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Gap up on Alphabet (Google)
On Alphabet (Google) the gap up showed up 178 times. The target came first 42% of the time, the stop 52%, and 6% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Alphabet (Google): daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 71 | 44% | 51% | 6% |
| Hourly | 107 | 40% | 53% | 7% |
Alphabet (Google) against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabet (Google) | 178 | 42% | 52% | 6% |
| All US stock market charts | 5,183 | 41% | 53% | 6% |
| Every market | 12,768 | 40% | 54% | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 60% | 40% |
| 2017 | 4 | 75% | 25% |
| 2018 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2019 | 5 | 40% | 60% |
| 2020 | 11 | 55% | 36% |
| 2021 | 8 | 12% | 75% |
| 2022 | 5 | 40% | 60% |
| 2023 | 7 | 43% | 43% |
| 2024 | 13 | 46% | 54% |
| 2025 | 66 | 33% | 58% |
| 2026 | 51 | 49% | 47% |
The last 8 times
- 9 Oct 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 8 Oct 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 2 Oct 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · went nowhere
- 1 Oct 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 30 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 18 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 18 Sep 2026 · daily · target first after 2 candles
- 17 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 7 candles
Counted by the Trading Class research engine on real past candles: entry at the signal candle's close, target 1.5 × ATR(14), stop 1 × ATR(14), 12 candles to decide, a candle that touches both counts as the stop. How we count. Past data, not a forecast and not advice.
What the gap up is
Price opened above the previous candle's high. It jumped up between the two candles.
Imagine a shop that shuts at night. While it is closed, everyone hears great news about a toy, so when the shop opens, the very first price is already above anything paid the day before. On a chart, a candle that starts above the top of the candle before it is called a gap up.
The full gap up lesson, video and quiz ›
Other patterns on Alphabet (Google)
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · MACD bearish cross · Doji · Gap down · RSI overbought drop · Volume profile bounce · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · all of them
The gap up elsewhere
Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nasdaq 100 · Alibaba · Tesla · Broadcom · Oracle · Nvidia · Microsoft · Meta · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Nikkei 225 · Sony
Questions
How often does the gap up work on Alphabet (Google)?
In 178 cases on Alphabet (Google), the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 42% of the time and the stop came first 52%; 6% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the gap up?
Price opened above the previous candle's high. It jumped up between the two candles.