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Stochastic bearish cross on Bitcoin
On Bitcoin the stochastic bearish cross showed up 2,700 times. The target came first 34% of the time, the stop 56%, and 10% 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 | 98 | 37% | 61% | 2% |
| 4-hour | 566 | 34% | 57% | 9% |
| Hourly | 2,036 | 33% | 56% | 11% |
Bitcoin against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 2,700 | 34% | 56% | 10% |
| All Crypto charts | 72,577 | 36% | 57% | 7% |
| Every market | 108,296 | 36% | 58% | 7% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 503 | 35% | 57% |
| 2022 | 382 | 35% | 53% |
| 2023 | 373 | 27% | 59% |
| 2024 | 551 | 34% | 56% |
| 2025 | 519 | 37% | 54% |
| 2026 | 372 | 32% | 59% |
The last 8 times
- 23 Sep 2026, 05:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 23 Sep 2026, 04:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 2 candles
- 22 Sep 2026, 19:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 22 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 6 candles
- 21 Sep 2026, 21:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 8 candles
- 21 Sep 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 19 Sep 2026, 20:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 7 candles
- 19 Sep 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · target 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 stochastic bearish cross is
Above 80, the fast stochastic line crossed below the slow one.
Imagine a swing that has gone as high as it can and starts to come back. A stochastic above 80 means price closed near the top of its recent range. A bearish cross there hints the swing may be turning back down.
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Other patterns on Bitcoin
Inside bar · 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 stochastic bearish 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 stochastic bearish cross work on Bitcoin?
In 2,700 cases on Bitcoin, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 34% of the time and the stop came first 56%; 10% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the stochastic bearish cross?
Above 80, the fast stochastic line crossed below the slow one.