Gap Fill Rules: The Checklist

Free checklistMean reversion / seasonalityNY open

The ideaFade opening gaps of normal size back toward the prior close, skipping news-driven gaps.

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Tick what's true for the trade in front of you. The weights add up to 100. A deal-breaker missing means no trade, whatever the score.

Gap size within limitsRequired40Gap not caused by major news (for fade model)Deal-breaker: no trade without it35First bars moving toward fillNice to have25

Tick the checks0/100

MarketsNQ, ES, SPY, QQQ

Timeframes1m, 5m, 1D

Typical reward≈1R

LevelIntermediate

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