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Stochastic bearish cross on GBP/USD
On GBP/USD the stochastic bearish cross showed up 630 times. The target came first 32% of the time, the stop 56%, and 11% 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 | 94 | 37% | 57% | 5% |
| Hourly | 536 | 32% | 56% | 12% |
GBP/USD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP/USD | 630 | 32% | 56% | 11% |
| All Forex charts | 7,365 | 35% | 57% | 8% |
| Every market | 108,296 | 36% | 58% | 7% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9 | 44% | 56% |
| 2017 | 13 | 15% | 69% |
| 2018 | 7 | 43% | 57% |
| 2019 | 7 | 43% | 29% |
| 2020 | 13 | 31% | 69% |
| 2021 | 8 | 50% | 50% |
| 2022 | 11 | 36% | 55% |
| 2023 | 15 | 40% | 60% |
| 2024 | 66 | 33% | 59% |
| 2025 | 295 | 29% | 61% |
| 2026 | 186 | 36% | 48% |
The last 8 times
- 22 Sep 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 18 Sep 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 10 candles
- 17 Sep 2026, 11:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 14 Sep 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 10 candles
- 13 Sep 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 11 Sep 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 12 candles
- 10 Sep 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 9 Sep 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 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 stochastic bearish cross is
Above 80, the fast stochastic line crossed below the slow one.
Imagine a swing that has gone as high as it can and starts to come back. A stochastic above 80 means price closed near the top of its recent range. A bearish cross there hints the swing may be turning back down.
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Other patterns on GBP/USD
Inside bar · 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 · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The stochastic 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 stochastic bearish cross work on GBP/USD?
In 630 cases on GBP/USD, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 32% of the time and the stop came first 56%; 11% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the stochastic bearish cross?
Above 80, the fast stochastic line crossed below the slow one.