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OBV bearish divergence on Arbitrum
On Arbitrum the obv bearish divergence showed up 168 times. The target came first 40% of the time, the stop 51%, and 10% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Arbitrum (ARB/USDT): daily candles from March 2023, 4-hour candles from March 2023 and hourly candles from March 2023.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 3 | 67% | 33% | 0% |
| 4-hour | 34 | 47% | 35% | 18% |
| Hourly | 131 | 37% | 55% | 8% |
Arbitrum against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbitrum | 168 | 40% | 51% | 10% |
| All Crypto charts | 6,886 | 37% | 54% | 9% |
| Every market | 8,774 | 37% | 55% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 47 | 36% | 53% |
| 2024 | 49 | 47% | 47% |
| 2025 | 41 | 44% | 54% |
| 2026 | 31 | 29% | 48% |
The last 8 times
- 8 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 5 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 27 Sep 2026, 11:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 23 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC · 4-hour · went nowhere
- 21 Sep 2026, 04:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 21 Sep 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 UTC · 4-hour · went nowhere
- 15 Aug 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
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 Arbitrum
Inside bar · Stochastic bullish cross · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · Volume profile rejection · Volume profile bounce · Doji · MACD bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · all of them
The obv bearish divergence elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · S&P 500
Questions
How often does the obv bearish divergence work on Arbitrum?
In 168 cases on Arbitrum, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 40% of the time and the stop came first 51%; 10% 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.