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Bearish marubozu on S&P 500
On S&P 500 the bearish marubozu showed up 60 times. The target came first 37% of the time, the stop 63%, 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 | 26 | 42% | 58% | 0% |
| Hourly | 34 | 32% | 68% | 0% |
S&P 500 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 60 | 37% | 63% | 0% |
| All US stock market charts | 1,195 | 37% | 60% | 3% |
| Every market | 10,777 | 37% | 57% | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2018 | 4 | 75% | 25% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2022 | 5 | 60% | 40% |
| 2023 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2024 | 5 | 0% | 100% |
| 2025 | 23 | 39% | 61% |
| 2026 | 9 | 33% | 67% |
The last 8 times
- 31 Aug 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 28 Aug 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 24 Jun 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 9 Jun 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 23 Mar 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 3 Mar 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 12 Feb 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · target first after 6 candles
- 4 Feb 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · stop 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 marubozu is
A full red body with no wicks. Sellers owned the whole candle.
Think of a sled sliding from the top of a hill to the bottom without a single bump. A bearish marubozu is a big red candle like that: price opened at the top and closed at the very bottom. Sellers were in charge from start to end.
The full bearish marubozu lesson, video and quiz ›
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 marubozu elsewhere
Dow Jones · Nasdaq 100 · Alibaba · Tesla · Broadcom · Oracle · Nvidia · Microsoft · Meta · Intel · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Silver · Ethereum
Questions
How often does the bearish marubozu work on S&P 500?
In 60 cases on S&P 500, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 37% of the time and the stop came first 63%; 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish marubozu?
A full red body with no wicks. Sellers owned the whole candle.