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MACD bearish cross on Gold
On Gold the macd bearish cross showed up 148 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 | 67 | 31% | 60% | 9% |
| Hourly | 81 | 38% | 60% | 1% |
Gold against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 148 | 35% | 60% | 5% |
| All Commodities charts | 498 | 33% | 61% | 6% |
| Every market | 58,705 | 36% | 56% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | 29% | 57% |
| 2017 | 6 | 50% | 50% |
| 2018 | 4 | 25% | 75% |
| 2019 | 5 | 20% | 80% |
| 2020 | 9 | 11% | 78% |
| 2021 | 5 | 40% | 60% |
| 2022 | 7 | 29% | 57% |
| 2023 | 7 | 57% | 29% |
| 2024 | 44 | 39% | 57% |
| 2025 | 53 | 34% | 64% |
The last 8 times
- 24 Feb 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 12 candles
- 23 Sep 2025, 00:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 27 Aug 2025, 02:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 26 Aug 2025, 09:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 14 Aug 2025 · daily · stop first after 8 candles
- 6 Aug 2025, 01:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 4 Aug 2025, 16:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 4 Aug 2025, 04:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 7 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 Gold
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · Stochastic bullish cross · Doji · RSI overbought drop · Volume profile bounce · Volume profile rejection · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · all of them
The macd 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 macd bearish cross work on Gold?
In 148 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 macd bearish cross?
Above zero, the MACD line crossed below its signal line.