Good observation.
One problem with defining trends via points of contact (or similarly, as channels) is that there is usually more than one way to define them that way, and in many cases, breaking out of one of them leads to price staying within the confines of the next (plausible) one.
Doesn't mean the approach is wrong or useless, but that it has to be seen in context. Here's the point I'm trying to make, with sound effects

deep inside you you know that we must break 360 with volume to call it a proper break out.