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Bollinger breakout down on Nikkei 225

On Nikkei 225 the bollinger breakout down showed up 24 times. The target came first 42% of the time, the stop 58%, and 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.

Counted on Nikkei 225: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.

By timeframe

TimeframeFoundTarget firstStop firstWent nowhere
Daily1540%60%0%
Hourly944%56%0%

Nikkei 225 against the rest

ChartsFoundTarget firstStop firstWent nowhere
Nikkei 2252442%58%0%
All Japanese stock market charts9335%61%3%
Every market11,44941%56%3%

Year by year

YearFoundTarget firstStop first
2018333%67%
202330%100%
2025862%38%
2026333%67%

The last 8 times

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 bollinger breakout down is

After a tight squeeze, price closed below the lower band.

Squeeze a spring tight and it can jump in any direction when you let go. Bollinger Bands squeeze close together when prices are calm. After a tight squeeze, a close below the bottom band is like the spring snapping downward.

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Other patterns on Nikkei 225

Inside bar · Gap up · Stochastic bearish cross · Gap down · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · all of them

The bollinger breakout down elsewhere

Sony · SoftBank · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver

Questions

How often does the bollinger breakout down work on Nikkei 225?

In 24 cases on Nikkei 225, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 42% of the time and the stop came first 58%; 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.

What is the bollinger breakout down?

After a tight squeeze, price closed below the lower band.