Apple vs Microsoft

We counted the same 28 buy and sell setups on both. Taken together, the target came first 38% of the time on Apple and 38% on Microsoft. Pattern by pattern, Apple did better in 14 and Microsoft in 12.

An average day's range (high to low) over the last 250 daily candles: Apple 2.09%, Microsoft 2.19%. The two move by a similar amount in a normal day.

Target first, pattern by pattern

Pattern	Apple	Microsoft
Stochastic bearish cross	30% of 374	38% of 343
Stochastic bullish cross	42% of 229	37% of 217
Gap down	31% of 154	36% of 182
MACD bearish cross	39% of 154	38% of 175
Gap up	48% of 149	44% of 175
Volume profile bounce	46% of 146	46% of 169
RSI overbought drop	31% of 157	32% of 143
EMA 9/21 bullish cross	52% of 112	45% of 119
EMA 9/21 bearish cross	35% of 110	32% of 117
MACD bullish cross	50% of 94	36% of 118
Volume profile rejection	24% of 98	35% of 107
RSI oversold bounce	37% of 68	37% of 79
Fibonacci bounce up	51% of 35	25% of 44
Bearish harami	34% of 44	41% of 32
Fibonacci bounce down	45% of 42	29% of 34
Bullish engulfing	37% of 38	19% of 37
Bearish engulfing	24% of 42	38% of 32
Bullish marubozu	47% of 43	26% of 31
Bollinger breakout up	56% of 34	42% of 38
Tweezer top	21% of 29	34% of 32
Hammer	34% of 32	32% of 25
Bearish marubozu	40% of 25	52% of 31
Hanging man	31% of 29	60% of 25
Shooting star	38% of 26	46% of 28
Bullish harami	25% of 20	53% of 30
Tweezer bottom	33% of 24	27% of 26
OBV bearish divergence	43% of 30	45% of 20
Inverted hammer	55% of 22	36% of 22

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.

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Questions

Which is better for patterns, Apple or Microsoft?

In our count the target came first 38% of the time on Apple and 38% on Microsoft, across the same 28 setups. Neither is reliable on its own: most setups hit the stop first on both. Past data, not a forecast.

Which moves more in a day, Apple or Microsoft?

Over the last 250 daily candles the average day's range was 2.09% for Apple and 2.19% for Microsoft.