Supply and Demand Trading Patterns and StrategiesSupply and Demand Trading Patterns and Strategies
Understanding the nuances of supply and demand is essential for traders to discern potential market reversals, identify trend continuations, and execute well-informed trading strategies. This article delves into the core patterns and strategies of trading based on these zones, providing a structured approach to identifying potential trading opportunities.
What Are Supply and Demand Zones?
Supply and demand zones are specific areas on a chart that indicate where the price of an asset has historically made significant moves, either upwards or downwards. These zones are identified by observing patterns where price action has shown a strong reaction—either a sharp increase (demand zone) or a sharp decrease (supply zone).
A demand zone is typically found where the market has stopped falling and then shot upwards. This area represents a level where buyers found the price attractive enough to enter the market in large numbers, driving it up. Conversely, a supply zone represents a level at which selling interest overcomes buying pressure, causing the price to fall sharply. This is typically where sellers find the asset overvalued and decide to exit their positions or open new positions to sell.
These zones are typically drawn at the ‘bases’ found in the patterns described below, from the consolidation’s low to high. Identifying these zones can provide traders with insights into potential future movements, as prices often retest these levels. When the price returns to a supply or demand zone, it can indicate an opportunity for traders to open new positions in anticipation of a repeat of past market behaviour.
The Role of Accumulations and Distributions
Accumulation and distribution are critical in understanding how supply and demand zones form and behave in financial markets. These terms describe the actions taken by influential market players—often large institutional investors or "smart money"—as they prepare for a potential price movement. They form a key component of Wyckoff trading.
Accumulation occurs when these entities begin to buy or "accumulate" a long position over a period, typically at lower levels. This phase is generally not accompanied by a notable price increase, as the buying is done gradually to avoid significant movements that could attract attention. The end of an accumulation phase is often marked by a reaccumulation, where buying resumes after a brief rally and pullback/consolidation, further establishing a demand zone.
Distribution reflects the opposite scenario, where large holders begin to sell their holdings, usually after a rise. This selling does not immediately lead to a drop; it happens subtly to prevent a drastic decrease in price. Following a distribution phase, a redistribution might occur where selling continues after a minor rally or consolidation—this process helps solidify a supply zone.
The Four Key Patterns in Supply and Demand Trading
Recognising specific patterns in supply and demand zones can significantly assist traders in determining potential market movements. These patterns, derived from price action and the behaviour of market participants, provide visual cues on charts that suggest future trajectories.
Here are four key patterns:
1. Rally-Base-Rally (RBR)
This pattern is a bullish indicator and occurs as the price leaves an accumulation/demand zone. The sequence starts with a rally, where there is a noticeable upward movement. This is followed by a base, a period where prices consolidate within a relatively narrow range, indicating a balance between buyers and sellers. The pattern completes with another rally, suggesting that demand has overwhelmed supply, pushing prices higher.
Recognising the Rally-Base-Rally pattern can signal traders to consider a long position as the market sentiment will likely continue upward.
2. Drop-Base-Drop (DBD)
Mirroring the RBR, the Drop-Base-Drop pattern is a bearish formation found after a successful distribution from a supply zone. It begins with a drop, indicating strong selling pressure. The base phase occurs next, where the price moves sideways briefly, showing uncertainty or equal force from buyers and sellers. A subsequent drop follows, demonstrating renewed selling pressure and an overpowering supply.
As the price leaves the base, there’s a potential selling opportunity for traders expecting further declines.
3. Rally-Base-Drop (RBD)
The Rally-Base-Drop pattern typically signals the formation of a supply zone and is indicative of a bearish reversal. It starts with a rally, where buyers temporarily gain control. However, this rally is short-lived and leads into a base phase—a period of consolidation. The critical phase is the subsequent drop, where sellers dominate, reversing the initial upward trend.
This pattern is particularly valuable for traders looking to capture the shift from a bullish to a bearish market.
4. Drop-Base-Rally (DBR)
Contrary to RBD, the Drop-Base-Rally pattern indicates a bullish reversal and creates a demand zone. It starts with an initial drop, reflecting strong selling. This phase is followed by a base, where the market finds equilibrium and the selling pressure begins to wane. The final phase is a rally, suggesting that buyers have regained control and are likely to push prices higher.
This pattern aids traders in spotting potential entry points for long positions as the market sentiment shifts from bearish to bullish.
