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Gap down on Kotak Mahindra Bank
On Kotak Mahindra Bank the gap down showed up 75 times. The target came first 28% of the time, the stop 68%, and 4% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Kotak Mahindra Bank: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 25 | 32% | 68% | 0% |
| Hourly | 50 | 26% | 68% | 6% |
Kotak Mahindra Bank against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotak Mahindra Bank | 75 | 28% | 68% | 4% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2018 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2022 | 8 | 38% | 62% |
| 2025 | 25 | 16% | 76% |
| 2026 | 30 | 30% | 67% |
The last 8 times
- 30 Jul 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 24 Jul 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 20 Jul 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 14 Jul 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 13 Jul 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 8 Jul 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 6 Jul 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 6 Jul 2026 · daily · target first after 2 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 Kotak Mahindra Bank
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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 Kotak Mahindra Bank?
In 75 cases on Kotak Mahindra Bank, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 28% of the time and the stop came first 68%; 4% 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.