# Break, retest, then enter

> A gold trader's five-step filter for telling a real breakout from a fake one.
- Title: Break, retest, then enter · TradingView | Shortify
- Summary: A gold trader's five-step filter for telling a real breakout from a fake one. A break of a key level is only the first step. No retest and rejection means no…
- Keywords: trading, forex, gold, technical analysis, price action, business, finance, Break, retest, enter, TradingView
- Source: TradingView — https://tradingview.com/chart/XAUUSD/ctZ2Cprr-How-to-Confirm-a-Retest-The-Break-Retest-Process
- Published: 2026-09-12T17:27:59+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: trading, forex, gold, technical analysis, price action, business, finance
## Breakouts lie
Hsan_Benhmed trades break and retest on gold because price alone breaking a level proves nothing. The setup waits for the market to come back and prove the level flipped.

> A breakout alone is not my entry.
## Gold sat in a range
On the 4H chart, XAUUSD was consolidating under a major resistance zone it kept respecting. That clean, repeated level is what makes the later break readable.
## Zoom in to confirm
Once gold broke out, he dropped to the 15-minute chart to watch the pullback into old resistance. The higher timeframe picks the level, the lower one times the entry.

> To confirm the retest, I switch to the 15-minute timeframe.
## The confirmation trigger
Price pulled back to the broken resistance, held, then broke above a descending trendline. That break of the pullback structure was the bullish green light.
## Five steps, in order
Break, retest, rejection, confirmation, entry. Skip a step and you are guessing, not trading a setup.

> Break → Retest → Rejection → Confirmation → Entry
## Works short too
EURUSD broke below a rising wedge support line, then rallied back to retest it. The old support held as new resistance, confirming the short.

> If the retest does not confirm the move, there is no trade.
## Key takeaway

A break of a key level is only the first step. No retest and rejection means no trade.