Trading Strategies

The Breakouts Screen is most useful when searching for:

1. Momentum trades
2. Trend continuation trades
3. New trend reversals
4. Relative strength opportunities

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Strategy 1: Trading Bullish Breakouts

Goal

Find instruments pushing into new highs.

Workflow

1. Open Breakouts tab
2. Select Daily timeframe
3. Sort by Chg% or W%
4. Focus on:
   • Positive W%
   • Positive D%
   • Positive 4h%
   • Positive 1h%
5. Open the chart
6. Confirm the breakout
7. Plan entries near breakout retests

Example

EURNZD appears with:

• Breakout above resistance
• Positive weekly trend
• Positive daily trend
• Positive intraday momentum

Potential interpretation:

• Strong buying pressure
• Trend continuation opportunity

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Strategy 2: Trading Bearish Breakdowns

Goal

Find instruments showing increasing selling pressure.

Workflow

1. Open Breakdowns tab
2. Select Daily timeframe
3. Sort by weakest performers
4. Look for:
   • Negative W%
   • Negative D%
   • Negative 4h%
   • Negative 1h%
5. Confirm breakdown
6. Wait for pullback
7. Look for bearish continuation setups

Example

NZDUSD appears with:

• Weekly weakness
• Daily weakness
• Intraday weakness
• Trading below support

Potential interpretation:

• Sellers remain in control
• Bearish continuation opportunity

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Strategy 3: Trend Continuation Scans

Not every breakout starts a new trend.

Many simply continue an existing trend.

Bullish Continuation Checklist

✅ Positive W%

✅ Positive D%

✅ Positive 4h%

✅ Positive 1h%

✅ Trading above breakout level

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Bearish Continuation Checklist

✅ Negative W%

✅ Negative D%

✅ Negative 4h%

✅ Negative 1h%

✅ Trading below breakdown level

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Strategy 4: Relative Strength Analysis

The strongest breakouts are often found in the strongest markets.

The weakest breakdowns are often found in the weakest markets.

Example

GBPNZD demonstrates stronger relative strength.

Traders may prioritize stronger breakouts because they often attract more momentum traders.

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