Indian stock market · price-structure setup
Gap up on NTPC
On NTPC the gap up showed up 72 times. The target came first 36% of the time, the stop 54%, and 10% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on NTPC: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 13 | 38% | 46% | 15% |
| Hourly | 59 | 36% | 56% | 8% |
NTPC against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTPC | 72 | 36% | 54% | 10% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 6,200 | 39% | 54% | 6% |
| Every market | 12,768 | 40% | 54% | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2025 | 39 | 33% | 59% |
| 2026 | 21 | 38% | 52% |
The last 8 times
- 18 Aug 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 3 Aug 2026, 15:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 27 Jul 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 27 Jul 2026 · daily · stop first after 1 candle
- 15 Jun 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 12 Jun 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 25 May 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · went nowhere
- 14 May 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · went nowhere
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 NTPC
Inside bar · Stochastic bullish cross · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · Doji · Volume profile rejection · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · all of them
The gap up 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 up work on NTPC?
In 72 cases on NTPC, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 36% of the time and the stop came first 54%; 10% 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.