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Breakout & Retest Strategy: Most breakouts fail. Pros wait for the second chance.
Identify breakouts, distinguish acceptance from rejection, structure clean retest entries, and avoid the #1 retail trap: chasing the breakout bar.
Difficulty: Beginner · 8 lessons · about 1.4 hours
Who it's for
New traders who want a clear, step-by-step foundation. Core principle: The edge is not in the breakout — it is in the confirmation.
What you'll learn
Breakout Mechanics
- What is a breakout (really)? — free: Volume, range, and time-at-price define a true break.
- Why most breakouts fail — free: The math behind failed breakouts: weak hands, no fuel, no follow-through.
The Retest Playbook
- Anatomy of a clean retest — free: What price must do to qualify as a tradeable retest.
- Failed breakouts → reversal setups: Turning a failed breakout into a high-conviction reversal.
- Stop placement & invalidation: Where pros put their stop, and why moving it is a loss.
- Target selection: Reading the next liquidity level for your T1 and T2.
Practice
- Replay: 5 breakout-retest setups: Pause at each retest, predict, then reveal.
- Drill: Wait for retest, take 3: Hidden-candle mode, no chasing.