Support and Resistance
Technical traders believe there are prices at which a stock may have difficulty pushing past. When a stock price is rising, it may hit a ceiling price called a resistance level that it will “bounce” off of. At this price, traders will begin to sell off their holdings. Conversely, when the stock price is falling, it is likely to hit a support level, or floor price. When a stock price is at its support level, we say that the stock is oversold,