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MACD bearish cross on Crude oil
On Crude oil the macd bearish cross showed up 122 times. The target came first 36% of the time, the stop 60%, and 4% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Crude oil futures: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 64 | 31% | 66% | 3% |
| Hourly | 58 | 41% | 53% | 5% |
Crude oil against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude oil | 122 | 36% | 60% | 4% |
| All Commodities charts | 498 | 33% | 61% | 6% |
| Every market | 58,705 | 36% | 56% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 40% | 60% |
| 2017 | 10 | 30% | 70% |
| 2018 | 7 | 29% | 57% |
| 2019 | 10 | 10% | 90% |
| 2020 | 5 | 60% | 40% |
| 2021 | 8 | 25% | 75% |
| 2022 | 7 | 29% | 71% |
| 2023 | 4 | 75% | 25% |
| 2024 | 32 | 34% | 59% |
| 2025 | 30 | 47% | 47% |
| 2026 | 4 | 25% | 75% |
The last 8 times
- 14 Sep 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 29 Jun 2026, 23:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 17 Feb 2026, 05:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 12 Jan 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 5 Aug 2025 · daily · target first after 6 candles
- 31 Jul 2025, 00:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 9 candles
- 30 Jul 2025, 05:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 29 Jul 2025, 03:00 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 macd bearish cross is
Above zero, the MACD line crossed below its signal line.
Picture a bike racing uphill that starts to slow down. It is still going up, just less fast. A MACD bearish cross above zero is like that: the rise may be losing speed.
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Other patterns on Crude oil
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Volume profile bounce · Doji · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · Volume profile rejection · all of them
The macd bearish cross elsewhere
Gold · Silver · Copper · Natural gas · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY
Questions
How often does the macd bearish cross work on Crude oil?
In 122 cases on Crude oil, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 36% of the time and the stop came first 60%; 4% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the macd bearish cross?
Above zero, the MACD line crossed below its signal line.