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### [Finding Breakouts in a Ranging Market @ 5:30pm EDT](https://blog.nirvanasystems.com/market-pulse-dot-live-august-2)

Aug 2, 2021 3:24:08 PM

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Donchian Channels

 

When looking for breakout opportunities, we can often use analysis tools that detect when a security has established a range and then look for a break of that range. Futures trader Richard Donchain developed an indicator that looks at the highest high and lowest low over n number of periods which he called the Donchian Channel.

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