebalance aims at

If you set a target, a rebalance preview aims at that number. If you leave it out, the preview aims at the midpoint of the band. Because Allocait refuses a target outside the band, a preview never aims beyond it.

A class with no band gets no row, and shorts and options are listed as not rebalanced instead of getting a trade.

## Next steps

* [Plan a rebalance](https://docs.allocait.app/guides/plan-a-rebalance.md) turns a band breach into amounts.
* [Allocation bands](https://docs.allocait.app/concepts/allocation-bands.md) covers the band a target sits in.


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