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Golden cross on Bitcoin
On Bitcoin the golden cross showed up 205 times. The target came first 38% of the time, the stop 51%, 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 | 5 | 40% | 60% | 0% |
| 4-hour | 37 | 35% | 57% | 8% |
| Hourly | 163 | 38% | 50% | 12% |
Bitcoin against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 205 | 38% | 51% | 11% |
| All Crypto charts | 5,227 | 37% | 56% | 7% |
| Every market | 7,379 | 37% | 56% | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | 48% | 52% |
| 2022 | 41 | 29% | 54% |
| 2023 | 30 | 47% | 43% |
| 2024 | 33 | 42% | 48% |
| 2025 | 45 | 31% | 56% |
| 2026 | 25 | 32% | 52% |
The last 8 times
- 18 Sep 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 8 Sep 2026 · daily · stop first after 3 candles
- 4 Sep 2026, 04:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 20 Aug 2026, 12:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 3 candles
- 18 Aug 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 10 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 1 candle
- 5 Aug 2026, 05:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 19 Jul 2026, 04:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 5 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 golden cross is
The 50-period average crossed above the 200-period average.
Imagine your average test score from the last few weeks rising above your average for the whole year. It means you have been doing better lately. A golden cross is when the average price of the last 50 candles rises above the average of the last 200 candles.
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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 golden cross elsewhere
Ethereum · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · Aave · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY
Questions
How often does the golden cross work on Bitcoin?
In 205 cases on Bitcoin, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 38% of the time and the stop came first 51%; 11% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the golden cross?
The 50-period average crossed above the 200-period average.