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How to Trade Supply and Demand Zones
Trading supply and demand zones effectively involves understanding their potential role as areas of support (demand) or resistance (supply). In an established trend, these zones are formed from bases—periods of consolidation—that, once the price breaks out and moves in a consistent direction, are likely to act as areas of support or resistance on return.
For instance, in a Rally-Base-Rally (RBR) pattern, the base, after the initial rally, is likely to act as a demand zone. If prices revisit this base, it typically serves as a support level, where the price is expected to stop falling and start rising again. Conversely, in patterns like Drop-Base-Rally (DBD), the base also functions as a demand zone. Here, if the price falls back to this zone, it is anticipated to encounter support, leading to a potential bullish move away.
Supply and Demand Zones: Trading Strategies
Trading strategies based on supply and demand zones are centred around the identification and reaction to key levels that indicate underlying shifts in market sentiment. Traders often focus on how price exits these zones to gauge potential continuation or reversal of trends.
Strategy for Rally-Base-Rally (RBR) and Drop-Base-Drop (DBD)
This Drop-Base-Drop/Rally-Base-Rally strategy capitalises on the formation of a base after a distinct move that often breaks an established trend, i.e. moving sharply above a lower high in a downtrend or higher low in an uptrend.
Traders look to this pattern as it leverages the momentum generated from a strong initial move (rally or drop) followed by a stabilisation period (base) that offers a clear breakout point, indicating a potential trend continuation.
Entry
Traders typically monitor the price as it rallies or drops, forming a base.
A breakout from the consolidation zone is awaited, where the price moves above the high in RBR or below the low in DBD.
Entry may be made via a stop order at the breakout point to capture the movement as it happens.
Stop Loss
It may be placed just outside the opposite side of the base range to protect against false breakouts.
Take Profit
It may be set at previously identified supply or demand zones where price may potentially react and reverse.
Strategy for Rally-Base-Drop (RBD) and Drop-Base-Rally (DBR)
This approach focuses on reversal patterns forming in established supply or demand zones, offering insights into potential trend shifts. It utilises the inherent strength of existing supply or demand zones, coupled with a clear reversal pattern, to identify high-probability trades in line with the trend's direction.
Entry
Traders observe an established supply or demand zone and look inside it for an RBD or DBR pattern formation, respectively.
A break of a significant high (in downtrends) or low (in uptrends) within these zones signals the strength of the pattern.
Following the break, traders wait for a retracement back to the zone, placing a limit order at the edge of the zone.
Stop Loss
It may be positioned just beyond the opposite side of the zone to safeguard against the price moving beyond the established boundary of the zone.
Take Profit
It may be targeted at the next significant supply or demand zone that could oppose the current movement.
The Bottom Line
Supply and demand zones and their related patterns can offer traders a potential edge across various asset types, including forex, stocks, commodities, and cryptocurrencies*. The strategies described can be a great starting place for anyone looking to explore this trading style. If you’d like to put this theory into practice, consider opening an FXOpen account to access a wide range of assets and our advanced TickTrader platform.
FAQs
What Is a Supply and Demand Zone in Trading?
Supply and demand zones are specific areas on a trading chart where significant buying (demand zones) or selling (supply zones) activity has occurred, causing the price to move dramatically. These zones are used to identify potential areas where the price might either stall or reverse based on past trading activity.
What Is the Difference Between Supply & Demand Zones and Support & Resistance Zones?
While both supply and demand zones and support and resistance zones identify key levels, supply and demand zones are identified by areas that cause substantial price movements, whereas support and resistance are defined by frequent price reversals at certain price levels.
What Are the 4 Stages of the Market Cycle?
The four stages of the market cycle include Accumulation, Markup, Distribution, and Markdown. These stages describe the systematic process of price movement in markets, from periods where smart money accumulates positions to phases where these positions are distributed, leading to price declines.
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The Concept of Supply / Demand TradingThe principle of supply and demand trading involves identifying a counter-trend candle that precedes a sequence of three consecutive candles exhibiting strong bullish or bearish momentum. This specific candle is designated as the supply or demand level. The underlying theory posits that when the price retraces to the region where demand previously triggered a robust price movement, it is likely to encounter renewed demand, consequently attracting a larger number of buyers, thereby sustaining the prevailing trend.
Rule 1: The aggressive price movement must consist of 2-3 (3 preferred) candles that demonstrate remarkable strength in their respective directions.
Rule 2: The candle retracing to the demand zone should close outside of the zone, accompanied by a wick that reflects considerable strength.
