Grading a range without inventing a breakout
Open chart clinics often spend the hour refusing false breaks — here is the checklist we use on stubborn ranges.
Ranges feel like they owe you a breakout. They do not.
Questions we ask in clinic
- Where have the last four touches failed, and were they wicks or closes?
- Is the higher timeframe still ranging, or has it already chosen a side you are ignoring?
- What would a real break need to look like on your execution clock — not on a one-minute spike?
A plain rule
If you cannot describe the false-break pattern you keep buying, you will keep buying it. Write the pattern down before the next touch.
When to book help
If one instrument has held your attention for more than two weeks without a graded plan, an Open Chart Clinic is usually enough. Full multi-timeframe rebuilds are for when several charts share the same confusion.