Stocks Breaking out of Boxes

I like to buy stocks breaking out to new all time highs.   On balance, I feel that this gives me an edge in the market, but it does not work every time, of course:


I bought the stock above on Monday thinking that it could break out from its bullish flag formation.   It broke out alright, but then immediately reversed hard, stopping me out at a loss.

One thought pattern that I have been cultivating is to think in terms of the next 1,000 trades.   Sure, based on a sample size of 1 trade, this stock did not work out, but would this strategy work based on a sample size of 1,000 trades?     To expand on this idea, I recommend watching this YouTube video.   



Moving on, the following stocks are the highest potential stocks on my watch list right now: