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# Failed breakout
- URL: https://www.propfirmduel.com/strategies/failed-breakout/
- Published: 2026-10-07T22:51:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T02:59:49.000Z
- Description: When a breakout above a range closes back inside it, buyers who chased are trapped. Their exits can push price hard the other way.
- Author: Prop Firm Duel
- Tags: Reversal strategies, #strategy, #school-reversal, #level-intermediate, #Import 2026-10-07 22:49

TargetStopEqual lows: stops sit belowSwept, closed back above

Example drawing, not live market data.

1Where's the level?

The high or low of the 30 candles before the last 4.

2What's the trigger?

Within 3 candles of a close beyond the level, a candle closes back inside the range.

3Where is it wrong?

Beyond the extreme of the failed breakout.

4Where does it end?

The middle of the range.

Markets

Futures, Stocks, Forex

Timeframes

5m to 1h

Sessions

Any

Also called

turtle soup, false breakout, fakeout

## What it means

When a breakout above a range closes back inside it, buyers who chased are trapped. Their exits can push price hard the other way.

## How it is confirmed without repainting

Both the breakout and the failure are judged on closed candles.

## When it fails

Price re-breaks and closes beyond the extreme.