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Inside bar on Optimism
On Optimism the inside bar showed up 5,244 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 48% of the time, broke down 50% and stayed inside 1%.
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 | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 127 | 44% | 54% | 2% |
| 4-hour | 1,099 | 48% | 51% | 1% |
| Hourly | 4,018 | 49% | 50% | 2% |
Optimism against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimism | 5,244 | 48% | 50% | 1% |
| All Crypto charts | 192,574 | 49% | 49% | 2% |
| Every market | 274,736 | 50% | 48% | 2% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Broke up | Broke down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 690 | 48% | 51% |
| 2023 | 1,356 | 51% | 48% |
| 2024 | 1,228 | 46% | 53% |
| 2025 | 1,078 | 47% | 51% |
| 2026 | 892 | 50% | 48% |
The last 8 times
- 13 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 13 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 13 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 2 candles
- 12 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 12 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 12 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 3 candles
- 11 Oct 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 2 candles
- 11 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC · 4-hour · broke down 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 inside bar is
A candle fully inside the one before. The market is coiling.
Think of a small box that fits inside a bigger box. An inside bar is a candle whose whole range, wicks and all, fits inside the candle before it. Price is resting in a smaller space, like a spring being squeezed.
The full inside bar lesson, video and quiz ›
Other patterns on Optimism
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 · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · all of them
The inside bar 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 inside bar work on Optimism?
In 5,244 cases on Optimism, price broke up 48% of the time, broke down 50% and stayed inside 1% within 12 candles.
What is the inside bar?
A candle fully inside the one before. The market is coiling.