My costly lesson in chasing breakouts

Thought I'd drop in here since it's the introductions thread. Been trading for a few years now, mostly equities and some FX. My biggest lesson, one that still stings to remember, was from chasing breakouts without confirming follow-through. I had this nasty habit of seeing a stock push past a key resistance level, and instead of waiting for a retest or some consolidation, I'd jump right in, thinking I was catching the 'big move.' More often than not, it would either whipsaw back down immediately, or I'd be stuck in a weak move that barely went anywhere, tying up capital. The worst offender was a $TSLA breakout attempt about a year ago; jumped in thinking it was finally breaking free, only for it to fall back into range over the next few days. Ended up taking a decent loss and just felt incredibly stupid for not being more patient. It really drilled into me the importance of confirming a move and not just assuming the first push is the push. Still working on that patience, but the memory of that particular trade keeps me honest.