Breakout
A breakout occurs when price bursts out of a congestion pattern like a trading range, flag or pennant, or through some other support or resistance level. Sometimes "breakout" is used to describe upside moves only, while "breakdown" is used to describe downside breakouts.
Articles related to breakout
July 11, 2008
Eddie Kwong
Here are the best of the articles we published this week. We hope you enjoy them and prosper from them!
(more)David Penn
The broad-based selling of stocks to end the week may have sent a few traders home for the weekend unhappy. But traders who are savvy enough to see opportunity in corrections are likely to find bargains in the days to come from strong stocks that have pulled back.
(more)David Penn
These stocks are in pullback mode and possibly ready for a breakout, even as the markets move in a neutral direction.
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April 15, 2008
Dave Goodboy
Stock screeners--either web-based or standalone--are indispensable tools for today's active stock trader.
(more)David Penn
Stocks down big as of Monday morning include a quartet of 8-rated stocks and one 10-rated stock--all of which are likely to outperform the average stock over the next few days.
(more)Dave Goodboy
Short-term breakout trading is generally a chart-based strategy that lends itself readily to technical analysis techniques and is an easy tactic for beginning and novice traders to grasp.
(more)David Penn
These are the stocks that traders looking to wager against should focus on over the next few days.
(more)David Penn
A stock goes lower. And lower. And lower. And lower. Are you ready to buy it yet?
(more)Ed Ponsi
Why are breakouts that occur on low volume considered unreliable? In all forms of trading, a breakout that occurs on high volume is respected because when traders are willing to put real money into a trading vehicle such as a stock, commodity, or currency, it shows a high level of commitment to that position.
(more)February 5, 2008
Kathy Lien
Volatility is the key to timing your breakout strategy.
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