Pivot Point Calculator
Calculate Classic, Woodie's, Camarilla, and Fibonacci pivot points from the previous day's high, low, and close — for Nifty, Bank Nifty, or any stock. Free, instant, no signup.
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Enter yesterday's high, low, and close for whatever you're trading — Nifty, Bank Nifty, or any individual stock. This recalculates fresh every day, since yesterday's range changes daily.
| Level | Price |
|---|---|
| R3 | ₹24,483.33 |
| R2 | ₹24,316.67 |
| R1 | ₹24,183.33 |
| Pivot (PP) | ₹24,016.67 |
| S1 | ₹23,883.33 |
| S2 | ₹23,716.67 |
| S3 | ₹23,583.33 |
All calculations run entirely in your browser — nothing you enter here is sent to a server or stored anywhere.
What pivot points are, and how traders use them
Reference levels, not predictions
A pivot point is a single price — derived from the previous session's high, low, and close — that sits at the center of a small ladder of resistance levels above it and support levels below it. Day traders watch these levels as places price might pause, reverse, or break through, without needing any indicator that updates live during the day: the entire ladder is fixed for the session once it's calculated each morning.
Recalculated every trading day
Because pivot points are derived entirely from the previous day's high, low, and close, they change every single trading day. Most traders who use pivot points check them fresh each morning, before the market opens, using the just-completed session's range — a level calculated from last week's range has no particular relevance today.
Classic, Woodie's, Camarilla, Fibonacci — when each is typically preferred
Classic is the most widely used baseline — a simple, symmetric ladder around the average of high, low, and close. Woodie's weights the previous close more heavily in the pivot itself, which some intraday and futures traders prefer since it leans on the most recent price action. Camarilla measures directly off the close using much smaller fractions of the day's range, producing four tighter, more closely-spaced levels on each side — popular for range-bound, mean-reversion intraday setups. Fibonacci pivots use the same 0.382/0.618/1.000 ratios traders already use for Fibonacci retracements, which appeals to traders who use Fibonacci analysis elsewhere. None of the four is objectively more "accurate" — they're different mathematical lenses on the same underlying range, and this is educational context, not a recommendation to prefer one.
Worked examples: Nifty and Bank Nifty pivot points
These use illustrative high/low/close values, not a live data feed — swap in the actual previous day's figures from your broker or the NSE website to get today's real levels. Both examples use the Classic method; switch methods in the calculator above to see how the same high/low/close produces different levels.
Nifty pivot points (illustrative)
High ₹24,150 · Low ₹23,850 · Close ₹24,050
- R2
- ₹24,316.67
- R1
- ₹24,183.33
- Pivot
- ₹24,016.67
- S1
- ₹23,883.33
- S2
- ₹23,716.67
Bank Nifty pivot points (illustrative)
High ₹51,500 · Low ₹51,000 · Close ₹51,300
- R2
- ₹51,766.67
- R1
- ₹51,533.33
- Pivot
- ₹51,266.67
- S1
- ₹51,033.33
- S2
- ₹50,766.67
Frequently asked questions
What are pivot points?
Pivot points are a set of reference price levels — one central pivot, plus resistance levels above it and support levels below — calculated from the previous trading session's high, low, and close. Day traders use them as reference points for where a stock or index might find support or turn back from resistance, without needing any indicator that updates during the day.
Which pivot method is most accurate?
None of the four methods is objectively "most accurate" — they're different mathematical ways of deriving reference levels from the same high/low/close, and different trader communities prefer different ones for different styles. Classic is the most widely used baseline; Woodie's weights the previous close more heavily; Camarilla produces tighter, more numerous levels favored for range-bound intraday setups; Fibonacci uses Fibonacci retracement ratios instead of whole-range multiples. None of them predicts price — they're all reference levels, not forecasts.
How do I calculate Nifty's pivot points?
Take Nifty's previous trading day's high, low, and close, and enter them into the calculator above with your preferred method selected — the same formulas apply to Nifty as to Bank Nifty or any individual stock. See the worked Nifty and Bank Nifty examples below for a walkthrough with illustrative numbers.
What's the difference between Classic and Camarilla pivots?
Classic pivots derive resistance/support from the pivot point itself (R1/S1 mirror the high/low around the pivot, R2/S2 add or subtract the full high-low range). Camarilla pivots instead measure directly off the previous close, using much smaller fractions of the range (1.1/12 up to 1.1/2) — producing four tighter, more closely-spaced levels on each side, which is why Camarilla is more often used for shorter-timeframe, range-bound trading.
Do pivot points need to be recalculated every day?
Yes — pivot points are derived entirely from the previous session's high, low, and close, so they change every trading day. A level calculated from yesterday's range has no particular relevance once a new session's high/low/close is available; most traders who use pivot points recheck them each morning before the market opens.
Is this pivot point calculator free?
Yes — it's free, runs entirely in your browser, and requires no signup. Nothing you enter is sent to a server or stored anywhere.
Compare brokers before you trade
Pivot levels are the same no matter which broker you use — but brokerage, margin, and other charges aren't. See each broker's own charges before choosing where to trade:
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