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Shooting star on USD/JPY
On USD/JPY the shooting star showed up 39 times. The target came first 28% of the time, the stop 67%, 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 | 5 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Hourly | 34 | 32% | 62% | 6% |
USD/JPY against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/JPY | 39 | 28% | 67% | 5% |
| All Forex charts | 600 | 36% | 57% | 7% |
| Every market | 10,013 | 36% | 57% | 7% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 43% | 57% |
| 2025 | 20 | 35% | 60% |
| 2026 | 7 | 14% | 71% |
The last 8 times
- 13 Apr 2026, 00:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 22 Mar 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 12 Mar 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 2 Mar 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 23 Feb 2026, 14:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 10 candles
- 19 Feb 2026, 04:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 13 Jan 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 2 Dec 2025, 14:00 UTC · hourly · stop 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 shooting star is
After a rise, buyers pushed up and sellers slammed it back down.
A firework shoots high into the sky, sparkles, and then falls back down. A shooting star candle is like that: after a rise, price shot up during the candle, then sellers pushed it back down near where it started. The long top wick is the trail it left behind.
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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 shooting star elsewhere
GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · EUR/USD · USD/CHF · GBP/JPY · NZD/USD · EUR/GBP · AUD/USD · USD/CAD · GBP/INR · Dow Jones · Sony · Silver · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the shooting star work on USD/JPY?
In 39 cases on USD/JPY, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 28% of the time and the stop came first 67%; 5% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the shooting star?
After a rise, buyers pushed up and sellers slammed it back down.