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Inside bar on GBP/USD
On GBP/USD the inside bar showed up 1,304 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 46% 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 | 204 | 52% | 46% | 2% |
| Hourly | 1,100 | 45% | 51% | 4% |
GBP/USD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP/USD | 1,304 | 46% | 51% | 4% |
| All Forex charts | 14,471 | 49% | 49% | 2% |
| Every market | 274,736 | 50% | 48% | 2% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Broke up | Broke down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 16 | 38% | 44% |
| 2017 | 24 | 62% | 38% |
| 2018 | 17 | 47% | 53% |
| 2019 | 27 | 52% | 44% |
| 2020 | 17 | 82% | 18% |
| 2021 | 23 | 52% | 48% |
| 2022 | 31 | 45% | 55% |
| 2023 | 24 | 54% | 46% |
| 2024 | 130 | 48% | 48% |
| 2025 | 536 | 44% | 52% |
| 2026 | 459 | 44% | 53% |
The last 8 times
- 24 Sep 2026, 19:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 12 candles
- 24 Sep 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 5 candles
- 22 Sep 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 3 candles
- 22 Sep 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 5 candles
- 22 Sep 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 21 Sep 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 21 Sep 2026, 05:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 2 candles
- 20 Sep 2026, 23:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 4 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 inside bar is
A candle fully inside the one before. The market is coiling.
Think of a small box that fits inside a bigger box. An inside bar is a candle whose whole range, wicks and all, fits inside the candle before it. Price is resting in a smaller space, like a spring being squeezed.
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The inside bar 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 inside bar work on GBP/USD?
In 1,304 cases on GBP/USD, price broke up 46% of the time, broke down 51% and stayed inside 4% within 12 candles.
What is the inside bar?
A candle fully inside the one before. The market is coiling.