Guide to Recession - What Is It? Recession is a scary word for any country An economic recession occurs when the economy shrinks. During recessions, even businesses close their doors. Even an individual can see these things with his own eyes:
1. People lose their jobs
2. Investment lose their value
3. Business suffers losses
Note: The recession is part of an economic cycle.
If you haven't read that article, you can check it below:
What is the Recession?
Two consecutive quarters of back-to-back declines in gross domestic product constitute a recession. The recession is followed by the peak phase. Even if a recession lasts only a few months, the economy will not reach its peak after serval years when it ends.
Effect on supply & Demand - The demand for goods decreased due to expensive prices. Supply will keep increasing, and on the other hand, demand will begin to decline. That causes an "excess of supply" and will lead to falling in prices.
A recession usually lasts for a short period, but it can be painful. Every recession has a different cause, but they have the main reason for the cause of the recession.
What is depression? - A deep recession that persists for a long time eventually leads to depression.
During a recession, the inflation rate goes down.
How to avoid recession?
1. Monetary Policy
- Cut interest rates
- Quantitative easing
- helicopter money
2: Fiscal policy
- Tax Cut
- Higher government spending
3: higher inflation target
4: Financial stability
Unemployment :
We know that companies are healthy in expansion, but there is a saying, "too much of anything can be good for nothing."
During peak,
The company is unable to earn the next marginal dollar.
Companies are taking more risk and debt to reset the growth
Not only companies but investors and debtors also invest in risky assets.
Why does lay-off occur?
After the peak phase, companies are unable to earn the next marginal dollar. Now, the business is no more profitable. CCompaniesstart to reduce their costs to enter into a profitable system. For example - Labour
Now, Companies are working with fewer employees. Fewer employees must work more efficiently. Otherwise, they may be lay-off by the company too. You can imagine the workload and pressure.
You may argue that they should leave the company! Really? Guys, we just discussed the employment rate declines. How will you get a job when there is no job? Now, you get it!
Let's assume the effects of the recession on the common man:
Condition 1: He may be laid off.
Condition 2: Perhaps he will be forced to work longer hours. The company is unable to maintain a positive outlook. Fewer employees are doing more work due to massive lay-off. His wages decline, and he has no disposable income.
As a result, consumption rates are reduced, resulting in lower inflation rates. A slowdown in the economy is caused by lower prices, which decrease profits, resulting in more job cuts.
Four Causes of Recession:
1. Economic Shocks
2. Loss of Consumer
3. High-interest rates
4. Sudden stock market crash
1) Economic shocks - When there is an external or economic shock the country faces. For example, COVID-19,
2) Consumer confidence - Negative perception about the economy and the company from consumers who lack confidence in their spending power. Instead of spending, they will choose to save money. As there is no spending, there is no demand for goods and services. The absence of spending results in a lack of demand for goods and services.
3) High-interest rates - High-interest rates will reduce spending. Loans are expensive, so few people take them out. Consumer spending, auto sales, and the housing market will be affected. There can be no good demand if there is no lending. There will be a decline in production.
4) Sudden stock market crash - evade people's trust in the stock market. As a result, they do recall their money and emotion drives them crazy. It can also be considered a psychological factor. As a result, people will not spend money and GDP will decline.
Consumer Spending:
During the recession, consumers don’t have additional income called disposable income.
Consumer spending parts
-- Durable goods - Lasts for more than one year
-- Non-durable goods - Lasts for less than one year
-- Service - Accounting, legal, massage services, etc.
Durable goods surfer during the recession. Non-durable goods are recession-proof because their day-to-day fundamentals are not affected by recessions.
Let's take an example of two stocks,
ABC Food vs ABC car
But, will you stop buying food because of the recession? Will you reduce your consumption of toothpaste, bread, and milk?
The answer is "NO".
Consumers buy the same amount of food in good or bad times, On the other hand, consumers only trade in or trade off their car purchase when they are not only employed but optimistic about the safety of their jobs & confident that they could get a promotion or a high paid job with another employer. And People's disposable income is absorbed during the recession.
Consumer spending is the crucial point to displacing recession.
Auto sales:
As we discussed, few people buy cars during a recession. New car sales count as economic growth. You may have heard about 0% loans. The company facilitates a 0% loan to increase auto sales. Mostly, people repair their cars or buy old cars during the recession.
You may see a boost in the used car market and spare parts selling companies’ sales.
Home sales/housing markets:
I have a question now!
Which is your biggest asset? Most of you will say, my home!
