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Resistance rejection on Optimism
On Optimism the resistance rejection showed up 74 times. The target came first 38% of the time, the stop 59%, and 3% 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 | 10 | 20% | 80% | 0% |
| Hourly | 63 | 41% | 56% | 3% |
Optimism against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimism | 74 | 38% | 59% | 3% |
| All Crypto charts | 2,106 | 36% | 55% | 9% |
| Every market | 2,889 | 36% | 56% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 42% | 58% |
| 2024 | 22 | 36% | 59% |
| 2025 | 24 | 38% | 58% |
| 2026 | 14 | 36% | 64% |
The last 8 times
- 9 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 8 candles
- 9 Aug 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 26 Jul 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 26 Jul 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 15 Jul 2026, 19:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 1 Jul 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 29 Jun 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 29 Jun 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 6 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 resistance rejection is
Price rose back to a level that stopped it before, and turned down again.
Throw a ball up in a room and it bounces off the ceiling and falls. Resistance is a price ceiling where rises stopped before, because sellers were waiting there. A resistance rejection is when price climbs back to that ceiling and gets pushed down again.
The full resistance rejection 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 resistance rejection elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · EUR/JPY
Questions
How often does the resistance rejection work on Optimism?
In 74 cases on Optimism, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 38% of the time and the stop came first 59%; 3% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the resistance rejection?
Price rose back to a level that stopped it before, and turned down again.