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MACD bullish cross on Crude oil
On Crude oil the macd bullish cross showed up 110 times. The target came first 37% of the time, the stop 52%, and 11% 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 | 55 | 40% | 55% | 5% |
| Hourly | 55 | 35% | 49% | 16% |
Crude oil against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude oil | 110 | 37% | 52% | 11% |
| All Commodities charts | 406 | 40% | 51% | 9% |
| Every market | 58,275 | 36% | 55% | 9% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 40% | 60% |
| 2017 | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| 2018 | 7 | 57% | 43% |
| 2019 | 5 | 40% | 60% |
| 2020 | 4 | 50% | 25% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0% | 67% |
| 2022 | 8 | 38% | 62% |
| 2023 | 7 | 43% | 57% |
| 2024 | 38 | 26% | 63% |
| 2025 | 30 | 40% | 40% |
The last 8 times
- 13 Oct 2025, 00:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 22 Sep 2025, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 21 Sep 2025, 23:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 19 Sep 2025, 12:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 15 Sep 2025 · daily · target first after 9 candles
- 25 Aug 2025 · daily · stop first after 1 candle
- 5 Aug 2025, 22:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 9 candles
- 4 Aug 2025, 15:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
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 bullish cross is
Below zero, the MACD line crossed above its signal line.
Picture a sled sliding downhill that starts to slow down. It is still going down, just less fast. MACD is a gauge that shows this kind of speeding up and slowing down, and a bullish cross below zero hints the fall is losing speed.
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Other patterns on Crude oil
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Volume profile bounce · MACD bearish cross · Doji · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · Volume profile rejection · all of them
The macd bullish cross elsewhere
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Questions
How often does the macd bullish cross work on Crude oil?
In 110 cases on Crude oil, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 37% of the time and the stop came first 52%; 11% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the macd bullish cross?
Below zero, the MACD line crossed above its signal line.