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MACD bearish cross on Microsoft
On Microsoft the macd bearish cross showed up 175 times. The target came first 38% of the time, the stop 61%, and 1% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Microsoft: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 91 | 29% | 69% | 2% |
| Hourly | 84 | 49% | 51% | 0% |
Microsoft against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | 175 | 38% | 61% | 1% |
| All US stock market charts | 4,687 | 38% | 60% | 3% |
| Every market | 58,705 | 36% | 56% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9 | 11% | 78% |
| 2017 | 9 | 0% | 89% |
| 2018 | 11 | 36% | 64% |
| 2019 | 11 | 18% | 82% |
| 2020 | 11 | 27% | 73% |
| 2021 | 10 | 30% | 70% |
| 2022 | 5 | 80% | 20% |
| 2023 | 9 | 44% | 56% |
| 2024 | 13 | 46% | 54% |
| 2025 | 60 | 42% | 58% |
| 2026 | 27 | 56% | 44% |
The last 8 times
- 15 Sep 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 4 Sep 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · target first after 6 candles
- 31 Aug 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · target first after 6 candles
- 18 Aug 2026 · daily · stop first after 7 candles
- 4 Aug 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · target first after 9 candles
- 29 Jul 2026, 15:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 21 Jul 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 17 Jul 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 8 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 Microsoft
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · Stochastic bullish cross · Gap down · Gap up · Volume profile bounce · Doji · RSI overbought drop · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · all of them
The macd bearish cross elsewhere
Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nasdaq 100 · Alibaba · Tesla · Broadcom · Oracle · Nvidia · Meta · Intel · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the macd bearish cross work on Microsoft?
In 175 cases on Microsoft, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 38% of the time and the stop came first 61%; 1% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the macd bearish cross?
Above zero, the MACD line crossed below its signal line.