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Bullish engulfing on S&P 500
On S&P 500 the bullish engulfing showed up 28 times. The target came first 39% of the time, the stop 57%, and 4% 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 | 6 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| Hourly | 22 | 36% | 59% | 5% |
S&P 500 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 28 | 39% | 57% | 4% |
| All US stock market charts | 1,026 | 37% | 59% | 4% |
| Every market | 17,563 | 34% | 56% | 10% |
The last 8 times
- 31 Aug 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 29 Jan 2026, 15:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 15 Dec 2025, 13:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 18 Nov 2025, 12:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 5 Nov 2025, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 31 Oct 2025, 13:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 10 candles
- 17 Sep 2025, 13:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 2 Sep 2025, 12:30 ET · hourly · target first after 4 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 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 bullish 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 bullish engulfing work on S&P 500?
In 28 cases on S&P 500, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 39% of the time and the stop came first 57%; 4% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bullish engulfing?
A green body swallows the red one before it. Buyers took control.