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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 lesson

Evidence 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.

Defines (1)
  1. 15A - What is a breakout? Market Cycle / 15A - Breakouts
Uses (46)
  1. 08C - ii and Breakout Mode Charting Analysis / 08C - Candles, Setups, and Signal Bars
  2. 14B - Breakout is strongest trend Market Cycle / 14B - Trends
  3. 14C - Traps and breakouts Market Cycle / 14C - Trends
  4. 15A - 80% rule: Most breakouts fail Market Cycle / 15A - Breakouts
  5. 15A - Reversal is a breakout Market Cycle / 15A - Breakouts
  6. 15B - Breakout can begin small Market Cycle / 15B - Breakouts
  7. 15C - Breakout usually has 2nd leg Market Cycle / 15C - Breakouts
  8. 15C - Trading Range breakouts Market Cycle / 15C - Breakouts
  9. 15D - Signs of strong breakouts Market Cycle / 15D - Breakouts
  10. 15E - Weaker BO has deeper PB Market Cycle / 15E - Breakouts
  11. 15E - BO Test Market Cycle / 15E - Breakouts
  12. 16C - Reversals and breakouts Market Cycle / 16C - Channels
  13. 16E - Channel breakouts usually fail Market Cycle / 16E - Channels
  14. 16E - With trend BO of channel Market Cycle / 16E - Channels
  15. 16F - Breakouts at start of trend Market Cycle / 16F - Channels
  16. 16F - Reversals and breakout failures Market Cycle / 16F - Channels
  17. 18B - BOM (BreakOut Mode) Market Cycle / 18B - Trading Ranges
  18. 18E - Perverse logic: Fade BO Market Cycle / 18E - Trading Ranges
  19. 18F - Trading Range: Don’t bet on breakout Market Cycle / 18F - Trading Ranges
  20. 18F - Breakout into trend Market Cycle / 18F - Trading Ranges
  21. 19D - Breakout (BO) Test Support, Resistance, and Basic Patterns / 19D - Support and Resistance
  22. 20B - Height of breakout Support, Resistance, and Basic Patterns / 20B - Measured Moves
  23. 21A - Reversals can begin with breakouts Support, Resistance, and Basic Patterns / 21A - Reversals
  24. 30D - Math can improve after BO How to Trade Prerequisites / 30D - Trader’s Equation and Probability
  25. 31D - Scalping in strong breakout How to Trade Prerequisites / 31D - Swing Trading and Scalping
  26. 33G - Breakeven stops and BO tests How to Trade Prerequisites / 33G - Protective Stops
  27. 38D - Higher probability after BO Trading Price Action Patterns / 38D - Trading MTR Tops
  28. 40C - Strong bear BO Trading Price Action Patterns / 40C - Entering Late in Trends
  29. 40E - Fade late bull BO since climax Trading Price Action Patterns / 40E - Entering Late in Trends
  30. 40E - Fade late bear BO since climax Trading Price Action Patterns / 40E - Entering Late in Trends
  31. 41A - Bull breakouts Trading Price Action Patterns / 41A - Trading Breakouts
  32. 41B - Breakout often follows trap Trading Price Action Patterns / 41B - Trading Breakouts
  33. 41C - Weak breakout, then TR Trading Price Action Patterns / 41C - Trading Breakouts
  34. 41C - Bear breakouts Trading Price Action Patterns / 41C - Trading Breakouts
  35. 42A - Weak BO means TR soon Trading Price Action Patterns / 42A - Trading Climactic Reversals (Failed Breakouts)
  36. 43A - BO on higher time frame Trading Channels & Ranges / 43A - Trading Tight Bull Channels
  37. 44A - Breakout on higher time frame Trading Channels & Ranges / 44A - Trading Tight Bear Channels
  38. 47C - Fade breakouts (bet will fail) Trading Channels & Ranges / 47C - Trading in Trading Ranges
  39. 48D - Breakout mode (BOM) Trading Different Times of the Day / 48D - Trading the Open
  40. 48D - BO of 1st 18 bar range Trading Different Times of the Day / 48D - Trading the Open
  41. 48E - Failed reversal of BO of yesterday’s range Trading Different Times of the Day / 48E - Trading the Open
  42. 48I - Breakout (BO) and Trading Range (TR), Trading Different Times of the Day / 48I - Trading the End of the Day
  43. 02 - Gap down, Buy Climax, but fails (bull BO) Bonus Videos / 02 - Trading Patterns on the Open
  44. 02 - Gap down, Sell Climax, but fails (bear BO) Bonus Videos / 02 - Trading Patterns on the Open
  45. 10 - Breakout mode: Often can scalp in either direction Bonus Videos / 10 - Scalping series- #02 Scalping 2-minute Emini Chart
  46. 15 - ii, ioi, OO are Breakout Mode Bonus Videos / 15 - ii, ioi, OO Patterns- Definitions
Contrasts (4)
  1. 15F - Failed BO, trend resumption or reversal? Market Cycle / 15F - Breakouts
  2. 17B - Breakout or climax? Market Cycle / 17B - Tight Channels & Micro Channels
  3. 42A - BO can succeed (MG) or fail (EG) Trading Price Action Patterns / 42A - Trading Climactic Reversals (Failed Breakouts)
  4. 48E - Failed BO of yesterday’s H or L Trading Different Times of the Day / 48E - Trading the Open