Japanese stock market · price-structure setup
Gap up on SoftBank
On SoftBank the gap up showed up 332 times. The target came first 43% of the time, the stop 52%, and 5% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on SoftBank Group: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 153 | 46% | 48% | 5% |
| Hourly | 179 | 41% | 55% | 4% |
SoftBank against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoftBank | 332 | 43% | 52% | 5% |
| 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 | 18 | 44% | 56% |
| 2018 | 13 | 54% | 46% |
| 2019 | 14 | 64% | 36% |
| 2020 | 13 | 23% | 69% |
| 2021 | 8 | 38% | 62% |
| 2022 | 8 | 62% | 25% |
| 2023 | 13 | 38% | 54% |
| 2024 | 31 | 39% | 52% |
| 2025 | 132 | 45% | 50% |
| 2026 | 74 | 41% | 57% |
The last 8 times
- 18 Sep 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 17 Sep 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · target first after 6 candles
- 16 Sep 2026, 13:00 JST · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 11 Sep 2026, 13:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 7 Sep 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 4 Sep 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 3 Sep 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 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 SoftBank
Inside bar · Gap down · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Doji · Spinning top · MACD bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · RSI overbought drop · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The gap up elsewhere
Nikkei 225 · Sony · Toyota · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500
Questions
How often does the gap up work on SoftBank?
In 332 cases on SoftBank, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 43% of the time and the stop came first 52%; 5% 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.