There are many technical tools that help determine important levels. Traders pull these levels through previous highs and lows, use Fibonacci retracements and pivot points, trend lines and more. Important levels are used for support / resistance for the price. The more times the price touches such a level, the more valid level you have managed to find.
When the price breaks an important level, it means that it must continue to move in this direction. However, this will only happen in the event of a real breakthrough, and this does not happen every time. In many cases, the price exceeds an important level, but fails to maintain this movement. It returns to its previous trading range, so the breakout turns out to be fake.
Breakout trading is used by active investors to take a position in the early stages of a trend. Generally speaking, this kind of strategies can be the starting point for major price moves, expansions in volatility and, when managed properly, can offer low risk. Throughout this article, we’ll walk you through the basics of this type of trading and offer a few ideas to better manage this trading style.