A break between prices on a chart that occurs when the price of a stock makes a sharp move up or down with no trading occurring in between. Gaps can be created by factors such as regular buying or selling pressure, earnings announcements, a change in an analyst's outlook or any other type of news release.
Many technical analysists say: "All gaps get filled", which means, if it gaps up, it will gap down. Alerting on or after the opening bell lessens the chance of a gap up and gives traders a greater chance of making profits
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