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MACD bullish cross on Nasdaq 100
On Nasdaq 100 the macd bullish cross showed up 97 times. The target came first 39% of the time, the stop 45%, and 15% 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 | 43 | 47% | 37% | 16% |
| Hourly | 54 | 33% | 52% | 15% |
Nasdaq 100 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasdaq 100 | 97 | 39% | 45% | 15% |
| All US stock market charts | 3,628 | 40% | 55% | 5% |
| Every market | 58,275 | 36% | 55% | 9% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 60% | 20% |
| 2018 | 5 | 20% | 80% |
| 2019 | 6 | 67% | 33% |
| 2021 | 3 | 33% | 33% |
| 2022 | 8 | 38% | 50% |
| 2023 | 4 | 50% | 25% |
| 2024 | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 | 23 | 30% | 48% |
| 2026 | 37 | 32% | 54% |
The last 8 times
- 17 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · went nowhere
- 16 Sep 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 11 Sep 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 2 Sep 2026, 15:30 ET · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 24 Aug 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 21 Aug 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 4 Aug 2026 · daily · went nowhere
- 30 Jul 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 7 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 bullish cross is
Below zero, the MACD line crossed above its signal line.
Picture a sled sliding downhill that starts to slow down. It is still going down, just less fast. MACD is a gauge that shows this kind of speeding up and slowing down, and a bullish cross below zero hints the fall is losing speed.
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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 macd bullish cross 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 macd bullish cross work on Nasdaq 100?
In 97 cases on Nasdaq 100, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 39% of the time and the stop came first 45%; 15% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the macd bullish cross?
Below zero, the MACD line crossed above its signal line.