Combining Support and Resistance into MA

Believe it or not, after just these three simply lessons you already have the tools for basic technical analysis… very basic though.

Using the same chart of GE, all I am going to do now is identify a recent support level:



As you can see, in the early part of 2005, the $35 area was strong support. We also see some overhead resistance that stopped the rally in May 2005. Now watch how this signal works out, we see the stock break below $35, next we see the 50dma cross under the 100dma. What followed was a continued drop to $33. If you were a trader, you would have exited the stock at $35 and saved yourself that drop.

Not indicated on that chart is that the $33 area is a support level. Can you see why?

You could have used $33 as a re-entry into the stock.