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According to Investopedia, gaps are defined as:

Spaces on a chart that emerge when the price of the financial instrument significantly changes with little or no trading in-between.

Considering this definition, I guess that we should look for positions where no trading has happened. Therefore, the following is definitely a gap:

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However, I have seen that in some tutorials that the price candle which is connected to the past candle by its shadow is also considered a gap. For example, in the below chart, the last candle is marked as a gap by a tutor.

enter image description here Is it correct to think of this candle as a gap? I think that it is not a gap because the shadow has filled the gap between the last candle and the previous one.

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Is it correct to think of this candle as a gap?

Yes, because there is no specific definition. Is the move in the chart above significant enough to be a gap? What volume of trading counts as little?

The body of the candle represents the open and close, so when there is no overlap between candle bodies it represents a gap where the price jumped between the closing tick of one candle and the opening tick of the next.

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