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Advanced Gap Trading Tactics
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Gapping Up
Opening
Gapping
Flat
Down
Market Cycle
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B Flags
Breakdown Patterns
Flags
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Breakout Patterns
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Higher highs and higher lows provide evidence of uptrend
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Major Up Trend •Higher Highs • Higher Lows
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C A Flags
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Gapping Up
Once Markets open
Opening
Gapping
Flat
Down
Continues
Continues
Continues
Higher
Higher
Higher
Sideways
Sideways
Sideways
Breakouts
Fills the Gap Up
Fills the Gap Up
Fills the Gap Up
Rallies or Pullbacks
Rallies or Pullbacks
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Ideal trading situation Entry
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LONG Entry •Up trend •Higher Highs & Higher Lows
Stop loss
Bar-by-Bar Analysis
0 Pre Market Session Extremely Aggressive
1 Morning Session Aggressive
Breakout/Breakdown Prior Day Highs & Lows
Strategies (i.e., Bull/Bear Traps)
Higher Highs Lower Lows
Higher Highs Lower Lows
2 Mid-Day Session Moderate
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Higher Highs Lower Lows
Higher Highs Lower Lows
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2-Bar Reversals 3-Bar Reversals …
Opening Range Breakouts
Opening Range Breakouts
Opening Range Breakouts
2-Bar Reversals 3-Bar Reversals …
2-Bar Reversals 3-Bar Reversals …
2-Bar Reversals 3-Bar Reversals …
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Up Trend breakdown
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Breakout
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Breakdown
Place stops above the previous swing pivot high or above the previous entry setup
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Up Trend
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Gap Up Trend breakdown
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Gap Breakout
Wait for confirmation of price action
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Gap Breakdown
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Down Trend breakout Down Trend
Breakout
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Breakdown
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Place stops under the previous swing pivot low or under the previous entry setup
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Gap Breakout
Gap Breakdown
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Down Trend
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Wait for confirmation of price action
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T2-3
Trade #2
Trade #3
Profit
Lose
Lose
2R
1R
1R
T3-4
Transition from Phase 2 to 3
Down Trend Breakout
Trade # 1
Transition from Phase 3 to 4
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T1-2
T4-1 Transition from Phase 4 to 1
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Up Trend breakdown T2-3
Trade # 1
Trade #2
Trade #3
Profit
Lose
Lose
2R
1R
1R
T3-4
Transition from Phase 2 to 3
Potential gaps in M Pattern & Variations
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T1-2 Transition from Phase 1 to 2
T4-1 Transition from Phase 4 to 1
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Identify “gap” and whether it violates the conditions for defining trending price
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For up trend breakdown, find previous Phase 2 price action
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For down trend breakout, find previous Phase 4 downtrend
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Use Fibonacci analysis on the “previous” move
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Consider breakout/breakdown as a retracement first and identify 38%-62% levels (i.e., first preliminary targets)
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Ideal trading situation
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Natural pullbacks
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LONG Entry •Up trend •Higher Highs & Higher Lows
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Price Action
Price action from prior day close Gap Up
Flat Open
How much?
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Phase 2 •Up trend •Higher Highs & Higher Lows
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Price action from prior day close
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Gap
2. Bullish Rally Flat Open
Prior Day Close
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Phase 2
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Price action from prior day close
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Flat Open
Gap
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Phase 2
Today
Previous Day Close(s)
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Scenario #2
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Scenario #3 9:30 EST Market Opens
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~2:30 EST
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ENTRY
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2B/3B Reversal & www.dailyniftytips.in crosses back into OR
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30 min High
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2B/3B Reversal
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Use daily opening of price action to gauge intraday momentum www.dailyniftytips.in only sure shot tips..! Open
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Reference for Gaps
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Initial Stop
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Gap 3
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Flags
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Unless there is adequate reward remaining in the trade with the gap – skip the trade
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Pre-Market Gap
Late Day Breakdown
Low
Gap Fill
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Gap & Gap Fill Late Day Rally