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Bearish harami on USD/JPY
On USD/JPY the bearish harami showed up 111 times. The target came first 30% of the time, the stop 65%, and 5% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on USD/JPY: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 20 | 20% | 70% | 10% |
| Hourly | 91 | 32% | 64% | 4% |
USD/JPY against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/JPY | 111 | 30% | 65% | 5% |
| All Forex charts | 1,019 | 37% | 53% | 10% |
| Every market | 11,397 | 36% | 57% | 7% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 0% | 75% |
| 2018 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2022 | 6 | 17% | 67% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2024 | 10 | 70% | 30% |
| 2025 | 42 | 26% | 69% |
| 2026 | 39 | 28% | 67% |
The last 8 times
- 23 Sep 2026, 14:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 21 Sep 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 14 Sep 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 10 Sep 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 4 Sep 2026, 04:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 8 candles
- 28 Aug 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 6 candles
- 28 Aug 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 23 Aug 2026, 23:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 8 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 harami is
A small candle inside a big green one. Buying is slowing down.
Imagine a crowd cheering loudly, then suddenly going almost silent. A bearish harami is like that: after a big green candle, the next candle is small and red and fits inside the green body. The buyers' loud push has gone quiet.
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Other patterns on USD/JPY
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · MACD bearish cross · Doji · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The bearish harami elsewhere
GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · EUR/USD · USD/CHF · GBP/JPY · NZD/USD · EUR/GBP · AUD/USD · USD/CAD · GBP/INR · Dow Jones · Nikkei 225 · Sony · Gold · Silver · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the bearish harami work on USD/JPY?
In 111 cases on USD/JPY, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 30% of the time and the stop came first 65%; 5% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish harami?
A small candle inside a big green one. Buying is slowing down.