{"id":1715,"date":"2022-06-01T07:22:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T07:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.overcharts.com\/en\/helpcenter\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=1715"},"modified":"2022-06-10T09:20:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T09:20:12","password":"","slug":"pivot-points","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.overcharts.com\/en\/helpcenter\/docs\/pivot-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Pivot Points"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pivot Points are significant price levels traders can use to determine market direction and potential support\/resistance levels.<\/strong> They are calculated using High, Low, Close values of previous period (day, week, month, year).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In general we can say that: if the market, in the period following the calculation, trades above the pivot point (yellow line), its direction is probably bullish, while if it trades below the pivot point it is bearish. Resistance\/Support levels represent possible reversal points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.overcharts.com\/en\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/PivotPoints1-1024x557.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.overcharts.com\/en\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/PivotPoints1-1024x557.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.overcharts.com\/en\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/PivotPoints1-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/www.overcharts.com\/en\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/PivotPoints1-640x348.png 640w, https:\/\/www.overcharts.com\/en\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/PivotPoints1-400x218.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Calculation Properties<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Formula Type<\/strong>: specifies which formula to use for calculating Pivot Points (see available formulas below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Time Range<\/strong>: By choosing Type and Units appropriately, you can calculate Pivot Points at daily, weekly, monthly and yearly intervals. For example, to calculate daily Pivot Points for a total of 5 days (as in the image above), select <em>Type = &#8216;Last x Days&#8217;<\/em> and <em>Units = 5<\/em>. To calculate weekly Pivot Points for a total of 4 weeks, select <em>Type = &#8216;Last x Weeks&#8217;<\/em> and <em>Units = 4<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Formulas<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several formulas are available for calculating Pivot Points: <strong>Classic<\/strong>, <strong>Camarilla<\/strong>, <strong>Demark<\/strong>, <strong>Fibonacci<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Woodie<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below is the detail of available formulas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Classic<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">R4 = R3 + (H \u2013 L)<br>R3 = PP \u2013 S2 + R2<br>R2 = PP \u2013 S1 + R1<br>R1 = 2 * PP \u2013 L<br>PP = (C + H + L) \/ 3<br>S1 = 2 * PP \u2013 H<br>S2 = PP \u2013 (R1 \u2013 S1)<br>S3 = PP \u2013 (R2 \u2013 S2)<br>S4 = S3 \u2013 (H \u2013 L)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Camarilla<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">R4 = C + (H \u2013 L) * 1.1 \/ 2<br>R3 = C + (H \u2013 L) * 1.1 \/ 4<br>R2 = C + (H \u2013 L) * 1.1 \/ 6<br>R1 = C + (H \u2013 L) * 1.1 \/ 12<br>PP = (C + H + L) \/ 3<br>S1 = C \u2013 (H \u2013 L) * 1.1 \/ 12<br>S2 = C \u2013 (H \u2013 L) * 1.1 \/ 6<br>S3 = C \u2013 (H \u2013 L) * 1.1 \/ 4<br>S4 = C \u2013 (H \u2013 L) * 1.1 \/ 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Demark<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IF (C &lt; O)<br>X = H + 2 * L + C<br>ELSEIF (C &gt; O)<br>X = 2 * H + L + C<br>ELSE<br>X = H + L + 2 * C<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">R1 = X \/ 2 \u2013 L<br>PP = X \/ 4<br>S1 = X \/ 2 \u2013 H<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fibonacci<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">R3 = PP + 1 * (H \u2013 L)<br>R2 = PP + 0.618 * (H \u2013 L)<br>R1 = PP + 0.382 * (H \u2013 L)<br>PP = (C + H + L) \/ 3<br>S1 = PP \u2013 0.382 * (H \u2013 L)<br>S2 = PP \u2013 0.618 * (H \u2013 L)<br>S3 = PP \u2013 1 * (H \u2013 L)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Woodie<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">R4 = R3 + (H \u2013 L)<br>R3 = H + 2 * (PP \u2013 L))<br>R2 = PP + (H \u2013 L)<br>R1 = 2 * PP \u2013 L<br>PP = (H + L + 2 * O) \/ 4<br>S1 = 2 * PP \u2013 H<br>S2 = PP \u2013 (H \u2013 L)<br>S3 = L \u2013 2 * (H \u2013 PP)<br>S4 = S3 \u2013 (H \u2013 L)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Videos<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5d0W5w35PmQ?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\n<\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pivot Points are significant price levels traders can use to determine market direction and potential support\/resistance levels. 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