support level

noun

: a price level on a declining market at which a security resists further decline due to increased attractiveness to traders and investors

called also support area

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The Trade Desk has taken a hit in 2025, dropping nearly 60% and currently trading at just $50 — a support level that has sparked notable rallies in every year over the past five years, except 2024. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 Each of the stocks have an outperform rating and are either insulated from tariffs, have fallen to valuation support levels, are dislocated from the group or have near-term bullish catalysts. Sean Conlon, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025 Not sure what the direction’s gonna be, but some names like Apple (AAPL) that are down trade now 207, 200 is major support level. Nyse, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025 Chip stocks look shaky The weekly chart of the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) shows a triple bottom support level right around $200 that first formed almost one year ago in April ’24. Todd Gordon, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for support level

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of support level was in 1906

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“Support level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/support%20level. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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