Learn how to trade when a stock or cryptocurrency crosses the New York session high. Discover breakout, fakeout, and retest strategies with charts and examples for better trading decisions.
- Breakout Trade – When price crosses the NY session high and continues upward.
- Fakeout Trade – When price breaks the high but reverses back down.
- Retest & Continuation – When price breaks out, retests the high, and moves higher.
Here are three graphical representations of trading setups when a stock crosses the NY session high:

- Breakout Trade (Bullish) – Price breaks above the NY session high and continues upward.
- Fakeout (False Breakout – Short Trade) – Price briefly breaks above but fails and reverses down.
- Retest & Continuation – Price breaks out, pulls back to retest, and then continues higher.