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Pivot point calculator: classic, Fibonacci, Camarilla, Woodie

Classic, Fibonacci, Camarilla and Woodie pivot levels from a period's high, low and close, with each method's formula and a worked example.

Pivot points

Method
Of the previous period, e.g. yesterday.

Enter a high, low and close (the close between them) to see the levels.

Enter a high, low and close (the close between them) to see the levels.

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How it is calculated

Pivot points start from the high, low and close of the previous period, such as yesterday or last week. The classic pivot point is PP = (high + low + close) ÷ 3. Then R1 = 2 × PP − low and S1 = 2 × PP − high; R2 and S2 add the range (high − low) to PP or subtract it; R3 and S3 reach out from the high and the low.

The Fibonacci method adds 0.382, 0.618 and 1.000 of the range to PP for the resistance levels and subtracts them for the support levels. Camarilla adds to the close and subtracts from it the range × 1.1 divided by 12, 6, 4 and 2, four levels on each side, and Woodie weights the close twice in PP. The calculator shows the formula of the method you choose.

Worked example (synthetic numbers)

The classic method with a made-up previous day of high 1.1080, low 1.0960 and close 1.1040.

PP = (H + L + C) ÷ 3 = (1.1080 + 1.0960 + 1.1040) ÷ 3 = 1.102667
R1 = 2 × PP − L = 2 × 1.102667 − 1.0960 = 1.109333
S1 = 2 × PP − H = 2 × 1.102667 − 1.1080 = 1.097333
R2 = PP + (H − L) = 1.102667 + (1.1080 − 1.0960) = 1.114667
S2 = PP − (H − L) = 1.102667 − (1.1080 − 1.0960) = 1.090667
R3 = H + 2 × (PP − L) = 1.1080 + 2 × (1.102667 − 1.0960) = 1.121333
S3 = L − 2 × (H − PP) = 1.0960 − 2 × (1.1080 − 1.102667) = 1.085333

The levels sit between 1.0853 and 1.1213, around a pivot point of 1.1027. They are arithmetic on the previous period's prices: choosing another period, or another method, gives other levels.

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