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Bearish marubozu on EUR/GBP
On EUR/GBP the bearish marubozu showed up 63 times. The target came first 22% of the time, the stop 65%, and 13% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on EUR/GBP: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 10 | 20% | 70% | 10% |
| Hourly | 53 | 23% | 64% | 13% |
EUR/GBP against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/GBP | 63 | 22% | 65% | 13% |
| All Forex charts | 1,030 | 31% | 62% | 7% |
| Every market | 10,777 | 37% | 57% | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 60% | 20% |
| 2025 | 28 | 25% | 68% |
| 2026 | 21 | 10% | 71% |
The last 8 times
- 13 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 1 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 29 Sep 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 11 Sep 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 24 Aug 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 10 Aug 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 28 Jul 2026, 12:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 22 Jul 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
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 bearish marubozu is
A full red body with no wicks. Sellers owned the whole candle.
Think of a sled sliding from the top of a hill to the bottom without a single bump. A bearish marubozu is a big red candle like that: price opened at the top and closed at the very bottom. Sellers were in charge from start to end.
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Other patterns on EUR/GBP
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Doji · MACD bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The bearish marubozu elsewhere
GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · EUR/USD · USD/CHF · GBP/JPY · USD/JPY · NZD/USD · AUD/USD · USD/CAD · GBP/INR · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · Silver · Ethereum
Questions
How often does the bearish marubozu work on EUR/GBP?
In 63 cases on EUR/GBP, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 22% of the time and the stop came first 65%; 13% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish marubozu?
A full red body with no wicks. Sellers owned the whole candle.