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Gap down on Dow Jones
On Dow Jones the gap down showed up 88 times. The target came first 32% of the time, the stop 66%, and 2% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Dow Jones: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 30 | 30% | 70% | 0% |
| Hourly | 58 | 33% | 64% | 3% |
Dow Jones against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones | 88 | 32% | 66% | 2% |
| All US stock market charts | 4,695 | 36% | 61% | 3% |
| Every market | 10,856 | 36% | 61% | 4% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 25% | 75% |
| 2019 | 4 | 25% | 75% |
| 2020 | 8 | 38% | 62% |
| 2024 | 4 | 25% | 75% |
| 2025 | 35 | 26% | 69% |
| 2026 | 29 | 41% | 59% |
The last 8 times
- 7 Oct 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 28 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 23 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 15 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 8 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 1 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 31 Aug 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 18 Aug 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop 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 down is
Price opened below the previous candle's low. It jumped down between the two candles.
Imagine a shop that shuts at night. While it is closed, bad news spreads about a toy, so when the shop opens, the very first price is already below anything paid the day before. On a chart, a candle that starts below the bottom of the candle before it is called a gap down.
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Other patterns on Dow Jones
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · Doji · Spinning top · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The gap down elsewhere
S&P 500 · Nasdaq 100 · Alibaba · Tesla · Broadcom · Oracle · Nvidia · Microsoft · Meta · Intel · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Nikkei 225 · Sony
Questions
How often does the gap down work on Dow Jones?
In 88 cases on Dow Jones, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 32% of the time and the stop came first 66%; 2% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the gap down?
Price opened below the previous candle's low. It jumped down between the two candles.