Analysis

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Candle close
Price and energy
AFX Stock from 7.3 to 7.2, down 1.37%
Market Energy Bull Extreme 98.5% to Bear Critical -65.0%, down 163.5 pts
Price and energy are in agreement
Price and energy change · last 4 candles
Price0.00%0.00%0.00%1.37%
Energy2.70.70.0163.5
Volatility trend chart · last 4 sessions
0.00%0.00%0.00% 1.37% 2.7 0.7 0.0 163.5
priceenergy up · down
Volatility · vs history since 2019
Price down 1.37% — higher than 75% of past drops
0%255075100%
Energy down 163.5 pts — largest on record (since 2019)
RESEARCH

Trend of Bear Critical AFX Stock 1H

Sample: 3,598 1H candles from 2023-07-31 to 2026-09-21
Number of Bear Critical occurrences: 135 times

When AFX Stock is in Bear Critical:

  • then AFX Stock moved to higher Market State: 91 times67.4%
  • then AFX Stock moved to lower Market State: 44 times32.6%

Current AFX Stock market energy: -65%

  • Distance to upper bound of Bear Critical (at -60%): 5%
  • Distance to lower bound of Bear Critical (at -74.5%): 9.5%

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AFX · H1 · 2025-05-07 06:00 UTC
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Market Energy
98.5%
Bull Extreme
-65.0%
Bear Critical
-77.8%
Bear Extreme
Zone
-74.5 – -60
Bias
Sellers in control
Explanation

Once measurement on the 1H timeframe completes, AFX within the near-extreme Bear energy state.

The energy side shows Market Energy reading dropped -163.5%, moving from 98.5% to -65% after the 1H candle.

Time in Bear Critical energy zone: 1 1H Candle

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Market context
Historical perspective

Over the past 5 days, AFX Stock Market Energy ranged from -65 to +100.

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Frequently asked questions

What did AFX Stock price and energy show when this 1H candle closed?

When the 1H candle at 13:00 on 07-05-2025 closed, AFX Stock was at 7.2, down 1.37% from the previous candle (7.3). Market Energy was -65%, down 163.5 points from 98.5%, in the Bear Critical state — controlled by sellers. The Bear Critical zone spans -74.5% to -60%.

How much did AFX price move on this 1H candle, and how large is that historically?

AFX closed at 7.2, down 1.37% from the previous 1H candle (7.3). This drop is larger than 75% of past drops on the 1H timeframe for AFX, across 2,029 candles since 2019.

How did AFX Stock Market Energy change from the previous candle?

Market Energy fell 163.5 percentage points from the previous candle — from 98.5% to -65%. This is the largest of all drops on the 1H timeframe for AFX on record since 2019.

Do AFX price and energy agree?

Yes. This candle recorded price moving down in the same direction as energy. This describes a closed candle, not a forecast of where price goes next.

What state was AFX Stock in on the previous 1H candle?

The previous 1H candle had AFX Stock at 98.5%, Bull Extreme — when this candle closed, AFX Stock moved down to a lower zone: Bull Extreme → Bear Critical.

Where does AFX Stock energy sit within the Bear Critical zone?

At -65%, AFX Stock is 5 points from the upper boundary of Bear Critical (-60%) and 9.5 points from the lower boundary (-74.5%) — so energy sits closer to the upper boundary at candle close.

What does Bear Critical mean?

Bear Critical is one of 7 Market States in 2AiTrading's Market Energy model, applied consistently across every asset class, market and timeframe.

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How are the broader market indices trending?

Based on each index's latest completed H1 candle as of this candle close: VNINDEX (Vietnam equities) in Bear Bias with energy -25.5%; VN30 (VN30 basket) in Bear Bias with energy -37.3%. Against this backdrop, AFX Stock (Bear Critical, -65%) lower than VNINDEX, VN30.

How is the US Dollar Index (DXY) trending?

Based on the latest completed H1 candle as of this candle close, the US Dollar Index (DXY) was in Bear Extreme with Market Energy -85.6%. AFX Stock (Bear Critical) and DXY currently sit on the same Bear side.

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