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Bearish marubozu on Optimism
On Optimism the bearish marubozu showed up 165 times. The target came first 43% of the time, the stop 48%, and 8% 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 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| 4-hour | 27 | 30% | 59% | 11% |
| Hourly | 137 | 46% | 46% | 8% |
Optimism against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimism | 165 | 43% | 48% | 8% |
| All Crypto charts | 6,440 | 37% | 56% | 7% |
| Every market | 10,777 | 37% | 57% | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 | 38% | 62% |
| 2023 | 19 | 42% | 42% |
| 2024 | 48 | 44% | 50% |
| 2025 | 51 | 51% | 41% |
| 2026 | 31 | 32% | 55% |
The last 8 times
- 7 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 6 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 6 candles
- 15 Sep 2026, 21:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 31 Aug 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 24 Aug 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 11 candles
- 13 Aug 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 13 Jul 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 26 Jun 2026, 08:00 UTC · 4-hour · went nowhere
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 marubozu is
A full red body with no wicks. Sellers owned the whole candle.
Think of a sled sliding from the top of a hill to the bottom without a single bump. A bearish marubozu is a big red candle like that: price opened at the top and closed at the very bottom. Sellers were in charge from start to end.
The full bearish marubozu lesson, video and quiz ›
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 bearish marubozu elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY
Questions
How often does the bearish marubozu work on Optimism?
In 165 cases on Optimism, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 43% of the time and the stop came first 48%; 8% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish marubozu?
A full red body with no wicks. Sellers owned the whole candle.