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Death cross on Optimism
On Optimism the death cross showed up 157 times. The target came first 34% of the time, the stop 55%, and 10% 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 | 3 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| 4-hour | 30 | 27% | 60% | 13% |
| Hourly | 124 | 37% | 53% | 10% |
Optimism against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimism | 157 | 34% | 55% | 10% |
| All Crypto charts | 5,150 | 37% | 53% | 9% |
| Every market | 7,253 | 36% | 55% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22 | 36% | 45% |
| 2023 | 31 | 39% | 55% |
| 2024 | 37 | 41% | 51% |
| 2025 | 38 | 26% | 63% |
| 2026 | 29 | 31% | 59% |
The last 8 times
- 7 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 30 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 8 candles
- 17 Sep 2026, 08:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 2 candles
- 10 Sep 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 27 Aug 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 13 Aug 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 23 Jul 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 14 Jul 2026, 04:00 UTC · 4-hour · 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 death cross is
The 50-period average crossed below the 200-period average.
Imagine your average test score from the last few weeks dropping below your average for the whole year. It means things have been going worse lately. A death cross is when the average price of the last 50 candles falls below the average of the last 200 candles.
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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 death cross elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY
Questions
How often does the death cross work on Optimism?
In 157 cases on Optimism, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 34% of the time and the stop came first 55%; 10% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the death cross?
The 50-period average crossed below the 200-period average.