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Resistance

Resistance is a level, usually identified on a price chart, where selling interest is strong enough to overcome buying pressure with the result that prices rise no further. Each time a level of resistance is penetrated it will create a new level of support.

See also: Trendline, Technical Analysis, Reversal Day, Chart Pattern