Resistance
A price area where advances previously slowed or reversed.
What to notice
Repeated highs, prior rejection wicks and a failed breakout may identify an area of supply.
The context that matters
Watch whether the market rejects the zone or closes beyond it and later holds a retest. A resistance zone is not a ceiling.
Common mistake
Calling every pause at resistance a bearish reversal before follow-through exists.
Try it on a chart
Mark the zone before price reaches it and write down both a rejection case and a successful-breakout case.
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