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Bull flag on Optimism
On Optimism the bull flag showed up 33 times. The target came first 39% of the time, the stop 55%, 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 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| 4-hour | 6 | 17% | 83% | 0% |
| Hourly | 26 | 46% | 46% | 8% |
Optimism against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimism | 33 | 39% | 55% | 6% |
| All Crypto charts | 1,303 | 38% | 57% | 5% |
| Every market | 2,458 | 39% | 56% | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 40% | 60% |
| 2023 | 7 | 29% | 43% |
| 2024 | 10 | 60% | 40% |
| 2025 | 4 | 25% | 75% |
| 2026 | 7 | 29% | 71% |
The last 8 times
- 13 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 15 Jun 2026, 00:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 6 candles
- 16 Apr 2026, 04:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 8 candles
- 30 Mar 2026, 12:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 15 Mar 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 13 Jan 2026 · daily · stop first after 2 candles
- 6 Jan 2026, 12:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 7 Dec 2025, 00:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 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 bull flag is
A fast rise, a short calm pause, then price breaks out of the pause.
Imagine a runner who sprints fast, stops for a short breather, then sprints again. A bull flag is like that: a fast rise called the pole, then a small, calm pause called the flag. When price breaks out of the top of the flag, the next sprint 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 bull flag elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · Sony
Questions
How often does the bull flag work on Optimism?
In 33 cases on Optimism, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 39% of the time and the stop came first 55%; 6% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bull flag?
A fast rise, a short calm pause, then price breaks out of the pause.