Breakout or fakeout?

Let's discuss strategies we can use to avoid trading fakeouts.

Here's a tip from old Merlin's post:

1. 'dont take a breakout unless it follows a false breakout'

There are also other tips like: wait for a pullback or for a 'goodbye kiss'.

What's your method for differentiating breakouts from fakeouts? Indicators? Volumes? Coffee Tasseography?