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Symmetrical triangle on Optimism
On Optimism the symmetrical triangle showed up 32 times. The target came first 34% of the time, the stop 62%, 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 | 2 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| 4-hour | 10 | 40% | 60% | 0% |
| Hourly | 20 | 30% | 65% | 5% |
Optimism against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimism | 32 | 34% | 62% | 3% |
| All Crypto charts | 1,506 | 38% | 58% | 4% |
| Every market | 2,049 | 39% | 57% | 4% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 43% | 57% |
| 2024 | 4 | 25% | 75% |
| 2025 | 8 | 38% | 62% |
| 2026 | 11 | 36% | 55% |
The last 8 times
- 18 Sep 2026 · daily · target first after 4 candles
- 24 Aug 2026, 12:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 6 candles
- 1 Aug 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 1 Aug 2026, 04:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 22 Jun 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 21 Jun 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 26 May 2026, 08:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 2 candles
- 25 May 2026, 16:00 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 symmetrical triangle is
Lower highs and higher lows squeeze into a point, then price picks a side.
Imagine two walls sliding toward each other with a ball bouncing between them. The space keeps shrinking, so the ball must escape one way or the other. A symmetrical triangle is price squeezed like that, and nobody knows which side it will pick until it breaks.
The full symmetrical triangle 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 symmetrical triangle elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot
Questions
How often does the symmetrical triangle work on Optimism?
In 32 cases on Optimism, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 34% of the time and the stop came first 62%; 3% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the symmetrical triangle?
Lower highs and higher lows squeeze into a point, then price picks a side.