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Golden cross on USD/JPY
On USD/JPY the golden cross showed up 41 times. The target came first 39% of the time, the stop 51%, and 10% 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 | 5 | 60% | 40% | 0% |
| Hourly | 36 | 36% | 53% | 11% |
USD/JPY against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/JPY | 41 | 39% | 51% | 10% |
| All Forex charts | 472 | 37% | 56% | 7% |
| Every market | 7,379 | 37% | 56% | 6% |
The last 8 times
- 15 Sep 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 25 Aug 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 16 Jul 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 13 Jul 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 7 Jul 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 16 Jun 2026, 23:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 12 May 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 22 Apr 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 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 golden cross is
The 50-period average crossed above the 200-period average.
Imagine your average test score from the last few weeks rising above your average for the whole year. It means you have been doing better lately. A golden cross is when the average price of the last 50 candles rises above the average of the last 200 candles.
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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 golden cross elsewhere
GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · EUR/USD · USD/CHF · GBP/JPY · NZD/USD · EUR/GBP · AUD/USD · USD/CAD · GBP/INR · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the golden cross work on USD/JPY?
In 41 cases on USD/JPY, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 39% of the time and the stop came first 51%; 10% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the golden cross?
The 50-period average crossed above the 200-period average.