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Inside bar on Nikkei 225
On Nikkei 225 the inside bar showed up 583 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 | 209 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| Hourly | 374 | 56% | 43% | 1% |
Nikkei 225 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | 583 | 54% | 46% | 0% |
| All Japanese stock market charts | 2,457 | 53% | 47% | 0% |
| Every market | 274,736 | 50% | 48% | 2% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Broke up | Broke down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 18 | 50% | 50% |
| 2017 | 19 | 26% | 74% |
| 2018 | 19 | 42% | 58% |
| 2019 | 20 | 55% | 45% |
| 2020 | 16 | 50% | 50% |
| 2021 | 21 | 57% | 43% |
| 2022 | 17 | 47% | 53% |
| 2023 | 18 | 61% | 39% |
| 2024 | 37 | 54% | 46% |
| 2025 | 237 | 57% | 42% |
| 2026 | 161 | 55% | 45% |
The last 8 times
- 18 Sep 2026, 11:00 JST · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 16 Sep 2026, 11:00 JST · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 15 Sep 2026, 15:00 JST · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 14 Sep 2026, 10:00 JST · hourly · broke up after 5 candles
- 11 Sep 2026, 15:00 JST · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 11 Sep 2026, 11:00 JST · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 11 Sep 2026, 10:00 JST · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 9 Sep 2026, 15:00 JST · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
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 inside bar is
A candle fully inside the one before. The market is coiling.
Think of a small box that fits inside a bigger box. An inside bar is a candle whose whole range, wicks and all, fits inside the candle before it. Price is resting in a smaller space, like a spring being squeezed.
The full inside bar lesson, video and quiz ›
Other patterns on Nikkei 225
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 · MACD bullish cross · all of them
The inside bar elsewhere
Sony · Toyota · SoftBank · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the inside bar work on Nikkei 225?
In 583 cases on Nikkei 225, price broke up 54% of the time, broke down 46% and stayed inside 0% within 12 candles.
What is the inside bar?
A candle fully inside the one before. The market is coiling.