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1/27/2026

Gap Fill Strategies

Gap Fill Strategies

Gap Fill Strategies

An excerpt from our Academy Module.

Executive Summary: The “Why” and “What”

Gap Fill Strategies are a critical component of a trader's toolkit, particularly appealing due to their simplicity and directness. A 'gap' in trading terms refers to a situation where a financial instrument’s price significantly changes with no trading occurring in between. Essentially, the price 'jumps' from one level to another, creating an empty space, or 'gap', on the price chart. Gap fills happen when price moves back to the original pre-gap l...

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