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MACD bearish cross on Bank Nifty
On Bank Nifty the macd bearish cross showed up 115 times. The target came first 37% of the time, the stop 58%, 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 | 44 | 32% | 57% | 11% |
| Hourly | 71 | 39% | 59% | 1% |
Bank Nifty against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Nifty | 115 | 37% | 58% | 5% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 8,511 | 36% | 59% | 5% |
| Every market | 58,705 | 36% | 56% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 33% | 67% |
| 2018 | 5 | 0% | 100% |
| 2019 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2020 | 6 | 17% | 67% |
| 2021 | 5 | 40% | 60% |
| 2022 | 6 | 50% | 50% |
| 2025 | 47 | 43% | 51% |
| 2026 | 34 | 35% | 59% |
The last 8 times
- 12 Oct 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 8 Oct 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 1 Sep 2026 · daily · target first after 6 candles
- 27 Aug 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 24 Aug 2026, 10:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 13 Aug 2026 · daily · went nowhere
- 11 Aug 2026 · daily · went nowhere
- 7 Aug 2026, 10:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 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 macd bearish cross is
Above zero, the MACD line crossed below its signal line.
Picture a bike racing uphill that starts to slow down. It is still going up, just less fast. A MACD bearish cross above zero is like that: the rise may be losing speed.
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Other patterns on Bank Nifty
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Gap up · Gap down · Doji · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The macd bearish cross 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 macd bearish cross work on Bank Nifty?
In 115 cases on Bank Nifty, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 37% of the time and the stop came first 58%; 5% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the macd bearish cross?
Above zero, the MACD line crossed below its signal line.