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Stochastic bearish cross on EUR/USD
On EUR/USD the stochastic bearish cross showed up 606 times. The target came first 35% of the time, the stop 55%, and 10% 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 | 95 | 41% | 55% | 4% |
| Hourly | 511 | 34% | 55% | 11% |
EUR/USD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | 606 | 35% | 55% | 10% |
| All Forex charts | 7,365 | 35% | 57% | 8% |
| Every market | 108,296 | 36% | 58% | 7% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11 | 64% | 36% |
| 2017 | 16 | 31% | 69% |
| 2018 | 4 | 50% | 25% |
| 2019 | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| 2020 | 15 | 13% | 80% |
| 2021 | 9 | 56% | 33% |
| 2022 | 12 | 42% | 58% |
| 2023 | 12 | 17% | 83% |
| 2024 | 61 | 41% | 48% |
| 2025 | 281 | 36% | 57% |
| 2026 | 180 | 29% | 54% |
The last 8 times
- 20 Sep 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 11 Sep 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 9 candles
- 10 Sep 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 9 Sep 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 9 Sep 2026, 03:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 3 Sep 2026, 19:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 3 Sep 2026, 14:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 3 Sep 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 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 stochastic bearish cross is
Above 80, the fast stochastic line crossed below the slow one.
Imagine a swing that has gone as high as it can and starts to come back. A stochastic above 80 means price closed near the top of its recent range. A bearish cross there hints the swing may be turning back down.
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Other patterns on EUR/USD
Inside bar · 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 · RSI oversold bounce · all of them
The stochastic bearish cross 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 stochastic bearish cross work on EUR/USD?
In 606 cases on EUR/USD, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 35% of the time and the stop came first 55%; 10% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the stochastic bearish cross?
Above 80, the fast stochastic line crossed below the slow one.