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ATR expansion down on Dow Jones
On Dow Jones the atr expansion down showed up 20 times. The target came first 25% of the time, the stop 75%, and 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Dow Jones: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 7 | 14% | 86% | 0% |
| Hourly | 13 | 31% | 69% | 0% |
Dow Jones against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones | 20 | 25% | 75% | 0% |
| All US stock market charts | 480 | 38% | 61% | 1% |
| Every market | 8,283 | 42% | 55% | 2% |
The last 8 times
- 13 Aug 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 23 Jul 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 17 Jun 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 12 May 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 29 Apr 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 11 Feb 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 29 Dec 2025, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 13 Nov 2025, 10:30 ET · hourly · target first after 3 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 atr expansion down is
After a very calm stretch, one big candle broke below the recent range. Calm often comes before a storm.
Think of a still, quiet sky that suddenly fills with a crack of thunder. After a very calm stretch, when ATR is low, an ATR expansion down is one big red candle that drops below the recent range. The calm has broken, and sellers are in front.
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Other patterns on Dow Jones
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · Doji · Spinning top · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The atr expansion down elsewhere
Oracle · Boeing · Amazon · Bank of America · Uber · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the atr expansion down work on Dow Jones?
In 20 cases on Dow Jones, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 25% of the time and the stop came first 75%; 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the atr expansion down?
After a very calm stretch, one big candle broke below the recent range. Calm often comes before a storm.