Research method
Support and resistance
Support and resistance is a canonical archive-taxonomy method; this registry entry defines its inputs, output and use boundary.
- Output
- Signal
- Input
- OHLC price structure and chart scale
- Horizon
- From intraday to several weeks
- Best use
- Turn a repeatable chart condition into a falsifiable trade hypothesis.
- Input: OHLC price structure and chart scale.
- Output: signal.
- Use boundary: Turn a repeatable chart condition into a falsifiable trade hypothesis.
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How the method is built, and where it has been read
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Read in the archive24 of 227 readings
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This registry entry describes a research method. It is not investment advice and does not make a performance claim.