Opening Range Breakout Trading Guide

Understand the idea

An opening range records the high and low of a defined period near the session start. An ORB idea considers what happens when price leaves that range. The period must be defined before the move.

A decision to think through

Price breaks the upper edge and quickly falls back inside. A range break can fail; chasing the first expansion may leave a poor entry relative to the stop.

Try it through free practice

Mark both edges, let the range form, and compare acceptance outside it with a quick return inside.

• Explain the evidence available before the outcome.
• Read the feedback and identify one change to your process.
• Revisit the decision later and check what you remember.

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Play the free Opening Range decision game. Make five decisions, read the explanation after each answer, and try to state the condition in your own words. First-time correct decisions earn skill XP; later reviews check what you remember. You can then apply the idea in a chart round and inspect the replay. All games, levels, written lessons, and feedback are free, with no signup or real money.