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Gap up on Nikkei 225
On Nikkei 225 the gap up showed up 387 times. The target came first 47% of the time, the stop 49%, and 4% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Nikkei 225: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 183 | 45% | 51% | 4% |
| Hourly | 204 | 49% | 48% | 3% |
Nikkei 225 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | 387 | 47% | 49% | 4% |
| All Japanese stock market charts | 1,385 | 43% | 54% | 3% |
| Every market | 12,768 | 40% | 54% | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | 38% | 50% |
| 2017 | 30 | 50% | 50% |
| 2018 | 14 | 43% | 50% |
| 2019 | 25 | 56% | 44% |
| 2020 | 21 | 43% | 52% |
| 2021 | 17 | 41% | 59% |
| 2022 | 17 | 35% | 53% |
| 2023 | 25 | 48% | 44% |
| 2024 | 17 | 41% | 53% |
| 2025 | 135 | 47% | 49% |
| 2026 | 78 | 51% | 47% |
The last 8 times
- 18 Sep 2026, 13:00 JST · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 18 Sep 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 17 Sep 2026, 13:00 JST · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 17 Sep 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · target first after 6 candles
- 16 Sep 2026, 13:00 JST · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 7 Sep 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 3 Sep 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 31 Aug 2026, 13:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 3 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 Nikkei 225
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Gap down · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · MACD bullish cross · all of them
The gap up elsewhere
Sony · Toyota · SoftBank · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500
Questions
How often does the gap up work on Nikkei 225?
In 387 cases on Nikkei 225, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 47% of the time and the stop came first 49%; 4% 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.