What are the pivot levels for one EURUSD day?
An illustrative day: high 1.0950, low 1.0850, close 1.0930; the classic pivot is 1.0910.
| Level | Classic | Fibonacci | Woodie |
|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 1.10700 | 1.10100 | 1.10800 |
| R2 | 1.10100 | 1.09718 | 1.10150 |
| R1 | 1.09700 | 1.09482 | 1.09800 |
| P | 1.09100 | 1.09100 | 1.09150 |
| S1 | 1.08700 | 1.08718 | 1.08800 |
| S2 | 1.08100 | 1.08482 | 1.08150 |
| S3 | 1.07700 | 1.08100 | 1.07800 |
| Camarilla | Price | Camarilla | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| H4 | 1.09850 | L4 | 1.08750 |
| H3 | 1.09575 | L3 | 1.09025 |
| H2 | 1.09483 | L2 | 1.09117 |
| H1 | 1.09392 | L1 | 1.09208 |
| H6 (outer) | 1.10307 | L6 (outer) | 1.08293 |
The example worked line by line
Take an illustrative EURUSD day, not a real one: high 1.0950, low 1.0850, close 1.0930. The range is 0.0100, or 100 pips. The classic pivot is (1.0950 + 1.0850 + 1.0930) ÷ 3 = 3.2730 ÷ 3 = 1.0910. Then R1 = 2 × 1.0910 − 1.0850 = 1.0970, S1 = 2 × 1.0910 − 1.0950 = 1.0870, R2 = 1.0910 + 0.0100 = 1.1010 and R3 = 1.0950 + 2 × (1.0910 − 1.0850) = 1.1070.
Woodie counts the close twice: (1.0950 + 1.0850 + 2 × 1.0930) ÷ 4 = 1.0915. Camarilla starts from the close instead of a pivot: 1.1 × 0.0100 = 0.0110, so H3 = 1.0930 + 0.0110 ÷ 4 = 1.09575 and H4 = 1.0930 + 0.0110 ÷ 2 = 1.0985. These are the calculator's default inputs, so you can check every line above against it.
What formula does each pivot type use?
H, L and C are the previous period's high, low and close; R and S name a level's side of P, not what price does there.
| Level | Classic (floor) | Fibonacci | Woodie |
|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | H + 2 × (P − L) | P + (H − L) | H + 2 × (P − L) |
| R2 | P + (H − L) | P + 0.618 × (H − L) | P + (H − L) |
| R1 | 2P − L | P + 0.382 × (H − L) | 2P − L |
| P | (H + L + C) ÷ 3 | (H + L + C) ÷ 3 | (H + L + 2C) ÷ 4 * |
| S1 | 2P − H | P − 0.382 × (H − L) | 2P − H |
| S2 | P − (H − L) | P − 0.618 × (H − L) | P − (H − L) |
| S3 | L − 2 × (H − P) | P − (H − L) | L − 2 × (H − P) |
* Or (H + L + 2O) ÷ 4, where O is the new period's open; that is the version TradingView's Pivot Points Standard uses. The calculator's Woodie setting switches between the two.
| Camarilla level | Formula | On Camarilla Desk |
|---|---|---|
| H6 | (H ÷ L) × C | Drawn (outer level). TradingView names it R5. |
| H5 | H4 + 1.168 × (H4 − H3) | Computed for audit only, not drawn |
| H4 | C + 1.1 × (H − L) ÷ 2 | Drawn |
| H3 | C + 1.1 × (H − L) ÷ 4 | Drawn |
| H2 | C + 1.1 × (H − L) ÷ 6 | Optional middle band, off by default |
| H1 | C + 1.1 × (H − L) ÷ 12 | Not computed |
| Close (PC) | C, the previous close | Drawn, labelled PC |
| L1 | C − 1.1 × (H − L) ÷ 12 | Not computed |
| L2 | C − 1.1 × (H − L) ÷ 6 | Optional middle band, off by default |
| L3 | C − 1.1 × (H − L) ÷ 4 | Drawn |
| L4 | C − 1.1 × (H − L) ÷ 2 | Drawn |
| L5 | L4 − 1.168 × (L3 − L4) | Computed for audit only, not drawn |
| L6 | 2C − H6 | Drawn (outer level). TradingView names it S5. |
Does Camarilla Desk use the same Camarilla formula?
