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An upward break above some form of resistance. Quite often a share's price will get stuck below a resistance line. When it breaks above this resistance that is known as an "upside break". Consider the following example:
<figure class="container-fluid"><img class="img-responsive" style="display: block; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%;" src="/onlinecourse/images/UPSIDE_BREAK.PNG" alt="Upside Break" />
<figcaption style="text-align: center;">Upside Break</figcaption>
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You can see here that the share had become trapped below a resistance line. After several attempts it then broke cleanly up through the resistance in an upside break. Upside breaks are a bullish signal and the share/index usually climbs strongly once the resistance is broken.

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