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Gap down on HDFC Life
On HDFC Life the gap down showed up 59 times. The target came first 34% of the time, the stop 63%, and 3% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on HDFC Life: daily candles from November 2017 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 10 | 10% | 80% | 10% |
| Hourly | 49 | 39% | 59% | 2% |
HDFC Life against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Life | 59 | 34% | 63% | 3% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 4,938 | 35% | 61% | 4% |
| Every market | 10,856 | 36% | 61% | 4% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0% | 100% |
| 2025 | 27 | 30% | 70% |
| 2026 | 21 | 52% | 43% |
The last 8 times
- 13 Jul 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 8 Jul 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 19 Jun 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 8 Jun 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · target first after 6 candles
- 2 Jun 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 20 May 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 9 candles
- 18 May 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 17 Apr 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 4 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.
The full gap down lesson, video and quiz ›
Other patterns on HDFC Life
Inside bar · Stochastic bullish cross · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · Doji · Volume profile rejection · MACD bullish cross · Volume profile bounce · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The gap down elsewhere
Sensex · Nifty 50 · Bank Nifty · Bharti Airtel · Infosys · Mahindra & Mahindra · Coal India · ICICI Bank · Hindalco · State Bank of India · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony
Questions
How often does the gap down work on HDFC Life?
In 59 cases on HDFC Life, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 34% of the time and the stop came first 63%; 3% 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.