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Inside bar on USD/JPY
On USD/JPY the inside bar showed up 1,330 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 54% of the time, broke down 45% and stayed inside 1%.
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 | 191 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| Hourly | 1,139 | 55% | 44% | 2% |
USD/JPY against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/JPY | 1,330 | 54% | 45% | 1% |
| All Forex charts | 14,471 | 49% | 49% | 2% |
| Every market | 274,736 | 50% | 48% | 2% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Broke up | Broke down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24 | 67% | 33% |
| 2017 | 21 | 38% | 62% |
| 2018 | 16 | 31% | 69% |
| 2019 | 23 | 57% | 43% |
| 2020 | 18 | 33% | 67% |
| 2021 | 24 | 58% | 42% |
| 2022 | 37 | 54% | 46% |
| 2023 | 18 | 50% | 50% |
| 2024 | 128 | 52% | 47% |
| 2025 | 560 | 52% | 47% |
| 2026 | 461 | 58% | 39% |
The last 8 times
- 25 Sep 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 24 Sep 2026, 19:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 5 candles
- 24 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 3 candles
- 23 Sep 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 2 candles
- 23 Sep 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 6 candles
- 23 Sep 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 22 Sep 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 4 candles
- 22 Sep 2026, 13:00 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.
The full inside bar lesson, video and quiz ›
Other patterns on USD/JPY
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 · RSI oversold bounce · all of them
The inside bar 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 inside bar work on USD/JPY?
In 1,330 cases on USD/JPY, price broke up 54% of the time, broke down 45% and stayed inside 1% within 12 candles.
What is the inside bar?
A candle fully inside the one before. The market is coiling.