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Bearish engulfing on HDFC Life
On HDFC Life the bearish engulfing showed up 25 times. The target came first 36% of the time, the stop 64%, and 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on HDFC Life: daily candles from November 2017 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 10 | 30% | 70% | 0% |
| Hourly | 15 | 40% | 60% | 0% |
HDFC Life against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Life | 25 | 36% | 64% | 0% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 2,336 | 35% | 59% | 5% |
| Every market | 19,165 | 35% | 58% | 8% |
The last 8 times
- 17 Jun 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 22 Apr 2026 · daily · stop first after 10 candles
- 16 Apr 2026, 10:15 IST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 13 Apr 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 8 Apr 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 11 Dec 2025, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 10 Dec 2025, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 8 candles
- 13 Nov 2025, 12:15 IST · hourly · target 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 bearish engulfing is
A red body swallows the green one before it. Sellers took control.
Picture a small green fish, then a bigger red fish that swallows it whole. In a bearish engulfing pattern, the red candle's body is so big it covers the whole green body before it. After a rise, it shows sellers suddenly took over.
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Other patterns on HDFC Life
Inside bar · Stochastic bullish cross · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · Doji · Volume profile rejection · MACD bullish cross · Volume profile bounce · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The bearish engulfing elsewhere
Sensex · Nifty 50 · Bank Nifty · Bharti Airtel · Infosys · Mahindra & Mahindra · Coal India · ICICI Bank · Hindalco · State Bank of India · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the bearish engulfing work on HDFC Life?
In 25 cases on HDFC Life, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 36% of the time and the stop came first 64%; 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish engulfing?
A red body swallows the green one before it. Sellers took control.