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Bearish engulfing on GBP/USD
On GBP/USD the bearish engulfing showed up 123 times. The target came first 29% of the time, the stop 57%, and 14% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on GBP/USD: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 23 | 22% | 70% | 9% |
| Hourly | 100 | 31% | 54% | 15% |
GBP/USD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP/USD | 123 | 29% | 57% | 14% |
| All Forex charts | 1,369 | 33% | 58% | 9% |
| Every market | 19,165 | 35% | 58% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 25% | 75% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0% | 100% |
| 2024 | 13 | 31% | 62% |
| 2025 | 51 | 22% | 65% |
| 2026 | 40 | 42% | 40% |
The last 8 times
- 7 Sep 2026, 11:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 19 Aug 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 14 Aug 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 10 Aug 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 4 Aug 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 10 candles
- 30 Jul 2026, 19:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 29 Jul 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 15 Jul 2026, 21:00 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 bearish engulfing is
A red body swallows the green one before it. Sellers took control.
Picture a small green fish, then a bigger red fish that swallows it whole. In a bearish engulfing pattern, the red candle's body is so big it covers the whole green body before it. After a rise, it shows sellers suddenly took over.
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Other patterns on GBP/USD
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Doji · MACD bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · RSI oversold bounce · all of them
The bearish engulfing elsewhere
EUR/JPY · EUR/USD · 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 bearish engulfing work on GBP/USD?
In 123 cases on GBP/USD, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 29% of the time and the stop came first 57%; 14% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish engulfing?
A red body swallows the green one before it. Sellers took control.