Analysis

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Price and energy
GBPUSD from 1.4299 to 1.4194, down 0.74%
Market Energy Bear Bias -35.6% to Bear Extreme -77.6%, down 42.0 pts
Price and energy are in agreement
Volatility · vs history since 2019
Price down 0.74%: not enough data to rank
Energy down 42.0 pts: not enough data to rank
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RESEARCH

Trend of Bear Extreme GBPUSD 4H

Sample: 18,139 4H candles from 2014-12-31 to 2026-08-28
Number of Bear Extreme occurrences: 259 times

When GBPUSD is in Bear Extreme:

  • then GBPUSD moved to higher Market State: 259 times100%
  • then GBPUSD moved to lower Market State: 0 times0%

Current GBPUSD market energy: -77.6%

  • Distance to upper bound of Bear Extreme (at -74.5%): 3.1%
  • Distance to bottom -100%: 22.4%

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GBPUSD · H4 · 2018-04-18 05:00 UTC
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Market Energy
-35.6%
Bear Bias
-77.6%
Bear Extreme
-62.1%
Bear Critical
Zone
-100 – -74.5
Bias
Sellers in control
Explanation

After the 4H candle closes, GBPUSD in the Bear Extreme measurement.

On the measurement side, The energy level dropped -42%: from -35.6% now at -77.6%.

Time in Bear Extreme energy zone: 1 4H Candle

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Market context
Historical perspective

Over the past 5 days, GBPUSD Market Energy ranged from -77.6 to +73.5.

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Frequently asked questions

What state was GBPUSD on 4H when this candle closed?

When the 4H candle at 12:00 on 18-04-2018 closed, GBPUSD was in Bear Extreme with Market Energy -77.6%, controlled by sellers. The Bear Extreme zone spans -100% to -74.5%.

How did GBPUSD Market Energy change from the previous candle?

Market Energy fell 42 percentage points from the previous candle — from -35.6% to -77.6%.

What state was GBPUSD in on the previous 4H candle?

The previous 4H candle had GBPUSD at -35.6%, Bear Bias — when this candle closed, GBPUSD moved down to a lower zone: Bear Bias → Bear Extreme.

Where does GBPUSD energy sit within the Bear Extreme zone?

At -77.6%, GBPUSD is 3.1 points from the upper boundary of Bear Extreme (-74.5%) and 22.4 points from the lower boundary (-100%) — so energy sits closer to the upper boundary at candle close.

What does Bear Extreme mean?

Bear Extreme 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 Bull Bias with energy 53.5%; GER40 (European equities) in Bull Critical with energy 69.9%. Against this backdrop, GBPUSD (Bear Extreme, -77.6%) lower than 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 Bear Bias with Market Energy -53.9%. GBPUSD (Bear Extreme) and DXY currently sit on the same Bear side.

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