An old level is better treated as a zone, not a point

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Sometimes a level that previously held the price back from rising starts keeping it from falling after a breakout.

At $NEAR , such an area can be used to see whether buyers are stepping in. But the market rarely reverses at exactly one precise point.

So it’s better to watch a small zone and the price reaction: did the price hold there, or did it move decisively lower?