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MACD bearish cross on S&P 500
On S&P 500 the macd bearish cross showed up 178 times. The target came first 34% of the time, the stop 66%, 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 | 99 | 32% | 68% | 0% |
| Hourly | 79 | 37% | 63% | 0% |
S&P 500 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 178 | 34% | 66% | 0% |
| All US stock market charts | 4,687 | 38% | 60% | 3% |
| Every market | 58,705 | 36% | 56% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 80% | 20% |
| 2017 | 9 | 33% | 67% |
| 2018 | 8 | 38% | 62% |
| 2019 | 8 | 12% | 88% |
| 2020 | 11 | 36% | 64% |
| 2021 | 15 | 27% | 73% |
| 2022 | 4 | 50% | 50% |
| 2023 | 9 | 22% | 78% |
| 2024 | 20 | 20% | 80% |
| 2025 | 51 | 35% | 65% |
| 2026 | 38 | 42% | 58% |
The last 8 times
- 23 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 4 Sep 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 28 Aug 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 20 Aug 2026 · daily · stop first after 5 candles
- 14 Aug 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · target first after 8 candles
- 5 Aug 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 17 Jul 2026 · daily · target first after 8 candles
- 16 Jul 2026, 11:30 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 macd bearish cross is
Above zero, the MACD line crossed below its signal line.
Picture a bike racing uphill that starts to slow down. It is still going up, just less fast. A MACD bearish cross above zero is like that: the rise may be losing speed.
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Other patterns on S&P 500
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Gap up · Spinning top · Gap down · RSI overbought drop · Doji · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The macd bearish cross 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 macd bearish cross work on S&P 500?
In 178 cases on S&P 500, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 34% of the time and the stop came first 66%; 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the macd bearish cross?
Above zero, the MACD line crossed below its signal line.