The Nikkei 225 rises on Trump effects... but experts see it as a “gap fill”

Nikkei 225 rose, but… is it just “filling the gap”?

Everyone, are you paying attention to the recent moves of the Nikkei 225? After Trump was elected, it rose rapidly, right. Some of you may have thought, “Oh, will it keep going up like this?” But actually, there’s a little trick behind this rise.

What’s happening is that this is actually just “filling the first gap.” In other words, it’s a move to fill the gap created in the past (the part where the price jumped).

So what will happen from here? For now, futures prices are gradually converging. If there isn’t any major news, the movement up to the end of the year may stay modest. The probability of a big trend emerging is low, so from here on, you should watch cautiously.

For those just starting out in trading, actions like “gap filling” and convergence toward futures prices may be a bit hard to understand, but knowing this can help you avoid the simplistic impulse to “buy because it’s risen.” Going forward, let’s keep watching the charts calmly while paying attention to these kinds of points!