# Retest & Break Setup Retest & Break Setup is an indicator on [Vela](https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart), our next-generation charting platform, written in Pine Script®. Detects the full break, retest, and continuation sequence: a pivot level breaks, price returns to test it a required number of times, then closes beyond the retest extreme to complete the setup. A dashboard tracks setup counts, completions, and post-breakout statistics. For traders who want breakout continuation with confirmation built in. - Indicator in the LuxAlgo Library, by LuxAlgo, published Jun 19, 2026. - Access: free. - Concepts: [Breakout-pullback-continuation](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/breakout-pullback-continuation/) (primary), [Breakout](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/breakout/), [Retest](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/retest/) - Open on Vela: https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart?pineScriptCodeId=cmqkvszhf0002l704wx2ervgh - Page: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/retest-break-setup/ **Retest & Break Setup** detects the full [breakout-pullback-continuation](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/breakout-pullback-continuation/) sequence: a pivot level breaks, price returns to probe the level it just broke, and a close beyond the retest extreme confirms continuation. Pivot highs seed the bullish setups, pivot lows the bearish ones, and each stage draws as it develops. ## How to Trade the Retest & Break Setup? - **Bullish setup**: price breaks a pivot high, the level holds as support through the required [retests](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/retest/), and a close above the retest phase's highest high completes it. - **Bearish setup**: the mirror. A broken pivot low acts as resistance, completed by a close below the retest phase's lowest low. - **Dashed vs. solid lines**: dashed marks the broken pivot level under test; solid marks the trigger level at the retest extreme. - **Shaded box + "Break" label**: printed when a setup completes; with complete-only display off, invalidated structures remain in faded gray. Retests that hold concentrate stops and breakout orders around the extremes, so a confirmed break can tap that liquidity for a stronger continuation. The dashboard tracks Total (setups surviving every required retest), Completion (breakouts inside the window), and Win Rate (whether price still sat beyond the breakout level N bars on). ## Retest & Break Setup Settings - **Length**: pivot significance. Higher finds major swing levels, lower catches fast intraday ones. - **Required Consecutive Retests (K)**: touches the level must survive; more retests mean fewer but better-confirmed setups. - **Max Bars between Retests (P)**: how quickly price must return. Slow retests invalidate the structure. - **Max Bars for Break (N)**: the window in which the final breakout must occur. - **Only Show Complete Setups**: hides invalidated patterns for a cleaner chart. - **Setup Colors**, **Dashboard Settings**: pattern colors plus dashboard visibility, position, and size. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do I find longer-term setups? Raise Length into the 10–20 area and widen N and P so larger structures have time to break, retest, and confirm: the swing-trading configuration. For scalping, lower Length and P to surface quick touch-and-go patterns, accepting more signals. You can also copy the source code from this page and run it anywhere Pine Script® runs. ### Is the dashboard's Win Rate predictive? No. It is a historical check of how completed setups behaved N bars after breakout on the current chart and settings. Use it to compare configurations rather than as a forecast. ### How do I access it, and are there related tools? It is free on the LuxAlgo Library. 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