Other than the obvious important news events prior to opening, does anyone have any advice on how to predict gaps or how to otherwise play openings. Norm
Look during pre-mkt at upgrades/downgrades/ earnings/ M/A activity (listed/spooz/nq companies, no illiquid and unpopular issues) wait for a retracement (fade) getting close to or touching 50/100emas half a hour or less after open-- go long/short when momentum picks up and keep your fingers crossed: sometimes (although not very often, as of late) u won't have a chance to see any retracement and have to be ready to buy/sell at high/low prices. I know, it won't help much..but it it's all about recognizing reoccurring patterns, gauging sentiment and spotting interest). Still, if u play the right issues u'll be right most of the times. EDIT: volume is not always a reliable indicator