A Pivot Calculator is a trading tool used to calculate pivot points — important price levels that traders use to identify:

• support levels
• resistance levels
• possible trend direction
• entry and exit points

It’s widely used in:

• forex trading
• stocks
• crypto
• futures markets

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What is a Pivot Point?

A pivot point is a key price level calculated from the previous trading period’s:

• High
• Low
• Close

The basic formula is:

$P = \frac{High + Low + Close}{3}$P=3High+Low+Close​

Where:

• P = Pivot Point

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What does a Pivot Calculator provide?

It usually calculates:

Level	Meaning
Pivot Point (P)	Main market reference
Support 1 (S1)	First support level
Support 2 (S2)	Second support level
Resistance 1 (R1)	First resistance
Resistance 2 (R2)	Second resistance

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Example

Suppose yesterday:

• High = 1.1200
• Low = 1.1100
• Close = 1.1150

Then:

$P = \frac{1.1200 + 1.1100 + 1.1150}{3}$P=31.1200+1.1100+1.1150​

Result:

• Pivot ≈ 1.1150

Traders then calculate support and resistance around that level.

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How traders use pivot points

Bullish signal

If price trades above the pivot point:

• market sentiment may be bullish

Bearish signal

If price trades below the pivot point:

• market sentiment may be bearish

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Common pivot systems

Type	Description
Standard Pivot	Most common
Fibonacci Pivot	Uses Fibonacci ratios
Camarilla Pivot	Short-term trading
Woodie Pivot	Emphasizes close price
DeMark Pivot	Trend-focused

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Popular pivot calculators:

• Investing.com Pivot Calculator
• Babypips Forex Tools
• TradingView Charts