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Bullish engulfing on HDFC Life
On HDFC Life the bullish engulfing showed up 38 times. The target came first 42% of the time, the stop 58%, 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 | 4 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Hourly | 34 | 47% | 53% | 0% |
HDFC Life against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Life | 38 | 42% | 58% | 0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2025 | 26 | 50% | 50% |
| 2026 | 8 | 38% | 62% |
The last 8 times
- 15 Jul 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 1 Jul 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 11 candles
- 29 Jun 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 2 Jun 2026, 12:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 10 Apr 2026, 10:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 9 Apr 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 5 Mar 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 6 Feb 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · target 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 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 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 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 Life?
In 38 cases on HDFC Life, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 42% of the time and the stop came first 58%; 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bullish engulfing?
A green body swallows the red one before it. Buyers took control.