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OBV bullish divergence on Optimism
On Optimism the obv bullish divergence showed up 195 times. The target came first 37% of the time, the stop 54%, and 9% 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 | 9 | 44% | 44% | 11% |
| 4-hour | 36 | 42% | 53% | 6% |
| Hourly | 150 | 35% | 55% | 9% |
Optimism against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimism | 195 | 37% | 54% | 9% |
| All Crypto charts | 6,273 | 34% | 56% | 10% |
| Every market | 8,280 | 36% | 55% | 9% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29 | 34% | 52% |
| 2023 | 41 | 46% | 46% |
| 2024 | 53 | 28% | 64% |
| 2025 | 41 | 41% | 49% |
| 2026 | 31 | 35% | 58% |
The last 8 times
- 3 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 3 candles
- 1 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 24 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 8 candles
- 14 Sep 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 16 Aug 2026, 12:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 1 candle
- 14 Aug 2026, 23:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 14 Aug 2026, 19:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 10 Aug 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · target 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 obv bullish divergence is
Price made a lower low, but volume flow made a higher low. Sellers were running out of force.
Imagine a tug of war where one team pulls the rope lower, but fewer and fewer people are pulling with them. OBV counts how much trading pushes price up versus down. A bullish divergence is when price makes a lower low, but OBV does not follow it down.
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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 obv bullish divergence elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · Sony
Questions
How often does the obv bullish divergence work on Optimism?
In 195 cases on Optimism, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 37% of the time and the stop came first 54%; 9% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the obv bullish divergence?
Price made a lower low, but volume flow made a higher low. Sellers were running out of force.