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Japan 225

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Japan 225 market insights

Pivot points are a technical indicator that traders use to predict upcoming areas of technical significance, such as support and resistance. They're calculated by averaging the high, low and closing prices of a previous period. That could be a day, a week or a month.

If a market is trading above its previous pivot point (known as P), it is seen as a bullish signal. If it is below, it is bearish.

Support and resistance levels are a core part of technical analysis, providing crucial insight into possible future price reversals.

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Japan 225 overview

The Nikkei (Japan 225) is the leading and most-respected index of Japanese stocks and comprises Japan's top 225 blue-chip companies traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Nikkei is equivalent to the DOW Jones (US 30) index in the USA and serves as a barometer of the Japanese economy as a whole.

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