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Inside bar on AUD/USD
On AUD/USD the inside bar showed up 1,255 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 49% of the time, broke down 49% and stayed inside 1%.
Counted on AUD/USD: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 204 | 52% | 47% | 1% |
| Hourly | 1,051 | 49% | 50% | 1% |
AUD/USD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUD/USD | 1,255 | 49% | 49% | 1% |
| All Forex charts | 14,471 | 49% | 49% | 2% |
| Every market | 274,736 | 50% | 48% | 2% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Broke up | Broke down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 25 | 84% | 16% |
| 2017 | 34 | 68% | 32% |
| 2018 | 18 | 50% | 50% |
| 2019 | 20 | 30% | 70% |
| 2020 | 18 | 50% | 39% |
| 2021 | 22 | 41% | 59% |
| 2022 | 23 | 48% | 52% |
| 2023 | 20 | 55% | 45% |
| 2024 | 92 | 39% | 61% |
| 2025 | 516 | 50% | 48% |
| 2026 | 467 | 48% | 51% |
The last 8 times
- 13 Oct 2026, 19:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 2 candles
- 13 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 5 candles
- 13 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 9 candles
- 13 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 13 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 3 candles
- 11 Oct 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 9 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 9 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 4 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 inside bar is
A candle fully inside the one before. The market is coiling.
Think of a small box that fits inside a bigger box. An inside bar is a candle whose whole range, wicks and all, fits inside the candle before it. Price is resting in a smaller space, like a spring being squeezed.
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Other patterns on AUD/USD
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The inside bar elsewhere
GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · EUR/USD · USD/CHF · GBP/JPY · USD/JPY · NZD/USD · EUR/GBP · USD/CAD · GBP/INR · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the inside bar work on AUD/USD?
In 1,255 cases on AUD/USD, price broke up 49% of the time, broke down 49% and stayed inside 1% within 12 candles.
What is the inside bar?
A candle fully inside the one before. The market is coiling.