Breakout Support & Resistance SwiftEdge

Breakout Support & Resistance

The Breakout is a technical analysis tool designed to identify breakout opportunities in the market by detecting price movements through support and resistance levels. It plots potential entry points, stop-loss (SL), and take-profit (TP) levels based on user-defined percentages, helping traders visualize breakout setups on their charts.

How It Works
Support and Resistance Detection: The indicator uses pivot points to identify support and resistance levels over a user-defined lookback period.
Breakout Identification: A breakout is confirmed when the price crosses above a resistance level (bullish) or below a support level (bearish) and remains there for a specified number of bars.
Entry, SL, and TP Levels: Upon a confirmed breakout, the indicator sets an entry point at the closing price and calculates SL, TP1, and TP2 levels based on user-defined percentages.
Directional Filtering: To avoid conflicting signals, the indicator filters breakouts based on the current trade direction. A new entry in the opposite direction is only set if the price moves a user-defined percentage away from the previous entry or if the previous trade hits its SL, TP1, or TP2.
Visuals: The indicator plots support and resistance lines, breakout labels, and entry/SL/TP levels on the chart. Users can choose to display only the latest entry or up to 5 recent entries.
Features
Customizable Settings: Adjust the lookback period for pivot points, breakout confirmation bars, SL/TP percentages, and more.
Directional Change Control: A direction change is indicated when the price moves significantly in the opposite direction, helping to manage trend reversals.
Multiple Entry Display: Option to show up to 5 recent entries for tracking multiple breakouts.
Alerts: Receive alerts when a breakout is confirmed, including entry, SL, TP1, and TP2 levels.
Settings
Pivot Lookback Length: Number of bars to look back for identifying support and resistance levels (default: 5).
Breakout Confirmation Bars: Number of bars the price must stay above/below the level to confirm a breakout (default: 2).
Take Profit 1 (%): First take-profit level as a percentage above/below the entry (default: 2.0%).
Take Profit 2 (%): Second take-profit level as a percentage above/below the entry (default: 4.0%).
Stop Loss (%): Stop-loss level as a percentage below/above the entry (default: 1.0%).
Show Multiple Entries: Toggle to display up to 5 recent entries or only the latest (default: false).
Direction Change Threshold (%): Percentage the price must move away from the entry to allow a direction change (default: 2.0%).
How to Use
Add the Breakout Scanner to your chart.
Adjust the settings to match your trading style (e.g., tweak the pivot lookback or SL/TP percentages).
Watch for breakout labels ("Breakout") on the chart, indicating a confirmed breakout.
Use the plotted entry, SL, TP1, and TP2 levels to plan your trades.
Enable alerts to be notified of new breakouts in real-time.
Notes
This indicator is designed to assist with identifying breakout opportunities and does not guarantee specific results. Always combine it with other analysis and risk management techniques.
The direction change feature helps filter breakouts in the opposite direction, but significant price movements may still trigger a new entry in the opposite direction.
For best results, test the indicator on a demo account to understand its behavior in your preferred market and timeframe.