📡 Scanner � Full-Candle Confirmation

ORB Breakout
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The strict variant of the ORB scanner. A breakout is only confirmed when a complete candle body � not just a wick � closes outside the opening range. Fewer signals. Higher quality. Designed for traders who prioritise precision over speed.

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The Full-Body Rule

Why Wicks Don't Count

In standard ORB, a single wick through the opening range boundary triggers a signal. But wicks represent rejected price � the market tested that level and immediately snapped back. Trading a wick break frequently means entering right as the market reverses.

The ORB Breakout scanner applies the full-body rule: the entire candle body must close outside the opening range. This confirms that buyers (or sellers) were willing to hold price outside the range for a full bar � a far stronger sign of genuine breakout conviction than a fleeting wick spike.

  • Candle body (open-to-close) must fully clear the ORB boundary
  • Upper wick spikes through ORB High = NOT a signal
  • Only fires when price commits and closes beyond the range
  • Significantly reduces false breakout entries
  • Ideal for 5-min and 15-min timeframe traders
  • Click signal row → Trading Dashboard with full chart context
ORB Breakout � Live
🟢 Body Close Required
SymbolORB HighORB LowCloseSignal
AAPL$291.40$288.20$292.80▲ Body BO →
NVDA$214.80$211.50$214.60� Inside
AMD $438.00$433.10$439.50▲ Body BO →
TSLA$428.00$422.40$421.90▼ Body BO →
NVDA wick reached $215.10 (above ORB High) � rejected. Signal NOT fired.

How Professional Traders Use ORB Breakout

Entry Framework

Entry, Stop, Target Mechanics

Because the ORB Breakout requires a full-body close, you have a natural built-in entry framework. The entry is at the open of the next candle after confirmation. The stop sits just below the body of the breakout candle (or below the ORB High for conservative sizing).

Targets are typically the prior day's high/low, open-range measured move (OR High + OR range width), or the next major FVG level from the NASDAQ scanner � giving you built-in confluent targets.

  • Entry: Next candle open after body confirmation
  • Stop: Below/above breakout candle body
  • Target: Measured move = ORB High + (ORB High - ORB Low)
  • Secondary target: Prior day high / open FVG zone
  • Risk-to-reward typically 1:2 to 1:4 on quality setups
Trade Plan Template
Body Confirmed
ComponentLevelNote
ORB High$291.40Range boundary
ORB Low$288.20Range width: $3.20
Entry$292.85Next candle open
Stop$291.10Below BO candle
Target 1$294.60Measured move

ORB Breakout to Full Analysis

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Wait for Body Close
After 10:00 ET, watch for the first 5-min candle that fully closes above ORB High or below ORB Low. The scanner fires only on confirmed body closes � you won't be chasing wicks.
02
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Open Trading Dashboard
Click the signal row → Trading Dashboard opens. Verify the volume bar on the breakout candle is above average. Low-volume breakouts often fail. High-volume confirms institutional participation.
03
Delta on Footprint
Open Footprint and check the delta on the breakout bar. A strong bullish body-close breakout should have heavy positive delta � buy-side volume overwhelming sellers at every tick outside the range.

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