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Gap and go

Day Trading

Ride the morning gap

A stock gaps up on real news and holds above pre-market support: buy the first pullback or the break of pre-market high, stop under the consolidation, ride the momentum wave.

Check yourself

Gap-and-go works best when the gap is backed by…

  1. Nothing, pure technicals
  2. A genuine catalyst and heavy volume correct
  3. A Reddit post

No-news gaps fade; news gaps trend. The catalyst is the fuel gauge.

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