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Three black crows on Ethereum
On Ethereum the three black crows showed up 25 times. The target came first 40% of the time, the stop 56%, and 4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-hour | 4 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| Hourly | 21 | 38% | 57% | 5% |
Ethereum against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | 25 | 40% | 56% | 4% |
| All Crypto charts | 621 | 36% | 56% | 8% |
| Every market | 989 | 36% | 56% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 50% | 50% |
| 2022 | 7 | 71% | 29% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2025 | 5 | 40% | 40% |
| 2026 | 4 | 25% | 75% |
The last 8 times
- 18 Mar 2026, 12:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 15 Feb 2026, 16:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 4 candles
- 12 Feb 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 3 Feb 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 3 Nov 2025, 03:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 3 Nov 2025, 02:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 17 Oct 2025, 08:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 15 Sep 2025, 08:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
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 three black crows is
Three strong red candles in a row. Sellers keep pushing.
Picture three crows flying down a staircase, each landing one step lower than the last. Three black crows are three strong red candles in a row, each closing lower than the one before. Sellers keep pushing down.
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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 three black crows elsewhere
Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Aave · Avalanche · Cosmos · Injective
Questions
How often does the three black crows work on Ethereum?
In 25 cases on Ethereum, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 40% of the time and the stop came first 56%; 4% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the three black crows?
Three strong red candles in a row. Sellers keep pushing.