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EMA 9/21 bullish cross on Gold
On Gold the ema 9/21 bullish cross showed up 103 times. The target came first 35% of the time, the stop 60%, and 5% 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 | 51 | 29% | 63% | 8% |
| Hourly | 52 | 40% | 58% | 2% |
Gold against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 103 | 35% | 60% | 5% |
| All Commodities charts | 415 | 36% | 59% | 5% |
| Every market | 52,906 | 37% | 56% | 7% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | 17% | 83% |
| 2017 | 4 | 75% | 0% |
| 2018 | 6 | 17% | 67% |
| 2019 | 5 | 20% | 80% |
| 2020 | 5 | 20% | 80% |
| 2021 | 6 | 0% | 100% |
| 2022 | 6 | 50% | 33% |
| 2023 | 5 | 20% | 80% |
| 2024 | 28 | 46% | 54% |
| 2025 | 32 | 38% | 56% |
The last 8 times
- 19 Sep 2025, 13:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 19 Sep 2025, 09:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 26 Aug 2025, 00:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 22 Aug 2025 · daily · target first after 5 candles
- 5 Aug 2025, 14:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 10 candles
- 1 Aug 2025, 11:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 1 Aug 2025 · daily · target first after 4 candles
- 31 Jul 2025, 08:00 UTC · hourly · stop 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 ema 9/21 bullish cross is
The fast 9-period average crossed above the slower 21-period average.
Imagine two runners on a track, a quick one and a steady one. When the quick runner passes the steady one, it shows things have sped up lately. An EMA 9/21 bullish cross is when the quick 9-period average climbs above 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 · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The ema 9/21 bullish 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 bullish cross work on Gold?
In 103 cases on Gold, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 35% of the time and the stop came first 60%; 5% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the ema 9/21 bullish cross?
The fast 9-period average crossed above the slower 21-period average.