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EMA 9/21 bearish cross on Gold
On Gold the ema 9/21 bearish cross showed up 105 times. The target came first 34% of the time, the stop 59%, and 7% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Gold futures: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 53 | 28% | 62% | 9% |
| Hourly | 52 | 40% | 56% | 4% |
Gold against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 105 | 34% | 59% | 7% |
| All Commodities charts | 423 | 33% | 59% | 8% |
| Every market | 52,986 | 37% | 55% | 7% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | 50% | 50% |
| 2017 | 4 | 50% | 50% |
| 2018 | 6 | 0% | 67% |
| 2019 | 6 | 33% | 67% |
| 2020 | 5 | 20% | 80% |
| 2021 | 6 | 17% | 50% |
| 2022 | 6 | 33% | 67% |
| 2023 | 5 | 60% | 20% |
| 2024 | 30 | 33% | 63% |
| 2025 | 30 | 40% | 57% |
The last 8 times
- 26 May 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 19 Sep 2025, 12:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 25 Aug 2025, 23:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 21 Aug 2025 · daily · stop first after 3 candles
- 5 Aug 2025, 10:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 31 Jul 2025, 17:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 30 Jul 2025, 17:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 29 Jul 2025 · daily · stop first after 1 candle
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 ema 9/21 bearish cross is
The fast 9-period average crossed below the slower 21-period average.
Imagine two runners, a quick one and a steady one. When the quick runner falls behind the steady one, it shows things have slowed down lately. An EMA 9/21 bearish cross is when the quick 9-period average drops below the steadier 21-period average.
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Other patterns on Gold
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · Stochastic bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · Doji · RSI overbought drop · Volume profile bounce · Volume profile rejection · MACD bullish cross · all of them
The ema 9/21 bearish cross elsewhere
Silver · Crude oil · Copper · Natural gas · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY
Questions
How often does the ema 9/21 bearish cross work on Gold?
In 105 cases on Gold, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 34% of the time and the stop came first 59%; 7% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the ema 9/21 bearish cross?
The fast 9-period average crossed below the slower 21-period average.