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Stochastic bearish cross on USD/JPY
On USD/JPY the stochastic bearish cross showed up 780 times. The target came first 34% of the time, the stop 59%, and 8% 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 | 119 | 31% | 65% | 4% |
| Hourly | 661 | 34% | 57% | 8% |
USD/JPY against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/JPY | 780 | 34% | 59% | 8% |
| All Forex charts | 7,365 | 35% | 57% | 8% |
| Every market | 108,296 | 36% | 58% | 7% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 15 | 40% | 60% |
| 2017 | 12 | 33% | 67% |
| 2018 | 16 | 19% | 81% |
| 2019 | 10 | 70% | 20% |
| 2020 | 6 | 50% | 17% |
| 2021 | 12 | 25% | 67% |
| 2022 | 18 | 28% | 67% |
| 2023 | 22 | 23% | 77% |
| 2024 | 81 | 37% | 57% |
| 2025 | 303 | 32% | 59% |
| 2026 | 285 | 35% | 57% |
The last 8 times
- 24 Sep 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 6 candles
- 24 Sep 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 9 candles
- 24 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 23 Sep 2026, 21:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 23 Sep 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 23 Sep 2026, 14:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 23 Sep 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 23 Sep 2026, 04:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 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 stochastic bearish cross is
Above 80, the fast stochastic line crossed below the slow one.
Imagine a swing that has gone as high as it can and starts to come back. A stochastic above 80 means price closed near the top of its recent range. A bearish cross there hints the swing may be turning back down.
The full stochastic bearish cross lesson, video and quiz ›
Other patterns on USD/JPY
Inside bar · 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 stochastic 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 stochastic bearish cross work on USD/JPY?
In 780 cases on USD/JPY, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 34% of the time and the stop came first 59%; 8% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the stochastic bearish cross?
Above 80, the fast stochastic line crossed below the slow one.