HDFC Bank vs Kotak Mahindra Bank

We counted the same 19 buy and sell setups on both. Taken together, the target came first 38% of the time on HDFC Bank and 39% on Kotak Mahindra Bank. Pattern by pattern, HDFC Bank did better in 7 and Kotak Mahindra Bank in 11.

An average day's range (high to low) over the last 250 daily candles: HDFC Bank 1.71%, Kotak Mahindra Bank 1.93%. The two move by a similar amount in a normal day.

Target first, pattern by pattern

Pattern	HDFC Bank	Kotak Mahindra Bank
Stochastic bearish cross	38% of 246	40% of 245
Stochastic bullish cross	37% of 218	44% of 223
Volume profile rejection	35% of 126	33% of 161
MACD bearish cross	33% of 132	36% of 136
EMA 9/21 bullish cross	41% of 111	40% of 126
EMA 9/21 bearish cross	38% of 111	35% of 124
Volume profile bounce	36% of 117	41% of 112
MACD bullish cross	38% of 112	39% of 114
Gap down	36% of 135	28% of 75
Gap up	38% of 120	41% of 66
RSI overbought drop	39% of 85	42% of 84
RSI oversold bounce	36% of 58	37% of 59
Fibonacci bounce up	54% of 35	40% of 45
Bearish engulfing	31% of 29	41% of 44
Bullish engulfing	48% of 29	45% of 33
Bollinger breakout up	41% of 27	47% of 34
Bullish marubozu	36% of 36	43% of 21
Shooting star	41% of 27	41% of 29
Fibonacci bounce down	52% of 25	41% of 27

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, HDFC Bank or Kotak Mahindra Bank?

In our count the target came first 38% of the time on HDFC Bank and 39% on Kotak Mahindra Bank, across the same 19 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, HDFC Bank or Kotak Mahindra Bank?

Over the last 250 daily candles the average day's range was 1.71% for HDFC Bank and 1.93% for Kotak Mahindra Bank.