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Gap up on ExxonMobil
On ExxonMobil the gap up showed up 183 times. The target came first 38% of the time, the stop 55%, and 8% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on ExxonMobil: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 77 | 38% | 57% | 5% |
| Hourly | 106 | 38% | 53% | 9% |
ExxonMobil against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExxonMobil | 183 | 38% | 55% | 8% |
| 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 | 6 | 67% | 17% |
| 2017 | 6 | 50% | 33% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2019 | 10 | 60% | 40% |
| 2020 | 14 | 29% | 71% |
| 2021 | 7 | 43% | 57% |
| 2022 | 5 | 20% | 80% |
| 2023 | 5 | 0% | 60% |
| 2024 | 4 | 50% | 50% |
| 2025 | 53 | 36% | 53% |
| 2026 | 70 | 39% | 56% |
The last 8 times
- 8 Oct 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 7 Oct 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 28 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 24 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 23 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 14 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 10 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 10 Sep 2026 · daily · stop first after 5 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.
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Other patterns on ExxonMobil
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Doji · MACD bearish cross · Gap down · MACD bullish cross · Volume profile bounce · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · all of them
The gap up elsewhere
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Questions
How often does the gap up work on ExxonMobil?
In 183 cases on ExxonMobil, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 38% of the time and the stop came first 55%; 8% 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.