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MACD bullish cross on GBP/JPY
On GBP/JPY the macd bullish cross showed up 316 times. The target came first 38% of the time, the stop 53%, and 9% 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 | 47 | 43% | 49% | 9% |
| Hourly | 269 | 37% | 54% | 10% |
GBP/JPY against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP/JPY | 316 | 38% | 53% | 9% |
| All Forex charts | 3,542 | 36% | 56% | 8% |
| Every market | 58,275 | 36% | 55% | 9% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 75% | 25% |
| 2017 | 11 | 36% | 64% |
| 2018 | 6 | 50% | 50% |
| 2019 | 4 | 25% | 75% |
| 2020 | 5 | 40% | 20% |
| 2021 | 5 | 40% | 40% |
| 2022 | 4 | 50% | 50% |
| 2023 | 6 | 33% | 50% |
| 2024 | 26 | 62% | 35% |
| 2025 | 140 | 36% | 54% |
| 2026 | 105 | 32% | 57% |
The last 8 times
- 13 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 8 Oct 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 8 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 2 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 8 candles
- 2 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 30 Sep 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 29 Sep 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 28 Sep 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
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 bullish cross is
Below zero, the MACD line crossed above its signal line.
Picture a sled sliding downhill that starts to slow down. It is still going down, just less fast. MACD is a gauge that shows this kind of speeding up and slowing down, and a bullish cross below zero hints the fall is losing speed.
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Other patterns on GBP/JPY
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Doji · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · RSI oversold bounce · all of them
The macd bullish 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 bullish cross work on GBP/JPY?
In 316 cases on GBP/JPY, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 38% of the time and the stop came first 53%; 9% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the macd bullish cross?
Below zero, the MACD line crossed above its signal line.