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Inside bar on USD/CAD
On USD/CAD the inside bar showed up 980 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 46% of the time, broke down 50% and stayed inside 4%.
Counted on USD/CAD: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 9 | 56% | 44% | 0% |
| Hourly | 971 | 46% | 50% | 4% |
USD/CAD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/CAD | 980 | 46% | 50% | 4% |
| All Forex charts | 14,471 | 49% | 49% | 2% |
| Every market | 274,736 | 50% | 48% | 2% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Broke up | Broke down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2022 | 5 | 60% | 40% |
| 2024 | 74 | 49% | 46% |
| 2025 | 469 | 45% | 51% |
| 2026 | 428 | 47% | 50% |
The last 8 times
- 13 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 8 candles
- 13 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 3 candles
- 9 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 6 candles
- 9 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 7 candles
- 8 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 11 candles
- 7 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 3 candles
- 7 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 7 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 2 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 inside bar is
A candle fully inside the one before. The market is coiling.
Think of a small box that fits inside a bigger box. An inside bar is a candle whose whole range, wicks and all, fits inside the candle before it. Price is resting in a smaller space, like a spring being squeezed.
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Other patterns on USD/CAD
Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Doji · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · RSI overbought drop · RSI oversold bounce · all of them
The inside bar elsewhere
GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · EUR/USD · USD/CHF · GBP/JPY · USD/JPY · NZD/USD · EUR/GBP · AUD/USD · GBP/INR · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the inside bar work on USD/CAD?
In 980 cases on USD/CAD, price broke up 46% of the time, broke down 50% and stayed inside 4% within 12 candles.
What is the inside bar?
A candle fully inside the one before. The market is coiling.