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Bollinger breakout up on GBP/USD
On GBP/USD the bollinger breakout up showed up 62 times. The target came first 39% of the time, the stop 58%, and 3% 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 | 7 | 14% | 71% | 14% |
| Hourly | 55 | 42% | 56% | 2% |
GBP/USD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP/USD | 62 | 39% | 58% | 3% |
| All Forex charts | 716 | 36% | 60% | 3% |
| Every market | 11,287 | 39% | 58% | 3% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0% | 67% |
| 2024 | 4 | 50% | 25% |
| 2025 | 33 | 45% | 55% |
| 2026 | 18 | 33% | 67% |
The last 8 times
- 25 Sep 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 25 Aug 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 12 Aug 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 6 Aug 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 5 Aug 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 4 Aug 2026, 11:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 4 Aug 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 29 Jul 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · stop first 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 bollinger breakout up is
After a tight squeeze, price closed above the upper band.
Squeeze a spring tight and let go, and it jumps. Bollinger Bands are lines that hug the price, getting narrow when things are calm and wide when things get wild. After a tight squeeze, a close above the top band is like the spring jumping up.
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Other patterns on GBP/USD
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The bollinger breakout up elsewhere
EUR/JPY · EUR/USD · USD/CHF · GBP/JPY · USD/JPY · NZD/USD · EUR/GBP · AUD/USD · USD/CAD · GBP/INR · Sensex · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · Gold · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the bollinger breakout up work on GBP/USD?
In 62 cases on GBP/USD, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 39% of the time and the stop came first 58%; 3% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bollinger breakout up?
After a tight squeeze, price closed above the upper band.