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Shooting star on EUR/USD
On EUR/USD the shooting star showed up 71 times. The target came first 46% of the time, the stop 49%, and 4% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on EUR/USD: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 11 | 64% | 36% | 0% |
| Hourly | 60 | 43% | 52% | 5% |
EUR/USD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | 71 | 46% | 49% | 4% |
| All Forex charts | 600 | 36% | 57% | 7% |
| Every market | 10,013 | 36% | 57% | 7% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2017 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2024 | 7 | 57% | 29% |
| 2025 | 35 | 46% | 49% |
| 2026 | 19 | 32% | 68% |
The last 8 times
- 7 Sep 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 21 Aug 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 19 Aug 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 27 Jul 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 24 Jul 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 3 Jul 2026, 05:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 9 Jun 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 25 May 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 11 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 shooting star is
After a rise, buyers pushed up and sellers slammed it back down.
A firework shoots high into the sky, sparkles, and then falls back down. A shooting star candle is like that: after a rise, price shot up during the candle, then sellers pushed it back down near where it started. The long top wick is the trail it left behind.
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The shooting star elsewhere
GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · USD/CHF · GBP/JPY · USD/JPY · NZD/USD · EUR/GBP · AUD/USD · USD/CAD · GBP/INR · Dow Jones · Sony · Silver · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the shooting star work on EUR/USD?
In 71 cases on EUR/USD, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 46% of the time and the stop came first 49%; 4% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the shooting star?
After a rise, buyers pushed up and sellers slammed it back down.