Definition

Fakeout

noun FAYK-owt

A term used in technical analysis to refer to a situation in which the investor enters into a position in anticipation of a future transaction, but the expected position never occurs.

In a sentence

The apparent breakout became a fakeout when price quickly returned below resistance.

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