Grade the failed breakout after it closes back inside, before you fade it.
Upload a chart where the opening range broke, failed to hold, and closed back inside the range, and get a read on the push through the level, the reversal candle, the volume behind it, and a full fade trade plan, so a real failed breakout and a range that simply has not resolved yet do not get judged the same way.
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Grade
B+
Entry
$3.87
Stop
$3.75
Target
$4.24
Sample readout
SNBR 1m bull flag pullback: strong opening momentum, lighter-volume consolidation, and a late breakout attempt with the 3.89 price marker near the current candle.
OR HIGH/LOW
The opening range boundary that gets pushed through
FAILED PUSH
The wick or candle that trades beyond the range but cannot hold
CLOSE BACK IN
The candle closing back inside the range that confirms the fade
OPPOSITE SIDE
The far boundary of the range the fade is aimed at
Quick answer
What is an opening range reversal, and can AI grade it?
An opening range reversal (ORR) is a fade of a failed opening range breakout: price pushes through the high or low of the range set during the first part of the session, most commonly the first 5, 15, or 30 minutes, cannot hold beyond that level, and closes back inside the range, so the trade goes the opposite way from the direction the range initially broke.
SnapPChart does not predict that a breakout is about to fail, and it will not grade a range that simply has not broken out yet, since there is no failure to read in an unresolved range. What it grades is the fade after the failure has already printed on the chart you upload: the push through the range high or low, the candle that closes back inside the range, whether that close came with volume behind it, and whether the broken level is now acting as resistance or support against a retest, then it returns a setup grade, an entry off the confirmed close-back-inside or a retest of the broken level, a structural stop beyond the extreme of the failed push rather than at the range boundary itself, multi-target exits toward the opposite side of the range, and the bear case. It reads the range and the failure exactly as marked on your screenshot, not a live feed or a session clock, and it does not auto-draw the range, auto-detect the failed push, watch the tape, or call the reversal before the candle actually closes back inside. You mark the opening range, the push through it, and the close back inside, screenshot the chart, and upload it, and the same checklist runs every time so a genuine failed breakout and a range that is simply taking its time do not get judged the same way.
What the AI Returns From a Screenshot
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Risk Notes First
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Workflow
Use it as a quality check on the fade
Plenty of opening range reversals get faded on the first sign of hesitation, before the range has actually failed, or the close back inside comes on volume too thin to trust. SnapPChart gives you a consistent read on whether this is a genuine failed breakout before you trade the opposite side.
- Mark the opening range, high and low, before anything else, using whatever session window you trade
- Screenshot the chart once price has pushed through the range and closed back inside it
- Confirm the close is back inside the range, not just a brief wick that is still extending
- Check whether the close-back-inside candle carried volume, or the broken level is rejecting a retest
- Re-grade after a retest of the broken level to see whether the fade is holding
- Skip the trade when the grade flags a range that has not broken yet, a push still holding beyond the level, or a close-back-inside on thin volume
Head to head
SnapPChart vs a general AI chat assistant for opening range reversal setups
A general AI tool can agree that a morning breakout looks weak, but it will not hold the line on what actually counts as a failed break versus a slow one, to the same standard twice. SnapPChart checks the opening range, the push through it, the close back inside, and the direction of the fade the same way on every screenshot you upload, and it only grades the setup once that failure has already printed.
| Feature | SnapPChart | General AI chat assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Grades the opening range reversal you marked on the screenshot | Yes, every upload | Inconsistent |
| Requires a closed candle back inside the range before grading | Every grade | Often skipped |
| Refuses to call the fade while the range is still open, unbroken | By design | Often guesses early |
| Stops the fade beyond the extreme of the failed push, not the range line itself | Every trade plan | Rarely specified |
| Flags a weak setup: no close back inside, thin volume on the reversal, range too narrow | Every bear case | Rarely flagged |
| Entry, stop, targets off the confirmed fade | Yes | Prompting required |
| Same criteria on every session's opening range | Fixed methodology | Varies by session |
Learn the opening range reversal setup
Use these guides to understand what makes an opening range reversal grade well, so you take the read instead of the output blindly.
What do traders ask about Opening Range Reversal AI?
How SnapPChart grades an opening range reversal from your screenshot.
Does the AI predict that the opening range will fail?
No. It does not predict a fade before the range has actually failed, and it will not grade a range that has simply not broken out yet, since there is nothing confirmed to read on an unresolved range. It grades the setup only after the failure has already printed: price has pushed through the range high or low and closed back inside it. While the range is still holding beyond the level with no close back in, the engine reads an open breakout attempt, not a fade to take.
How does the AI grade an opening range reversal?
It reads the opening range you marked, the push through the high or low, the candle that closes back inside the range, whether that close came with volume, and whether the broken level is holding on a retest. It grades the confirmed fade, the close back inside the range or a retest of the broken level, then returns a setup grade, an entry, a structural stop beyond the extreme of the failed push, and targets toward the opposite side of the range. A push that clearly fails, closes back inside on rising volume, and rejects a retest of the broken level grades higher than a range that barely tagged the level or a close back inside on thin volume.
How is an opening range reversal different from an opening range breakout?
They start from the same reference point, the high and low of the opening range, but they trade opposite outcomes. The ORB page grades the breakout continuing beyond the range, with the entry, stop, and targets all built around the break holding. This page grades the opposite case: the same break failing to hold and price closing back inside the range, with the entry, stop, and targets built around the fade back toward the far side of the range instead. The same screenshot cannot be a clean setup for both pages at once; either the break is holding, which is ORB, or it has failed and closed back inside, which is this page.
Does SnapPChart auto-detect the opening range, know the session clock, or read live price?
No. It does not read the clock, does not know what time the session opened, and does not auto-detect or auto-draw the opening range or the failed push. You decide the range window, first 5, 15, or 30 minutes are the most common, mark the range and the failed breakout, then screenshot the chart with the close back inside visible. The grade reflects the structure in the picture you give it, not a live session timer.
Does it grade the bullish mirror, a failed breakdown that fades back up?
Yes. A failed breakout above the range high that fades back down is the short version; the bullish mirror is a failed breakdown below the range low that closes back inside and fades back up, traded as a long. Both directions run through the same checklist: the push beyond the level, the close back inside the range, the volume behind that close, and whether the broken level holds on a retest. Neither direction gets graded until the close back inside the range has actually printed.
What should be on the chart before I screenshot it?
Mark the opening range high and low so the boundary is visible, along with the candles, timeframe, and volume. The push through the range needs to be visible, and so does the candle that closes back inside it, since the grade depends on that close having already happened, not on a wick that is still extending beyond the level. A retest of the broken level, if one has occurred, helps confirm the read.
Is there a free trial for opening range reversal grading?
Yes. New users get two lifetime chart analyses. The first shows the full output so you can see exactly what the opening range reversal grade returns; the second is gated to show what the paid product adds. No credit card required.
Grade the failed breakout before you fade it.
Mark the opening range and the close back inside it, screenshot the chart, and upload it from the homepage for a structured read on the fade.
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