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Breakout Gate

Ride the breakout. Hold until the trend breaks.

Board at the moment it explodes and ride to the end: a volatility breakout entry, a trend guarded by the 20-day line.

$59.00One-time payment · Perpetual personal use

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What you get

Complete Pine Script v6 source
Install guide in 8 languages
Personal-use editing license · no redistribution or resale
30-day bug support
Copy button and TXT after payment

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BREAKOUT GATE / HISTORICAL CASE

Holding one breakout trend to the very end: Tesla +158.0%, a real case

TSLA · 1D · 2020.04 → 2020.08+158.0%

Breakout entry → exit at the next open · 0.05% fee per buy and per sell included

Across all 274 Tesla trades since 2018, the average return per trade was +2.17%.

Before fees: +158.27%
Average of all 274 trades since 2018 · fees included: +2.17%

Tesla: in on the $37.409 breakout on 2020-04-07, out at $96.613 on 2020-08-03. 81 trading days, +158.0% after fees.

01 / Breakout entry2020.04.07$37.409⚡ · k 0.7
02 / Highest close while holding2020.07.20$109.533▲ · 81 D
03 / Exit at next open2020.08.03$96.613■ · SMA 20

Change = (exit × (1 − 0.05%)) ÷ (entry × (1 + 0.05%)) − 1.

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PROBLEM → FIX

Why your breakouts always fell short

Guessing by eye whether it broke out, then chasing late

Breakout line and gauge on the chart; ⚡ marks the exact moment it breaks

Selling the next morning, then watching it fly

Hold until the 20-day line breaks and follow the body of the trend

Not knowing if it works on the ticker you picked

A fee-adjusted scorecard compares hold vs breakout on the chart in a second

01 / WHAT IT DOES

Breakouts too good to end as day trades

A breakout gauge you can feel

The gauge fills as price nears open + 0.7× the prior day's range; ⚡ fires the instant it breaks.

An exit that rides the trend

Don't get off after a day. Hold until a close breaks the 20-day line and follow the uptrend to the end.

A no-nonsense scorecard

0.05% fees included: compare return multiple, MDD and win rate against holding, right on the chart.

02 / ON YOUR CHART

The noise is gone. Only what matters stays on the chart.

03 / EVIDENCE

Real test data, 2018–2026: where it fits and where it doesn’t

Past data doesn’t guarantee future returns, but it is the most honest way to see which kinds of markets play to its strengths. These are 2018–2026 annual figures after deducting a 0.05% fee on every buy and every sell.

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Yahoo Finance daily data, 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-15 · default settings (0.7, 20-day average) · 0.05% fee per buy and per sell · annual rate (CAGR)
Market	Breakout Gate / yr	Buy & hold / yr	Gate deepest drop	Hold deepest drop	Trades
Bitcoin	+42.3%	+22.4%	−65.2%	−81.4%	395
Ethereum	+62.8%	+14.5%	−60.7%	−94.0%	401
Tesla	+58.2%	+38.5%	−42.7%	−73.6%	274
KOSDAQ	+13.8%	−0.6%	−18.2%	−53.8%	208
KOSPI	+10.6%	+9.6%	−27.7%	−43.9%	238
Nasdaq Composite	+14.4%	+16.6%	−20.1%	−36.4%	206
NVIDIA	+35.8%	+54.0%	−55.1%	−66.4%	225
S&P 500	+5.4%	+12.8%	−19.4%	−33.9%	201
Gold futures	+4.2%	+14.2%	−27.1%	−24.9%	286

Crypto rows: COINBASE BTCUSD and ETHUSD daily candles on TradingView. Results vary by exchange data feed.
The same settings were chosen on 2001–2017 data and checked on 2018–2026; nearby settings gave similar results, so the defaults are not tuned to one market.
Fills assume the exact line price. Fast markets can fill worse, and higher fees cut results quickly: at 0.1% per side the median annual result across the 18 assets we tested fell from about 15% to 12%.
Only currently listed assets were tested. Past results do not predict future results.

WITHOUT THE INDICATOR

Holding blindly through a brutal crash?

Only the worst crashes, side by side (daily, 0.1% cost per side)

−67.8%

2022 bear market, Tesla: holding took $1,000 to $322. Gate: −6.1% ($939)

−47.2%

2008 crisis, KOSDAQ: holding took $1,000 to $528. Gate went the other way: +32.5% ($1,325)

−47.8%

2008 crisis, S&P 500: holding took $1,000 to $522. Gate: −13.3% ($867)

04 / INSTALL

US$59 once: easy install, yours to keep

Right after payment: copy the code or download the TXT, with guides in 8 languages and 30 days of bug care.

01Copy or download the code
02Paste into a new Pine indicator
03Add it to a daily chart

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

An independently coded interpretation of the volatility-breakout idea Larry Williams described in his books, with ChartArmory’s own trend-hold exit and scorecard. Not affiliated with or endorsed by him.

BREAKOUT GATE / FAQ

Questions

How is this different from the well-known k = 0.5 volatility-breakout bot?

The typical bot uses k = 0.5 and always sells at the next morning’s open after entry, an ultra-short-term style with frequent trades and heavy fees. Breakout Gate raises the bar to a breakout of 0.7 × the previous day’s range, holds until a close falls below the 20-day average, then exits at the next candle’s open. That cuts trading to about 20–45 trades a year and lets you follow long trends to the end.

Does it repaint, with signals changing or disappearing later?

No, it doesn’t repaint. The breakout line is fixed when the day opens. ⚡ appears on a live candle the moment the high touches the line and does not disappear afterwards. Exits are also decided on the closed candle’s close and executed at the next candle’s open, and the scorecard assumes exact fills at the breakout line.

Which markets suit it, and what risks should I watch?

It has the edge in volatile markets where trends and downturns clearly alternate, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tesla and KOSDAQ. On steadily rising assets such as the S&P 500, gold and NVIDIA, it can earn less than simply holding. And because it exits at the next candle’s open, an overnight gap down on bad news can cause a bigger loss than expected. Past results do not guarantee future returns.

Can I edit or share the code?

You can edit it for personal use. Sharing, redistribution and resale rights are not included.

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