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Death cross on Ethereum Classic
On Ethereum Classic the death cross showed up 185 times. The target came first 36% of the time, the stop 55%, and 10% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Ethereum Classic (ETC/USDT): daily candles from January 2021, 4-hour candles from January 2021 and hourly candles from January 2021.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 5 | 20% | 80% | 0% |
| 4-hour | 35 | 31% | 57% | 11% |
| Hourly | 145 | 37% | 53% | 10% |
Ethereum Classic against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethereum Classic | 185 | 36% | 55% | 10% |
| All Crypto charts | 5,150 | 37% | 53% | 9% |
| Every market | 7,253 | 36% | 55% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | 38% | 62% |
| 2022 | 30 | 37% | 57% |
| 2023 | 25 | 20% | 52% |
| 2024 | 34 | 53% | 35% |
| 2025 | 37 | 32% | 65% |
| 2026 | 30 | 30% | 57% |
The last 8 times
- 29 Sep 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 11 Sep 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 28 Aug 2026, 23:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 29 Jul 2026, 00:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 20 Jul 2026, 05:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 17 Jul 2026, 19:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 9 candles
- 7 Jul 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 28 Jun 2026, 23:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 7 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 death cross is
The 50-period average crossed below the 200-period average.
Imagine your average test score from the last few weeks dropping below your average for the whole year. It means things have been going worse lately. A death cross is when the average price of the last 50 candles falls below the average of the last 200 candles.
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Other patterns on Ethereum Classic
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · Stochastic bullish cross · Volume profile rejection · Doji · Volume profile bounce · MACD bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The death cross elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY
Questions
How often does the death cross work on Ethereum Classic?
In 185 cases on Ethereum Classic, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 36% of the time and the stop came first 55%; 10% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the death cross?
The 50-period average crossed below the 200-period average.