DeepSupp: Attention-Driven Correlation Pattern Analysis for Dynamic Time Series Support and Resistance Levels Identification

TL;DR

DeepSupp introduces an attention-based deep learning framework that effectively detects support and resistance levels in financial markets by analyzing evolving market relationships and employing unsupervised clustering, outperforming existing methods.

Contribution

The paper presents DeepSupp, a novel deep learning model utilizing multi-head attention and correlation matrices for dynamic support/resistance level detection, addressing limitations of traditional and prior ML approaches.

Findings

DeepSupp achieves state-of-the-art accuracy on S&P 500 data.

It outperforms six baseline methods across six financial metrics.

The approach is robust across various market conditions.

Abstract

Support and resistance (SR) levels are central to technical analysis, guiding traders in entry, exit, and risk management. Despite widespread use, traditional SR identification methods often fail to adapt to the complexities of modern, volatile markets. Recent research has introduced machine learning techniques to address the following challenges, yet most focus on price prediction rather than structural level identification. This paper presents DeepSupp, a new deep learning approach for detecting financial support levels using multi-head attention mechanisms to analyze spatial correlations and market microstructure relationships. DeepSupp integrates advanced feature engineering, constructing dynamic correlation matrices that capture evolving market relationships, and employs an attention-based autoencoder for robust representation learning. The final support levels are extracted through unsupervised clustering, leveraging DBSCAN to identify significant price thresholds. Comprehensive evaluations on S&P 500 tickers demonstrate that DeepSupp outperforms six baseline methods, achieving state-of-the-art performance across six financial metrics, including essential support accuracy and market regime sensitivity. With consistent results across diverse market conditions, DeepSupp addresses critical gaps in SR level detection, offering a scalable and reliable solution for modern financial analysis. Our approach highlights the potential of attention-based architectures to uncover nuanced market patterns and improve technical trading strategies.