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Bearish marubozu on Nifty 50
On Nifty 50 the bearish marubozu showed up 36 times. The target came first 50% of the time, the stop 44%, and 6% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Nifty 50: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 6 | 17% | 83% | 0% |
| Hourly | 30 | 57% | 37% | 7% |
Nifty 50 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 36 | 50% | 44% | 6% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 1,878 | 40% | 56% | 5% |
| Every market | 10,777 | 37% | 57% | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2025 | 18 | 50% | 44% |
| 2026 | 10 | 60% | 30% |
The last 8 times
- 7 Sep 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 1 Sep 2026, 12:15 IST · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 12 Aug 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 30 Apr 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 27 Mar 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 23 Mar 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 13 Mar 2026, 12:15 IST · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 2 Mar 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 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.
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Other patterns on Nifty 50
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Gap up · Spinning top · Doji · Gap down · MACD bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The bearish marubozu elsewhere
Sensex · Bank Nifty · Bharti Airtel · Infosys · Mahindra & Mahindra · Coal India · Hindalco · State Bank of India · Shriram Finance · Tata Power · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Silver · Ethereum
Questions
How often does the bearish marubozu work on Nifty 50?
In 36 cases on Nifty 50, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 50% of the time and the stop came first 44%; 6% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish marubozu?
A full red body with no wicks. Sellers owned the whole candle.