Order Flow and Support and Resistance

Can order flow improve the way you use support and resistance?

Support and resistance identify areas where price may react. Order flow can help you examine what happens when price reaches those areas.

Suppose NQ approaches a resistance zone.

Possible observations include:

• Aggressive buyers push through and price holds above the zone.

• Buying activity increases but price struggles to advance.

• Price breaks above the zone and then quickly falls back below it.

Each scenario suggests a different market condition.

The level itself doesn't tell me which outcome will occur.

I use the level to establish context and the market's reaction to decide whether a trade is justified.