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I asked that exact question of my teacher at a TA seminar...he said yes, he could not asnwer as to why.
But 9 times out of 10 a stock will go back and fill a gap - that goes for gap up, I have not tested that theory for gap down, but when a stock gaps down the low end of that candle usually is a heavy resistance level going forward.