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Inside bar on GBP/JPY
On GBP/JPY the inside bar showed up 1,352 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 50% of the time, broke down 48% and stayed inside 2%.
Counted on GBP/JPY: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 209 | 52% | 45% | 2% |
| Hourly | 1,143 | 50% | 48% | 2% |
GBP/JPY against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP/JPY | 1,352 | 50% | 48% | 2% |
| 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 | 18 | 50% | 44% |
| 2017 | 24 | 33% | 67% |
| 2018 | 19 | 58% | 42% |
| 2019 | 24 | 33% | 54% |
| 2020 | 20 | 50% | 45% |
| 2021 | 18 | 72% | 28% |
| 2022 | 29 | 45% | 55% |
| 2023 | 34 | 65% | 35% |
| 2024 | 117 | 50% | 50% |
| 2025 | 570 | 48% | 51% |
| 2026 | 479 | 52% | 45% |
The last 8 times
- 13 Oct 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 13 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 12 Oct 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 2 candles
- 12 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 2 candles
- 11 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 4 candles
- 9 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 3 candles
- 9 Oct 2026, 03:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 4 candles
- 8 Oct 2026, 15:00 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.
The full inside bar lesson, video and quiz ›
Other patterns on GBP/JPY
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The inside bar elsewhere
GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · EUR/USD · USD/CHF · 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 GBP/JPY?
In 1,352 cases on GBP/JPY, price broke up 50% of the time, broke down 48% and stayed inside 2% within 12 candles.
What is the inside bar?
A candle fully inside the one before. The market is coiling.