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Cup and handle on Cardano
On Cardano the cup and handle showed up 22 times. The target came first 23% of the time, the stop 64%, and 14% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Cardano (ADA/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-hour | 6 | 17% | 67% | 17% |
| Hourly | 16 | 25% | 62% | 12% |
Cardano against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardano | 22 | 23% | 64% | 14% |
| All Crypto charts | 511 | 33% | 61% | 6% |
| Every market | 792 | 34% | 60% | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 33% | 50% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0% | 100% |
| 2024 | 5 | 40% | 40% |
| 2026 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
The last 8 times
- 22 Jun 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 13 Jun 2026, 14:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 13 Jun 2026, 12:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 5 candles
- 28 Jul 2025, 00:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 2 candles
- 23 Jun 2025, 13:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 7 Nov 2024, 00:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 3 candles
- 11 Oct 2024, 05:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 27 Jul 2024, 12:00 UTC · 4-hour · 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 cup and handle is
A rounded dip like a cup, a small dip like a handle, then a break above the rim.
Picture a teacup from the side: a round bowl with a small handle on the right. A cup and handle is price drawing that shape: a slow, rounded dip and recovery, then a small dip called the handle. When price breaks above the rim of the cup, the pattern is complete.
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Other patterns on Cardano
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Volume profile rejection · Volume profile bounce · Doji · MACD bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The cup and handle elsewhere
Ethereum · Solana · Litecoin · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Polkadot · Aave · Filecoin · TRON
Questions
How often does the cup and handle work on Cardano?
In 22 cases on Cardano, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 23% of the time and the stop came first 64%; 14% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the cup and handle?
A rounded dip like a cup, a small dip like a handle, then a break above the rim.