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Support and Resistance in FOREX

Support and resistance is one of the most fundamental types of chart analysis in FOREX trading. When price on a chart climbs and reaches a point that it could previously not exceed this is point is known as resistance. It is at this level that more sellers have come into the market forcing the prices back down again. Conversely, when price is falling and reaches a market low this low is known as support because this is the place that buyers have come back and forced prices to rise again. When price rises above resistance or below support this is known as a "breakout" and a possible indication that prices may be headed further in the direction of the breakout.

Not all highs are levels of resistance and not all lows are levels of support. The video below gives a explanation of spport and resistance in FOREX which of course can be used for trading stocks, commodities or any other type of traded instrument.