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OBV bearish divergence on Alibaba
On Alibaba the obv bearish divergence showed up 21 times. The target came first 57% of the time, the stop 43%, and 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Alibaba: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 8 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| Hourly | 13 | 62% | 38% | 0% |
Alibaba against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba | 21 | 57% | 43% | 0% |
| All US stock market charts | 668 | 37% | 60% | 3% |
| Every market | 8,774 | 37% | 55% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2025 | 7 | 57% | 43% |
| 2026 | 6 | 67% | 33% |
The last 8 times
- 8 May 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 7 May 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 4 May 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · target first after 6 candles
- 8 Apr 2026, 14:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 23 Mar 2026, 15:30 ET · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 29 Jan 2026, 14:30 ET · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 19 Nov 2025, 10:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 19 Aug 2025, 10:30 ET · hourly · target first after 6 candles
Counted by the Trading Class research engine on real past candles: entry at the signal candle's close, target 1.5 × ATR(14), stop 1 × ATR(14), 12 candles to decide, a candle that touches both counts as the stop. How we count. Past data, not a forecast and not advice.
What the obv bearish divergence is
Price made a higher high, but volume flow made a lower high. Buyers were running out of force.
Imagine climbing higher up a hill while fewer and fewer friends keep climbing with you. You are higher, but with less support behind you. An OBV bearish divergence is when price makes a higher high, but OBV, the running total of volume flow, does not follow it up.
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Other patterns on Alibaba
Inside bar · Gap up · Gap down · Stochastic bullish cross · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · MACD bullish cross · Doji · MACD bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The obv bearish divergence elsewhere
S&P 500 · Nasdaq 100 · Broadcom · Oracle · Nvidia · Microsoft · Meta · Boeing · Amazon · Alphabet (Google) · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the obv bearish divergence work on Alibaba?
In 21 cases on Alibaba, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 57% of the time and the stop came first 43%; 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the obv bearish divergence?
Price made a higher high, but volume flow made a lower high. Buyers were running out of force.