Charting & Price Action
Beginner
Resistance
A price level where sellers historically step in and stop further rallies.
Definition
Resistance is the mirror of support — clusters of sell orders that have repeatedly capped advances. Strong resistance is broken by either fundamental shifts or sustained momentum.
Broken resistance often flips to support on retest — the role-reversal principle.
Example
EUR/USD rejected from 1.0900 three times. Break and close above 1.0900 → resistance becomes support on the first pullback.