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Line 1: {{Unreferenced\|date=May 2024}} {{Short description\|Price chart analysis concept}} [[File:Allgaps new.jpg\|right\|thumb\|290px\|Sequence of Gaps]] A '''gap''' is defined as an unfilled space or interval. On a [[technical analysis]] chart, a gap represents an area where no trading takes place. On the Japanese candlestick chart, a window is interpreted as a gap.~~<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Gap Trading: How to Play the Gap \|url=https://www.investopedia.com/articles/trading/05/playinggaps.asp \|access-date=2024-02-24 \|website=Investopedia \|language=en}}</ref>~~ Gaps are spaces on a chart that emerge when the price of the financial instrument significantly changes with little or no trading in between. In an upward [[Market trend\|trend]], a gap is produced when the highest [[price]] of one day is lower than the lowest price of the following day. Conversely, in a downward trend, a gap occurs when the lowest price of any one day is higher than the highest price of the next day.