Huh? Did you see where the SHCM's chart was on "Day 5"? It was in a clear downtrend... therefore, you should have waited until a bottom and reversal was reached before entering (regardless of gaps)... you gotta be able to "read between the lines" on these rules...
If a weather man says, "it will start raining by 5 pm" and 5 pm comes and no rain, but you SEE dark black rain clouds approaching, would you still assume it won't rain since it didn't start by 5 pm? Of course not... the same goes for the rule...
The same is true for the Rule... if Day 5 is approaching, and the stock is clearly in an uptrend, then FORGET about the gap... if Day 5 comes and the stock is down trending, then you should still consider the gap, along with everything else associated with a downtrend (as in finding a bottom).