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Doji on Nikkei 225
On Nikkei 225 the doji showed up 98 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 54% of the time, broke down 46% and stayed inside 0%.
Counted on Nikkei 225: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 56 | 54% | 46% | 0% |
| Hourly | 42 | 55% | 45% | 0% |
Nikkei 225 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | 98 | 54% | 46% | 0% |
| All Japanese stock market charts | 556 | 51% | 48% | 1% |
| Every market | 69,197 | 49% | 49% | 3% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Broke up | Broke down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 75% | 25% |
| 2017 | 11 | 64% | 36% |
| 2018 | 8 | 25% | 75% |
| 2019 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2021 | 9 | 56% | 44% |
| 2023 | 9 | 44% | 56% |
| 2024 | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 | 25 | 56% | 44% |
| 2026 | 22 | 55% | 45% |
The last 8 times
- 18 Sep 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · broke up after 3 candles
- 9 Sep 2026, 11:00 JST · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 24 Aug 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · broke down after 6 candles
- 19 Aug 2026, 14:00 JST · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 12 Aug 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · broke up after 3 candles
- 31 Jul 2026, 14:00 JST · hourly · broke down after 2 candles
- 30 Jun 2026 · daily · broke up after 1 candle
- 9 Jun 2026, 14:00 JST · hourly · broke down after 2 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 doji is
Open and close are almost equal. Buyers and sellers are in a tie.
Picture a tug of war where both teams pull hard, but when the whistle blows the flag is right back in the middle. A doji candle is that tie: price moved up and down, but it closed almost exactly where it opened. Nobody won this round.
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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 doji elsewhere
Sony · Toyota · SoftBank · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the doji work on Nikkei 225?
In 98 cases on Nikkei 225, price broke up 54% of the time, broke down 46% and stayed inside 0% within 12 candles.
What is the doji?
Open and close are almost equal. Buyers and sellers are in a tie.