Concept / Breakout Logic
Breakout
An attempt to move beyond support, resistance, a range, or a channel into a new price area.
First course anchor
15A - What is a breakout?
Open source lessonEvidence stack
Course references
These relationships are currently derived from Al Brooks lesson topics. Books, ES reviews, and research notes should later attach to this same concept instead of creating parallel concepts.
Uses (46)
- 08C - ii and Breakout Mode Charting Analysis / 08C - Candles, Setups, and Signal Bars
- 14B - Breakout is strongest trend Market Cycle / 14B - Trends
- 14C - Traps and breakouts Market Cycle / 14C - Trends
- 15A - 80% rule: Most breakouts fail Market Cycle / 15A - Breakouts
- 15A - Reversal is a breakout Market Cycle / 15A - Breakouts
- 15B - Breakout can begin small Market Cycle / 15B - Breakouts
- 15C - Breakout usually has 2nd leg Market Cycle / 15C - Breakouts
- 15C - Trading Range breakouts Market Cycle / 15C - Breakouts
- 15D - Signs of strong breakouts Market Cycle / 15D - Breakouts
- 15E - Weaker BO has deeper PB Market Cycle / 15E - Breakouts
- 15E - BO Test Market Cycle / 15E - Breakouts
- 16C - Reversals and breakouts Market Cycle / 16C - Channels
- 16E - Channel breakouts usually fail Market Cycle / 16E - Channels
- 16E - With trend BO of channel Market Cycle / 16E - Channels
- 16F - Breakouts at start of trend Market Cycle / 16F - Channels
- 16F - Reversals and breakout failures Market Cycle / 16F - Channels
- 18B - BOM (BreakOut Mode) Market Cycle / 18B - Trading Ranges
- 18E - Perverse logic: Fade BO Market Cycle / 18E - Trading Ranges
- 18F - Trading Range: Don’t bet on breakout Market Cycle / 18F - Trading Ranges
- 18F - Breakout into trend Market Cycle / 18F - Trading Ranges
- 19D - Breakout (BO) Test Support, Resistance, and Basic Patterns / 19D - Support and Resistance
- 20B - Height of breakout Support, Resistance, and Basic Patterns / 20B - Measured Moves
- 21A - Reversals can begin with breakouts Support, Resistance, and Basic Patterns / 21A - Reversals
- 30D - Math can improve after BO How to Trade Prerequisites / 30D - Trader’s Equation and Probability
- 31D - Scalping in strong breakout How to Trade Prerequisites / 31D - Swing Trading and Scalping
- 33G - Breakeven stops and BO tests How to Trade Prerequisites / 33G - Protective Stops
- 38D - Higher probability after BO Trading Price Action Patterns / 38D - Trading MTR Tops
- 40C - Strong bear BO Trading Price Action Patterns / 40C - Entering Late in Trends
- 40E - Fade late bull BO since climax Trading Price Action Patterns / 40E - Entering Late in Trends
- 40E - Fade late bear BO since climax Trading Price Action Patterns / 40E - Entering Late in Trends
- 41A - Bull breakouts Trading Price Action Patterns / 41A - Trading Breakouts
- 41B - Breakout often follows trap Trading Price Action Patterns / 41B - Trading Breakouts
- 41C - Weak breakout, then TR Trading Price Action Patterns / 41C - Trading Breakouts
- 41C - Bear breakouts Trading Price Action Patterns / 41C - Trading Breakouts
- 42A - Weak BO means TR soon Trading Price Action Patterns / 42A - Trading Climactic Reversals (Failed Breakouts)
- 43A - BO on higher time frame Trading Channels & Ranges / 43A - Trading Tight Bull Channels
- 44A - Breakout on higher time frame Trading Channels & Ranges / 44A - Trading Tight Bear Channels
- 47C - Fade breakouts (bet will fail) Trading Channels & Ranges / 47C - Trading in Trading Ranges
- 48D - Breakout mode (BOM) Trading Different Times of the Day / 48D - Trading the Open
- 48D - BO of 1st 18 bar range Trading Different Times of the Day / 48D - Trading the Open
- 48E - Failed reversal of BO of yesterday’s range Trading Different Times of the Day / 48E - Trading the Open
- 48I - Breakout (BO) and Trading Range (TR), Trading Different Times of the Day / 48I - Trading the End of the Day
- 02 - Gap down, Buy Climax, but fails (bull BO) Bonus Videos / 02 - Trading Patterns on the Open
- 02 - Gap down, Sell Climax, but fails (bear BO) Bonus Videos / 02 - Trading Patterns on the Open
- 10 - Breakout mode: Often can scalp in either direction Bonus Videos / 10 - Scalping series- #02 Scalping 2-minute Emini Chart
- 15 - ii, ioi, OO are Breakout Mode Bonus Videos / 15 - ii, ioi, OO Patterns- Definitions
Contrasts (4)
- 15F - Failed BO, trend resumption or reversal? Market Cycle / 15F - Breakouts
- 17B - Breakout or climax? Market Cycle / 17B - Tight Channels & Micro Channels
- 42A - BO can succeed (MG) or fail (EG) Trading Price Action Patterns / 42A - Trading Climactic Reversals (Failed Breakouts)
- 48E - Failed BO of yesterday’s H or L Trading Different Times of the Day / 48E - Trading the Open