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MACD bullish cross on Bitcoin
On Bitcoin the macd bullish cross showed up 1,471 times. The target came first 35% of the time, the stop 52%, 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 | 43 | 42% | 47% | 12% |
| 4-hour | 292 | 37% | 52% | 11% |
| Hourly | 1,136 | 35% | 52% | 13% |
Bitcoin against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 1,471 | 35% | 52% | 13% |
| All Crypto charts | 42,665 | 35% | 55% | 10% |
| Every market | 58,275 | 36% | 55% | 9% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 245 | 38% | 53% |
| 2022 | 301 | 35% | 51% |
| 2023 | 231 | 37% | 52% |
| 2024 | 239 | 33% | 52% |
| 2025 | 265 | 35% | 49% |
| 2026 | 190 | 32% | 54% |
The last 8 times
- 26 Sep 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 25 Sep 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 24 Sep 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 24 Sep 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 20 Sep 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 17 Sep 2026, 04:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 7 candles
- 16 Sep 2026, 04:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 13 Sep 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 7 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 macd bullish cross is
Below zero, the MACD line crossed above its signal line.
Picture a sled sliding downhill that starts to slow down. It is still going down, just less fast. MACD is a gauge that shows this kind of speeding up and slowing down, and a bullish cross below zero hints the fall is losing speed.
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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 · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · all of them
The macd bullish cross 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 macd bullish cross work on Bitcoin?
In 1,471 cases on Bitcoin, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 35% of the time and the stop came first 52%; 13% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the macd bullish cross?
Below zero, the MACD line crossed above its signal line.