Gap fills
Trend & Structure
The vacuum effect
Gaps leave a zone with no trading history, so price is drawn back to 'fill' it. Intraday traders fade emotional opening gaps toward yesterday's close; the play fails on true breakaway news.
Check yourself
'Filling the gap' means price…
- Making a new gap
- Returning through the empty zone to the pre-gap price correct
- Halting
The untraded vacuum gets traded eventually. Gap-fill is one of the most common intraday magnets.
Learn this properly
This term has a full interactive lesson in Wick — the chart, the pattern to tap, and a live practice terminal to try it on. Free to start.
Open the lesson