🚀 Can you make money chasing a breakout on heavy volume after costs? Backtests from 2021-06 → 2026-10 show losses across all 8 entry/exit combinations.
Take this strategy: buy when the closing price hits a 20-day high and trading value surges, then sell on a pullback:
· Before 2025: 1,211 trades, 27% win rate
· From 2025 onward: 23% win rate, profit factor 0.59, portfolio return -95.0%
Most breakouts were false starts, and stop-losses wiped out the few big winners. Do you chase breakouts?
#DataResearch
Personal views only; not investment advice.
Take this strategy: buy when the closing price hits a 20-day high and trading value surges, then sell on a pullback:
· Before 2025: 1,211 trades, 27% win rate
· From 2025 onward: 23% win rate, profit factor 0.59, portfolio return -95.0%
Most breakouts were false starts, and stop-losses wiped out the few big winners. Do you chase breakouts?
#DataResearch
Personal views only; not investment advice.