Crypto · price-structure setup
Breakout on Polkadot
On Polkadot the breakout showed up 56 times. The target came first 41% of the time, the stop 57%, and 2% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Polkadot (DOT/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 | 13 | 54% | 46% | 0% |
| Hourly | 43 | 37% | 60% | 2% |
Polkadot against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polkadot | 56 | 41% | 57% | 2% |
| 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 | 15 | 60% | 40% |
| 2022 | 7 | 14% | 71% |
| 2023 | 12 | 50% | 50% |
| 2024 | 9 | 33% | 67% |
| 2025 | 8 | 38% | 62% |
| 2026 | 5 | 20% | 80% |
The last 8 times
- 29 Jul 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 11 Jun 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 13 Jan 2026, 12:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 1 candle
- 12 Jan 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 5 Jan 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 9 Dec 2025, 12:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 1 candle
- 9 Sep 2025, 06:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 7 Sep 2025, 12:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 3 candles
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 Polkadot
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Volume profile rejection · Doji · Volume profile bounce · 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 · Cardano · Aave
Questions
How often does the breakout work on Polkadot?
In 56 cases on Polkadot, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 41% of the time and the stop came first 57%; 2% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the breakout?
Price closed above resistance on strong volume. The ceiling broke.