support level

noun

: a price level on a declining market at which a security resists further decline due to increased attractiveness to traders and investors

called also support area

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Subsequent lows in April and early May confirmed this support level, and suggested limited downside beyond what had already played out. David Keller, CNBC, 22 May 2025 The answer will help determine the best support level for creating healthy spinal alignment—firm for stomach sleepers, soft for side sleepers, and a medium firmness for back sleepers. Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025 Conversely, if a market is below its pivot then the focus should be on the first support level below the pivot or S1. Tom Aspray, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 The early April slide took the price to below the early August 2024 low, a previous support level. John Navin, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for support level

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First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of support level was in 1906

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“Support level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/support%20level. Accessed 31 May. 2025.

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