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OBV bullish divergence on Crude oil
On Crude oil the obv bullish divergence showed up 20 times. The target came first 20% of the time, the stop 60%, and 20% 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 | 7 | 29% | 57% | 14% |
| Hourly | 13 | 15% | 62% | 23% |
Crude oil against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude oil | 20 | 20% | 60% | 20% |
| All Commodities charts | 63 | 37% | 49% | 14% |
| Every market | 8,280 | 36% | 55% | 9% |
The last 8 times
- 3 Jun 2025, 01:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 8 candles
- 31 Mar 2025, 07:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 27 Mar 2025, 17:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 27 Mar 2025, 11:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 9 Jan 2025, 05:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 5 Dec 2024, 13:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 2 Dec 2024, 21:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 10 candles
- 27 Nov 2024, 02:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
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 obv bullish divergence is
Price made a lower low, but volume flow made a higher low. Sellers were running out of force.
Imagine a tug of war where one team pulls the rope lower, but fewer and fewer people are pulling with them. OBV counts how much trading pushes price up versus down. A bullish divergence is when price makes a lower low, but OBV does not follow it down.
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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 · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · all of them
The obv bullish divergence elsewhere
Questions
How often does the obv bullish divergence work on Crude oil?
In 20 cases on Crude oil, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 20% of the time and the stop came first 60%; 20% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the obv bullish divergence?
Price made a lower low, but volume flow made a higher low. Sellers were running out of force.