---
title: false break
description: "A consolidation’s breakout may extend to a 61.8% range around the pattern without yet earning any confidence in being able to absorb a reaction back into the range and to extend the breakout. Retracing any shallower breakout can reverse more…"
url: "https://viditrade.com/knowledge-base/setups/false-break/"
updated: "2023-10-25"
category: Setups
tags:
  - "don't chase"
---

# false break

A consolidation’s breakout may extend to a 61.8% range around the pattern without yet earning any confidence in being able to absorb a reaction back into the range and to extend the breakout. Retracing any shallower breakout can reverse more substantially in the opposite direction.

Study the setup's historical occurrences here:

[videopress ATTYrViN]

![https://viditrade.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cl_jun22_signals.png](https://viditrade.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cl_jun22_signals.png)

![https://viditrade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/es_032923_noon.png](https://viditrade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/es_032923_noon.png)

![https://viditrade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/es_032923_pm.png](https://viditrade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/es_032923_pm.png)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This setup has occurred on the following dates:

- 08-11-17
- 03-29-23