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Bearish marubozu on Dow Jones
On Dow Jones the bearish marubozu showed up 66 times. The target came first 30% of the time, the stop 68%, 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 | 31 | 35% | 61% | 3% |
| Hourly | 35 | 26% | 74% | 0% |
Dow Jones against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones | 66 | 30% | 68% | 2% |
| All US stock market charts | 1,195 | 37% | 60% | 3% |
| Every market | 10,777 | 37% | 57% | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2017 | 4 | 25% | 75% |
| 2018 | 4 | 50% | 50% |
| 2020 | 4 | 0% | 100% |
| 2022 | 4 | 50% | 50% |
| 2024 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2025 | 19 | 11% | 84% |
| 2026 | 20 | 35% | 65% |
The last 8 times
- 7 Oct 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 30 Sep 2026, 15:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 22 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 8 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 31 Aug 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 13 Aug 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 29 Jul 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 29 Jul 2026 · daily · stop 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 bearish marubozu is
A full red body with no wicks. Sellers owned the whole candle.
Think of a sled sliding from the top of a hill to the bottom without a single bump. A bearish marubozu is a big red candle like that: price opened at the top and closed at the very bottom. Sellers were in charge from start to end.
The full bearish marubozu lesson, video and quiz ›
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 marubozu elsewhere
S&P 500 · Nasdaq 100 · Alibaba · Tesla · Broadcom · Oracle · Nvidia · Microsoft · Meta · Intel · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Silver · Ethereum
Questions
How often does the bearish marubozu work on Dow Jones?
In 66 cases on Dow Jones, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 30% of the time and the stop came first 68%; 2% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish marubozu?
A full red body with no wicks. Sellers owned the whole candle.