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Bearish engulfing on Bank Nifty
On Bank Nifty the bearish engulfing showed up 26 times. The target came first 35% of the time, the stop 62%, and 4% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Bank Nifty: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 11 | 45% | 45% | 9% |
| Hourly | 15 | 27% | 73% | 0% |
Bank Nifty against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Nifty | 26 | 35% | 62% | 4% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 2,336 | 35% | 59% | 5% |
| Every market | 19,165 | 35% | 58% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2025 | 10 | 30% | 70% |
| 2026 | 5 | 20% | 80% |
The last 8 times
- 12 Oct 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 3 Aug 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 7 May 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 16 Jan 2026, 12:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 1 Jan 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 27 Nov 2025, 11:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 12 candles
- 18 Nov 2025, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 10 Oct 2025, 14:15 IST · 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 bearish engulfing is
A red body swallows the green one before it. Sellers took control.
Picture a small green fish, then a bigger red fish that swallows it whole. In a bearish engulfing pattern, the red candle's body is so big it covers the whole green body before it. After a rise, it shows sellers suddenly took over.
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Other patterns on Bank Nifty
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Gap up · Gap down · MACD bearish cross · Doji · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · all of them
The bearish engulfing elsewhere
Sensex · Nifty 50 · Bharti Airtel · Infosys · Mahindra & Mahindra · Coal India · ICICI Bank · Hindalco · State Bank of India · Shriram Finance · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the bearish engulfing work on Bank Nifty?
In 26 cases on Bank Nifty, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 35% of the time and the stop came first 62%; 4% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish engulfing?
A red body swallows the green one before it. Sellers took control.