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MACD bearish cross on Nifty 50
On Nifty 50 the macd bearish cross showed up 104 times. The target came first 41% of the time, the stop 56%, and 3% 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 | 48 | 44% | 56% | 0% |
| Hourly | 56 | 39% | 55% | 5% |
Nifty 50 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 104 | 41% | 56% | 3% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 8,511 | 36% | 59% | 5% |
| Every market | 58,705 | 36% | 56% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2017 | 9 | 33% | 67% |
| 2018 | 4 | 75% | 25% |
| 2019 | 6 | 33% | 67% |
| 2020 | 8 | 12% | 88% |
| 2021 | 5 | 60% | 40% |
| 2022 | 4 | 75% | 25% |
| 2024 | 4 | 50% | 25% |
| 2025 | 42 | 38% | 57% |
| 2026 | 19 | 47% | 53% |
The last 8 times
- 13 Aug 2026 · daily · target first after 4 candles
- 4 Aug 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 20 Jul 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · target first after 9 candles
- 14 Jul 2026 · daily · stop first after 3 candles
- 7 Jul 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 29 Jun 2026, 10:15 IST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 17 Jun 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 26 May 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 10 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 bearish cross is
Above zero, the MACD line crossed below its signal line.
Picture a bike racing uphill that starts to slow down. It is still going up, just less fast. A MACD bearish cross above zero is like that: the rise may be losing speed.
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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 bullish cross · RSI overbought drop · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The macd bearish cross elsewhere
Sensex · Bank Nifty · Bharti Airtel · Infosys · Mahindra & Mahindra · Coal India · ICICI Bank · Hindalco · State Bank of India · Shriram Finance · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the macd bearish cross work on Nifty 50?
In 104 cases on Nifty 50, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 41% of the time and the stop came first 56%; 3% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the macd bearish cross?
Above zero, the MACD line crossed below its signal line.