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MACD bearish cross on GBP/USD
On GBP/USD the macd bearish cross showed up 332 times. The target came first 32% of the time, the stop 54%, and 14% 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 | 37 | 41% | 49% | 11% |
| Hourly | 295 | 31% | 55% | 14% |
GBP/USD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP/USD | 332 | 32% | 54% | 14% |
| All Forex charts | 3,817 | 35% | 57% | 8% |
| Every market | 58,705 | 36% | 56% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 20% | 80% |
| 2017 | 5 | 40% | 40% |
| 2018 | 4 | 50% | 50% |
| 2019 | 3 | 33% | 33% |
| 2020 | 5 | 20% | 60% |
| 2022 | 3 | 67% | 0% |
| 2023 | 5 | 40% | 60% |
| 2024 | 32 | 28% | 59% |
| 2025 | 161 | 30% | 54% |
| 2026 | 107 | 33% | 55% |
The last 8 times
- 21 Sep 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 21 Sep 2026, 05:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 10 Sep 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 9 Sep 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 9 Sep 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 8 Sep 2026, 19:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 10 candles
- 8 Sep 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 8 Sep 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · stop first 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 macd bearish cross is
Above zero, the MACD line crossed below its signal line.
Picture a bike racing uphill that starts to slow down. It is still going up, just less fast. A MACD bearish cross above zero is like that: the rise may be losing speed.
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Other patterns on GBP/USD
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Doji · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · RSI oversold bounce · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The macd bearish cross 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 macd bearish cross work on GBP/USD?
In 332 cases on GBP/USD, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 32% of the time and the stop came first 54%; 14% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the macd bearish cross?
Above zero, the MACD line crossed below its signal line.