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Inside bar on Bitcoin
On Bitcoin the inside bar showed up 7,985 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 50% of the time, broke down 47% and stayed inside 3%.
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 | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 259 | 53% | 44% | 3% |
| 4-hour | 1,682 | 52% | 45% | 3% |
| Hourly | 6,044 | 49% | 47% | 3% |
Bitcoin against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 7,985 | 50% | 47% | 3% |
| All Crypto charts | 192,574 | 49% | 49% | 2% |
| Every market | 274,736 | 50% | 48% | 2% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Broke up | Broke down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,171 | 49% | 50% |
| 2022 | 1,541 | 50% | 49% |
| 2023 | 1,559 | 52% | 44% |
| 2024 | 1,404 | 51% | 46% |
| 2025 | 1,239 | 48% | 49% |
| 2026 | 1,071 | 52% | 45% |
The last 8 times
- 24 Sep 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 24 Sep 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 3 candles
- 23 Sep 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 23 Sep 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 2 candles
- 23 Sep 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 22 Sep 2026, 16:00 UTC · 4-hour · broke up after 3 candles
- 22 Sep 2026, 11:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 3 candles
- 22 Sep 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · broke down 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 inside bar is
A candle fully inside the one before. The market is coiling.
Think of a small box that fits inside a bigger box. An inside bar is a candle whose whole range, wicks and all, fits inside the candle before it. Price is resting in a smaller space, like a spring being squeezed.
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Other patterns on Bitcoin
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 · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · all of them
The inside bar 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 inside bar work on Bitcoin?
In 7,985 cases on Bitcoin, price broke up 50% of the time, broke down 47% and stayed inside 3% within 12 candles.
What is the inside bar?
A candle fully inside the one before. The market is coiling.