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Stochastic bearish cross on Sensex
On Sensex the stochastic bearish cross showed up 293 times. The target came first 36% of the time, the stop 61%, and 3% 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 | 142 | 35% | 62% | 3% |
| Hourly | 151 | 36% | 61% | 3% |
Sensex against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensex | 293 | 36% | 61% | 3% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 16,249 | 36% | 59% | 5% |
| Every market | 108,296 | 36% | 58% | 7% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13 | 46% | 54% |
| 2017 | 21 | 19% | 81% |
| 2018 | 14 | 21% | 79% |
| 2019 | 16 | 38% | 50% |
| 2020 | 22 | 27% | 68% |
| 2021 | 17 | 29% | 71% |
| 2022 | 5 | 40% | 60% |
| 2023 | 9 | 44% | 56% |
| 2024 | 9 | 56% | 44% |
| 2025 | 105 | 35% | 63% |
| 2026 | 62 | 44% | 52% |
The last 8 times
- 12 Oct 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 6 Oct 2026, 15:15 IST · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 26 Aug 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 21 Aug 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 20 Aug 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 10 Aug 2026 · daily · target first after 2 candles
- 7 Aug 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · went nowhere
- 5 Aug 2026 · daily · target first after 8 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 stochastic bearish cross is
Above 80, the fast stochastic line crossed below the slow one.
Imagine a swing that has gone as high as it can and starts to come back. A stochastic above 80 means price closed near the top of its recent range. A bearish cross there hints the swing may be turning back down.
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Other patterns on Sensex
Inside bar · Stochastic bullish cross · Gap up · Spinning top · Gap down · Doji · MACD bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · RSI overbought drop · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The stochastic 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 stochastic bearish cross work on Sensex?
In 293 cases on Sensex, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 36% of the time and the stop came first 61%; 3% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the stochastic bearish cross?
Above 80, the fast stochastic line crossed below the slow one.