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Death cross on Ethereum
On Ethereum the death cross showed up 187 times. The target came first 39% of the time, the stop 52%, and 9% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Ethereum (ETH/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 | 40% | 40% | 20% |
| 4-hour | 31 | 39% | 55% | 6% |
| Hourly | 151 | 39% | 52% | 9% |
Ethereum against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | 187 | 39% | 52% | 9% |
| 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 | 35 | 34% | 66% |
| 2022 | 32 | 66% | 28% |
| 2023 | 32 | 16% | 69% |
| 2024 | 34 | 41% | 47% |
| 2025 | 30 | 53% | 43% |
| 2026 | 24 | 21% | 62% |
The last 8 times
- 15 Sep 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 29 Aug 2026, 23:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 11 Aug 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 1 Aug 2026, 03:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 29 Jul 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 25 Jul 2026, 05:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 8 candles
- 10 Jul 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 19 Jun 2026, 19:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 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
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · Stochastic bullish cross · Volume profile bounce · Volume profile rejection · Doji · MACD bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The death cross elsewhere
Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · Aave · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY
Questions
How often does the death cross work on Ethereum?
In 187 cases on Ethereum, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 39% of the time and the stop came first 52%; 9% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the death cross?
The 50-period average crossed below the 200-period average.