For levels 2 to 4, yes; it adds outer H6/L6 and an audit-only H5/L5, and computes no H1/L1.
The three differences, and the setting that matters
For levels 2 to 4, yes. We read it from the Pine source of Camarilla Desk 2.1.0, ProEA's TradingView indicator in Pine Pro Library: H2, H3 and H4 are the close plus 1.1 × (H − L) ÷ 6, ÷ 4 and ÷ 2, mirrored for L2 to L4, exactly as on this page. It differs from the standard four-level equation in three ways:
No H1 or L1. The Desk does not compute the innermost pair, so the calculator's H1 and L1 have no line on its chart. Outer levels H6 and L6. H6 = (H ÷ L) × C and L6 = 2C − H6. TradingView's built-in Pivot Points Standard computes the same two prices and calls them R5 and S5, so the names differ while the numbers match. An audit-only H5 and L5. H5 = H4 + 1.168 × (H4 − H3), with L5 mirrored. The Desk computes them for its audit trail and does not draw them.
Its default map draws seven levels: H6, H4, H3, PC (the prior close), L3, L4 and L6. H2 to L2 is an optional middle band, which its manual distinguishes from the floor-pivot central pivot range (CPR). One setting matters when you compare numbers: by default the Desk builds the map from the completed regular session, 09:30–16:00 New York, for anything but crypto, and from the exchange's daily bar for crypto. To match this calculator fed with a daily candle, set its pivot source to Exchange daily.
Draw it on your chart: Camarilla Desk comes with its full Pine source in Pine Pro Library. It freezes the map at the session's opening and tracks fourteen named plays around it, with a separate strategy script for testing them on your own symbol.
Which high, low and close should you use?
The last completed period of the timeframe you plan on; an open period has no final close.
| Pivots | High, low and close from | Levels change |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | The previous completed day | At the daily close; 17:00 New York time in spot forex |
| Weekly | Last week's high, low and close | At the weekly open; Sunday 17:00 New York in spot forex |
| Monthly | Last month's high, low and close | On the month's first trading day |
| Intraday | The previous session or bar, e.g. a 4-hour candle | When that session or bar closes |
Forex, stocks, futures and crypto days
The last completed period of the timeframe you plan on. A period that is still open has no final close, and its high and low can still move. The formula is the same for every timeframe.
Forex: the spot day conventionally runs from 17:00 to 17:00 New York time (see forex market hours). Many MT5 brokers run their server clock at UTC+2, UTC+3 in northern summer, so that the daily candle closes at that hour. A chart whose day closes at 00:00 UTC has a different high, low and close, and it also prints a short Sunday candle, so Monday's pivots come from a few hours of trading. Check where your platform's daily candle ends before comparing levels.
Stocks and futures: the regular session (09:30–16:00 New York for US stocks) and the full electronic session give different highs, lows and closes; pick one and keep it. Crypto trades every day, and charts usually close the daily candle at 00:00 UTC.
Why does my platform show different pivot levels?
A different day, a different R3 formula, a different Woodie pivot, other names for Camarilla's outer levels, or rounding.
Each cause, with the example day
A different day, covered above. A different R3. This page's classic R3 is the floor-trader H + 2 × (P − L), which TradingView labels Traditional; TradingView's type called Classic uses P + 2 × (H − L) instead. On the example day that is 1.1070 against 1.1110. A different Woodie pivot: the previous close or the new open. Different names for Camarilla's outer levels: R5 on one platform, H6 on another. Rounding: platforms round to the symbol's tick. TradingView's formulas are from its help centre page on Pivot Points Standard, checked 8 October 2026.
Are pivot points support and resistance?
Only by name: each level is fixed arithmetic on the last period, set before the new one trades.
How to use them instead
Every level is fixed arithmetic on the previous period's prices, set before the new period trades a single tick, so it describes the last period rather than predicting this one. A turn at a level is easy to spot on a chart afterwards; whether price turns there more often than anywhere else, after spread and commission, is a question for a test on your own market. Use the levels to plan in advance: where a stop would sit, what a target is worth with the risk reward calculator, and what you need to see before acting. This calculator does not compute DeMark pivots, which change formula depending on whether the period closed above or below its open.