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Feb 2025
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1106 - What The Hell Just Happened?! - T...

AKIL STOKES
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Many traders were shocked when they opened their charts this weekend due to the massive gaps in the financial markets thanks to President Donald Trump.

Here is everything you need to know about why gaps form, how they form & how to avoid them.

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