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MACD bearish cross on Dow Jones
On Dow Jones the macd bearish cross showed up 175 times. The target came first 39% of the time, the stop 60%, and 1% 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 | 89 | 39% | 58% | 2% |
| Hourly | 86 | 38% | 62% | 0% |
Dow Jones against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones | 175 | 39% | 60% | 1% |
| All US stock market charts | 4,687 | 38% | 60% | 3% |
| Every market | 58,705 | 36% | 56% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 80% | 20% |
| 2017 | 8 | 12% | 88% |
| 2018 | 7 | 57% | 43% |
| 2019 | 6 | 33% | 67% |
| 2020 | 9 | 67% | 22% |
| 2021 | 11 | 9% | 91% |
| 2022 | 5 | 40% | 60% |
| 2023 | 8 | 25% | 75% |
| 2024 | 11 | 64% | 36% |
| 2025 | 63 | 33% | 67% |
| 2026 | 42 | 43% | 55% |
The last 8 times
- 7 Oct 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 4 Sep 2026, 14:30 ET · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 28 Aug 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 27 Aug 2026, 15:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 26 Aug 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 17 Aug 2026 · daily · went nowhere
- 5 Aug 2026, 15:30 ET · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 29 Jul 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · stop 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 macd bearish cross is
Above zero, the MACD line crossed below its signal line.
Picture a bike racing uphill that starts to slow down. It is still going up, just less fast. A MACD bearish cross above zero is like that: the rise may be losing speed.
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Other patterns on Dow Jones
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Doji · Spinning top · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · Volume profile bounce · all of them
The macd bearish cross 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 macd bearish cross work on Dow Jones?
In 175 cases on Dow Jones, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 39% of the time and the stop came first 60%; 1% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the macd bearish cross?
Above zero, the MACD line crossed below its signal line.