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MACD bearish cross on USD/JPY
On USD/JPY the macd bearish cross showed up 348 times. The target came first 39% of the time, the stop 55%, 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 | 51 | 35% | 61% | 4% |
| Hourly | 297 | 40% | 55% | 6% |
USD/JPY against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/JPY | 348 | 39% | 55% | 5% |
| All Forex charts | 3,817 | 35% | 57% | 8% |
| Every market | 58,705 | 36% | 56% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2017 | 5 | 60% | 40% |
| 2018 | 7 | 29% | 71% |
| 2019 | 6 | 17% | 83% |
| 2021 | 8 | 38% | 50% |
| 2022 | 8 | 38% | 62% |
| 2023 | 9 | 33% | 67% |
| 2024 | 30 | 37% | 57% |
| 2025 | 132 | 45% | 51% |
| 2026 | 138 | 35% | 58% |
The last 8 times
- 24 Sep 2026, 21:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 23 Sep 2026, 23:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 22 Sep 2026, 21:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 22 Sep 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 21 Sep 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 18 Sep 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 17 Sep 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 17 Sep 2026, 05:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 11 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 macd bearish cross is
Above zero, the MACD line crossed below its signal line.
Picture a bike racing uphill that starts to slow down. It is still going up, just less fast. A MACD bearish cross above zero is like that: the rise may be losing speed.
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Other patterns on USD/JPY
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Doji · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · RSI oversold bounce · all of them
The macd bearish cross 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 macd bearish cross work on USD/JPY?
In 348 cases on USD/JPY, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 39% of the time and the stop came first 55%; 5% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the macd bearish cross?
Above zero, the MACD line crossed below its signal line.