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Bullish engulfing on Sun Pharma
On Sun Pharma the bullish engulfing showed up 23 times. The target came first 30% of the time, the stop 48%, and 22% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Sun Pharma: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 12 | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| Hourly | 11 | 27% | 64% | 9% |
Sun Pharma against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Pharma | 23 | 30% | 48% | 22% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 1,900 | 40% | 55% | 5% |
| Every market | 17,563 | 34% | 56% | 10% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 25% | 50% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0% | 100% |
| 2026 | 7 | 57% | 29% |
The last 8 times
- 19 Aug 2026 · daily · target first after 8 candles
- 8 Jul 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 26 May 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 10 Apr 2026, 12:15 IST · hourly · target first after 12 candles
- 2 Apr 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 20 Jan 2026, 15:15 IST · hourly · went nowhere
- 19 Jan 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 24 Dec 2025, 12:15 IST · hourly · stop 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 Sun Pharma
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Doji · Volume profile rejection · Volume profile bounce · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · all of them
The bullish engulfing elsewhere
Sensex · Nifty 50 · Bank Nifty · Bharti Airtel · Infosys · Mahindra & Mahindra · Coal India · ICICI Bank · 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 bullish engulfing work on Sun Pharma?
In 23 cases on Sun Pharma, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 30% of the time and the stop came first 48%; 22% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bullish engulfing?
A green body swallows the red one before it. Buyers took control.