The event of a price movement that approaches a support level or a resistance level established earlier by the market . A test is passed if prices do not go below the support or resistance level, and the test is failed if prices go on to new lows or highs.
TEST
Meaning of TEST in English
Campbell R. Harvey. Hypertextual finance English glossary. Английский словарь гипертекстовых финансов. 2012