Last Friday's bearish reversal completely wiped out Wednesday's (Fed day) strong advance, thereby
creating false breakouts to new highs in both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones.
Not exact matches
Furthermore,
false breakout entries enable short - term swing traders to have a clearly defined stop price below the low of the pullback, which
creates a very positive reward - risk ratio for the setup.
A few
false breakouts and shakeouts along the way washes out the weak hands, which
creates demand at higher prices because those who sold are forced to buy back in or miss the next move higher.