# Efficient Breakout Consolidation

> Highlights short consolidations of indecision candles on rising volume that end in a strong, high-volume breakout candle.

Updated: 2026-10-25T01:30:08.000Z · https://chartrider.com/docs/indicators/breakout-consolidation/

## What you see
- A shaded box in the block color over the consolidation candles, from their highest high to their lowest low.
- A vertical line in Breakout color at the breakout candle, with an arrow pointing right for a breakout upward and left for a breakout downward.

Only consolidations that actually broke out are drawn.

## How it works
A block is a run of Consolidation length candles that are all indecision candles – small bodies compared with their range (Max. Body/Range) – and whose average volume is clearly higher than the volume before the block (Min. Volumenfaktor). The candle right after the block is the breakout candle. It must be a strong candle with a large body (Breakout: Min Body/Range), trade on clearly more volume than the block (Breakout: Min Volumenfaktor), and close above the block's high for an upward breakout or below its low for a downward breakout.

## How to read it
Rising volume while price stalls suggests that positions are being built; the breakout candle shows which side won. The block's range is a natural reference for a stop, and the block itself is often retested after the breakout. Strict settings give few, clear blocks; loose settings mark many small pauses.

Volume is part of every condition, so the indicator needs markets with meaningful volume data.

## Using it in strategies
Efficient Breakout Consolidation is a visual tool: it has no outputs for the [Trade Setup](https://chartrider.com/docs/strategies/trade-setup/) or for `use indicator` in [WickScript](https://chartrider.com/docs/wickscript/).

## Settings

Open the settings with the slider icon next to the indicator (Indicators, `F3`). Numeric settings can be swept as Step 1 / Step 2 parameters when you run a strategy.

### Inputs

| Setting | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidation length | Number | `5` | Number of consecutive indecision candles that form a block. (min 2) |
| Max. Body/Range (Indecision) | Number | `0.3` | Largest body-to-range ratio a consolidation candle may have. (min 0.05) |
| Min. volume factor | Number | `1.3` | Factor by which the block's average volume must exceed the average volume of the candles before it. (min 1) |
| Breakout: Min Body/Range | Number | `0.65` | Smallest body-to-range ratio of the breakout candle. (min 0.1) |
| Breakout: Min volume factor | Number | `1.5` | Factor by which the breakout candle's volume must exceed the block's average volume. (min 1) |

### Styles

| Setting | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block color | Color | `#8ae5fd66` |  |
| Breakout color | Color | `#307cea` |  |

## Outputs

This indicator draws on the chart only – it has no values for Trade Setup gates or `use indicator`.