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Question on playing the opening gaps

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Let's say the market gaps down from yesterday's close. Is there anyway to determine if the gap will close or not?

 

Do all gaps occur on fundamental news?

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Most gaps do not occur on fundamentals. However whenever significant news comes, the markets may gap. This gap may never close.

 

Probabilities favor most gaps filling within the same day. You need to figure out what caused the initial gap. If its just technicals, there is a chance the gap will close. If for example, the CCI report caused a 6 point gap in the S&P I would be careful. This could be a continuation gap.

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Seems to me that the majority of gaps fill within the first hour if they're going to.

 

I agree, the opening gap happens to be one of my favorite setups. They can only go two ways: In the direction of the gap or back for a gap fill.

 

I rarely see markets that consolidate or stall at the open. There is so much emotion and excitement among traderrs that prices do tend to move.

 

One way I determine whether a gap is going to fill or not is by looking at the TICK's. If the market gaps up and the TICK's remain below zero, there is a high probability that the markets will fill the gap within the opening hour.

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for trading the gaps one should need to scan just after opening (9.35-9.40 EST) I had a look at "trade ideas" .

Who is using a good scan and could give me some more informations ?

Thank you... Traderix

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John Carter's book Mastering the Trade has a method of dealing with gaps. This book also has a tactic for trading gaps. Amazon.com: How Technical Analysis Works (New York Institute of Finance): Books: Bruce M. Kamich

 

Here's an article that might get you some ideas based price action:

 

http://www.traderslaboratory.com/forums/f43/trading-gaps-successfully-756.html

 

Good luck.

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Yes I agree, if you happen to have Mastering The Trade, it explains gap trades very well. personally it's the best description I've come across, but I am sure you can find adequate information by googling it.

 

Good luck. There was an interesting article on mypivots.com that explained how gaps failed for about 6 months or so, basically a caveat. I don't have the link with me, but it's a fairly small site and if interested you'd probably be able to find it fairly easily.

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Guest rwalkerx

I play gaps every day. They seem to fill less on Mondays for some reason..

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