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Stochastic bearish cross on Nifty 50
On Nifty 50 the stochastic bearish cross showed up 261 times. The target came first 38% of the time, the stop 59%, and 4% 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 | 117 | 35% | 61% | 4% |
| Hourly | 144 | 40% | 57% | 3% |
Nifty 50 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 261 | 38% | 59% | 4% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 16,249 | 36% | 59% | 5% |
| Every market | 108,296 | 36% | 58% | 7% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10 | 40% | 60% |
| 2017 | 22 | 18% | 77% |
| 2018 | 11 | 27% | 73% |
| 2019 | 7 | 57% | 29% |
| 2020 | 22 | 18% | 77% |
| 2021 | 19 | 32% | 68% |
| 2022 | 9 | 67% | 33% |
| 2024 | 7 | 57% | 29% |
| 2025 | 97 | 41% | 56% |
| 2026 | 57 | 40% | 54% |
The last 8 times
- 6 Aug 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 5 Aug 2026 · daily · target first after 5 candles
- 4 Aug 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 3 Aug 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 31 Jul 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 30 Jul 2026, 12:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 29 Jul 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 27 Jul 2026, 15:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 8 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 stochastic bearish cross is
Above 80, the fast stochastic line crossed below the slow one.
Imagine a swing that has gone as high as it can and starts to come back. A stochastic above 80 means price closed near the top of its recent range. A bearish cross there hints the swing may be turning back down.
The full stochastic bearish cross lesson, video and quiz ›
Other patterns on Nifty 50
Inside bar · Stochastic bullish cross · Gap up · Spinning top · Doji · Gap down · MACD bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · RSI overbought drop · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The stochastic 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 stochastic bearish cross work on Nifty 50?
In 261 cases on Nifty 50, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 38% of the time and the stop came first 59%; 4% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the stochastic bearish cross?
Above 80, the fast stochastic line crossed below the slow one.