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Pivot

Also called: pivots, base pivot, pivot level

The reference price level for a base breakout or a retest entry, usually the highest point of the base before the breakout happens. I use pivot levels as my line in the sand for both entries and exits, like the $400 level on TSLA which was the top of a five-year base.

In Context

GLW quiet right at prior all-time-high pivot

My Best Decision Was Sitting Still·Digest

AAOI ATH pivot flipped from resistance to support

Level to Manage Risk > Setup·Digest

But both had clear levels to manage risk, AMAT had the base pivot and TER had the daily low.

Level to Manage Risk > Setup·Digest

The thesis is the $400 level is a five-year pivot and it holds on the retest, but if this market pressure continues I'll probably be out of this one soon too.

Nothing's Changed Yet·Digest

I missed the initial move out of the prior base so this pullback into the breakout pivot was the secondary entry.

Nothing's Changed Yet·Digest

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