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title: breakout
description: The price action that triggers a pattern is called a breakout. The pattern can be comprised of sideways ranging price action, or a trendline. Most breakouts are subject to confirmation from the second consecutive period.
url: "https://viditrade.com/knowledge-base/jargon/breakout/"
updated: "2023-07-06"
category: Jargon
---

# breakout

The price action that triggers a pattern is called a breakout. The pattern can be comprised of sideways ranging price action, or a trendline. Most breakouts are subject to confirmation from the second consecutive period.