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Bearish engulfing on Hindalco
On Hindalco the bearish engulfing showed up 35 times. The target came first 26% of the time, the stop 71%, and 3% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Hindalco: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 15 | 40% | 60% | 0% |
| Hourly | 20 | 15% | 80% | 5% |
Hindalco against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindalco | 35 | 26% | 71% | 3% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 2,336 | 35% | 59% | 5% |
| Every market | 19,165 | 35% | 58% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 40% | 60% |
| 2018 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2025 | 13 | 15% | 77% |
| 2026 | 9 | 11% | 89% |
The last 8 times
- 6 Aug 2026 · daily · stop first after 1 candle
- 31 Jul 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 6 May 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 28 Apr 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 30 Mar 2026, 12:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 11 Mar 2026, 12:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 10 Feb 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 28 Jan 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 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 Hindalco
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · MACD bearish cross · Doji · Volume profile rejection · Gap up · RSI overbought drop · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · all of them
The bearish 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 bearish engulfing work on Hindalco?
In 35 cases on Hindalco, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 26% of the time and the stop came first 71%; 3% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish engulfing?
A red body swallows the green one before it. Sellers took control.