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Volume profile rejection on Crude oil
On Crude oil the volume profile rejection showed up 95 times. The target came first 35% of the time, the stop 55%, 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 | 48 | 31% | 58% | 10% |
| Hourly | 47 | 38% | 51% | 11% |
Crude oil against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude oil | 95 | 35% | 55% | 11% |
| All Commodities charts | 470 | 33% | 59% | 7% |
| Every market | 63,359 | 37% | 56% | 7% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 0% | 100% |
| 2017 | 6 | 50% | 33% |
| 2019 | 5 | 0% | 100% |
| 2020 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2022 | 7 | 29% | 43% |
| 2023 | 5 | 60% | 40% |
| 2024 | 33 | 33% | 55% |
| 2025 | 28 | 36% | 57% |
The last 8 times
- 22 Sep 2025 · daily · stop first after 2 candles
- 5 Aug 2025, 16:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 5 Aug 2025, 15:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 5 Aug 2025, 07:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 5 Aug 2025 · daily · target first after 6 candles
- 1 Aug 2025, 02:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 8 candles
- 25 Jul 2025 · daily · stop first after 1 candle
- 16 Jul 2025, 08:00 UTC · hourly · target 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 volume profile rejection is
Price rose back to the price where the most trading happened, and turned down.
Imagine walking back up to the busiest stall on a market street, only to find a crowd blocking the way, so you turn back. A volume profile rejection is when price rises back to or near the point of control, the price with the most trading, and gets pushed down again.
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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 volume profile rejection elsewhere
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Questions
How often does the volume profile rejection work on Crude oil?
In 95 cases on Crude oil, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 35% of the time and the stop came first 55%; 11% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the volume profile rejection?
Price rose back to the price where the most trading happened, and turned down.