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Bearish engulfing on NZD/USD
On NZD/USD the bearish engulfing showed up 115 times. The target came first 41% of the time, the stop 54%, and 5% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on NZD/USD: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 22 | 55% | 41% | 5% |
| Hourly | 93 | 38% | 57% | 5% |
NZD/USD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZD/USD | 115 | 41% | 54% | 5% |
| All Forex charts | 1,369 | 33% | 58% | 9% |
| Every market | 19,165 | 35% | 58% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 75% | 25% |
| 2017 | 4 | 25% | 50% |
| 2020 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2022 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2024 | 9 | 44% | 56% |
| 2025 | 50 | 32% | 64% |
| 2026 | 36 | 44% | 47% |
The last 8 times
- 22 Sep 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 19 Aug 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 14 Aug 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 13 Aug 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 9 candles
- 27 Jul 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 21 Jul 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 14 Jul 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 10 Jul 2026, 03:00 UTC · hourly · target first 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 bearish engulfing is
A red body swallows the green one before it. Sellers took control.
Picture a small green fish, then a bigger red fish that swallows it whole. In a bearish engulfing pattern, the red candle's body is so big it covers the whole green body before it. After a rise, it shows sellers suddenly took over.
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Other patterns on NZD/USD
Inside bar · Stochastic bullish cross · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · Doji · MACD bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · RSI oversold bounce · all of them
The bearish engulfing elsewhere
GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · EUR/USD · USD/CHF · GBP/JPY · USD/JPY · EUR/GBP · AUD/USD · USD/CAD · GBP/INR · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the bearish engulfing work on NZD/USD?
In 115 cases on NZD/USD, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 41% of the time and the stop came first 54%; 5% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish engulfing?
A red body swallows the green one before it. Sellers took control.