Markets › Crude oil › VWAP rejection
Commodities · indicator signal
VWAP rejection on Crude oil
On Crude oil the vwap rejection showed up 29 times. The target came first 48% of the time, the stop 48%, and 3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly | 29 | 48% | 48% | 3% |
Crude oil against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude oil | 29 | 48% | 48% | 3% |
| All Commodities charts | 106 | 38% | 53% | 9% |
| Every market | 15,695 | 37% | 57% | 6% |
The last 8 times
- 4 Aug 2025, 08:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 18 Jul 2025, 15:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 17 Jul 2025, 22:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 8 candles
- 14 Jul 2025, 13:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 26 Mar 2025, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 25 Mar 2025, 14:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 20 Mar 2025, 09:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 18 Mar 2025, 13:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 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 vwap rejection is
Price spent hours above the day's average price, then closed back below it.
Imagine a team that led all morning, then falls behind. VWAP is the day's average price, where busier candles count more. A VWAP rejection is when price has been above that average for hours, then closes back below it.
The full vwap rejection lesson, video and quiz ›
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 vwap rejection elsewhere
Gold · Silver · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the vwap rejection work on Crude oil?
In 29 cases on Crude oil, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 48% of the time and the stop came first 48%; 3% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the vwap rejection?
Price spent hours above the day's average price, then closed back below it.