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OBV bearish divergence on Bitcoin Cash
On Bitcoin Cash the obv bearish divergence showed up 250 times. The target came first 39% of the time, the stop 53%, and 8% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Bitcoin Cash (BCH/USDT): daily candles from January 2021, 4-hour candles from January 2021 and hourly candles from January 2021.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 10 | 70% | 20% | 10% |
| 4-hour | 39 | 36% | 51% | 13% |
| Hourly | 201 | 38% | 55% | 7% |
Bitcoin Cash against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin Cash | 250 | 39% | 53% | 8% |
| All Crypto charts | 6,886 | 37% | 54% | 9% |
| Every market | 8,774 | 37% | 55% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | 44% | 50% |
| 2022 | 58 | 36% | 55% |
| 2023 | 53 | 32% | 58% |
| 2024 | 40 | 32% | 60% |
| 2025 | 45 | 53% | 40% |
| 2026 | 20 | 40% | 50% |
The last 8 times
- 30 Sep 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 23 Sep 2026, 03:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 15 Sep 2026, 21:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 9 Sep 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 7 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 3 candles
- 6 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 2 candles
- 28 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 3 candles
- 4 Aug 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
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 obv bearish divergence is
Price made a higher high, but volume flow made a lower high. Buyers were running out of force.
Imagine climbing higher up a hill while fewer and fewer friends keep climbing with you. You are higher, but with less support behind you. An OBV bearish divergence is when price makes a higher high, but OBV, the running total of volume flow, does not follow it up.
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Other patterns on Bitcoin Cash
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Volume profile bounce · Volume profile rejection · Doji · MACD bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The obv bearish divergence elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · S&P 500
Questions
How often does the obv bearish divergence work on Bitcoin Cash?
In 250 cases on Bitcoin Cash, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 39% of the time and the stop came first 53%; 8% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the obv bearish divergence?
Price made a higher high, but volume flow made a lower high. Buyers were running out of force.