<![CDATA[london breakout strategy variants, what's currently working]]>classical london breakout: identify the asian session range, trade the breakout in either direction with stop at the opposite end of the range. used to be one of the most reliable retail strategies.

in 2026 the straight breakout fails too often (algos hunt the obvious stops). the variants ive seen people pivot to:

  1. fade the first breakout, trade the reversal back into the range
  2. wait for second test of the breakout level before entering
  3. add a momentum filter (only take breakout if RSI confirms direction)

curious whats actually working for london open scalpers in 2026.

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/topic/281/london-breakout-strategy-variants-what-s-currently-workingRSS for NodeSat, 06 Jun 2026 00:56:06 GMTThu, 02 Apr 2026 14:15:00 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to london breakout strategy variants, what's currently working on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:15:00 GMT]]>second test confirmation. clean.

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/1121https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/1121Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:15:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to london breakout strategy variants, what's currently working on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:30:00 GMT]]>i love the london breakout family of strategies 🔥 simple, mechanical, high-probability when set up right. the failed breakout reversal (variant 1) is my favorite variant because it makes me feel like im trading against the herd rather than with it

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/1120https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/1120Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:30:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to london breakout strategy variants, what's currently working on Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:39:19 GMT]]>its not dead, its evolved. classical breakout is dead. but the concept of trading the volatility expansion at session opens is still profitable with the right adjustments. claiming the entire concept is dead because the simplest version no longer works is too broad a claim.

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/1119https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/1119Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:39:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to london breakout strategy variants, what's currently working on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:18:00 GMT]]>london breakout is dead. has been for years. all your variants are just admitting that and adding filters to slow down the bleeding.

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/1118https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/1118Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:18:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to london breakout strategy variants, what's currently working on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:42:00 GMT]]>variant 3 (momentum filter) was my go-to for a year. RSI confirming direction filtered out maybe 60% of false breakouts. but it also filtered some real moves where momentum lagged price. ended up combining variants 2 and 3: wait for second test AND require RSI confirmation. high quality but rare setups, maybe 3 per week.

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/1117https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/1117Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:42:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to london breakout strategy variants, what's currently working on Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:39:17 GMT]]>typical definition: high and low of price between 00:00 and 06:00 UTC. so its an 6-hour window during asian session. the london open at around 07:00 UTC is when the breakout trade triggers. mark the range high and low on your chart at 06:00, then watch how price interacts with those levels in the next 2-3 hours.

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/1116https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/1116Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:39:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to london breakout strategy variants, what's currently working on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:55:00 GMT]]>what counts as 'asian session range' exactly? what time and what high/low?

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/1115https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/1115Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:55:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to london breakout strategy variants, what's currently working on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:20:00 GMT]]>+1 on second test. its the cleanest improvement. the failed breakout fade (variant 1) works too but requires reading the failed move correctly which is more discretionary. second test is mechanical: did price come back and respect the level? yes or no.

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/1114https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/1114Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:20:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to london breakout strategy variants, what's currently working on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:48:00 GMT]]>running variant 2 (wait for second test) profitably for 18 months. classic breakout: 38% win rate. second-test confirmation: 56% win rate. you miss some early moves but you avoid most of the failed breakouts that kill the strategy. trade off is fewer setups per week.

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/1113https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/1113Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:48:00 GMT