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Bearish engulfing on SBI Life
On SBI Life the bearish engulfing showed up 31 times. The target came first 45% of the time, the stop 52%, and 3% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on SBI Life: daily candles from October 2017 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 13 | 54% | 38% | 8% |
| Hourly | 18 | 39% | 61% | 0% |
SBI Life against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBI Life | 31 | 45% | 52% | 3% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 2,336 | 35% | 59% | 5% |
| Every market | 19,165 | 35% | 58% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 75% | 0% |
| 2023 | 4 | 50% | 50% |
| 2025 | 12 | 33% | 67% |
| 2026 | 7 | 43% | 57% |
The last 8 times
- 28 Jul 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 16 Jul 2026 · daily · stop first after 5 candles
- 8 Jul 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 2 Jul 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 15 May 2026, 12:15 IST · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 28 Apr 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 8 Apr 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 5 Dec 2025, 13:15 IST · hourly · target first after 10 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 bearish engulfing is
A red body swallows the green one before it. Sellers took control.
Picture a small green fish, then a bigger red fish that swallows it whole. In a bearish engulfing pattern, the red candle's body is so big it covers the whole green body before it. After a rise, it shows sellers suddenly took over.
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Other patterns on SBI Life
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Doji · MACD bearish cross · Volume profile bounce · Volume profile rejection · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The bearish engulfing elsewhere
Sensex · Nifty 50 · Bank Nifty · Bharti Airtel · Infosys · Mahindra & Mahindra · Coal India · ICICI Bank · Hindalco · State Bank of India · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the bearish engulfing work on SBI Life?
In 31 cases on SBI Life, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 45% of the time and the stop came first 52%; 3% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish engulfing?
A red body swallows the green one before it. Sellers took control.