Forex · candlestick pattern
Doji on GBP/USD
On GBP/USD the doji showed up 379 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 44% of the time, broke down 51% and stayed inside 4%.
Counted on GBP/USD: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 55 | 38% | 58% | 4% |
| Hourly | 324 | 45% | 50% | 5% |
GBP/USD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP/USD | 379 | 44% | 51% | 4% |
| All Forex charts | 4,185 | 50% | 47% | 3% |
| Every market | 69,197 | 49% | 49% | 3% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Broke up | Broke down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2017 | 7 | 43% | 57% |
| 2018 | 7 | 29% | 71% |
| 2019 | 5 | 40% | 40% |
| 2020 | 8 | 62% | 38% |
| 2021 | 4 | 50% | 50% |
| 2022 | 10 | 40% | 50% |
| 2023 | 7 | 29% | 71% |
| 2024 | 33 | 52% | 45% |
| 2025 | 168 | 48% | 50% |
| 2026 | 127 | 40% | 52% |
The last 8 times
- 24 Sep 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 23 Sep 2026, 21:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 10 candles
- 23 Sep 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 21 Sep 2026, 03:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 16 Sep 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 14 Sep 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 11 Sep 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 9 candles
- 10 Sep 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 3 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 doji is
Open and close are almost equal. Buyers and sellers are in a tie.
Picture a tug of war where both teams pull hard, but when the whistle blows the flag is right back in the middle. A doji candle is that tie: price moved up and down, but it closed almost exactly where it opened. Nobody won this round.
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Other patterns on GBP/USD
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · MACD bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · RSI oversold bounce · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The doji 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 doji work on GBP/USD?
In 379 cases on GBP/USD, price broke up 44% of the time, broke down 51% and stayed inside 4% within 12 candles.
What is the doji?
Open and close are almost equal. Buyers and sellers are in a tie.