Pivot Points (classic)

La idea en pocas palabras

Floor traders needed levels before the market opened. Yesterday's range gives a central "pivot" and levels above (resistance R1–R3) and below (support S1–S3) where today's price often reacts.

Cómo se calcula

Uses the previous day for intraday charts, the previous month for daily charts and the previous year for weekly and monthly charts.

P = (high + low + close) ÷ 3
R1 = 2P − low,  S1 = 2P − high
R2 = P + (high − low),  S2 = P − (high − low)
R3 = high + 2 × (P − low),  S3 = low − 2 × (high − P)

Cómo usarlo

• Price above P: bullish bias for the day; below: bearish.
• R1/S1 are common targets and turning points; R2/S2 for bigger days.

Sacar conclusiones

• Levels are more meaningful when they line up with other support or resistance.

Ten cuidado con

• Widely watched levels can be briefly overshot as stops are triggered.

Un poco de historia

Used by floor traders on exchange trading floors long before electronic trading.