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# Donchian 20-bar breakout
- URL: https://www.propfirmduel.com/strategies/donchian-breakout/
- Published: 2026-10-07T22:54:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T02:59:49.000Z
- Description: Made famous by the Turtle Traders: buy when price closes above the highest high of the last 20 candles, sell when it closes below the lowest low. It catches big trends and accepts many small losses.
- Author: Prop Firm Duel
- Tags: Trend strategies, #strategy, #school-trend, #level-intermediate, #Import 2026-10-07 22:49

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Example drawing, not live market data.

1Where's the level?

The 20-candle high and low channel.

2What's the trigger?

A candle closes above the prior 20-candle high (or below the 20-candle low).

3Where is it wrong?

2 times ATR(14) from entry.

4Where does it end?

2R, or earlier when a candle closes beyond the opposite 10-candle channel.

Markets

Futures, Commodities, Crypto

Timeframes

1h to 1d

Sessions

Any

Also called

turtle breakout, channel breakout

## What it means

Made famous by the Turtle Traders: buy when price closes above the highest high of the last 20 candles, sell when it closes below the lowest low. It catches big trends and accepts many small losses.

## How it is confirmed without repainting

The channel uses the 20 candles before the current one, so the level is known before the breakout candle closes.

## When it fails

Breakouts that immediately reverse back into the channel, common in quiet markets.