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MACD bullish cross on GBP/USD
On GBP/USD the macd bullish cross showed up 338 times. The target came first 37% of the time, the stop 55%, and 8% 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 | 48 | 40% | 54% | 6% |
| Hourly | 290 | 36% | 56% | 8% |
GBP/USD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP/USD | 338 | 37% | 55% | 8% |
| All Forex charts | 3,542 | 36% | 56% | 8% |
| Every market | 58,275 | 36% | 55% | 9% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2017 | 7 | 57% | 43% |
| 2018 | 6 | 17% | 83% |
| 2019 | 6 | 50% | 50% |
| 2020 | 3 | 67% | 0% |
| 2021 | 7 | 57% | 43% |
| 2022 | 7 | 14% | 86% |
| 2023 | 4 | 25% | 75% |
| 2024 | 38 | 42% | 39% |
| 2025 | 143 | 36% | 57% |
| 2026 | 114 | 34% | 59% |
The last 8 times
- 24 Sep 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 9 candles
- 22 Sep 2026, 23:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 22 Sep 2026, 03:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 18 Sep 2026, 14:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 17 Sep 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 17 Sep 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 16 Sep 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 15 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC · hourly · stop first 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 macd bullish cross is
Below zero, the MACD line crossed above its signal line.
Picture a sled sliding downhill that starts to slow down. It is still going down, just less fast. MACD is a gauge that shows this kind of speeding up and slowing down, and a bullish cross below zero hints the fall is losing speed.
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Other patterns on GBP/USD
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Doji · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · RSI oversold bounce · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The macd bullish 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 bullish cross work on GBP/USD?
In 338 cases on GBP/USD, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 37% of the time and the stop came first 55%; 8% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the macd bullish cross?
Below zero, the MACD line crossed above its signal line.