breakout

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If bitcoin can “hold up above the $75,200 area for a couple of days, unlike a similar breakout attempt in mid-January, that would mark a short-term breakout,” Stockton told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

On the upside, $75,000 is the immediate ceiling, with trading volume critical to sustaining any breakout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Broadcom is underperforming, but the stock can be bought on a pullback at $365 after a recent double-bottom breakout above a $353.24 pivot.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Muniz and Kaczmarek were the breakout stars of the original series, featured in numerous profiles and magazine articles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

"But he was planning a breakout, wasn't he?"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda