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Bearish engulfing on Bitcoin
On Bitcoin the bearish engulfing showed up 527 times. The target came first 31% of the time, the stop 58%, and 11% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Bitcoin (BTC/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 | 18 | 28% | 67% | 6% |
| 4-hour | 97 | 31% | 61% | 8% |
| Hourly | 412 | 31% | 57% | 12% |
Bitcoin against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 527 | 31% | 58% | 11% |
| All Crypto charts | 13,837 | 35% | 57% | 9% |
| Every market | 19,165 | 35% | 58% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | 33% | 60% |
| 2022 | 67 | 28% | 55% |
| 2023 | 88 | 25% | 61% |
| 2024 | 98 | 28% | 60% |
| 2025 | 112 | 37% | 54% |
| 2026 | 79 | 33% | 57% |
The last 8 times
- 23 Sep 2026, 04:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 2 candles
- 22 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 21 Sep 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 19 Sep 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 14 Sep 2026, 20:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 2 candles
- 9 Sep 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 4 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC · 4-hour · went nowhere
- 4 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 12 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 Bitcoin
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · Stochastic bullish cross · Volume profile bounce · Doji · Volume profile rejection · MACD bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The bearish engulfing elsewhere
Ethereum · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · Aave · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY
Questions
How often does the bearish engulfing work on Bitcoin?
In 527 cases on Bitcoin, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 31% of the time and the stop came first 58%; 11% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish engulfing?
A red body swallows the green one before it. Sellers took control.