Analysis

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Candle close
Price and energy
GBPUSD from 1.2967 to 1.2962, down 0.04%
Market Energy Bear Critical -63.8% to Bear Bias -59.1%, up 4.7 pts
Energy diverges from price
Price and energy change · last 4 candles
Price▼ 0.10%▲ 0.01%▲ 0.02%▼ 0.04%
Energy▼ 0.1▲ 1.8▲ 7.0▲ 4.7
Volatility trend chart · last 4 sessions
▼ 0.10%▲ 0.01%▲ 0.02%▼ 0.04%▼ 0.1▲ 1.8▲ 7.0▲ 4.7
priceenergy▲ up · ▼ down
Volatility · vs history since 2019
Price down 0.04% — higher than 40% of past drops
0%255075100%
Energy up 4.7 pts — higher than 42% of past rises
RESEARCH

Trend of Bear Bias GBPUSD 1H

Sample: 73,285 1H candles from 2015-01-01 to 2026-10-08
Number of Bear Bias occurrences: 5,388 times

▸When GBPUSD is in Bear Bias:

  • then GBPUSD moved to higher Market State: 3,776 times — 70.1%
  • then GBPUSD moved to lower Market State: 1,612 times — 29.9%

▸Current GBPUSD market energy: -59.1%

  • Distance to upper bound of Bear Bias (at -20.88%): 38.22%
  • Distance to lower bound of Bear Bias (at -60%): 0.9%

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GBPUSD · H1 · 2020-09-09 01:00 UTC
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Market Energy
-63.8%
Bear Critical
-59.1%
Bear Bias
-61.8%
Bear Critical
Zone
-60 – -20.88
Bias
Sellers in control
Explanation

As the 1H candle completes, GBPUSD classified as energy leaning Bear.

Looking at the energy level, Market Energy at -59.1%, up +4.7% from -63.8% in the previous candle.

Time in Bear Bias energy zone: 1 1H Candle

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Market context
Historical perspective

Over the past 5 days, GBPUSD Market Energy ranged from -89.1 to +75.5.

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Frequently asked questions

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

When the 1H candle at 08:00 on 09-09-2020 closed, GBPUSD was at 1.2962, down 0.04% from the previous candle (1.2967). Market Energy was -59.1%, up 4.7 points from -63.8%, in the Bear Bias state — controlled by sellers. The Bear Bias zone spans -60% to -20.88%.

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

GBPUSD closed at 1.2962, down 0.04% from the previous 1H candle (1.2967). This drop is larger than 40% of past drops on the 1H timeframe for GBPUSD, across 10,558 candles since 2019.

How did GBPUSD Market Energy change from the previous candle?

Market Energy rose 4.7 percentage points from the previous candle — from -63.8% to -59.1%. This rise is larger than 42% of past rises on the 1H timeframe for GBPUSD.

Do GBPUSD price and energy agree?

No. Price moved down while energy moved up on this candle. This describes a closed candle, not a forecast of where price goes next.

What state was GBPUSD in on the previous 1H candle?

The previous 1H candle had GBPUSD at -63.8%, Bear Critical — when this candle closed, GBPUSD moved up to a higher zone: Bear Critical → Bear Bias.

Where does GBPUSD energy sit within the Bear Bias zone?

At -59.1%, GBPUSD is 38.22 points from the upper boundary of Bear Bias (-20.88%) and 0.9 points from the lower boundary (-60%) — so energy sits closer to the lower boundary at candle close.

What does Bear Bias mean?

Bear Bias 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: SPX500 (US equities) in Bear Bias with energy -36.4%; GER40 (European equities) in Bear Bias with energy -23.3%. Against this backdrop, GBPUSD (Bear Bias, -59.1%) sits in the same state zone as SPX500, GER40.

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 Bull Bias with Market Energy 46.6%. GBPUSD (Bear Bias) and DXY currently sit on opposite sides.

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