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World 2 · Market structure · lesson 10 · level 2
Volume: how many joined the fight
Volume shows how much was traded, so a move on big volume has more people behind it.
What it is
Price closed above resistance on strong volume. The ceiling broke.
Your task in the app
Did price break out? Then decide: buy, sell, or wait?
How often it worked
| Market | Times found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India (NSE) | 31 | 36% | 61% | 3% |
| United States | 24 | 33% | 62% | 4% |
| Japan | 12 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| Crypto | 410 | 40% | 56% | 4% |
| Commodities | 12 | 25% | 50% | 25% |
Counted on real past charts by the Trading Class research engine, 489 cases in all. Past odds, not a forecast.
Read more on the Breakout pattern page.
Goal of this lesson: Read volume bars and use them to judge how much participation stood behind a move.