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MACD bullish cross on Nikkei 225
On Nikkei 225 the macd bullish cross showed up 106 times. The target came first 46% of the time, the stop 48%, and 6% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Nikkei 225: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 49 | 45% | 47% | 8% |
| Hourly | 57 | 47% | 49% | 4% |
Nikkei 225 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | 106 | 46% | 48% | 6% |
| All Japanese stock market charts | 458 | 43% | 52% | 5% |
| Every market | 58,275 | 36% | 55% | 9% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | 57% | 43% |
| 2017 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2018 | 7 | 43% | 43% |
| 2019 | 4 | 50% | 25% |
| 2021 | 6 | 17% | 67% |
| 2022 | 7 | 29% | 57% |
| 2023 | 4 | 50% | 50% |
| 2024 | 5 | 60% | 20% |
| 2025 | 36 | 44% | 53% |
| 2026 | 25 | 56% | 44% |
The last 8 times
- 15 Sep 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 4 Sep 2026, 10:00 JST · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 1 Sep 2026, 10:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 25 Aug 2026, 11:00 JST · hourly · target first after 6 candles
- 21 Aug 2026, 13:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 6 Aug 2026 · daily · target first after 5 candles
- 30 Jul 2026, 10:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 27 Jul 2026, 15:00 JST · hourly · stop first 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 macd bullish cross is
Below zero, the MACD line crossed above its signal line.
Picture a sled sliding downhill that starts to slow down. It is still going down, just less fast. MACD is a gauge that shows this kind of speeding up and slowing down, and a bullish cross below zero hints the fall is losing speed.
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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 macd bullish cross elsewhere
Sony · Toyota · SoftBank · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the macd bullish cross work on Nikkei 225?
In 106 cases on Nikkei 225, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 46% of the time and the stop came first 48%; 6% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the macd bullish cross?
Below zero, the MACD line crossed above its signal line.