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Cup and handle on Polkadot
On Polkadot the cup and handle showed up 25 times. The target came first 36% of the time, the stop 56%, and 8% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Polkadot (DOT/USDT): daily candles from January 2021, 4-hour candles from January 2021 and hourly candles from January 2021.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-hour | 2 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Hourly | 23 | 39% | 52% | 9% |
Polkadot against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polkadot | 25 | 36% | 56% | 8% |
| All Crypto charts | 511 | 33% | 61% | 6% |
| Every market | 792 | 34% | 60% | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | 71% | 29% |
| 2022 | 4 | 25% | 50% |
| 2023 | 4 | 25% | 75% |
| 2025 | 4 | 25% | 50% |
| 2026 | 4 | 25% | 75% |
The last 8 times
- 30 Sep 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 8 candles
- 4 Sep 2026, 23:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 20 Jul 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 21 Feb 2026, 08:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 3 candles
- 2 Dec 2025, 06:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 13 Aug 2025, 08:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 7 candles
- 22 Apr 2025, 21:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 6 candles
- 10 Feb 2025, 13:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
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 cup and handle is
A rounded dip like a cup, a small dip like a handle, then a break above the rim.
Picture a teacup from the side: a round bowl with a small handle on the right. A cup and handle is price drawing that shape: a slow, rounded dip and recovery, then a small dip called the handle. When price breaks above the rim of the cup, the pattern is complete.
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Other patterns on Polkadot
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Volume profile rejection · Doji · Volume profile bounce · MACD bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The cup and handle elsewhere
Ethereum · Solana · Litecoin · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Aave · Filecoin · TRON
Questions
How often does the cup and handle work on Polkadot?
In 25 cases on Polkadot, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 36% of the time and the stop came first 56%; 8% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the cup and handle?
A rounded dip like a cup, a small dip like a handle, then a break above the rim.