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Bullish engulfing on Sensex
On Sensex the bullish engulfing showed up 29 times. The target came first 62% of the time, the stop 38%, and 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Sensex: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 7 | 71% | 29% | 0% |
| Hourly | 22 | 59% | 41% | 0% |
Sensex against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensex | 29 | 62% | 38% | 0% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 1,900 | 40% | 55% | 5% |
| Every market | 17,563 | 34% | 56% | 10% |
The last 8 times
- 1 Oct 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 10 Sep 2026, 15:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 25 Aug 2026 · daily · stop first after 2 candles
- 19 Jun 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 3 Jun 2026, 12:15 IST · hourly · target first after 11 candles
- 8 May 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 12 Mar 2026, 10:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 4 Mar 2026, 12:15 IST · hourly · target first after 9 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 bullish engulfing is
A green body swallows the red one before it. Buyers took control.
Picture a small red fish, then a bigger green fish that swallows it whole. In a bullish engulfing pattern, the green candle's body is so big it covers the whole red body before it. After a fall, it shows buyers suddenly took over.
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Other patterns on Sensex
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Gap up · Spinning top · Gap down · Doji · MACD bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The bullish engulfing elsewhere
Nifty 50 · Bank Nifty · Bharti Airtel · Infosys · Mahindra & Mahindra · Coal India · ICICI Bank · State Bank of India · Shriram Finance · Tata Power · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the bullish engulfing work on Sensex?
In 29 cases on Sensex, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 62% of the time and the stop came first 38%; 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bullish engulfing?
A green body swallows the red one before it. Buyers took control.