What Is Breakout?
A move beyond an established support or resistance level, ideally on rising volume. Breakout traders enter in the direction of the break, while aware that false breakouts, known as fakeouts, are common in crypto.
Related Terms
- Support A price zone where buying pressure has repeatedly stopped declines.
- Resistance A price zone where selling pressure has repeatedly capped rallies.
- Volume The total amount of an asset traded in a period.
Where You Will Meet This Term
You will run into breakout constantly on any futures exchange, from the order panel to the position dashboard. If you are still building your foundation, our guides on leverage, liquidation and risk management connect the vocabulary into an actual trading process, and the full glossary covers every other term you will encounter.