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Charlie Aitken
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Support and Resistance Lines

By drawing horizontal lines across adjacent tops and bottoms of a security's price chart, one can identify a consolidation phase or sideways trend.

A support line demonstrates buyers support when the price is above it whereas resistance (sellers) when prices are below a resistance line.

Once the support/resistance line is penetrated, the expectation is for the price to snapback towards the line just penetrated. The price should resume a movement away from the line thereafter.

The longer the price of a security is turned back by either a support or resistance line, the stronger the lines become. However, when a breakout happens, either way, it normally becomes quite a strong move.

Hover your mouse cursor over different areas of the graph for detailed information:-

 
A Resistance line demonstrates sellers resistance when the price is below it A Support line demonstrates buyers support when the price is above it Breakout 100 Day Moving Average 100 Day Moving Average 100 Day Moving Average 100 Day Moving Average

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