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Death cross on Polkadot
On Polkadot the death cross showed up 188 times. The target came first 43% of the time, the stop 49%, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 4 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| 4-hour | 33 | 39% | 55% | 6% |
| Hourly | 151 | 43% | 48% | 9% |
Polkadot against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polkadot | 188 | 43% | 49% | 8% |
| All Crypto charts | 5,150 | 37% | 53% | 9% |
| Every market | 7,253 | 36% | 55% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | 48% | 48% |
| 2022 | 35 | 34% | 57% |
| 2023 | 32 | 53% | 34% |
| 2024 | 30 | 43% | 53% |
| 2025 | 33 | 33% | 61% |
| 2026 | 31 | 45% | 42% |
The last 8 times
- 7 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 2 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 30 Sep 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 25 Sep 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 13 Sep 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 27 Aug 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 12 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 5 candles
- 9 Aug 2026, 07:00 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 death cross is
The 50-period average crossed below the 200-period average.
Imagine your average test score from the last few weeks dropping below your average for the whole year. It means things have been going worse lately. A death cross is when the average price of the last 50 candles falls below the average of the last 200 candles.
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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 death cross elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Aave · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY
Questions
How often does the death cross work on Polkadot?
In 188 cases on Polkadot, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 43% of the time and the stop came first 49%; 8% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the death cross?
The 50-period average crossed below the 200-period average.