Showing posts with label gap down. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gap down. Show all posts

Friday, February 10, 2012

Dax opening 10.2.2012

The market will gap down tomorrow, so the odds are on the bear's side. Remember to check out the gap statistics.

Friday, September 23, 2011

Gap statistics for Dax

The opening gaps can be differentiated how the volume behaves and if the gap is happening in an uptrend or a downtrend. However, below you can find statistics for the next day after gap up or down. The gaps are categorized with volume. Be free to study. If you don't understand something, be free to send me a message.


Without volume increase









gap up positive day average % stdev max min
3,00 % 80,00 % 0,24 % 1,07 % 1,34 % -1,52 %
2,50 % 66,67 % 0,21 % 1,78 % 3,45 % -3,19 %
2,00 % 62,50 % 0,61 % 2,06 % 6,07 % -3,19 %
1,50 % 51,92 % 0,04 % 2,20 % 6,07 % -5,25 %
1,00 % 50,00 % 0,02 % 1,92 % 6,07 % -6,49 %
0,50 % 50,45 % 0,01 % 1,56 % 6,07 % -7,01 %
0,00 % 51,87 % 0,02 % 1,48 % 10,34 % -7,16 %






gap down positive day average % stdev max min
0,00 % 54,75 % 0,04 % 1,64 % 11,40 % -6,84 %
-0,50 % 56,43 % 0,13 % 1,88 % 11,40 % -6,29 %
-1,00 % 61,83 % 0,35 % 2,46 % 11,40 % -6,25 %
-1,50 % 65,22 % 0,75 % 3,31 % 11,40 % -6,25 %
-2,00 % 69,57 % 1,58 % 3,85 % 11,40 % -4,88 %
-2,50 % 69,23 % 1,92 % 4,82 % 11,40 % -4,88 %
-3,00 % 77,78 % 3,34 % 4,95 % 11,40 % -2,04 %






With volume increasing above it's 10 day average







gap up positive day average % stdev max min
3,00 % 100,00 % 0,79 % 0,77 % 1,34 % 0,25 %
2,50 % 100,00 % 1,24 % 1,35 % 3,45 % 0,05 %
2,00 % 87,50 % 1,45 % 1,54 % 3,45 % -0,58 %
1,50 % 83,33 % 1,24 % 1,91 % 3,45 % -2,83 %
1,00 % 56,00 % -0,07 % 2,61 % 3,45 % -6,49 %
0,50 % 56,00 % -0,09 % 2,09 % 4,08 % -7,01 %
0,00 % 50,68 % -0,06 % 1,82 % 10,34 % -7,07 %






gap down positive day average % stdev max min
0,00 % 50,60 % 0,03 % 2,14 % 11,40 % -5,13 %
-0,50 % 44,44 % 0,20 % 2,98 % 11,40 % -5,02 %
-1,00 % 48,00 % 0,79 % 3,99 % 11,40 % -5,02 %
-1,50 % 66,67 % 2,48 % 4,73 % 11,40 % -2,53 %
-2,00 % 85,71 % 4,02 % 5,26 % 11,40 % -2,01 %
-2,50 % 83,33 % 4,38 % 5,66 % 11,40 % -2,01 %
-3,00 % 100,00 % 5,66 % 5,28 % 11,40 % 0,91 %

Gap down statistics for Dax

In a light of history, there seems to be a edge after huge gap down days. Gaps could always be taken seriously and studied carefully, because they could have a meaning behind them. One good source to study gaps is Stock Charts, where you can find good definitions. Yesterday's gap could be exhaustion gap, which could be defined by increase in volume.

From the table above, you can clearly see what has happened after we have seen gaps down. The profit is calculated from a close of the gap day to the close of a next day. The statistics is from 1995-2011.


gap down positive day average % stdev max min
-3,00 % 77,78 % 3,34 % 4,95 % 11,40 % -2,04 %
-2,50 % 69,23 % 1,92 % 4,82 % 11,40 % -4,88 %
-2,00 % 69,57 % 1,58 % 3,85 % 11,40 % -4,88 %
-1,50 % 65,22 % 0,75 % 3,31 % 11,40 % -6,25 %
-1,00 % 61,83 % 0,35 % 2,46 % 11,40 % -6,25 %
-0,50 % 56,43 % 0,13 % 1,88 % 11,40 % -6,29 %
0,00 % 54,75 % 0,04 % 1,64 % 11,40 % -6,84 %