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Stochastic bearish cross on Dow Jones
On Dow Jones the stochastic bearish cross showed up 365 times. The target came first 38% of the time, the stop 60%, 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 | 205 | 35% | 62% | 3% |
| Hourly | 160 | 41% | 58% | 2% |
Dow Jones against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones | 365 | 38% | 60% | 2% |
| All US stock market charts | 9,954 | 36% | 61% | 3% |
| Every market | 108,296 | 36% | 58% | 7% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 20 | 45% | 55% |
| 2017 | 23 | 17% | 78% |
| 2018 | 16 | 56% | 44% |
| 2019 | 22 | 27% | 73% |
| 2020 | 22 | 36% | 64% |
| 2021 | 23 | 43% | 57% |
| 2022 | 15 | 33% | 53% |
| 2023 | 14 | 21% | 79% |
| 2024 | 22 | 50% | 50% |
| 2025 | 114 | 38% | 59% |
| 2026 | 74 | 39% | 58% |
The last 8 times
- 6 Oct 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 6 Oct 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 25 Sep 2026, 14:30 ET · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 21 Sep 2026, 15:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 11 Sep 2026, 15:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 4 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 3 Sep 2026, 14:30 ET · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 27 Aug 2026, 13:30 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 stochastic bearish cross is
Above 80, the fast stochastic line crossed below the slow one.
Imagine a swing that has gone as high as it can and starts to come back. A stochastic above 80 means price closed near the top of its recent range. A bearish cross there hints the swing may be turning back down.
The full stochastic bearish cross lesson, video and quiz ›
Other patterns on Dow Jones
Inside bar · 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 · Volume profile bounce · all of them
The stochastic 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 stochastic bearish cross work on Dow Jones?
In 365 cases on Dow Jones, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 38% of the time and the stop came first 60%; 2% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the stochastic bearish cross?
Above 80, the fast stochastic line crossed below the slow one.