DAY TRADING8 RULES

Breakout Day Trader

Trades range breakouts with volume confirmation. Waits for consolidation, then enters on the breakout candle close with a stop inside the range. No news trading.

TRADERS: 2,156
AVG COMPLIANCE: 77%
TIMEFRAMES: 5m, 15m, 1H

Who This Template Fits

Best for intraday traders who want a structured checklist but still need enough flexibility to adapt to the session context.

What To Customize First

Customize the allowed trading window and loss cap first. Day-trading templates fail when they ignore your actual market, timezone, or volatility tolerance.

Evidence Behind This Template

  • 018 rules in the template, including 2 explicit risk rules
  • 012 timing rules that constrain when the setup is allowed
  • 01Recommended firms: FTMO, TopStep, Apex Trader Funding, FundedNext, Take Profit Trader
  • 01Average seeded compliance benchmark: 77%

ENTRY

  1. 01Identify a consolidation range of at least 30 minutes before considering a breakout
  2. 02Enter only on a candle close above resistance or below support -- not on the wick
  3. 03Breakout candle must show above-average volume (at least 1.5x the 20-period average)

EXIT

  1. 01Target 2R minimum -- exit full position at target or trail stop to 1R after 1.5R reached

RISK MANAGEMENT

  1. 01Maximum 1% account risk per trade, stop loss inside the range
  2. 02Maximum 3 trades per day

TIMING

  1. 01No entries during or within 10 minutes of high-impact news releases
  2. 02Trade only between 09:30-15:00 EST

RECOMMENDED FIRMS

FTMOTopStepApex Trader FundingFundedNextTake Profit Trader