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Bearish engulfing on S&P 500
On S&P 500 the bearish engulfing showed up 64 times. The target came first 38% of the time, the stop 62%, and 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on S&P 500: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 25 | 28% | 72% | 0% |
| Hourly | 39 | 44% | 56% | 0% |
S&P 500 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 64 | 38% | 62% | 0% |
| All US stock market charts | 1,359 | 37% | 61% | 2% |
| Every market | 19,165 | 35% | 58% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2020 | 4 | 50% | 50% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2024 | 13 | 31% | 69% |
| 2025 | 24 | 38% | 62% |
| 2026 | 12 | 67% | 33% |
The last 8 times
- 28 Aug 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 27 Aug 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 11 May 2026, 14:30 ET · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 11 May 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 1 May 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 17 Apr 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 16 Apr 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 1 Apr 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · target first after 3 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 S&P 500
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · Gap up · Spinning top · Gap down · RSI overbought drop · Doji · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · all of them
The bearish engulfing elsewhere
Dow Jones · Nasdaq 100 · Alibaba · Tesla · Broadcom · Oracle · Nvidia · Microsoft · Meta · Intel · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the bearish engulfing work on S&P 500?
In 64 cases on S&P 500, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 38% of the time and the stop came first 62%; 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish engulfing?
A red body swallows the green one before it. Sellers took control.