Absolute retention vs the relative-retention overlay

Absolute retention vs the relative-retention overlay
A source who audits channels says people stare at the wrong retention line.
— Absolute retention shows where YOUR viewers drop — useful, but every video drops, so it's hard to know what's normal
— Relative retention compares you against similar-length videos on YouTube — a dip BELOW the relative line is a real, fixable problem; a dip that tracks it is just human attention
Confidence: high. The relative overlay separates 'my edit failed' from 'all videos lose people here.'
For a channel like yours: stop panicking at every drop in absolute retention. Toggle relative retention and only attack the moments where you fall under the benchmark. That's where your edit actually lost the game.