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OBV bearish divergence on Cardano
On Cardano the obv bearish divergence showed up 220 times. The target came first 37% of the time, the stop 51%, and 12% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 12 | 58% | 33% | 8% |
| 4-hour | 31 | 45% | 48% | 6% |
| Hourly | 177 | 34% | 53% | 13% |
Cardano against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardano | 220 | 37% | 51% | 12% |
| All Crypto charts | 6,886 | 37% | 54% | 9% |
| Every market | 8,774 | 37% | 55% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | 26% | 37% |
| 2022 | 46 | 41% | 57% |
| 2023 | 38 | 29% | 55% |
| 2024 | 37 | 43% | 51% |
| 2025 | 40 | 40% | 45% |
| 2026 | 32 | 41% | 56% |
The last 8 times
- 10 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 26 Sep 2026, 16:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 9 candles
- 24 Sep 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 22 Sep 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 9 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 8 candles
- 8 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 3 candles
- 7 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 3 candles
- 4 Sep 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 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 obv bearish divergence is
Price made a higher high, but volume flow made a lower high. Buyers were running out of force.
Imagine climbing higher up a hill while fewer and fewer friends keep climbing with you. You are higher, but with less support behind you. An OBV bearish divergence is when price makes a higher high, but OBV, the running total of volume flow, does not follow it up.
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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 obv bearish divergence elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Polkadot · Aave · S&P 500
Questions
How often does the obv bearish divergence work on Cardano?
In 220 cases on Cardano, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 37% of the time and the stop came first 51%; 12% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the obv bearish divergence?
Price made a higher high, but volume flow made a lower high. Buyers were running out of force.