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EMA 9/21 bearish cross on Sensex
On Sensex the ema 9/21 bearish cross showed up 98 times. The target came first 39% of the time, the stop 60%, and 1% 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 | 31 | 26% | 74% | 0% |
| Hourly | 67 | 45% | 54% | 1% |
Sensex against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensex | 98 | 39% | 60% | 1% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 7,166 | 38% | 57% | 5% |
| Every market | 52,986 | 37% | 55% | 7% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2019 | 4 | 25% | 75% |
| 2020 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2021 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2022 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2023 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2024 | 6 | 33% | 67% |
| 2025 | 37 | 38% | 59% |
| 2026 | 33 | 45% | 55% |
The last 8 times
- 12 Oct 2026, 10:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 8 Oct 2026, 10:15 IST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 27 Aug 2026, 10:15 IST · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 24 Aug 2026, 12:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 9 candles
- 19 Aug 2026 · daily · stop first after 1 candle
- 7 Aug 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · target first after 9 candles
- 24 Jul 2026 · daily · stop first after 1 candle
- 21 Jul 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · target first after 5 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 ema 9/21 bearish cross is
The fast 9-period average crossed below the slower 21-period average.
Imagine two runners, a quick one and a steady one. When the quick runner falls behind the steady one, it shows things have slowed down lately. An EMA 9/21 bearish cross is when the quick 9-period average drops below the steadier 21-period average.
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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 ema 9/21 bearish cross elsewhere
Nifty 50 · Bank Nifty · Bharti Airtel · Infosys · Mahindra & Mahindra · Coal India · ICICI Bank · Hindalco · State Bank of India · Shriram Finance · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the ema 9/21 bearish cross work on Sensex?
In 98 cases on Sensex, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 39% of the time and the stop came first 60%; 1% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the ema 9/21 bearish cross?
The fast 9-period average crossed below the slower 21-period average.