What is the downside tasuki gap pattern?
The downside tasuki gap is a bearish continuation pattern. Two red candles separated by a gap, then a green candle that fails to close the gap.
How does the downside tasuki gap form?
Two red bars separated by a gap, then a green bar that fails to close it.
How do you confirm a downside tasuki gap?
A bounce that cannot fill the gap tells you how little demand there is behind it.
When does the downside tasuki gap fail?
On lower timeframes many gaps are artefacts of thin trading and fill quietly, taking the pattern with them.
No chart pattern works every time. The examples on this page were chosen because they show the pattern clearly, and in real markets patterns fail often.
Practice on real charts
3 real examples of the downside tasuki gap, cut off where the pattern completed. Make your call, then see what happened.
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The shaded area is a downside tasuki gap. Where did price go next?
