{"id":37685,"date":"2019-01-31T09:30:10","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T14:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.t3live.com\/blog\/?p=37685"},"modified":"2019-01-31T09:30:10","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T14:30:10","slug":"sami-abusaad-how-to-analyze-gaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/2019\/01\/31\/sami-abusaad-how-to-analyze-gaps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Analyze Gaps &#038; Why I am Short TSLA, Long AAPL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to take your premarket prep to the next level?<\/p>\n<p>There are 5 specific items we look for when evaluating gaps. If the gap has all 5 items, it is said to be a \u201cTier 1\u201d gap, or an A rated gap.<\/p>\n<p>However, truth be told, to understand gaps, one has to merely understand what\u2019s happening to current stockholders AND anticipate what they will do after the open. Sami walks you through exactly what you need to know in this video.<\/p>\n<p>Then trading becomes a matter of entry and management &#8211; it\u2019s that easy.<\/p>\n<p>Watch today\u2019s lesson to see how Sami analyzes today\u2019s top gaps, including <strong>AAPL, TSLA, <\/strong>and<strong> FB<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FT3Live%2Fvideos%2F315424209078072%2F&show_text=0&width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to take your premarket prep to the next level? There are 5 specific items we look for when evaluating gaps. If the gap has all 5 items, it is said to be a \u201cTier 1\u201d gap, or an A rated gap. 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