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Resistance

An effective upper bound on prices achieved because of many willing sellers at that price level.

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resistance

An increased supply of a security. Compare support.

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Resistance

In technical analysis, a price above which a security does not rise, or only rarely rises. Technical analysts identify a resistance level by looking at past performance. When the security approaches the resistance level, it is seen as an indication to sell the security, which will increase the supply, causing the security's price to fall back below the resistance level. If there are too many buyers, however, the security rises above the resistance level. When this occurs, the price of the security will likely continue to rise until it finds another resistance level. See also: Price ceiling, Support (Support level).

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Resistance. Resistance, or resistance level, is the top of a stock's current trading range, and the point at which the price is higher than investors are willing to pay. As stockholders sell at resistance level, the stock price goes down because supply exceeds demand.

For example, if, on a repeated basis, as stock A's price reaches $60, stockholders begin to sell, then $60 is considered its resistance level. But a trading range isn't fixed and investor attitudes change, so the resistance level tends to move higher or lower over time.

If stock A rises to $63 without a surge of selling, the current resistance line has been breached. This may be the result of a rising market or a bullish assessment of the stock's value. On the other hand, if selling increases at $57, that may become the new resistance level.

Conversely, the level at which demand exceeds supply and investors typically buy a certain stock is called support. It's the point that's considered the bottom of a stock's current trading range.

Technical analysts use the concepts of resistance and support in anticipating future stock price movements.

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Resistance

What Does Resistance Mean?

A price level at which a stock or a market index trades up to, but usually does not exceed during a certain period of time. Often referred to as the “resistance level.” The following chart shows the resistance level for a hypothetical stock.

Investopedia explains Resistance

If a stock trades above resistance, it could be a sign that the stock will reach and sustain new highs.

Related Terms:
• Moving Average
• Support
• Technical Analysis
• Trend Analysis
• Uptrend