We recommend reading this chapter on Varsity to learn more and understand the concepts in-depth.


Key takeaways from this chapter

  1. S&R are price points on the chart.
  2. Support is a price point below the current market price that indicates buying interest.
  3. Resistance is a price point above the current market price, indicating selling interest.
  4. To identify S&R, place a horizontal line to connect at least three price action zones, well-spaced in time. The more price action zones (well spaced in time) the horizontal line associates, the stronger is S&R. 
  5. S&R can be used to identify targets for the trade. For a long trade, look for the immediate resistance level as the target. For a short trade, look for the immediate support level as the target.
  6. Lastly, comply with the checklist for optimal trading results.

61 comments

  1. Dr.Pradeep says:

    Want varsity in marathi language.also want best stock market books for indian investors which are beginners in marathi.plz reply

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Not sure about Marathi, Dr.Pradeep, will be very tough to get his translated. But will keep this in mind.

  2. Jaisankar says:

    Nifty and bank nifty option

  3. Narendra says:

    I am using Zerodha to trade stocks. I am unable to find support & resistance levels in the charts. How to ensure that i can see them. Please advice.

  4. harsh says:

    THE VIDEOS ARE NOT IN A FRIENDLY LANGUAGE WHERE A BEGINNER CAN LEARN SOMETHING TOO MUCH OF TECHNICAL LANGUAGE WHICH IS DIFFICULT FOR A BEGINNER TO COPE WITH UP

  5. Dr.Sujit says:

    thanks. its really useful

  6. Jagannath says:

    Very useful from Versity for beginners.. Ur videos made me to enter stock market and one thing can u guide us what is the best book for beginners??

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Happy to note that, Jagannath. I’d suggest you read through the content on Varsity web 🙂

  7. Dilshad says:

    Excellent

  8. BHOSALE says:

    I AM LEARNING ABOUT TECHNICAL ANYLYSIS AND MARKET FROM 10 MONTHS…STILL MAKING LOSSES AFTER LEARNING FROM VARSITY …ANYONE CAN PLZZ SUGGEST ME WHICH COURSES SHOULD I PREFER TO LEARN MORE IN DEEP AND THE WAY FOR PROFFESSIONAL TRADER

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      A different course will not help. Please analyze where you are going wrong. Are you position sizing properly? Managing risk properly? Figure out where you are messing up.

  9. Prashant Chaudhary says:

    I’m not here to point-out what minor mistake(s) they’ve made. I’m here to find what my blind spots are, what can I learn from these valuable contents.
    Thanks Karthik and Zerodha team to take the pain for us.

  10. Vikram says:

    I like his teaching.He is explaining concepts in a good and easy way bro

  11. Kaushal kumar says:

    When we see support and resistance on larger time frame, it look far away from current prices, so, please help how an we get support and resistance for intra day and how to target our trade..

  12. Chitaranjan Maharana says:

    Share price of one particular company is closed around 1500 on day one and it is around 1700 after a month or 1300 after month.
    How the above share price variations really affect the company’s internal operations.
    Will you please explain?

  13. yash says:

    i do have a question. People say the trend is a friend. so here trend refers to index trends like nifty 50 or banknifty or trend of that particular stock?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      For overall market’s trend, you need to look at Nifty or Bank Nifty. YOu can look at individual stocks for stock specific trend.

  14. Radhey Shyam says:

    I am ur client
    I want to use VWAP IN
    BANK NIFTY AND IN NIFTY
    UR APP COULD NOT BE USED
    IT SHOWS ERROR VWAP REQUIRS VOLUME

  15. Akash patel says:

    I paid 200 rupees yesterday for join this but my account is not successful. It is again require 200 rupees but I paid

  16. Kevalsing says:

    What is scalping and can you share some information about it?

  17. aniket says:

    do engulfing ,piercing ,dark cloud cover pattern need to be made at the end of the day (is it a specific condition ) or it can be made anytime of the day

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      It can occur at any point during or across multiple trading sessions on both intraday and EOD basis.

  18. samad says:

    Where can we see current resistances and support for indexes like Nifty50

  19. Sahil Bhaisaheb says:

    Pratik Singh’s command over the language is commendable with not a single mistake in most of his videos. Amazing. Easy to understand with practical examples. Thank you Zerodha and Varsity by Zerodha. God bless you always.

  20. Suhit says:

    Hello Kartik, so I have a doubt. Support represent Buying Interest and Resistance represent Selling Interest. Then why do we long on immediate resistance level and Short on Immediate Support Level

  21. Sagar says:

    Sir there are so much of theories then how do we identify that which theory will be applied

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      You will know as and when you start trading the markets. Each situation is different and overtime intuitively you will know which strategy to apply and what theory that strategy would require.

  22. Anuwratha K says:

    video is very helpful

  23. yuvraj pal says:

    kartik sir,i have doubt that if the candlestick patterns,chart pattern and indicators all are pointing towards an uptrend but the price of that stock is trading near the resistence level , what should we focus on more at that time

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      If majority of the factors are pointing to a breakout, then you should have a postion in long direction. It maybe worth the risk.

  24. suresh parikh says:

    your all techinacal explanation on all indicator sufficient to understand keep up. thank you sir

  25. Vijith says:

    Which time frame is good for intraday traders to draw support and resistance

  26. Vijith says:

    Sir,Could you share the time frame that you are using

  27. kranti bamane says:

    sir for intraday trading in which timeframe we have to draw s&r

  28. Sunny Singh says:

    Nice explanation. It will definitely be helpful.

  29. Arun says:

    What timeframe should we use to plot support and resistance for intraday trading?

  30. kaushal says:

    sir just to check my knowledge i learnt so far
    in the last example of HUL you showed, there is a bullish engulfing pattern at the support zone so the price might go up, am I right?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Yes, just that when several checklist items align, the odds of the price moving the direction we anticipate increases. But there is nothing called guarantee in markets.

  31. Aayush says:

    which timeframe is the best to plot S&R points on the chart?

  32. Shweta says:

    For trading in futures which time frame we should apply to see support n resistance level..
    N how can we add the. Charts , images.. I m not able to do it

  33. Priyesh Suryavanshi says:

    It is suggested that support and resistance lines work on higher time frame. I do intraday and scalping, in my case how to draw support and resistance.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      The concept remains the same. You just have to apply the same over intraday time frame, maybe like a 10 or 15mins chart.

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