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Gap up on Nasdaq 100
On Nasdaq 100 the gap up showed up 240 times. The target came first 38% of the time, the stop 54%, and 8% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Nasdaq 100: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 110 | 48% | 49% | 3% |
| Hourly | 130 | 30% | 58% | 12% |
Nasdaq 100 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasdaq 100 | 240 | 38% | 54% | 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 | 7 | 43% | 43% |
| 2017 | 13 | 38% | 62% |
| 2018 | 7 | 57% | 43% |
| 2019 | 17 | 59% | 35% |
| 2020 | 16 | 50% | 50% |
| 2021 | 5 | 20% | 80% |
| 2022 | 5 | 0% | 80% |
| 2023 | 9 | 89% | 11% |
| 2024 | 10 | 50% | 50% |
| 2025 | 83 | 30% | 59% |
| 2026 | 68 | 34% | 56% |
The last 8 times
- 9 Oct 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 6 Oct 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 2 Oct 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 29 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 21 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 17 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · went nowhere
- 16 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 11 Sep 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 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 Nasdaq 100
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Gap down · Stochastic bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · Spinning top · RSI overbought drop · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · Doji · all of them
The gap up elsewhere
Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Alibaba · Tesla · Broadcom · Oracle · Nvidia · Microsoft · Meta · Intel · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Nikkei 225 · Sony
Questions
How often does the gap up work on Nasdaq 100?
In 240 cases on Nasdaq 100, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 38% of the time and the stop came first 54%; 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.