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OBV bearish divergence on Coal India
On Coal India the obv bearish divergence showed up 22 times. The target came first 36% of the time, the stop 59%, and 5% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Coal India: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 9 | 56% | 44% | 0% |
| Hourly | 13 | 23% | 69% | 8% |
Coal India against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal India | 22 | 36% | 59% | 5% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 1,110 | 38% | 58% | 3% |
| Every market | 8,774 | 37% | 55% | 8% |
The last 8 times
- 2 Apr 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 27 Jan 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 23 Jan 2026, 10:15 IST · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 13 Jan 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 4 Nov 2025 · daily · stop first after 5 candles
- 13 Oct 2025, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 10 Oct 2025, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 25 Jun 2025, 10:15 IST · hourly · went nowhere
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 Coal India
Inside bar · Stochastic bullish cross · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · Volume profile rejection · Doji · MACD bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The obv bearish divergence elsewhere
Bharti Airtel · Infosys · Hindalco · Vedanta · Tata Steel · Bajaj Finserv · Bajaj Auto · Kotak Mahindra Bank · TCS · Nestle India · S&P 500 · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the obv bearish divergence work on Coal India?
In 22 cases on Coal India, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 36% of the time and the stop came first 59%; 5% 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.