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Head and shoulders on Bitcoin
On Bitcoin the head and shoulders showed up 37 times. The target came first 30% of the time, the stop 68%, and 3% 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 | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 4-hour | 4 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Hourly | 32 | 31% | 66% | 3% |
Bitcoin against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 37 | 30% | 68% | 3% |
| All Crypto charts | 1,375 | 38% | 54% | 8% |
| Every market | 1,905 | 38% | 55% | 7% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | 29% | 71% |
| 2022 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2023 | 5 | 60% | 40% |
| 2024 | 7 | 29% | 71% |
| 2025 | 12 | 17% | 75% |
| 2026 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
The last 8 times
- 4 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 4 Sep 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 23 Apr 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 21 Sep 2025, 08:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 9 Aug 2025, 23:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 8 Aug 2025, 12:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 8 Aug 2025, 10:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 6 Jul 2025, 02:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 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 head and shoulders is
Three peaks with the middle one highest, then a break below the neckline.
Picture a person's head and two shoulders from behind: a shoulder, a taller head, then another shoulder. A head and shoulders pattern is three price peaks shaped like that. When price falls below the line under the shoulders, called the neckline, the pattern is complete.
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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 head and shoulders elsewhere
Ethereum · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · Aave
Questions
How often does the head and shoulders work on Bitcoin?
In 37 cases on Bitcoin, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 30% of the time and the stop came first 68%; 3% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the head and shoulders?
Three peaks with the middle one highest, then a break below the neckline.