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To: Henry J Costanzo who wrote (134647)	7/21/2006 5:51:24 PM
From: Galirayo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 209892

>>>my voodoo refuses to acknowledge those close/open things as legitimate gaps in daily/weekly charts.....vbg<<< Now you're just being "totally silly" because that is exactly what they are. And If Not Please Enlighten Me !!! ??? This is the type of Gap you are referring to ?? ;) rad.washington.edu:8080/rheumcases/stories/storyReader$46 price gap Definition A significant price movement of a security or commodity between two trading sessions, such that there is no overlap in the trading ranges for the two days; or sometimes, such that the second day's opening price is outside the first day's trading range. also called gap. investorwords.com daytradeteam.com March 14, 2002 Gap Up Stock Trading, the Gap Up Stock Price. A topic that has been raised a few times this past week was the use of gap up stock trading on the opens. Gaps or "windows" in Japanese Candlesticks are highly informative signal formations. The concern of some of the subscribers was chasing a price if it gapped open up 5% or 10%. If you dissect the formation of a gap, you will be more comfortable about getting in after a gap up. Consider what a gap or window represents. After the close of a stock price, buyers are so anxious to get into the next day, they move that price up above any level that the price traded the previous day. That is enthusiasm that you, as an investor, want to see in a stock price. candlestickforum.com investopedia.com Gap 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. investopedia.com Gap Basics Gaps occur as a result of underlying fundamental or technical factors. For example, if a company's earnings are much higher than expected, the company's stock may gap up the next day. This means that the stock price opened higher than it closed the day before, thereby leaving a gap. In the forex market, it is not uncommon for a report to generate so much buzz that it widens the bid and ask spread to a point where a significant gap can be seen. Similarly, a stock breaking a new high in the current session may open higher in the next session, thus gapping up for technical reasons. a gap is an area on a price chart in which there were no trades. Normally this occurs after the close of the market on one day and the next day's open. stockcharts.com candlestickforum.com search.yahoo.com