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Replay: 5 breakout-retest setups
Pause at each retest, predict, then reveal.
14 min · Beginner
What you'll learn
- Run a pause-predict-reveal routine at each retest
- Decide take or pass using the full retest checklist and the 2R rule
- Recognize that a correct pass is as valuable as a correct entry
Key takeaways
- Pause at every retest and commit to take or pass in writing before revealing.
- A close back inside the old range disqualifies a retest.
- A clean pattern without room to the next level is still a pass.
- A breakout with no retest is not a missed trade, it was never your trade.
- Deep wicks can be fine if no candle closes inside, but the stop goes beyond the wick.
Glossary
- Pause-predict-reveal — A replay routine: stop at the decision point, write your call, then advance candle by candle to check it.
- Correct pass — Deciding not to trade a setup that fails your rules, counted as a good decision regardless of what price does next.
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