Price opens away from the prior close but then rotates back to close the gap. Gaps into resistance or on weak follow-through tend to fill.
How to identify it
- Opening gap with weak or no continuation
- Early rejection of the gap direction
- Prior close acts as the magnet
Entry
Fade the gap once the first opening-range swing fails.
Stop loss
Beyond the session extreme in the gap direction.
Target
The prior session close.
Invalidation
Price makes a new extreme in the gap direction and holds.
Does it work for you?
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