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Stock Breakouts And Resistance
By: Larry Potter
Breakouts through resistance are the most desirable of all trade opportunities.
(This discussion will be the buy opportunity discussion of breakouts. (An equal
sell opportunity exists on breakdowns through support). A breakout is 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.
Sounds easy. Well it sure sounded easy when that guy in the $1000 seminar told
me about it. I also read how easy it was in the $90 book on trading that said
would make me a wealthy independent trader.
Breakouts are wonderful if they continue. If they fail you can expect the
pricing not to trend but to return to a range bound probably touching the lower
pricing before it rises again. That price movement is probably beyond your stop
loss and you will not be pleased.
This occurs more often than you want to believe. Since so many other people see
the breakout they are as nervous about it as you are and you have a larger
number of quick exits with the slightest wiggle. This is referred to as “buyers
remorse” or a “bull trap”. What this really represents is a serious hit against
your P&L.
Remember, breakouts are a product of an established range bound market. The
continuation of the sideways market is the rule with a move away from support or
resistance back into the trading range. That means a failed breakout is the
rule. The breakout is the exception. Some traders believe the reverse is true.
That can cost you a bundle of cash in trading losses.
In addition, MACD Plays: When you are considering any stock you need to know if
that stock is exhibiting a tendency to trend. If you wish to be more successful
in your trades, then you should be able to identify those stocks with this
tendency. Logic dictates that you will make more profits in trending stocks
rather than in those issues that fluctuate up and down.
About the Author:
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