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Bearish marubozu on USD/JPY
On USD/JPY the bearish marubozu showed up 77 times. The target came first 42% of the time, the stop 52%, and 6% 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 | 10 | 30% | 60% | 10% |
| Hourly | 67 | 43% | 51% | 6% |
USD/JPY against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/JPY | 77 | 42% | 52% | 6% |
| All Forex charts | 1,030 | 31% | 62% | 7% |
| Every market | 10,777 | 37% | 57% | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2024 | 8 | 12% | 88% |
| 2025 | 45 | 47% | 47% |
| 2026 | 14 | 50% | 43% |
The last 8 times
- 8 Sep 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 7 Sep 2026, 23:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 31 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 29 Jul 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 28 Jul 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 27 Jul 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 28 Apr 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 17 Apr 2026, 12:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
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 marubozu is
A full red body with no wicks. Sellers owned the whole candle.
Think of a sled sliding from the top of a hill to the bottom without a single bump. A bearish marubozu is a big red candle like that: price opened at the top and closed at the very bottom. Sellers were in charge from start to end.
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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 marubozu elsewhere
GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · EUR/USD · USD/CHF · GBP/JPY · NZD/USD · EUR/GBP · AUD/USD · USD/CAD · GBP/INR · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · Silver · Ethereum
Questions
How often does the bearish marubozu work on USD/JPY?
In 77 cases on USD/JPY, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 42% of the time and the stop came first 52%; 6% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the bearish marubozu?
A full red body with no wicks. Sellers owned the whole candle.