Chart structure
Zones, not magic lines
Support and resistance are areas where meetings clustered, not razors on the chart.
Lesson 2 of 3 • 12 min
Worked example
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Traders talk about support and resistance as if price obeys a line. Look closer and you usually see a band: several highs or lows in the same neighborhood, wicks poking through, closes that sometimes respect the area and sometimes do not.
A useful zone is a place where a lot of meetings already happened. People remember the price, orders were left nearby, and the next visit has a crowd. A line you drew because it touches two candles in a quiet hour is a weaker claim.
Write down what would count as a break. A wick through the zone is not the same as a close beyond it. If you do not decide that in advance, every poke will feel like a signal and then feel like a fake.
- Draw a band, thick enough to cover the cluster, not a hairline.
- Prefer zones that price has reacted to more than once.
- If a zone has been crossed cleanly several times, it is no longer a wall. Update the map.
Zones are a way to organize attention. They are not walls the market owes you.