Breakout

What it means

A breakout occurs when price pushes beyond an important reference such as an opening range, prior high, or channel edge.

What to watch

Not every breakout holds. Participation and follow-through matter more than the first poke through a level.

Where traders usually run into this

Breakout matters most when it starts affecting an actual chart read, indicator setting, or workflow choice rather than staying as an abstract definition.

• Opening Range Levels keeps this term attached to a real indicator instead of leaving it as standalone jargon.
• Donchian Channels keeps this term attached to a real indicator instead of leaving it as standalone jargon.
• price action indicators keeps this term attached to a real page instead of leaving it as standalone jargon.

Best next page if this term is blocking you

If you understand the definition but still do not know what to do with it, start with Opening Range Levels. That page is the fastest way to see how breakout shows up in a real indicator workflow.