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Inside bar on EUR/USD
On EUR/USD the inside bar showed up 1,329 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 48% of the time, broke down 48% and stayed inside 3%.
Counted on EUR/USD: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 217 | 53% | 47% | 0% |
| Hourly | 1,112 | 47% | 49% | 4% |
EUR/USD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | 1,329 | 48% | 48% | 3% |
| All Forex charts | 14,471 | 49% | 49% | 2% |
| Every market | 274,736 | 50% | 48% | 2% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Broke up | Broke down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 36 | 64% | 36% |
| 2017 | 24 | 67% | 33% |
| 2018 | 18 | 50% | 50% |
| 2019 | 24 | 29% | 71% |
| 2020 | 15 | 53% | 47% |
| 2021 | 24 | 50% | 50% |
| 2022 | 28 | 43% | 57% |
| 2023 | 23 | 70% | 30% |
| 2024 | 127 | 51% | 47% |
| 2025 | 562 | 50% | 46% |
| 2026 | 448 | 43% | 52% |
The last 8 times
- 24 Sep 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 23 Sep 2026, 19:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 5 candles
- 23 Sep 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 22 Sep 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 5 candles
- 22 Sep 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 21 Sep 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 3 candles
- 21 Sep 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 18 Sep 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · broke down 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 inside bar is
A candle fully inside the one before. The market is coiling.
Think of a small box that fits inside a bigger box. An inside bar is a candle whose whole range, wicks and all, fits inside the candle before it. Price is resting in a smaller space, like a spring being squeezed.
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Other patterns on EUR/USD
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The inside bar elsewhere
GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · USD/CHF · GBP/JPY · USD/JPY · NZD/USD · EUR/GBP · AUD/USD · USD/CAD · GBP/INR · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the inside bar work on EUR/USD?
In 1,329 cases on EUR/USD, price broke up 48% of the time, broke down 48% and stayed inside 3% within 12 candles.
What is the inside bar?
A candle fully inside the one before. The market is coiling.