Glossary Detail: Support & Resistance
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Price levels where buying (support) or selling (resistance) pressure historically concentrates, creating floors and ceilings.
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Support is a price level where buying interest is strong enough to prevent further decline. Resistance is a price level where selling pressure prevents further advance. These levels form based on historical trading activity and psychological round numbers.