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Stochastic bearish cross on Nikkei 225
On Nikkei 225 the stochastic bearish cross showed up 329 times. The target came first 42% of the time, the stop 56%, and 2% 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 | 178 | 44% | 54% | 2% |
| Hourly | 151 | 39% | 58% | 3% |
Nikkei 225 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | 329 | 42% | 56% | 2% |
| All Japanese stock market charts | 1,129 | 41% | 57% | 3% |
| Every market | 108,296 | 36% | 58% | 7% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12 | 58% | 42% |
| 2017 | 16 | 38% | 62% |
| 2018 | 17 | 41% | 53% |
| 2019 | 19 | 37% | 63% |
| 2020 | 22 | 36% | 64% |
| 2021 | 12 | 58% | 33% |
| 2022 | 15 | 27% | 73% |
| 2023 | 17 | 41% | 53% |
| 2024 | 25 | 48% | 52% |
| 2025 | 104 | 38% | 61% |
| 2026 | 70 | 47% | 50% |
The last 8 times
- 8 Sep 2026, 11:00 JST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 7 Sep 2026, 13:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 7 Sep 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 26 Aug 2026, 15:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 17 Aug 2026 · daily · target first after 2 candles
- 13 Aug 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 12 Aug 2026, 11:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 10 Aug 2026, 14:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 5 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 Nikkei 225
Inside bar · Gap up · 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 stochastic bearish cross elsewhere
Sony · Toyota · SoftBank · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the stochastic bearish cross work on Nikkei 225?
In 329 cases on Nikkei 225, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 42% of the time and the stop came first 56%; 2% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the stochastic bearish cross?
Above 80, the fast stochastic line crossed below the slow one.