Breakout Screener
Best when you want to find names pressing into resistance with real breakout potential.
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Support and Resistance Guide
Use this guide to understand how support and resistance are formed, how to judge whether a level is strong, and which QuantJuice pages help you trade around those zones.
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Overview
Support is where demand has been strong enough to absorb selling; resistance is where supply has repeatedly slowed advances.
The best levels are touched multiple times, respected clearly, and sit in a broader structure that the market actually cares about.
Breakouts, pullbacks, and range trades all become more consistent when the level quality is high.
How to use Support and Resistance Guide
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Map the obvious levels first
Start with prior swing highs, swing lows, range boundaries, and major breakout pivots before adding anything more advanced.
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Judge the level by reaction quality
Repeated sharp reactions usually matter more than one weak touch inside noisy action.
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Decide the setup type before acting
At support you may want a bounce or pullback entry; at resistance you may want a breakout or rejection plan.
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Use the right QuantJuice screener for the job
Breakout, pullback, and range-bound pages each specialize in a different way of using levels.
Use this on QuantJuice
Open the page that matches the job you are trying to do instead of forcing one tool to answer every question.
Pullback Screener
Best when price is cooling into support rather than breaking out immediately.
Open PullbackRange-Bound Screener
Best when price is oscillating between clearly defined support and resistance boundaries.
Open Range-BoundInteractive Charts
Best for visually confirming whether the level really has repeated reactions and clean structure.
Open ChartsTypes of support and resistance
Levels come from repeated market memory, not from random drawing.
| Type | What creates it | Best use |
|---|---|---|
| Swing highs and lows | Repeated turning points where price reversed before | Breakout pivots, pullback anchors |
| Range boundaries | Horizontal areas where price keeps stalling or bouncing | Range trades and breakout preparation |
| Prior breakout levels | Old resistance that can turn into new support | Trend continuation and retest entries |
| Volume zones | Areas where heavy trading previously occurred | Helps judge whether supply or demand memory may matter again |
| Moving averages | Widely watched trend anchors | Dynamic support or resistance in trending stocks |
How to respond at the level
The plan depends on whether price is holding, rejecting, or breaking the zone.
| Behavior at level | What it may signal | Best QuantJuice follow-up |
|---|---|---|
| Strong bounce from support | Demand is still active | Pullback Screener, Charts |
| Tight action below resistance | Pressure may be building for breakout | Breakout Screener, Charts |
| Wide noisy action around the level | Level may be weak or market is indecisive | Wait for cleaner structure |
| False break and reversal | Trapped breakout or failed support hold | Charts, market context review |
What to prioritize in the output
A strong level becomes stronger when price reacts there with volume and clean candles.
The longer and cleaner the base or range, the more important the eventual breakout often becomes.
Levels near sector leaders usually deserve more respect than the same pattern on weak charts.
Common mistakes to avoid
Drawing too many levels and losing the important ones.
Treating every prior high or low as equally strong.
Entering in the middle of the range instead of near the actual decision zone.
Best way to use this playbook
Use the page to narrow the market quickly, then promote only the strongest chart-plus-context setups into your active watchlist or research queue.
