Nifty 50 vs Sensex

We counted the same 20 buy and sell setups on both. Taken together, the target came first 40% of the time on Nifty 50 and 40% on Sensex. Pattern by pattern, Nifty 50 did better in 7 and Sensex in 12.

An average day's range (high to low) over the last 250 daily candles: Nifty 50 0.92%, Sensex 0.97%. The two move by a similar amount in a normal day.

Target first, pattern by pattern

Pattern	Nifty 50	Sensex
Stochastic bearish cross	38% of 261	36% of 293
Stochastic bullish cross	42% of 200	44% of 217
Gap up	43% of 173	35% of 181
Gap down	34% of 130	42% of 138
MACD bearish cross	41% of 104	48% of 125
MACD bullish cross	38% of 98	37% of 110
RSI overbought drop	31% of 95	32% of 109
EMA 9/21 bearish cross	41% of 91	39% of 98
EMA 9/21 bullish cross	44% of 90	46% of 97
RSI oversold bounce	45% of 67	44% of 82
Fibonacci bounce down	39% of 51	40% of 57
Bearish marubozu	50% of 36	56% of 50
Hanging man	31% of 36	39% of 44
Bearish engulfing	34% of 32	34% of 44
Bullish harami	25% of 32	17% of 35
Bullish engulfing	50% of 32	62% of 29
Fibonacci bounce up	40% of 35	32% of 25
Bullish marubozu	42% of 26	45% of 29
Bollinger breakout down	50% of 22	68% of 22
Tweezer bottom	43% of 21	50% 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.

Every pattern on Nifty 50 › Every pattern on Sensex ›

Questions

Which is better for patterns, Nifty 50 or Sensex?

In our count the target came first 40% of the time on Nifty 50 and 40% on Sensex, across the same 20 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, Nifty 50 or Sensex?

Over the last 250 daily candles the average day's range was 0.92% for Nifty 50 and 0.97% for Sensex.