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MACD bearish cross on GBP/JPY
On GBP/JPY the macd bearish cross showed up 374 times. The target came first 36% of the time, the stop 57%, and 7% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on GBP/JPY: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 48 | 42% | 46% | 12% |
| Hourly | 326 | 35% | 59% | 6% |
GBP/JPY against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP/JPY | 374 | 36% | 57% | 7% |
| All Forex charts | 3,817 | 35% | 57% | 8% |
| Every market | 58,705 | 36% | 56% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 0% | 40% |
| 2018 | 4 | 25% | 50% |
| 2019 | 5 | 20% | 60% |
| 2020 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2021 | 5 | 80% | 20% |
| 2022 | 11 | 73% | 27% |
| 2023 | 7 | 29% | 71% |
| 2024 | 35 | 40% | 54% |
| 2025 | 170 | 36% | 58% |
| 2026 | 127 | 30% | 63% |
The last 8 times
- 12 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 9 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 9 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 10 candles
- 6 Oct 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 5 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 5 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 1 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 24 Sep 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 4 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 macd bearish cross is
Above zero, the MACD line crossed below its signal line.
Picture a bike racing uphill that starts to slow down. It is still going up, just less fast. A MACD bearish cross above zero is like that: the rise may be losing speed.
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Other patterns on GBP/JPY
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Doji · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · RSI oversold bounce · all of them
The macd bearish cross 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 macd bearish cross work on GBP/JPY?
In 374 cases on GBP/JPY, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 36% of the time and the stop came first 57%; 7% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the macd bearish cross?
Above zero, the MACD line crossed below its signal line.