Range Break Outs form the basis of my core trading. Generally speaking I call most consolidation patterns a range whether it is a triangle in one of its many guise's, a head and shoulder pattern, and so on. The point is to identify a period on the chart when price is contracting which then should lead to a period of expansion.

As the saying goes there are many ways to skin a cat, in terms of a range it is usually it is pretty simple to "see" a range and I believe people get a little hung up on this point.

I will start by Identifying two types of range. 

• Intraday Range
• Longer Term Ranges

The intraday or more specifically the range I look for which develops with a high degree of probability is in the overnight or Asian trading session.

I will usually idententity these overnight ranges on the 15 minute or 60 minute charts.