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Support

A price level where buying pressure prevents further price declines.

Support is a price level where a downtrend can be expected to pause due to buying interest. When support breaks, it often becomes a new resistance level. Traders use support levels to identify potential entry points or to set stop-loss orders below these levels.

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Quick Reference

Category
technical
Difficulty
Beginner
Reading Time
1 min

Where You'll See This

This concept appears throughout stock detail pages and financial data.