New home sales are part of economic growth. Also, house price impact how wealthy consumer feel. Higher the home prices, the more they feel rich, and vice versa. When home prices are higher, consumers feel they are wealthy and they are willing to spend. But when house price declines, they reduce spending/consumption.
If your biggest asset price declines, you don’t spend and the economy takes a longer time to recover. A higher rate stops increasing the home price because they have to pay more EMI. central bank reduces rates during the recession, and the housing market rate boosts because the loan/EMI is cheap.
Interest rates:
Generally, interest rates decline during a recession. Central banks cut interest rates that’s why loans become cheap.
Benefits of Lower interest rates -
- - Boost in the housing market.
- - Increase sales of durable goods
- - Boost in business investment
- - Bonds and interest rates have an inverse relationship. An economic downturn tends to bring investors to bonds rather than stocks, which can perform well in a recession.
- - During the recession, interest rates are lower and banks higher the criteria for getting loans, so that people can face the abstracts while lending money.
Stock Market:
I want to clarify that, the stock market is not an economy. The economic cycle is lagging behind the market cycle and sentiment cycle. It gives me a chill as a technical analyst and a sad moment as an economics lover. Sometimes it's ahead, and sometimes it's behind. Recession = bear market .
Recession-Proof Industries:
* Consumer staples
* Guilty pleasures
* Utilities
* Healthcare
* Information technology
* Education
I will write about this in the future, but for the time being, let's get back to technical analysis .
⚖️ Auction Market Theory📍Auction Market Theory, developed by J. Peter Steidlmayer and expanded upon by Jim Dalton in his book Mind Over Markets, explains how financial markets function as auctions where buyers and sellers interact. The theory focuses on two main objectives: facilitating trade through a two-way auction process and determining the fair value of assets. Supply and demand dynamics and price discovery play a crucial role in this process. Auction Market Theory is represented using tools like Market or Volume Profile, which utilize bell-shaped curves to identify the value area, representing 68% or 1 standard deviation from the mean.
🔷 In a balanced market , buyers and sellers agree on prices based on their perception of fair value. This leads to lower volatility and prices that remain relatively stable, resulting in a ranging market. The fair value can be recognized using the Market or Volume profile, which appears as a Gaussian bell-shaped curve. However, financial markets rarely stay in balance indefinitely. New information, whether fundamental or technical, causes markets to move away from fair value and transition into a different environment.
🔷 Imbalance refers to the opposite of balance, where there is a disagreement about fair value. In this scenario, one side of market participants becomes more aggressive, leading to a trending market. Typically, markets tend to trend only about 20% of the time and range about 80% of the time. When the market is within the value range, it is more likely to remain in balance and explore within that range. However, in the case of an imbalance, the market often drifts higher or lower until it reaches a stop, typically within a previous value area.
💥Key Takeaways:
🔸 Auction Market Theory explains how financial markets function as auctions, focusing on facilitating trade and determining fair value.
🔸 Supply and demand dynamics and price discovery are essential in the Auction Market Theory process.
🔸 Tools like Market or Volume Profile use bell-shaped curves to identify the value area, representing 68% or 1 standard deviation from the mean.
🔸 In a balanced market, buyers and sellers agree on prices based on their perception of fair value, leading to lower volatility and a ranging market.
🔸 Financial markets rarely stay in balance indefinitely, as new information causes them to move away from fair value and transition into different environments.
🔸 Imbalance occurs when there is disagreement about fair value, leading to a trending market.
🔸 Markets tend to trend about 20% of the time and range about 80% of the time.
🔸 When the market is within the value range, it is likely to remain in balance and explore within that range.
🔸 Imbalanced markets often drift higher or lower until they reach a stop, usually within a previous value area.
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Supply and Demand 101 📚 OKXIDEAS📌 1- Introduction
To understand trading supply and demand, let's consider a simplified example. Imagine I typically purchase a specific brand of rice for $ 5 per bag. However, one day, while shopping, I discover that the price of this rice bag has increased to $ 7.
While I could afford the extra $ 2, I'm accustomed to paying $ 5 and prefer not to pay more if possible. So, I begin to search for an alternative brand of rice that costs $ 5. This behavior is common among consumers, and many others would likely do the same thing in this situation.
As time passes, the rice company notices that sales are decreasing, prompting them to reduce prices to move their inventory. Eventually, the bag of rice is back to HKEX:5 , and consumers begin purchasing it again.
In this example, HKEX:5 represents demand. The same principle applies to supply and is relevant in trading, where instruments such as BTC, APPL, USD are involved.
