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Technical Analysis

Breakout

When price moves above resistance or below support with conviction.

In depth

Technical traders watch for breakouts as entry signals. Volume confirmation matters — low-volume breakouts often fail. "Fakeouts" (false breakouts that quickly reverse) are common, leading to "buy the breakout, sell the failure" disciplines.

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