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Bearish engulfing on Nasdaq 100
On Nasdaq 100 the bearish engulfing showed up 42 times. The target came first 26% of the time, the stop 71%, and 2% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Nasdaq 100: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 16 | 25% | 75% | 0% |
| Hourly | 26 | 27% | 69% | 4% |
Nasdaq 100 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasdaq 100 | 42 | 26% | 71% | 2% |
| All US stock market charts | 1,359 | 37% | 61% | 2% |
| Every market | 19,165 | 35% | 58% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2020 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2024 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2025 | 17 | 12% | 82% |
| 2026 | 9 | 56% | 44% |
The last 8 times
- 18 Sep 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 28 Aug 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · target first after 12 candles
- 27 Aug 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 27 May 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 11 May 2026, 14:30 ET · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 1 Apr 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 10 Mar 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · target first after 10 candles
- 4 Mar 2026, 14:30 ET · hourly · target first after 5 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 Nasdaq 100
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Gap up · Gap down · Stochastic bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · Spinning top · RSI overbought drop · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The bearish engulfing elsewhere
Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Alibaba · Tesla · Broadcom · Oracle · Nvidia · Microsoft · Meta · Intel · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the bearish engulfing work on Nasdaq 100?
In 42 cases on Nasdaq 100, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 26% of the time and the stop came first 71%; 2% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish engulfing?
A red body swallows the green one before it. Sellers took control.