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OBV bearish divergence on Apple
On Apple the obv bearish divergence showed up 30 times. The target came first 43% of the time, the stop 53%, and 3% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Apple: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 6 | 33% | 67% | 0% |
| Hourly | 24 | 46% | 50% | 4% |
Apple against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | 30 | 43% | 53% | 3% |
| All US stock market charts | 668 | 37% | 60% | 3% |
| Every market | 8,774 | 37% | 55% | 8% |
The last 8 times
- 20 Aug 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 17 Aug 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 10 Jul 2026, 15:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 12 Jun 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 28 May 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 26 May 2026, 14:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 26 May 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 6 Apr 2026, 14:30 ET · hourly · target first after 2 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 Apple
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · RSI overbought drop · MACD bearish cross · Gap down · Gap up · Doji · 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 Apple?
In 30 cases on Apple, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 43% of the time and the stop came first 53%; 3% 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.