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Bear flag on Optimism
On Optimism the bear flag showed up 32 times. The target came first 41% of the time, the stop 53%, and 6% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Optimism (OP/USDT): daily candles from June 2022, 4-hour candles from June 2022 and hourly candles from June 2022.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 4-hour | 8 | 25% | 75% | 0% |
| Hourly | 23 | 43% | 48% | 9% |
Optimism against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimism | 32 | 41% | 53% | 6% |
| All Crypto charts | 1,310 | 33% | 61% | 6% |
| Every market | 2,071 | 34% | 60% | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 50% | 33% |
| 2023 | 5 | 40% | 60% |
| 2024 | 6 | 33% | 67% |
| 2025 | 7 | 29% | 57% |
| 2026 | 8 | 50% | 50% |
The last 8 times
- 8 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 2 candles
- 30 Aug 2026, 20:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 5 candles
- 12 Jul 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 12 Jul 2026, 21:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 21 Mar 2026, 20:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 6 candles
- 22 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 6 candles
- 18 Feb 2026 · daily · target first after 1 candle
- 8 Jan 2026, 03:00 UTC · hourly · stop 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 bear flag is
A fast fall, a short calm pause, then price breaks down out of the pause.
Imagine sliding fast down a hill, stopping for a moment to catch your breath, then sliding again. A bear flag is like that: a fast fall called the pole, then a small, calm pause called the flag. When price breaks out of the bottom of the flag, the next slide may be starting.
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Other patterns on Optimism
Inside bar · Stochastic bullish cross · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · Volume profile bounce · Volume profile rejection · Doji · MACD bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The bear flag elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot
Questions
How often does the bear flag work on Optimism?
In 32 cases on Optimism, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 41% of the time and the stop came first 53%; 6% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bear flag?
A fast fall, a short calm pause, then price breaks down out of the pause.