Then there are the ones where the breakout occurs and there is no retrace. However there will be a place to enter safely with tight stop if you study enough, you'll see it. The key is to not just buy when it pokes it's head through resistance. This is for breakdown/breakdown trading onlyLook at ES on Thurs 1/25. You'll see resistance formed midday at around 2848.
That resistance was broken a couple of hours prior to open on 1/26. Your confirm of the impending upmove comes late morning 1/26 though and that is the safest place to get on board if trading breakouts.
