I just noticed that many of you are asking about CME Gaps, so I want to share a bit of experience. Actually, this is a pretty interesting concept in Bitcoin trading that not everyone knows about.



What is a CME Gap? In simple terms, it refers to price gaps that appear on the Bitcoin futures chart. This happens because CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) only operates from Monday to Friday, from 5 PM to 4 PM CT. While the crypto market runs 24/7, CME closes on weekends, so price movements on Sundays are not recorded on this exchange.

When CME reopens on Monday, if Bitcoin has surged over the weekend, there will often be a gap between the Friday closing price and the current crypto market price. This is what traders call a CME Gap in practical terms.

Why do I pay attention to it? Because history shows that Bitcoin tends to "fill" these gaps. That is, the price usually returns to the gap area to complete it. Not always 100% accurate, but the success rate is quite high, so many traders use it to predict short-term corrections.

A specific example: if Bitcoin closes Friday above $63K on CME, then rises on Sunday, when CME reopens, there will be a $2K gap up. According to statistics, Bitcoin's price often returns to "fill" this gap. It might take a few days or weeks, but it usually happens.

CME Gaps are not magic or guaranteed signals, but they are useful tools that many professional traders use. If you're not familiar with this, start monitoring it on the chart; it can be quite beneficial for your technical trading.
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