when a stock trades above or below a significant high or low price
When a market moves above or below a particular chart point/level. Usually this is seen when a market consolidates or pauses within a trend before resuming.
A price movement that pierces the upper or lower boundaries of a trading range.
Breakout is a sharp movement of a rate through some conditional border ( previous top or bottom, level of consolidation).
A rise in the price of an underlying instrument above its resistance level or a drop below the support level.
When the price of a stock moves above the top of its resistance.
In charting, price movements which do not conform to the existing formation and which are expected to move the shares into a new phase.
A price move that dynamically breaks through the current support or resistance level to signal a possible continuing move in that direction.
Share prices fluctuate constantly, but each share typically moves within a fairly narrow range. That means the share's average price changes gradually, if at all. But sometimes a share's price breaks out of its limits, and jumps or tumbles suddenly. Usually the breakout is fueled by a particular event. The company may realize a commercial success, such as a drug company discovering a new cure. Or a breakout may reflect a financial development, such as a new alliance with a successful partner
The rise through a resistance level or the decline through a support level in the market price of a security.
technical analysis term for a rise in a security's price above a resistance level (usually its previous high) or drop below a support level (usually its previous low).
a high probability, low risk precursor of the start of a trend
a new high or low price basis the close, over any period of time displayed in the chart
a penetration of resistance based on a pricing established over time with price reversals taken place at approximately the same price point in previous time periods
If the price of a security moves above the last know resistance level(price), it moves UP very fast as there is NO known resistance/support levels beyond that price. Risk/reward ratio being one of the highest in this scenario for longs.
An upward price movement that goes above previous important highs and continues to carry upward. The term usually refers to dramatic upward movements occurring after the market has been moving horizontally in a "line" over a sustained period.
Sharp movement of a Forex rate through some conditional border (the previous top or a bottom, a level of consolidation).
The point when the market price moves out of the trend channel.
A phrase used in technical analysis to describe a stock that is either declining through a "support" level or rising through a "resistance" level.
overcoming a level of resistance or support
Point at which the market moves out of the trend channel.
Overcoming a resistance or support level.
A rise in a security's price past its highest price or a fall past the security's lowest ever price.
An upward move exceeding a previously recorded high, resistance level, or through a bullish trendline or some other criteria, often on high volume.
Occurs when a price climbs above a resistance level (usually its previous high) or falls below a support level (usually its previous low). Usually breakouts occur from trendlines of formations.
Movement of a security's price that is above or below an established trading range. The movement may either be above a resistance level or below a support level. A breakout is considered to indicate a continuing move in the same direction. See: Resistance Level; Support Level; Trading Range
This is when a stock or index moves over a previous high or the closing high of a previous trading range. This means a stock can 'breakout' to a new high or 'breakout' of a consolidation. For a good example, look at a chart of WCII for the year. It broke to a new high in April (its previous high was hit in June of 1998). Before that, it was in a consolidation after pulling back from highs in January and February. It traded between 30 and 37 during that time, and we played it as a rolling stock. It then 'broke out' of that trading range on April 12 on good volume. It then pulled back, and broke out to a new high after that, then again. It is now pulling back, and looks as if it will start rolling again. We like to see breakouts on above average volume, preferably much better (two or more times). This lends strength to the breakout.
A rise in a security's price above a resistance level (commonly its previous high price) or drop below a level of support (commonly the former lowest price.) A breakout is taken to signify a continuing move in the same direction. Can be used by technical analysts as a buy or sell indicator.
A sudden breakout of prices from a chart pattern that has been forming for some time. It marks the end of a period of uncertainty. The breakout point can often be used to guess how far prices will go in that direction.
What occurs when a stock price or average moves above a previous high resistance level or below a previous low support level. The odds are that the trend will continue.
Movement of a stock price out of an established trading range either above a resistance level or below a support level.
A substantial rise in price above a resistance level or a substantial decline in price below the support level. When a breakout occurs, a price pattern is likely to continue.
A chart pattern used to indicate a rise in a stock's price above its resistance level or drop below its support level. It is typically measured in terms of days. An N-Day breakout is a breakout of the highest high of the last N Days or the lowest low of the last N Days, where N is the number of days for the breakout. Thus a 20-Day breakout of the highs would occur when the price exceeded the highest high of the last 20 days. Breakouts are used in trend-following systems to indicate a potential start of a trend.
The movement that pushes through a resistance level or a support level.
A rise in the price of a stock above a resistance level, or a drop below a support level, typically construed as a buy or sell signal, respectively.
A sustained move through a support or resistance line. As a rule of thumb, this should consist of more than one day’s price action. The subsequent move can be powerful. Contrast this with a ‘Bear / Bull trap’, see above.
See on: Wikipedia Investopedia A price movement through an identified level of support or resistance, which is usually followed by heavy volume, and increased volatility. Traders will buy the underlying asset when the price breaks above a level of resistance, and sell when it breaks below support.
Used to describe when a security rises above or falls below a particular level, generally it's previous high or low point.
Either a rise in a security’s price above its former high price, or a decline in a security’s price below its former low price.
Technical Analysis phrase for a rise in a securities price above the previous high, or a fall in a securities price below the previous low.
A breakout is when prices pass through and stay through an area of support or resistance.