tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post7816004797025544593..comments2009-02-12T17:44:08.787-05:00TraderMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241756200482130281noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-6748072118652069932009-02-12T17:44:00.000-05:002009-02-12T17:44:00.000-05:00Also gaps tend to be an occupational hazard on the Australian market. It's not unusual for stocks to gap up or down depending what the major markets have done "overnight" and then drift around in a much smaller range during the Australian day. This makes holding anything overnight like buying a lottery ticket, but also reduces the potential from day trading.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05085439539465347207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-24317677869447943312009-02-12T17:34:00.000-05:002009-02-12T17:34:00.000-05:00Could be currency fluctuations, or randomness due to it's multiple listings. Its main listings are in London and Australia. Check out its charts on those exchanges:<BR/><BR/>http://www.google.com/finance?q=asx%3Abhp<BR/>http://www.google.com/finance?q=lon%3AbltRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05085439539465347207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-13581716091581683972009-02-12T13:14:00.000-05:002009-02-12T13:14:00.000-05:00the BHP chart always looks like its been hit by a shotgun blast - holes everywhere<BR/><BR/>dang near every day starts with a gap up or down<BR/><BR/>never understood why...not like its lightly traded.....nullpointerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17897635156865956509noreply@blogger.com