We officially filled the gap on Friday, 12/17, because we had actually bounced off the moving average before we could fully fill it on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Gaps on equities will fill about 80% of the time, and then the markets tend to reverse 80% of the time after a gap fills.
We have gaps immediately above and below the market right now; I think that we'll see another drop with the continuation of this downside momentum before the possibility of a bounce in an attempt to fill that upside gap — I don’t think it will fill right away, but keep your eyes on it.
I have been very accurate with the market forecasts that I send to my clients every weekend, so here are my thoughts on a few of the indices...