What are supply and demand zones?

Supply and demand zones are observable areas on a forex 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 as shown on the USD/JPY below.

How do you determine fresh supply and demand levels?

How to determine a fresh level?

  1. we start by identify the supply or demand zone we want to trade,
  2. we look right to see if price has or has not retraced back to the zone,
  3. if price has not retraced back to the proximal line, it’s a fresh level,
  4. if price has retraced back to the proximal line, it’s not a fresh level,

What is the difference between a support and a demand?

Support and resistance are levels or lines in which prices were already determined, while supply and demand are fresh levels or zones in which prices are not determined.

How do you identify a demand zone?

The Setup- How to Find Supply and Demand Zones

  1. Look at the chart and try to spot successive large successive candles.
  2. Establish the base (beginning) from which price started the quick move.
  3. Usually, before a large move you have a small sideways move- that is where your supply and demand zone is.

Is support and resistance the same as supply and demand?

Is support a demand or supply?

What Are Support and Resistance? Support and resistance are significant levels in the price and a direct offshoot of supply and demand levels. In fact, all support and resistance lines were originally supplies or demand zones in which the price was already tested a few times.

Is support a demand zone?

At the support level, supply outweighs demand and volume is usually low. A zone of support can provide profitable areas for traders. Similar to zones of resistance, these areas present an opportunity for a reversal.