📌 2- Supply and Demand
Supply and demand is a trading and price action concept that analyses how financial markets move and how buyers and sellers drive the price.
On every price chart, there are certain price points where you can observe a sudden shift between the buyers and the sellers.
Those areas are usually characterized by strong and immediate turning points, or an explosive breakout. We as traders call those areas supply and demand zones.
The fundamental concept is to identify points on a chart where the price has experienced a significant increase or decrease. A demand zone is marked when the price experiences a strong advance, and a supply zone is marked when the market has undergone a sharp decline. This principle is based on the mass psychology behind supply and demand, as exemplified by the bag of rice analogy.
For instance, a trader may observe a significant bullish candle, but they may have missed out on the big move, causing them distress. Consequently, they are unlikely to buy now, believing the price is too high. Instead, they may wait for the price to retest the area where the aggressive upward movement began to identify buying opportunities where they perceive the price to be reasonable.
As a result, this area becomes a demand zone as many traders are awaiting its retest to purchase.
📌 3- There are four key areas of interest on the charts to look for:
The drop base rally, or ‘DBR’.
The rally base drop, or ‘RBD’.
The rally base rally, or ‘RBR’.
The drop base drop, or ‘DBD’.
A 'DBR' demand zone is typically indicative of a market bottom. Initially, the price is trending downwards until it begins to bottom out or base, then reverses its course to the upside.
Similarly, an 'RBD' supply zone is formed in the same way as the 'DBR' formation, but instead of a market bottom, this pattern creates a market top before reversing to the downside.
A 'RBR' demand zone typically emerges during an uptrend. The price starts with an upward movement, followed by a consolidation phase or base, and finally, a continuation move to the upside.
On the other hand, a 'DBD' supply zone is essentially the same formation as a 'RBR' area but occurs within a downtrend. The price begins with a decline, enters into a consolidation phase, and is followed by a continuation move to the downside.
Identifying these demand and supply zones can help traders in determining potential trading opportunities.
Now that we have a basic idea of what to look for, here’s how the noted zones above look on a live chart. OKX:ETHUSDT OKXIDEAS
📌 4- Characteristics Of a Strong Zone
a- Momentum from the zone
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One of the fundamental rules to trading supply and demand is “The stronger the move away from a zone the higher the chance the market has of having a strong move away when it eventually returns”
b- Time Spent Away From Zone
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It doesn't seem logical that an old zone still contains orders to buy or sell within it. Let's consider a supply zone that is four years old and the market has not returned to it yet. Is it plausible that traders still have a pending order to sell around it?
The strength of a supply or demand zone is defined by the amount of time the market has spent away from it. The more quickly the market returns to a supply or demand zone, the higher the probability of a successful trade.
Usually, older zones do not work out frequently. Therefore, it is better to concentrate only on the recently created zones.
In the above example, the last demand zone is still fresh, the more time passes, the weaker it becomes.
📌 5- Difference Between Supply & Demand and Support & Resistance
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The concept of support and resistance is based on the idea that a line or area that has been tested multiple times in the past and prevented the price from moving beyond it is considered significant.
On the other hand, when it comes to supply and demand, we are interested in finding areas with a strong, recent, and untested movement, rather than areas that have been repeatedly tested and held strong.
Sometimes, just like the above XRP example, it happens that we have got a demand zone (blue) around a support zone (red) but it doesn't mean that they are the same.
📌 6- How to trade Supply and Demand
There are plenty of methods one can use to enhance the probability of a zone holding firm. Each individual is different and will, therefore, rarely look at the charts the same way.
Some traders, like myself, prefer to confirm these zones using other technical tools, while others prefer to simply trade the zones naked.
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As per my trading style, I only locate supply/demand zones on higher timeframes. And as price approaches the supply/demand, I zoom in to lower timeframes to look for sell/buy setups for extra confirmation.
7- Conclusion
Traders, especially amateurs, are usually fascinated by supply and demand because they want to catch the exact price tops or bottoms. However, supply and demand is not foolproof and definitely not the Holy Grail.
Supply and demand zones are not a stand-alone strategy but act as extra confluence for an existing potential setup.
Remember:
Higher-timeframe areas are more reliable.
Trading the first time back to a zone is the highest probability trading setup.
I have shared my personal thoughts about Supply and Demand, however it is your job as a trader to find what works for you.
Let me know if you find this post useful, and what which topic would you like me to cover next 🙏
📚 Always follow your trading plan regarding entry, risk management, and trade management.
Good luck!
