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Bullish engulfing on Bitcoin
On Bitcoin the bullish engulfing showed up 512 times. The target came first 30% of the time, the stop 57%, and 13% 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 | 12 | 25% | 67% | 8% |
| 4-hour | 85 | 26% | 56% | 18% |
| Hourly | 415 | 31% | 57% | 12% |
Bitcoin against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 512 | 30% | 57% | 13% |
| All Crypto charts | 13,197 | 32% | 56% | 12% |
| Every market | 17,563 | 34% | 56% | 10% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | 25% | 62% |
| 2022 | 73 | 32% | 59% |
| 2023 | 55 | 33% | 51% |
| 2024 | 87 | 33% | 51% |
| 2025 | 122 | 30% | 60% |
| 2026 | 82 | 28% | 59% |
The last 8 times
- 25 Sep 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 23 Sep 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 20 Sep 2026, 11:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 15 Sep 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 9 Sep 2026, 23:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 12 candles
- 4 Sep 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 4 Sep 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 31 Aug 2026, 05:00 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 bullish engulfing is
A green body swallows the red one before it. Buyers took control.
Picture a small red fish, then a bigger green fish that swallows it whole. In a bullish engulfing pattern, the green candle's body is so big it covers the whole red body before it. After a fall, it shows buyers 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 bullish 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 bullish engulfing work on Bitcoin?
In 512 cases on Bitcoin, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 30% of the time and the stop came first 57%; 13% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bullish engulfing?
A green body swallows the red one before it. Buyers took control.