{"id":1012,"date":"2026-04-13T13:06:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/?p=1012"},"modified":"2026-04-13T13:24:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:24:36","slug":"daily-chart-wrap-technical-analysis-mind-the-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/2026\/04\/13\/daily-chart-wrap-technical-analysis-mind-the-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Chart Wrap Technical Analysis &#8211; Mind the Gap!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:21px\">Gaps Galore! If\/when something opens below the previous day&#8217;s low, or above the previous sessions&#8217; high, a price &#8220;gap&#8221; is created (known as a &#8220;<strong>Window<\/strong>&#8221; in candlestick analysis). There&#8217;s been quite a few of those on our charts of late, particularly on a Monday, and today was no exception. A price gap below immediately becomes an important and obvious support level and conversely a gap left above becomes resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-13.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1013\" style=\"width:179px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-13.png 600w, https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-13-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-13-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5955dc4\">The <strong>S&amp;P <\/strong>rallied again on Friday to 6888. The low was 6846 and this is gap resistance today as we\u2019ve opened lower, although we\u2019re still above Marabuzo support at 6750.&nbsp; <strong>NASDAQ <\/strong>Futures also gapped down. 25193 was Friday\u2019s low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5955dc4\">The gap in the <strong>DAX <\/strong>is up at 23892. In the <strong>Eurostoxx 50<\/strong> its 5836 and protects 5865 and 5909.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5955dc4\"><strong>Bonds <\/strong>are also lower. <strong>Bund<\/strong> Futures saw red on Friday. The low was 125.02 and this is now gap resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e62048bf\"><strong>EURUSD <\/strong>was briefly back below its 200-day SMA overnight but has recovered some already. Ditto <strong>GBPUSD.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e8a02ccc\"><strong>Gold <\/strong>gapped down but has recovered nicely since, nudging back into Friday\u2019s range as I write. <strong>Silver <\/strong>has done the same. 74.88 was Friday\u2019s low and we\u2019re back here now after seeing weakness back to 72.545 as Asian trade kicked off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e8a02ccc\"><strong>LME<\/strong> <strong>Copper<\/strong> saw green on Friday and a weaker open has found buyers. All the metals look like they want to go higher and <strong>Aluminium (LME)<\/strong> is leading the way, making fresh 4-year highs this morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#8dd2fcd6\"><strong>Brent Crude <\/strong>saw red on Friday but has opened with a strong bid this morning. Another gap here; down at 98.26, which is also a S\/T Fibonacci reference. <strong>WTI\u2019s <\/strong>gap support is 100.42. Gap resistance is 109.20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#8dd2fcd6\"><strong>Gasoil<\/strong> is also sitting between two gaps; 1234 and 1292.50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#8dd2fcd6\"><strong>Dutch TTF Gas<\/strong> is now trading through the night. The overnight range as I write is 46.745-51.30; weakness seen since the \u201cproper\u201d open at 7am UK time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#8dd2fcd6\"><strong>EUA Carbon <\/strong>opened on the back-foot but only small. Friday\u2019s 72.45 low weighing for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#62ba45e6\"><strong>Ags<\/strong> contracts started with a bid but sellers have responded, <strong>Soybeans <\/strong>failing at Marabuzo resistance at 1184.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WRAP_130426.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WRAP_130426.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WRAP_130426.png 990w, https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WRAP_130426-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WRAP_130426-768x557.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can receive this Chart Wrap daily, straight to your inbox. 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in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/oil-gas-energy\">UK and European Energy Markets<\/a> and 10-time Technical Analysis award winner. Clive provides industry-standard technical outlook, utilising\u00a0<strong>Market Profile<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Candlesticks<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Analysis<\/strong>\u00a0for over 100 global trading desks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Disclaimer<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This communication has been prepared solely for information and data purposes and is not intended as an Invitation or Inducement with respect to the purchase or sale of any financial instrument. This communication should not be regarded as a substitute for the exercise by the recipient of its own judgement. Any reliance placed on the communication is at the reader\u2019s risk. Information and opinions have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable but no representation is made to their accuracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\nGaps Galore! If\/when something opens below the previous day&#8217;s low, or above the previous sessions&#8217; high, a price &#8220;gap&#8221; is created (known as a &#8220;Window&#8221; in candlestick analysis). There&#8217;s been quite a few of those on our charts of late, particularly on a Monday, and today was no exception. A price gap below immediately becomes an important and obvious &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn-primary entries-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/2026\/04\/13\/daily-chart-wrap-technical-analysis-mind-the-gap\/\" title=\"Read more\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[812,797,820,809,817,799,801,818,813,807,825,823,808,6,7,796],"tags":[586,781,17,853,41,45,47,57,60,76,594,109,638,134,664,732,737,792,854,172,173,647,182,206,228,246,247,248,254,300,788,855,316,339,384,399,423,434,476,674,675,582],"class_list":["post-1012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aluminium","category-brent-crude","category-bund","category-copper","category-dax","category-dutch-ttf-nat-gas","category-eua-carbon-emissions","category-eurostoxx","category-financial-futures","category-gold","category-nasdaq","category-sp","category-silver","category-technical-analysis","category-trading","category-wti","tag-ags","tag-aluminium","tag-analysis","tag-bid","tag-bonds","tag-brent","tag-brent-crude","tag-bund","tag-bund-futures","tag-candlestick-analysis","tag-chart","tag-charts","tag-copper","tag-dax","tag-dutch-ttf","tag-dutch-ttf-nat-gas","tag-eua","tag-european-gas","tag-european-natural-gas","tag-eurostoxx","tag-eurostoxx-50","tag-eurusd","tag-fibonacci","tag-free-trial","tag-futures","tag-gaps","tag-gasoil","tag-gbpusd","tag-gold","tag-levels","tag-lme-copper","tag-lng","tag-marabuzo","tag-nasdaq","tag-resistance","tag-sp","tag-silver","tag-soybeans","tag-support","tag-technical-analysis","tag-trading","tag-wti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1012"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1018,"href":"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1012\/revisions\/1018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.futurestechs.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}