Crypto · price-structure setup
Breakout on Cardano
On Cardano the breakout showed up 60 times. The target came first 33% of the time, the stop 63%, and 3% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Cardano (ADA/USDT): daily candles from January 2021, 4-hour candles from January 2021 and hourly candles from January 2021.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-hour | 10 | 20% | 70% | 10% |
| Hourly | 50 | 36% | 62% | 2% |
Cardano against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardano | 60 | 33% | 63% | 3% |
| All Crypto charts | 1,779 | 40% | 57% | 4% |
| Every market | 2,252 | 40% | 56% | 4% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | 23% | 77% |
| 2022 | 11 | 36% | 64% |
| 2023 | 14 | 21% | 71% |
| 2024 | 7 | 71% | 29% |
| 2025 | 7 | 43% | 57% |
| 2026 | 8 | 25% | 62% |
The last 8 times
- 8 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 1 candle
- 27 Aug 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 14 Jul 2026, 12:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 22 May 2026, 12:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 29 Apr 2026, 03:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 6 candles
- 21 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 11 Jan 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 11 Jan 2026, 12:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
Counted by the Trading Class research engine on real past candles: entry at the signal candle's close, target 1.5 × ATR(14), stop 1 × ATR(14), 12 candles to decide, a candle that touches both counts as the stop. How we count. Past data, not a forecast and not advice.
What the breakout is
Price closed above resistance on strong volume. The ceiling broke.
Imagine a crowd pushing on a stuck door until it finally bursts open. A breakout is when price pushes through a ceiling that stopped it before and closes above it. Lots of trading at that moment is like a big crowd pushing together.
The full breakout lesson, video and quiz ›
Other patterns on Cardano
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Volume profile rejection · Volume profile bounce · Doji · MACD bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The breakout elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Polkadot · Aave
Questions
How often does the breakout work on Cardano?
In 60 cases on Cardano, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 33% of the time and the stop came first 63%; 3% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the breakout?
Price closed above resistance on strong volume. The ceiling broke.