Forex basics · Beginner

Support and Resistance Basics

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Last reviewed 15 September 2026 by the MarketPro research desk · Editorial policy

Short answer

Support and resistance describe price areas where buying or selling pressure has previously been strong enough to pause or reverse a move. They are among the most widely referenced concepts in chart analysis.

Support

Support is a level or zone where price has tended to stop falling, as buyers have historically stepped in around that area. Resistance is the opposite: a level or zone where price has tended to stop rising, as sellers have historically stepped in.

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Zones, Not Exact Lines

In practice, support and resistance behave more like zones than single precise prices, since reactions rarely occur at the exact same tick every time.

Levels are often drawn from previous swing highs and lows
Round numbers can sometimes act as psychological levels
A broken support level can later act as resistance, and vice versa — often called role reversal

These levels are not guarantees that price will reverse; they simply mark areas where reactions have happened before. Traders often watch how price behaves near these zones for additional clues rather than assuming an automatic bounce or rejection.

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