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Bullish engulfing on HDFC Bank
On HDFC Bank the bullish engulfing showed up 29 times. The target came first 48% of the time, the stop 48%, and 3% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on HDFC Bank: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 5 | 40% | 40% | 20% |
| Hourly | 24 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
HDFC Bank against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Bank | 29 | 48% | 48% | 3% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 1,900 | 40% | 55% | 5% |
| Every market | 17,563 | 34% | 56% | 10% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2025 | 11 | 64% | 36% |
| 2026 | 11 | 36% | 64% |
The last 8 times
- 27 Jul 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 20 Jul 2026, 12:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 2 Jun 2026, 10:15 IST · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 12 May 2026, 15:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 1 Apr 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 30 Mar 2026, 15:15 IST · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 9 Mar 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 25 Feb 2026, 14:15 IST · 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 bullish engulfing is
A green body swallows the red one before it. Buyers took control.
Picture a small red fish, then a bigger green fish that swallows it whole. In a bullish engulfing pattern, the green candle's body is so big it covers the whole red body before it. After a fall, it shows buyers suddenly took over.
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Other patterns on HDFC Bank
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Doji · Gap down · MACD bearish cross · Volume profile rejection · Gap up · Volume profile bounce · all of them
The bullish engulfing elsewhere
Sensex · Nifty 50 · Bank Nifty · Bharti Airtel · Infosys · Mahindra & Mahindra · Coal India · ICICI Bank · State Bank of India · Shriram Finance · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the bullish engulfing work on HDFC Bank?
In 29 cases on HDFC Bank, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 48% of the time and the stop came first 48%; 3% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bullish engulfing?
A green body swallows the red one before it. Buyers took control.