Crypto · indicator signal
Death cross on XRP
On XRP the death cross showed up 199 times. The target came first 33% of the time, the stop 54%, and 13% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on XRP (XRP/USDT): daily candles from January 2021, 4-hour candles from January 2021 and hourly candles from January 2021.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 5 | 40% | 60% | 0% |
| 4-hour | 38 | 39% | 42% | 18% |
| Hourly | 156 | 31% | 57% | 12% |
XRP against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XRP | 199 | 33% | 54% | 13% |
| All Crypto charts | 5,150 | 37% | 53% | 9% |
| Every market | 7,253 | 36% | 55% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | 27% | 58% |
| 2022 | 39 | 23% | 64% |
| 2023 | 34 | 26% | 68% |
| 2024 | 34 | 35% | 56% |
| 2025 | 35 | 46% | 37% |
| 2026 | 24 | 46% | 38% |
The last 8 times
- 18 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 3 candles
- 16 Sep 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 10 Sep 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 28 Aug 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 5 Aug 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 30 Jul 2026, 08:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 7 candles
- 25 Jul 2026, 04:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 18 Jul 2026, 00:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
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 death cross is
The 50-period average crossed below the 200-period average.
Imagine your average test score from the last few weeks dropping below your average for the whole year. It means things have been going worse lately. A death cross is when the average price of the last 50 candles falls below the average of the last 200 candles.
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Other patterns on XRP
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · Stochastic bullish cross · Volume profile bounce · Volume profile rejection · Doji · MACD bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The death cross elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY
Questions
How often does the death cross work on XRP?
In 199 cases on XRP, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 33% of the time and the stop came first 54%; 13% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the death cross?
The 50-period average crossed below the 200-period average.