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OBV bearish divergence on Alphabet (Google)
On Alphabet (Google) the obv bearish divergence showed up 24 times. The target came first 29% of the time, the stop 62%, and 8% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Alphabet (Google): daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 13 | 23% | 69% | 8% |
| Hourly | 11 | 36% | 55% | 9% |
Alphabet (Google) against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabet (Google) | 24 | 29% | 62% | 8% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0% | 67% |
| 2019 | 4 | 25% | 75% |
| 2025 | 11 | 27% | 64% |
The last 8 times
- 9 Feb 2026, 14:30 ET · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 6 Jan 2026, 14:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 1 Dec 2025, 12:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 12 candles
- 1 Dec 2025, 09:30 ET · hourly · went nowhere
- 21 Nov 2025, 11:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 13 Nov 2025, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 21 Aug 2025, 15:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 8 Jul 2025 · daily · stop first after 1 candle
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 Alphabet (Google)
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Gap up · MACD bearish cross · Doji · Gap down · RSI overbought drop · Volume profile bounce · all of them
The obv bearish divergence elsewhere
S&P 500 · Nasdaq 100 · Alibaba · Broadcom · Oracle · Nvidia · Microsoft · Meta · Boeing · Amazon · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the obv bearish divergence work on Alphabet (Google)?
In 24 cases on Alphabet (Google), the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 29% of the time and the stop came first 62%; 8% 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.