      The second option is to buy the stock near the open. For traders whodo not have access to pre- or post-market trading, this option is the nextbest way to capitalize on the previously mentioned strategy. It is possiblefor the stock to temporarily retrace on the open, and then continue itstrend. This being the case, a buy-near-the-open strategy may be moreprofitable than the pre- or post-market strategy. On the other hand, astock may gap open and continue its trend. This is obviously lessprofitable than the pre- or post-market strategy, but profitablenonetheless.