Forex · candlestick pattern
Doji on USD/JPY
On USD/JPY the doji showed up 330 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 54% of the time, broke down 44% and stayed inside 2%.
Counted on USD/JPY: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 48 | 56% | 42% | 2% |
| Hourly | 282 | 53% | 45% | 2% |
USD/JPY against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/JPY | 330 | 54% | 44% | 2% |
| All Forex charts | 4,185 | 50% | 47% | 3% |
| Every market | 69,197 | 49% | 49% | 3% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Broke up | Broke down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 67% | 33% |
| 2018 | 5 | 60% | 40% |
| 2019 | 6 | 67% | 33% |
| 2020 | 12 | 33% | 67% |
| 2021 | 5 | 60% | 20% |
| 2022 | 6 | 67% | 33% |
| 2023 | 4 | 75% | 25% |
| 2024 | 31 | 58% | 39% |
| 2025 | 146 | 49% | 50% |
| 2026 | 108 | 57% | 40% |
The last 8 times
- 24 Sep 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 23 Sep 2026, 23:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 22 Sep 2026, 14:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 16 Sep 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 15 Sep 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 10 candles
- 11 Sep 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 11 candles
- 11 Sep 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 2 candles
- 10 Sep 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 7 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 doji is
Open and close are almost equal. Buyers and sellers are in a tie.
Picture a tug of war where both teams pull hard, but when the whistle blows the flag is right back in the middle. A doji candle is that tie: price moved up and down, but it closed almost exactly where it opened. Nobody won this round.
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Other patterns on USD/JPY
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · MACD bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · RSI oversold bounce · all of them
The doji 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 · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the doji work on USD/JPY?
In 330 cases on USD/JPY, price broke up 54% of the time, broke down 44% and stayed inside 2% within 12 candles.
What is the doji?
Open and close are almost equal. Buyers and sellers are in a tie.