Crypto · price-structure setup
Breakout on Uniswap
On Uniswap the breakout showed up 82 times. The target came first 39% of the time, the stop 56%, and 5% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Uniswap (UNI/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 2 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| 4-hour | 14 | 29% | 64% | 7% |
| Hourly | 66 | 42% | 53% | 5% |
Uniswap against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniswap | 82 | 39% | 56% | 5% |
| 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 | 12 | 58% | 33% |
| 2022 | 11 | 27% | 64% |
| 2023 | 15 | 40% | 60% |
| 2024 | 19 | 26% | 68% |
| 2025 | 12 | 50% | 50% |
| 2026 | 13 | 38% | 54% |
The last 8 times
- 22 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 5 Sep 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 22 Jul 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 20 Jul 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 8 candles
- 16 Jul 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 9 Jul 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 22 Apr 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 2 Mar 2026, 14:00 UTC · hourly · target 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 Uniswap
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Volume profile rejection · Doji · Volume profile bounce · MACD bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The breakout elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · Aave
Questions
How often does the breakout work on Uniswap?
In 82 cases on Uniswap, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 39% of the time and the stop came first 56%; 5% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the breakout?
Price closed above resistance on strong volume. The ceiling broke.