# Universal Breakout Study

EA builds a price range and places Buy Stop and Sell Stop orders outside the box boundaries, managing positions with various trade management techniques.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/323-universal-breakout-study
Record ID: 323
Catalog rank: 99 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trade & Execution Management (K)
Source: https://www.mql5.com/en/code/73711
Evidence label (unverified): source_code

## Scope and limitations

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## Extraction warnings

No automated warnings recorded; this is not validation.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: any
- timeframes: H1
- sessions: any GMT-adjusted time
- market_regime: breakout

## Indicators

No indicator stack recorded.

## Recorded long-entry rules

- Box completed
- Price breaks above the box high

## Recorded short-entry rules

- Box completed
- Price breaks below the box low

## Recorded exit rules

- Stop Loss activated
- Take Profit activated
- Breakeven activated
- Trailing Stop activated
- Time Exit activated

## Recorded filters

- Trading Days filter

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: Stop Loss calculated as a fraction of the box size or fixed value
- Take profit: Take Profit calculated as a fraction of the box size or fixed value
- Position sizing: Risk per trade as a percentage of account balance