Strategy that works : Last three days high and low price action breakout idea
Define the range: Use the high and low of the last 3 completed days as your key support/resistance.
Wait for breakout: On the 1‑hour chart, you only trade when price breaks out of that 3‑day range.
Trade in direction of the break:
- Break above → look for long.
- Break below → look for short.
Define the range: Use the high and low of the last 3 completed days as your key support/resistance.
Wait for breakout: On the 1‑hour chart, you only trade when price breaks out of that 3‑day range.
Trade in direction of the break:
- Break above → look for long.
- Break below → look for short.
Timeframe for levels:
- Use a Daily (D1) chart to find the high and low of each day.
Last 3 days range:
- Take Day‑1, Day‑2, Day‑3 (all fully closed days).
- Highest high among those 3 days → your 3‑day High.
- Lowest low among those 3 days → your 3‑day Low.
Plot on 1‑hour chart:
- Draw horizontal lines at 3‑day High and 3‑day Low on the H1 chart.
Entry rules (1‑hour candles)
Long setup (breakout up):
- Condition:
- A 1‑hour candle closes above the 3‑day High.
- Entry:
- Aggressive: Enter at the close of that breakout candle.
- Conservative: Place a buy stop a few pips above the breakout level and wait for price to trigger.
- Stop‑loss:
- Previous day low.
Take‑profit:
- Fixed RR like 1:2 or 1:3.
- Or trail using ATR or recent structure highs.
Short setup (breakout down):
- Condition:
- A 1‑hour candle closes below the 3‑day Low.
- Entry:
- Aggressive: Enter at the close of that breakdown candle.
- Conservative: sell stop a few candle below the level.
- Stop‑loss:
- Previous day High
- Take‑profit:
- Same idea: 1:2 or 1:3 RR, or trailing.
Filters to reduce fake breakouts
You don’t have to use these, but they help:
- Volume / volatility filter:
- Prefer breakouts with higher‑than‑average volume or strong range expansion.
- Momentum indicator:
- Example: RSI > 60–70 for bullish breakouts, RSI < 40–30 for bearish.
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