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Bearish marubozu on Bitcoin
On Bitcoin the bearish marubozu showed up 237 times. The target came first 38% of the time, the stop 57%, and 5% 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 | 6 | 17% | 83% | 0% |
| 4-hour | 28 | 29% | 68% | 4% |
| Hourly | 203 | 39% | 55% | 6% |
Bitcoin against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 237 | 38% | 57% | 5% |
| All Crypto charts | 6,440 | 37% | 56% | 7% |
| Every market | 10,777 | 37% | 57% | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | 36% | 64% |
| 2022 | 27 | 44% | 52% |
| 2023 | 30 | 47% | 47% |
| 2024 | 47 | 34% | 62% |
| 2025 | 60 | 32% | 58% |
| 2026 | 48 | 40% | 56% |
The last 8 times
- 22 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 13 Sep 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 8 Sep 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 31 Aug 2026, 11:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 24 Aug 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 14 Aug 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 10 Aug 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 27 Jul 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · target 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 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 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 marubozu 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 marubozu work on Bitcoin?
In 237 cases on Bitcoin, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 38% of the time and the stop came first 57%; 5% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish marubozu?
A full red body with no wicks. Sellers owned the whole candle.