Before the signal
The reference high excludes the signal candle and is known before its close.
Range Breakout: Upside and Downside
Learn what counts as a close beyond a range rather than a touch, inspect clear examples, and explore published historical observations.
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What it looks like
Range high breakout
A candle closes above the highest high of the previous 20 completed candles.
The close, not merely the wick, must be above the fixed upper boundary.
Exact machine rule
The signal candle closes above the highest high of the previous 20 completed candles.
The reference high excludes the signal candle and is known before its close.
Optional practice
Check your recognition
Select the chart where the formation is already complete.
Try it
A dotted candle is still forming; a solid candle is closed. Only one chart contains a completed signal.
The exercise checks recognition. Historical outcomes are calculated separately and do not promise a price move.Three features of Range high breakout
Signal and boundary
Use the highest high of the 20 preceding closed candles.
Completion
The close, not merely the wick, must be above the fixed upper boundary.
Similar formations and limits of one example
A candle that returns and closes below the boundary is a false breakout. The shape identifies an event to research. It does not predict the next move or provide a trading signal by itself.
One formation does not establish the probability of a move. The historical comparison measures outcomes against a comparable background for each configuration.
Exact machine rule and definition version
The signal candle closes above the highest high of the previous 20 completed candles.
Required context: The reference high excludes the signal candle and is known before its close.
Completion: The close, not merely the wick, must be above the fixed upper boundary.
Definition version 2.1.0 · canonical definition.
Published research at a glance
Stored publication UTC · pattern-data-v21 · methodology research-v21-session-calendar-signed-bh-plan-v1.
Latest stored candle date in the curated family table: Nov 9, 2026 UTC.
The curated family table covers 455 core and 356 additional extended configurations. These are configuration counts; the own-result registry is separate. The study compares movement after a completed signal with a matched background at the same horizon.
Go to interactive research ↓- Range high breakout
- A candle closes above the highest high of the previous 20 completed candles.
- Range low breakout
- A candle closes below the lowest low of the previous 20 completed candles.
Historical research
Select the exact market conditions. Statistics, examples and threshold evidence appear only when the same definition and complete configuration have a published row.
Research methodologyInitial conditions
Reset returns to forex, all researched instruments, H1, five candles, no higher-timeframe condition and the first teaching variant. The market scope and short address stay the same.
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Further reading
These related TLAP materials for “Range high breakout” are in Russian. Their examples do not replace the historical calculation above.