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Pivot points

From the previous period's high, low, open and close, where do the pivot, support and resistance levels sit?

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Only the DeMark method uses the open

Pivot point PP (Floor)

1.17470

PP = (high + low + close) ÷ 3 of the previous period

Resistance levels R, the pivot point PP and support levels S in 5 methods
Level FloorWoodieCamarillaDeMarkFibonacci
R4 —1.199651.18151——
R3 1.189501.190351.17896—1.18400
R2 1.184001.184431.17811—1.18045
R1 1.180201.181051.177251.182101.17825
PP 1.174701.175131.174701.175651.17470
S1 1.170901.171751.175551.172801.17115
S2 1.165401.165831.17469—1.16895
S3 1.161601.162451.17384—1.16540
S4 —1.153151.17129——

The numbers are filled in as an example. Enter the high, low, open and close of the previous daily (or weekly, monthly) candle from your trading platform.

How it is calculated

Pivot levels come from the high (H), low (L) and close (C) of the previous period. R is resistance above, S is support below. They are reference areas to watch, not buy or sell signals.

  • Floor (classic): PP = (H + L + C) ÷ 3; R1 = 2PP − L; S1 = 2PP − H; R2 = PP + (H − L); S2 = PP − (H − L); R3 = H + 2(PP − L); S3 = L − 2(H − PP).
  • Woodie: PP = (H + L + 2C) ÷ 4, so the close counts double; R1, S1, R2, S2, R3, S3 as in Floor; R4 = R3 + (H − L); S4 = S3 − (H − L).
  • Camarilla: R1…R4 = C + (H − L) × 1.1 ÷ 12, ÷ 6, ÷ 4, ÷ 2; S1…S4 take the same distances off C.
  • DeMark: X = H + 2L + C when C < O; 2H + L + C when C > O; H + L + 2C when C = O. PP = X ÷ 4; R1 = X ÷ 2 − L; S1 = X ÷ 2 − H.
  • Fibonacci: PP as in Floor; R1, R2, R3 = PP + 0.382, 0.618, 1 times (H − L); S1, S2, S3 take the same distances off PP.

Example

H = 1.5; L = 0.9; C = 1.3. Floor: PP = 3.7 ÷ 3 ≈ 1.2333; R1 = 2 × 1.2333 − 0.9 ≈ 1.5667; S1 = 2 × 1.2333 − 1.5 ≈ 0.9667.