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beginnerTrading Basics10 min

Support & Resistance

What You'll Learn

  • Support & Resistance Fundamentals: What support and resistance actually mean: the "floor" and "ceiling" of price action.
  • Why These Levels Form: The trader psychology, supply vs demand dynamics, and market mechanics behind key price levels.
  • Drawing Reliable Levels: How to draw strong, reliable support and resistance levels on your charts.
  • Static vs Dynamic Levels: The difference between fixed horizontal levels and dynamic ones like moving averages, VWAP, and trendlines.
  • Bounces vs Breakouts: How to trade price reactions at key levels, whether price bounces off or breaks through.
  • Role Reversal: The powerful concept of how support becomes resistance (and vice versa) after a breakout.
  • Volume Confirmation: How volume confirms real moves vs fakeouts at key levels.
  • Confluence: What confluence is and why professional traders wait for multiple signals to align before taking a trade.
  • Practical Examples: Real chart examples you can apply immediately to your own trading.