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OBV bullish divergence on Bitcoin
On Bitcoin the obv bullish divergence showed up 264 times. The target came first 35% of the time, the stop 55%, 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 | 9 | 33% | 67% | 0% |
| 4-hour | 45 | 36% | 58% | 7% |
| Hourly | 210 | 35% | 53% | 12% |
Bitcoin against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 264 | 35% | 55% | 11% |
| All Crypto charts | 6,273 | 34% | 56% | 10% |
| Every market | 8,280 | 36% | 55% | 9% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | 31% | 59% |
| 2022 | 56 | 38% | 54% |
| 2023 | 46 | 30% | 61% |
| 2024 | 51 | 33% | 61% |
| 2025 | 39 | 41% | 38% |
| 2026 | 33 | 36% | 52% |
The last 8 times
- 6 Sep 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 6 Sep 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 26 Aug 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 11 candles
- 14 Aug 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 9 Aug 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 5 Aug 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 30 Jul 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 12 candles
- 12 Jul 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
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 obv bullish divergence is
Price made a lower low, but volume flow made a higher low. Sellers were running out of force.
Imagine a tug of war where one team pulls the rope lower, but fewer and fewer people are pulling with them. OBV counts how much trading pushes price up versus down. A bullish divergence is when price makes a lower low, but OBV does not follow it down.
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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 obv bullish divergence elsewhere
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Questions
How often does the obv bullish divergence work on Bitcoin?
In 264 cases on Bitcoin, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 35% of the time and the stop came first 55%; 11% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the obv bullish divergence?
Price made a lower low, but volume flow made a higher low. Sellers were running out of force.