Market statistics
QQQ gap fill statistics
How often QQQ closes its overnight gap during the same session, split by how large the gap was.
Recalculated 2026-09-25 from market data. No opinions, just counts.
Gaps filled same day
60%
1208 gaps over 5 years
Gap up filled
59.3%
664 sessions
Gap down filled
60.1%
544 sessions
By gap size
| Gap size | Sessions | Filled same day |
|---|---|---|
| 0.02% to 0.25% | 368 | 84% |
| 0.25% to 0.50% | 287 | 68% |
| 0.50% to 1.00% | 326 | 50% |
| over 1.00% | 227 | 24% |
A gap counts as filled when price trades back to the previous close during the same session. Larger gaps fill less often, which is the part most rules of thumb leave out. The direction of the gap barely matters here, which is itself worth knowing.
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Past behaviour is a description of what happened, not a forecast. These pages exist so a level can be judged against a count rather than a habit.