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Bullish marubozu on GBP/USD
On GBP/USD the bullish marubozu showed up 89 times. The target came first 29% of the time, the stop 56%, and 15% 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 | 10 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| Hourly | 79 | 27% | 57% | 16% |
GBP/USD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP/USD | 89 | 29% | 56% | 15% |
| All Forex charts | 1,097 | 33% | 57% | 10% |
| Every market | 12,134 | 38% | 55% | 7% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 33% | 58% |
| 2025 | 42 | 31% | 50% |
| 2026 | 27 | 22% | 63% |
The last 8 times
- 22 Sep 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 16 Sep 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 2 Sep 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 27 Aug 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 16 Aug 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 9 candles
- 7 Aug 2026, 11:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 30 Jul 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 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 bullish marubozu is
A full green body with no wicks. Buyers owned the whole candle.
Imagine a runner who sprints from the start line to the finish line without slowing down once. A bullish marubozu is a big green candle like that: price opened at the bottom and closed at the very top. Buyers 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 bullish 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 · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the bullish marubozu work on GBP/USD?
In 89 cases on GBP/USD, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 29% of the time and the stop came first 56%; 15% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bullish marubozu?
A full green body with no wicks. Buyers owned the whole candle.