What is Support and Resistance?
Updated October 21, 2026
Support is a price level where buyers tend to step in, and resistance is where sellers tend to show up.
Price often bounces off the same areas again and again. Those are support below and resistance above.
Traders use them for entries, stops and targets.
When a level breaks, it often flips roles. Old resistance can become new support.
Example
Gold keeps bouncing at 2,380, so traders treat it as support.
Questions people ask
How do I find these levels?
Look for spots where price turned around several times.
Do levels always hold?
No, they're zones, not walls.
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