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Bullish marubozu on Nasdaq 100
On Nasdaq 100 the bullish marubozu showed up 56 times. The target came first 46% of the time, the stop 45%, and 9% 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 | 32 | 44% | 47% | 9% |
| Hourly | 24 | 50% | 42% | 8% |
Nasdaq 100 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasdaq 100 | 56 | 46% | 45% | 9% |
| All US stock market charts | 1,208 | 40% | 55% | 6% |
| Every market | 12,134 | 38% | 55% | 7% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2018 | 7 | 43% | 43% |
| 2019 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2020 | 3 | 67% | 0% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2023 | 5 | 20% | 60% |
| 2024 | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 | 14 | 43% | 50% |
| 2026 | 12 | 50% | 42% |
The last 8 times
- 22 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 21 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 16 Sep 2026, 15:30 ET · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 4 Aug 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 8 May 2026 · daily · stop first after 2 candles
- 6 May 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · target first after 6 candles
- 31 Mar 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 9 Mar 2026, 14:30 ET · hourly · went nowhere
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 marubozu is
A full green body with no wicks. Buyers owned the whole candle.
Imagine a runner who sprints from the start line to the finish line without slowing down once. A bullish marubozu is a big green candle like that: price opened at the bottom and closed at the very top. Buyers were in charge from start to end.
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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 bullish 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 · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the bullish marubozu work on Nasdaq 100?
In 56 cases on Nasdaq 100, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 46% of the time and the stop came first 45%; 9% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bullish marubozu?
A full green body with no wicks. Buyers owned the whole candle.