are you profitable , buying swing high breakouts and selling swing low breakouts ? just curious.. can be frustrating at times.. right ?
I have't done a study on what happens if one trades swing breakouts. Just trying to take a position with whichever side is in control, although it seems that down cascades seem to be more conducive for higher price risk breakout entries. But then again, I have to improve upon my tendency to hesitate when it comes to longs. Frustrating? I would say challenging at times - but worth it.
What exactly is your exit criteria? It consistently seems like you create more trades than there are valid signals for a given time period, even on the fastest fractal I can see using the 1m. This was why I thought an adjacent time-frame might be helpful in order to keep over-activity in perspective. Your charts look a skittish at times, and the rapid entry/exits incur spread costs and seem to keep you out of solid trends often. Take today's strongest trend, for example.