Analysis

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Price and energy
GBPAUD from 1.8803 to 1.88, down 0.01%
Market Energy Bear Bias -25.3% to Bear Critical -63.7%, down 38.4 pts
Down candle #2 in a rowPrice and energy are in agreement
Price and energy change · last 4 candles
Price0.04%0.08%0.27%0.01%
Energy78.426.9109.938.4
Volatility trend chart · last 4 sessions
0.04% 0.08% 0.27% 0.01% 78.4 26.9 109.9 38.4
priceenergy up · down
Volatility · vs history since 2019
Price down 0.01% — higher than 17% of past drops
0%255075100%
Energy down 38.4 pts — higher than 94% of past drops
RESEARCH

Trend of Bear Critical GBPAUD 1H

Sample: 58,124 1H candles from 2017-05-01 to 2026-09-17
Number of Bear Critical occurrences: 1,625 times

When GBPAUD is in Bear Critical:

  • then GBPAUD moved to higher Market State: 1,208 times74.3%
  • then GBPAUD moved to lower Market State: 417 times25.7%

Current GBPAUD market energy: -63.74%

  • Distance to upper bound of Bear Critical (at -60%): 3.74%
  • Distance to lower bound of Bear Critical (at -74.5%): 10.76%

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GBPAUD · H1 · 2026-09-17 12:00 UTC
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Market Energy
-25.3%
Bear Bias
-63.7%
Bear Critical
Expected at
21:10
Zone
-74.5 – -60
Bias
Sellers in control
Explanation

Right as the 1H candle closes, GBPAUD in the near-extreme Bear energy zone.

On the energy side, Market Energy reading dropped -38.4%, moving from -25.3% to -63.7% 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, GBPAUD Market Energy ranged from -98.4 to +96.8.

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Frequently asked questions

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

When the 1H candle at 19:00 on 17-09-2026 closed, GBPAUD was at 1.88, down 0.01% from the previous candle (1.8803). Market Energy was -63.7%, down 38.4 points from -25.3%, in the Bear Critical state — controlled by sellers. The Bear Critical zone spans -74.5% to -60%.

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

GBPAUD closed at 1.88, down 0.01% from the previous 1H candle (1.8803). This drop is larger than 17% of past drops on the 1H timeframe for GBPAUD, across 47,971 candles since 2019.

How did GBPAUD Market Energy change from the previous candle?

Market Energy fell 38.4 percentage points from the previous candle — from -25.3% to -63.7%. This drop is larger than 94% of past drops on the 1H timeframe for GBPAUD.

Do GBPAUD 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 GBPAUD in on the previous 1H candle?

The previous 1H candle had GBPAUD at -25.3%, Bear Bias — when this candle closed, GBPAUD moved down to a lower zone: Bear Bias → Bear Critical.

Where does GBPAUD energy sit within the Bear Critical zone?

At -63.7%, GBPAUD is 3.74 points from the upper boundary of Bear Critical (-60%) and 10.76 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: SPX500 (US equities) in Bull Extreme with energy 95.2%; GER40 (European equities) in Bull Critical with energy 61.4%. Against this backdrop, GBPAUD (Bear Critical, -63.7%) 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 -57.3%. GBPAUD (Bear Critical) and DXY currently sit on the same Bear side.

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Methodology

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