Support and resistance are fundamental elements of classical technical analysis. Additionally they are used to test some other indicators. In technical analysis all trend lines and price patterns are combination of support and resistance levels. So how these support and resistance levels are formed?
The line of resistance is the line that connects the maximums or peaks of the market. The peak is formed when buyers are not willing to pay higher price anymore for a given currency. At the same time with any upward movement traders who sell the currency feel the resistance and start selling at the lower price that makes the price to go down.
Trend that was going up now stalled as if there is an invisible ceiling that cannot be penetrated at the moment. If bulls become strong again the price can move higher. Otherwise there must be consolidation and eventually trend reversal.
Level of support on the other hand connects the minimums or bottoms of the price action. The reason behind of levels of support is similar but opposite to the reasons of forming resistance. Bulls switch places with bears.
Traders who sell are active players in the market. They are the ones who cause the price to move downwards. Traders who buy the pair play in defense. The higher the activity of sellers the higher the probability for the price to break out the support level.
Support and resistance are usually formed because of people's memory of the past events. Traders remember that at a certain price the market reversed some time in the past. That's why it stimulates selling or buying the pair at certain price. Their massive action creates those levels resistance and support again and again.
Most of them remember that a week ago at this point price stopped descending at reversed. Traders will start buying the pair that will make a reaction in the market and price will increase. The opposite is also true. Most traders remember where price did not go higher and once a pair achieved that height they will start selling it causing the price to collapse.
The more times price hits a certain level of resistance or support the stronger the level is. The more times it bounces form certain level the more participants of the market are satisfied with this market situation.
However over time these levels of support and resistance become weaker and weaker. At certain moment price penetrates the support or resistance level leaving those satisfied traders in loss. Many of them may encounter such a loss that wouldn't be able to continue to trade.
That's why any trader needs a trading method and sound money management system to avoid losing entire account when price violates some levels of support or resistance that seemed to be rock solid.
Albert Schmidt is a part-time currency trader. After quite a long time of struggle he learned to make consistent profit trading in Forex. Review a trading strategy he successfully uses in his trading Forex. |
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