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Bearish marubozu on Bank Nifty
On Bank Nifty the bearish marubozu showed up 22 times. The target came first 27% of the time, the stop 68%, and 5% 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 | 4 | 0% | 75% | 25% |
| Hourly | 18 | 33% | 67% | 0% |
Bank Nifty against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Nifty | 22 | 27% | 68% | 5% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 1,878 | 40% | 56% | 5% |
| Every market | 10,777 | 37% | 57% | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 0% | 67% |
| 2025 | 8 | 12% | 88% |
| 2026 | 10 | 50% | 50% |
The last 8 times
- 1 Sep 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 10 candles
- 24 Aug 2026, 10:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 17 Aug 2026, 15:15 IST · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 8 Jul 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 29 Apr 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 27 Mar 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 23 Mar 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 27 Feb 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · target first after 7 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 marubozu is
A full red body with no wicks. Sellers owned the whole candle.
Think of a sled sliding from the top of a hill to the bottom without a single bump. A bearish marubozu is a big red candle like that: price opened at the top and closed at the very bottom. Sellers were in charge from start to end.
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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 marubozu elsewhere
Sensex · Nifty 50 · Bharti Airtel · Infosys · Mahindra & Mahindra · Coal India · Hindalco · State Bank of India · Shriram Finance · Tata Power · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Silver · Ethereum
Questions
How often does the bearish marubozu work on Bank Nifty?
In 22 cases on Bank Nifty, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 27% of the time and the stop came first 68%; 5% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish marubozu?
A full red body with no wicks. Sellers owned the whole candle.