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Bearish marubozu on Nasdaq 100
On Nasdaq 100 the bearish marubozu showed up 53 times. The target came first 28% of the time, the stop 72%, and 0% 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 | 28 | 18% | 82% | 0% |
| Hourly | 25 | 40% | 60% | 0% |
Nasdaq 100 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasdaq 100 | 53 | 28% | 72% | 0% |
| All US stock market charts | 1,195 | 37% | 60% | 3% |
| Every market | 10,777 | 37% | 57% | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 0% | 100% |
| 2021 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0% | 100% |
| 2023 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2025 | 17 | 29% | 71% |
| 2026 | 12 | 50% | 50% |
The last 8 times
- 28 Aug 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · target first after 12 candles
- 17 Aug 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 24 Jun 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 23 Jun 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · target first after 9 candles
- 9 Jun 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 5 Jun 2026 · daily · stop first after 1 candle
- 8 Apr 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 9 candles
- 27 Mar 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 6 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 marubozu is
A full red body with no wicks. Sellers owned the whole candle.
Think of a sled sliding from the top of a hill to the bottom without a single bump. A bearish marubozu is a big red candle like that: price opened at the top and closed at the very bottom. Sellers were in charge from start to end.
The full bearish marubozu lesson, video and quiz ›
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 marubozu elsewhere
Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Alibaba · Tesla · Broadcom · Oracle · Nvidia · Microsoft · Meta · Intel · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Silver · Ethereum
Questions
How often does the bearish marubozu work on Nasdaq 100?
In 53 cases on Nasdaq 100, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 28% of the time and the stop came first 72%; 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish marubozu?
A full red body with no wicks. Sellers owned the whole candle.