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Symmetrical triangle on Bitcoin
On Bitcoin the symmetrical triangle showed up 43 times. The target came first 37% of the time, the stop 60%, and 2% 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 | 2 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| 4-hour | 7 | 29% | 71% | 0% |
| Hourly | 34 | 38% | 59% | 3% |
Bitcoin against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 43 | 37% | 60% | 2% |
| All Crypto charts | 1,506 | 38% | 58% | 4% |
| Every market | 2,049 | 39% | 57% | 4% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 40% | 60% |
| 2022 | 11 | 36% | 64% |
| 2023 | 4 | 25% | 75% |
| 2024 | 11 | 36% | 64% |
| 2025 | 7 | 29% | 57% |
| 2026 | 5 | 60% | 40% |
The last 8 times
- 21 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 18 Aug 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 21 Jun 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 7 Jun 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 14 Mar 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 7 Nov 2025, 08:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 2 candles
- 30 Jul 2025, 11:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 23 Feb 2025, 05:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 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 symmetrical triangle is
Lower highs and higher lows squeeze into a point, then price picks a side.
Imagine two walls sliding toward each other with a ball bouncing between them. The space keeps shrinking, so the ball must escape one way or the other. A symmetrical triangle is price squeezed like that, and nobody knows which side it will pick until it breaks.
The full symmetrical triangle lesson, video and quiz ›
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 symmetrical triangle elsewhere
Ethereum · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · Aave
Questions
How often does the symmetrical triangle work on Bitcoin?
In 43 cases on Bitcoin, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 37% of the time and the stop came first 60%; 2% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the symmetrical triangle?
Lower highs and higher lows squeeze into a point, then price picks a side.