All Strategies Are Good; If Managed Properly!
~Richard
Disclaimer: The information provided is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice. It is important to do your own research and make informed decisions before entering any trades. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Always be aware of the potential for losses, and never risk more than you can afford to lose.
Technical Analysis Vocabulary!!!BINANCE:CRVUSDTPERP
Hello guys these are some of the trading terms/concepts I apply when trading;
1. BOS : Break of Structure - when price continues to break previous structure and at the same time continues the current trend. A line drawn from recent structure to the current breakout denotes the BOS.
2. CHoCH : Change of Character - when price changes its trend. A line drawn from the last high (for downtrends) or low (for uptrends) of the previous trend all the way to current price action identifies the CHoCH.
3. Liquidity : The buildup of stop orders residing on a trendline of equal highs, lows, trends, or wicks. This is money that can be taken out.
4. Bullish Order Block/Supply Zone : An area of the market where price fell from - highlighting the last bullish candle before the drop in price.
5. Bearish Order Block/Demand Zone : An area of the market where price rose from - highlighting the last bearish candle before the rise in price.
6. Consolidation : An area of the market where prices were oscillating in a corridor - highlighting indecisiveness in the market for that period of time.
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How To Analyze Any Chart From Scratch - Episode 6Hello TradingView Family / Fellow Traders. This is Richard, as known as theSignalyst.
Today we are going to go over a practical example on USDCAD, but you can apply the same logic / strategy on any instrument.
Feel free to ask questions or request any instrument for the next episode.
You can find the previous episodes below "Related Ideas"
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Good luck!
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SUPPLY vs DEMAND 📉📉📉✅1) Use longer time frames to identify supply and demand zones
By zooming out, traders are able to get a better view of areas where price had bounced off previously. Be sure to use the appropriate charts when altering the between multiple time frames. Draw a rectangular shape to denote this zone. Demand and supply zones do not necessarily have to appear together - often currency pairs can reveal one or the other.
✅ 2) Identify strong moves off the potential demand/supply zone
Certain price levels offer value to either bullish or bearish traders. Once institutional traders and big banks see this value, they will look to capitalize on it. As a result, price action tends to accelerate relatively quickly until the value has diminished or has been fully realized. Witnessing multiple instances of this at the same price level increases the probability that it is an area of value and therefore, a supply or demand zone.
✅ 3) Use indicators for confirmation of support and demand zones
Traders can incorporate daily or weekly pivot points to identify or confirm supply or demand zones. At DailyFX, we have a dedicated page showing relevant support and resistance levels for all major markets. Traders should look for support and resistance levels to line up with demand and supply zones for higher probability trades.
🏦 Often, a currency pair will climb to an area of resistance called a ‘selling zone’, where sellers perceive there to be great selling potential at a relatively overbought price. The reverse is also true for currency pairs that drop to relatively low levels, ‘demand zone’ where buyers perceive there to be great value to buy.
If you haven’t learned the basics of the supply and demand, or would like a refresher, read our guide on the forces of supply and demand.
🏦 Supply and demand zones are observable areas on a chart where price has approached many times in the past. Unlike lines of support and resistance, these resemble zones more closely than precise lines. Traders can customize charts to identify the demand and supply zones
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Supply & Demand Zones Explained: A form of Support & ResistanceSupply & Demand Clusters are a form of Supply & Demand Zones and price can commonly find Resistance or Support on them. For those who are new to Technical Analysis ; "Support" is a area on the chart price and demand (buying pressure) increases from, with "Resistance" being the opposite, with price decreasing and sell orders (Supply of asset) increasing from the latter.
This makes them a great tool for finding exit or entry points for trades. The above images show how a Supply or Demand cluster is identified and drawn on the Cryptocurrency market charts.
To draw and identify the Zones first we must find areas on the chart that look similar to a tightly squeezed together rectangle. Price should then make a "thrust" (major increase, or decrease in value) from this rectangular area. We use the Rectangle Tool to draw a zone across these areas.
When price revisits them (as you can see on the bottom image) it tends to react to it; giving traders a opportunity to capitalise on these movement's. They also are a useful tool for gouging Risk & Price targets as when one Zone is "claimed" price tends to head towards the next like a magnet; so they become ideal take profit & SL (Stop Loss) areas.
In this particular image we can see how ETH:BTC clearly had important price reactions to these areas; with the uptrend starting from the original Demand Cluster marked at the Bottom Left. As the Price Action progressed - each level was "claimed" until we saw a continuation upwards.