{"id":15830,"date":"2025-01-15T10:54:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T10:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xlence-com.wp-dev.int.theitops.net\/?post_type=lessons&#038;p=15830"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:52:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:52:04","slug":"the-different-gaps-in-technical-analysis-lesson-45","status":"publish","type":"lessons","link":"https:\/\/www.xlence.com\/en\/lessons\/the-different-gaps-in-technical-analysis-lesson-45\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 45- The Different Gaps in Technical Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>The Different Gaps in Technical Analysis<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A gap<\/strong> in technical analysis refers to an unfilled interval on a price chart where no trading occurs. On<br>a Japanese candlestick chart, this is interpreted as a window. In an uptrend, a gap forms when the<br>highest price of one day is lower than the lowest price of the following day, while in a downtrend, it<br>occurs when the lowest price of one day is higher than the highest price of the next day. For<br>instance, if a stock reaches a high of $30.00 on Wednesday, opens at $36.00 on Thursday, briefly<br>drops to $35.00, and then jumps to $37.00, the area between $30.00 and $35.00 shows as a gap on<br>the chart. Recognising gaps before market movements begins can be crucial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Different kinds of gaps:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Breakaway gap: This occurs when prices break out from a congestion area, such as a<br>triangle, with a gap, indicating strong sentiment change and potential for a powerful move.<br>Heavy volume after the gap suggests the gap may not be filled. However, if the breakout<br>occurs on low volume, there&#8217;s a chance the gap will fill before the trend resumes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Common gap: Also known as an area or pattern gap, common gaps appear during sideways<br>trading between support and resistance levels or in congestion areas. These gaps often get<br>filled as prices move back to close the gap in subsequent trading.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exhaustion gap: This gap signals the end of a rapid move in either direction, characterized by<br>heavy volume. A reversal is likely when an exhaustion gap forms at the top of a move.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Measuring gap: Also called a runaway gap, this gap typically occurs midway through a rapid<br>advance or decline, not associated with congestion areas. It serves to measure the potential<br>extent of the ongoing move.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Different Gaps in Technical Analysis A gap in technical analysis refers to an unfilled interval on a price chart where no trading occurs. Ona Japanese candlestick chart, this is interpreted as a window. 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