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Bearish marubozu on GBP/USD
On GBP/USD the bearish marubozu showed up 88 times. The target came first 36% of the time, the stop 58%, and 6% 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 | 8 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| Hourly | 80 | 35% | 59% | 6% |
GBP/USD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP/USD | 88 | 36% | 58% | 6% |
| All Forex charts | 1,030 | 31% | 62% | 7% |
| Every market | 10,777 | 37% | 57% | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15 | 33% | 60% |
| 2025 | 35 | 40% | 51% |
| 2026 | 30 | 30% | 67% |
The last 8 times
- 23 Sep 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 22 Sep 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 22 Sep 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 9 Sep 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 31 Jul 2026, 11:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 28 Jul 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 24 Jun 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 18 Jun 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 12 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 bearish marubozu is
A full red body with no wicks. Sellers owned the whole candle.
Think of a sled sliding from the top of a hill to the bottom without a single bump. A bearish marubozu is a big red candle like that: price opened at the top and closed at the very bottom. Sellers were in charge from start to end.
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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 marubozu 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 · Silver · Ethereum
Questions
How often does the bearish marubozu work on GBP/USD?
In 88 cases on GBP/USD, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 36% of the time and the stop came first 58%; 6% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish marubozu?
A full red body with no wicks. Sellers owned the whole candle.