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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Investors are watching $90,000 as the key support level in bitcoin, and some have warned of an even deeper pullback toward $80,000 should the cryptocurrency meaningfully break below its support. Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025 There are additional technical support levels to watch that could make this rally sustainable. Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 Technical analysis shows support levels for gold at $2,750, assisted by simple moving averages around $2,648. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2025 On the other hand, missing the high expectations may lead the stock to retest the $400 support level. Gurufocus, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for support level 

Word History

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 8 Feb. 2025.

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