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Stochastic bearish cross on Bank Nifty
On Bank Nifty the stochastic bearish cross showed up 243 times. The target came first 36% of the time, the stop 60%, 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 | 86 | 31% | 62% | 7% |
| Hourly | 157 | 39% | 59% | 3% |
Bank Nifty against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Nifty | 243 | 36% | 60% | 4% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 16,249 | 36% | 59% | 5% |
| Every market | 108,296 | 36% | 58% | 7% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16 | 12% | 81% |
| 2018 | 8 | 25% | 62% |
| 2019 | 6 | 67% | 33% |
| 2020 | 13 | 23% | 69% |
| 2021 | 11 | 36% | 64% |
| 2022 | 12 | 42% | 58% |
| 2023 | 6 | 33% | 67% |
| 2025 | 99 | 34% | 63% |
| 2026 | 70 | 43% | 51% |
The last 8 times
- 9 Oct 2026, 15:15 IST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 7 Oct 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 6 Oct 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 15 Sep 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 26 Aug 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · target first after 6 candles
- 24 Aug 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 21 Aug 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 20 Aug 2026, 13:15 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 stochastic bearish cross is
Above 80, the fast stochastic line crossed below the slow one.
Imagine a swing that has gone as high as it can and starts to come back. A stochastic above 80 means price closed near the top of its recent range. A bearish cross there hints the swing may be turning back down.
The full stochastic bearish cross lesson, video and quiz ›
Other patterns on Bank Nifty
Inside bar · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Gap up · Gap down · MACD bearish cross · Doji · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The stochastic 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 stochastic bearish cross work on Bank Nifty?
In 243 cases on Bank Nifty, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 36% of the time and the stop came first 60%; 4% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the stochastic bearish cross?
Above 80, the fast stochastic line crossed below the slow one.