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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Thus, the support level for I-2066 was higher in both areas compared to I-2117. Forbes Daily: Join over 1 million Forbes Daily subscribers and get our best stories, exclusive reporting and essential analysis of the day’s news in your inbox every weekday. Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 The investment bank forecast that the S & P 500 index will fall to the mid 5,000 support level in the middle of next year, equal to a 10% to 15% correction, after peaking in the first half of the year, according to chief equity strategist Barry Bannister. Brian Evans, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024 In 2020, about 30 percent of Georgia voters identified as Black, according to the exit polls, and around 90 percent backed Biden, about the same as Clinton's support level in 2016. Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024 Constellation Brands buy levels: $230, $210 The Mexican beer powerhouse on Nov. 26 successfully tested $230 per share, a key technical support level for the past two years. Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024 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 9 Jan. 2025.

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