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Cup and handle on Chainlink
On Chainlink the cup and handle showed up 27 times. The target came first 30% of the time, the stop 70%, and 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Chainlink (LINK/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 | 1 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| 4-hour | 6 | 33% | 67% | 0% |
| Hourly | 20 | 30% | 70% | 0% |
Chainlink against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chainlink | 27 | 30% | 70% | 0% |
| All Crypto charts | 511 | 33% | 61% | 6% |
| Every market | 792 | 34% | 60% | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 60% | 40% |
| 2022 | 5 | 40% | 60% |
| 2023 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2024 | 6 | 17% | 83% |
| 2025 | 7 | 14% | 86% |
The last 8 times
- 11 Jul 2026, 12:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 2 candles
- 19 Dec 2025, 07:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 8 candles
- 19 Jun 2025, 09:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 20 May 2025, 01:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 8 candles
- 12 May 2025, 07:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 17 Apr 2025, 05:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 9 candles
- 10 Feb 2025, 13:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 21 Jan 2025, 18:00 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 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 Chainlink
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Volume profile bounce · Volume profile rejection · Doji · MACD bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The cup and handle elsewhere
Ethereum · Solana · Litecoin · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · Aave · Filecoin · TRON
Questions
How often does the cup and handle work on Chainlink?
In 27 cases on Chainlink, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 30% of the time and the stop came first 70%; 0% 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.