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Fill the Gap

Gaps occur when a stock's overnight price action moves substantially higher or lower. Learn more about what it means to "fill the gap."
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A stock gap is created when a security’s price opens significantly above or below its prior closing price.

The fill the gap concept implies that the security will eventually retrace the gap and trade at its pre-gap price. Gaps can fill immediately, over time, or not at all.