False breakout definition

False breakout is a technical analysis term. False breakout may be on upside or downside. On upside it means that the price went up to resistance level, then went up higher past resistance level, then went back down to resistance level or lower. On downside it means that the price went down to support level, then went down loser past support level, then went back up to support level or higher.

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