False breakout or whipsaw means a condition of price movement through an identified level of support or resistance that does not have enough momentum to maintain its direction. Since the validity of the breakout (or breakdown) is compromised, many traders close their positions and the price fails to make the sharp move that many were expecting.
A failed break is also commonly referred to as a "false breakout". (from investopedia)
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