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Bearish engulfing on Dow Jones
On Dow Jones the bearish engulfing showed up 48 times. The target came first 42% of the time, the stop 56%, and 2% 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 | 14 | 36% | 57% | 7% |
| Hourly | 34 | 44% | 56% | 0% |
Dow Jones against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones | 48 | 42% | 56% | 2% |
| All US stock market charts | 1,359 | 37% | 61% | 2% |
| Every market | 19,165 | 35% | 58% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2025 | 22 | 36% | 59% |
| 2026 | 15 | 53% | 47% |
The last 8 times
- 5 Oct 2026, 15:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 5 Oct 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 31 Jul 2026, 15:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 22 Jul 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 16 Jul 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 1 Jul 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 5 Jun 2026 · daily · target first after 3 candles
- 17 Apr 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 11 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 bearish engulfing is
A red body swallows the green one before it. Sellers took control.
Picture a small green fish, then a bigger red fish that swallows it whole. In a bearish engulfing pattern, the red candle's body is so big it covers the whole green body before it. After a rise, it shows sellers suddenly took over.
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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 bearish engulfing elsewhere
S&P 500 · Nasdaq 100 · Alibaba · Tesla · Broadcom · Oracle · Nvidia · Microsoft · Meta · Intel · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the bearish engulfing work on Dow Jones?
In 48 cases on Dow Jones, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 42% of the time and the stop came first 56%; 2% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish engulfing?
A red body swallows the green one before it. Sellers took control.