Let's start with support.
Support is basically an area on the chart where buying pressure has previously been strong enough to stop or slow down a downward movement.
Think about a ball.
If you throw a ball down, it hits the ground and bounces back up.
The ground is acting like support.
In the market, price comes down into a particular area, buyers step in aggressively, and price reacts upward.
That area becomes a potential support zone.
So I want you to remember this simple definition:
Support is an area where buyers are expected to become stronger than sellers.
For example, imagine EUR/USD is moving downward.
Price comes to 1.1000.
It touches that area and moves up.
Later, price comes back to 1.1000 again and moves up.
And maybe a third time, price comes close to 1.1000 and buyers push the market upward again.
What does that tell us?
It tells us that there is buying interest around that area.
Therefore, we can mark 1.1000 as a potential support area.
But notice that I said area, not necessarily one exact price.
This is very important.
Beginners often draw one perfect horizontal line and respect
"Price must respect this exact line."
No.
The market doesn't know that you drew a line on your TradingView chart. ๐
Price can enter the area slightly, sweep below it, or react above it.
That's why we generally think of support as a zone, rather than an exact number.
So:
Support = buying interest below current price.