Support and Resistance

Support is a price area where buying has repeatedly stopped a decline; resistance is where selling has repeatedly stopped a rise. They work because many traders remember them and act there.

Technical AnalysisBeginner8 min read22 Oct 2026

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Learning objectives

  • Draw levels as zones from clear reactions
  • Rank levels by timeframe and reactions
  • Know what a flip from resistance to support looks like

Zones, not lines

Price rarely turns at the exact same tick. Draw a zone that covers the bodies and wicks of the reactions. On gold this is often a few dollars wide on intraday charts.

Fewer levels are better. Start on the daily chart, mark the three or four clearest reactions, then move down a timeframe.

Role reversal

When resistance breaks and price returns to it from above, it often acts as support. This flip is one of the most reliable ideas in technical analysis because it combines a level with a change of control.

Chart example

Resistance becomes support
Illustrative diagram, not real market data.

Practical example

A daily resistance zone has stopped price twice. Price finally closes above it, then retests the zone from above two days later and forms a bullish rejection. The broken resistance is now acting as support.

Video lesson

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Common mistakes

  • Drawing a line at every small turn
  • Expecting exact-tick reactions
  • Ignoring the higher-timeframe level that sits above

Key takeaways

  • Levels are zones
  • Higher-timeframe levels carry more weight
  • A broken level often flips its role