# Donchian Breakout Failures

Enters opposite to Donchian channel breakouts to catch failure reversals.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/1247-donchian-breakout-failures
Record ID: 1247
Catalog rank: 2963 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trend Following & Directional (A)
Source: https://www.prorealcode.com/prorealtime-trading-strategies/breakout-failures-dax-5m/
Evidence label (unverified): source_code

## Scope and limitations

These are machine-extracted research records, not verified trading systems. Catalog rank measures specification detail and claimed evidence, not profitability. The catalog extraction pipeline did not independently backtest these records. Its separate selected testing ledger does not validate the wider corpus. Rules, labels and parameters can be incomplete or wrong; consult the original source and its reuse terms.

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## Extraction warnings

No automated warnings recorded; this is not validation.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: DAX
- timeframes: 5M
- sessions: 20:30 GMT close
- market_regime: any

## Indicators

- Donchian (canal): {"N": 8}; applied to: high, low

## Recorded long-entry rules

- close < myLowerband AND NOT ONMARKET
- SHORTONMARKET AND (CLOSE-TRADEPRICE) > FlipPosition

## Recorded short-entry rules

- close > myUpperband AND NOT ONMARKET
- LONGONMARKET AND (CLOSE-TRADEPRICE) < -FlipPosition

## Recorded exit rules

- Not specified.

## Recorded filters

- Not specified.

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: 10xATR
- Take profit: 15xATR
- Position sizing: 1 contract