Definition
False breakouts are common, especially on low volume or in the first minutes after a level is crossed. Waiting for a closing price beyond the level, or for a retest that holds, filters some of them out, at the cost of a worse entry.
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False breakout (fakeout)
A move through a level that fails and returns back inside the range.
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