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Bullish Breakaway Gap: definition and measured success rate

Data as of 31.07.2026 · back-test since 07/2019

A bullish breakaway gap occurs when price opens clearly above a prior resistance level, leaving a visible gap on the chart, and holds that level. The market repriced overnight — demand was strong enough to skip the intermediate prices entirely. In chartval's back-test, it worked in 54 of 100 comparable cases (3,839 occurrences).

Schematic chart of the bullish breakaway gap pattern

How does a bullish breakaway gap form?

News or accumulated demand meets a well-tested ceiling: instead of grinding through it, price jumps over it at the open. Genuine breakaway gaps start moves out of bases; gaps that fill quickly were exhaustion, not breakaway. Volume on the gap day is the key witness.

How reliable is the bullish breakaway gap?

In chartval's historical back-test across 274 stocks, ETFs and cryptocurrencies, the bullish breakaway gap reached a 5 percent move in the signal direction before a 5 percent counter-move in 54 of 100 cases (3,839 occurrences evaluated since 07/2019; data as of 31.07.2026). Past statistics are not a reliable indicator of future results.

All market phases54 of 100 · 3,839 cases
In an uptrend55 of 100 · 1,083 cases
In a downtrend49 of 100 · 391 cases
In a sideways market55 of 100 · 2,365 cases

Measurement: a case counts as a hit when price moved 5 percent in the signal direction before moving 5 percent against it, based on closing prices, within a maximum of 120 candles after the trigger.

How chartval detects the pattern

chartval requires the gap to clear a tested resistance level, checks that the gap remains open, and grades the signal by gap size relative to volatility and by volume. chartval scans 274 stocks, ETFs and cryptocurrencies daily; every signal names an entry, a target and the level at which the setup is invalidated.

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