Pivot Point Breakout

Script from: TradingViewSwingPrice actionMarket structureBreakoutTrend followingMomentum

This is a classic breakout system from Perry Kaufman. The logic is simple: buy when the price breaks above the last pivot high, and sell short when it breaks below the last pivot low. Be prepared for a low win rate. This strategy relies on a few big wins with a high reward-to-risk ratio to cover many small losses. It demands discipline and is not for traders who are easily discouraged.

Top 94 Backtests of Pivot Point Breakout

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@ Daily

4.13

Risk Reward

822.49 %

Total ROI

Sandisk Corporation (SNDK)

+ Pivot Point Breakout

@ 1 h

2.95

Risk Reward

1,683.44 %

Total ROI

Sandisk Corporation (SNDK)

+ Pivot Point Breakout

@ 2 h

2.67

Risk Reward

1,719.48 %

Total ROI

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD)

+ Pivot Point Breakout

@ 4 h

2.65

Risk Reward

338.36 %

Total ROI

Constellation Energy Corporation (CEG)

+ Pivot Point Breakout

@ Daily

2.27

Risk Reward

234.21 %

Total ROI

NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)

+ Pivot Point Breakout

@ Daily

2.13

Risk Reward

54,493.01 %

Total ROI

164

Dow Jones 30 (US30)

+ Pivot Point Breakout

@ Daily

2.10

Risk Reward

33.92 %

Total ROI

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD)

+ Pivot Point Breakout

@ 2 h

2.09

Risk Reward

1,516.33 %

Total ROI

203

IREN LIMITED (IREN)

+ Pivot Point Breakout

@ Daily

1.82

Risk Reward

963.53 %

Total ROI

Bloom Energy Corporation (BE)

+ Pivot Point Breakout

@ 4 h

1.74

Risk Reward

2,258.58 %

Total ROI

101

Oklo Inc. (OKLO)

+ Pivot Point Breakout

@ Daily

1.70

Risk Reward

513.14 %

Total ROI

OKB/Tether (OKBUSDT)

+ Pivot Point Breakout

@ 4 h

1.70

Risk Reward

36,862.08 %

Total ROI

399

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Pivot Point Breakout backtest statistics

Aggregated across every validated backtest TradeSearcher has run on this strategy. Figures update automatically as new backtests are added — they are not edited by hand. Classified as swing by holding period.

Backtests run

1.3

Avg profit factor

>1,000%

Avg net profit

+43%

Avg annualized return

64%

Avg max drawdown

0.17

Avg Sharpe ratio

On average, backtests of this strategy lagged a buy-and-hold baseline by >1,000% over the same window.

Performance by asset class

Market	Backtests	Avg profit factor	Avg net profit	Avg max drawdown	Avg Sharpe
Crypto	80	1.1	>1,000%	77%	0.17
Stocks	573	1.5	>1,000%	59%	0.18
Forex	67	1.3	+85%	21%	0.12

Backtests use the validated-universe filter: non-repainting scripts, over 15 trades, non-excluded. Per-market rows appear only when at least one backtest exists for that asset class.

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