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Death cross on Chainlink
On Chainlink the death cross showed up 197 times. The target came first 39% of the time, the stop 52%, and 10% 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 | 5 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| 4-hour | 40 | 50% | 45% | 5% |
| Hourly | 152 | 37% | 52% | 11% |
Chainlink against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chainlink | 197 | 39% | 52% | 10% |
| All Crypto charts | 5,150 | 37% | 53% | 9% |
| Every market | 7,253 | 36% | 55% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | 37% | 57% |
| 2022 | 32 | 41% | 50% |
| 2023 | 33 | 33% | 61% |
| 2024 | 36 | 47% | 39% |
| 2025 | 35 | 40% | 49% |
| 2026 | 26 | 31% | 58% |
The last 8 times
- 3 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 10 Sep 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 29 Aug 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 6 Aug 2026, 16:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 6 candles
- 29 Jul 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 8 candles
- 25 Jul 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 9 Jul 2026, 03:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 19 Jun 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 5 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 death cross is
The 50-period average crossed below the 200-period average.
Imagine your average test score from the last few weeks dropping below your average for the whole year. It means things have been going worse lately. A death cross is when the average price of the last 50 candles falls below the average of the last 200 candles.
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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 death cross elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · Aave · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY
Questions
How often does the death cross work on Chainlink?
In 197 cases on Chainlink, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 39% of the time and the stop came first 52%; 10% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the death cross?
The 50-period average crossed below the 200-period average.