Trader wisdom on trading opening gaps in stocks and S&P 500 futures. But the best trades are during the earnings season, it is common to see a 5% or 10% move before the opening, which can either throw off a trade or enhance it.
Volume offers valuable information on the intentions of buyers and sellers, the potential for diversification and, at the minimum, another piece of the trading puzzle.
Recent market movements should have taught us that risk has increased, and there isn’t adequate transparency to make rational decisions based on fundamentals. If you share this view, that leaves only