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When price moves decisively through a resistance or support level that had held earlier, often with rising volume.

A breakout happens when price pushes through a level that had stopped it before, usually resistance on the upside or support on the downside. Traders watch breakouts because the old ceiling was where sellers gathered; once buyers absorb them, the path can open. Volume matters: a breakout on heavy volume suggests real participation, while a quiet one often fails. False breakouts are common. Price pokes above the level, pulls in late buyers, then reverses. For instance, if SBI has been rejected at ₹820 three times over two months and then closes at ₹828 on double its usual volume, a breakout trader may enter with a stop loss back below ₹820. If price falls back under the level, the idea has failed and the stop does its job. Breakouts are ideas to test, not guarantees.

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