Analysis

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Price and energy
GBPCAD from 1.8748 to 1.8735, down 0.07%
Market Energy Bear Bias -58.6% to Bear Critical -74.2%, down 15.6 pts
Price and energy are in agreement
Price and energy change · last 4 candles
Price0.02%0.04%0.01%0.07%
Energy6.911.26.115.6
Volatility trend chart · last 4 sessions
0.02% 0.04% 0.01% 0.07% 6.9 11.2 6.1 15.6
priceenergy up · down
Volatility · vs history since 2019
Price down 0.07% — higher than 68% of past drops
0%255075100%
Energy down 15.6 pts — higher than 71% of past drops
RESEARCH

Trend of Bear Critical GBPCAD 1H

Sample: 58,021 1H candles from 2017-05-01 to 2026-09-16
Number of Bear Critical occurrences: 1,579 times

When GBPCAD is in Bear Critical:

  • then GBPCAD moved to higher Market State: 1,178 times74.6%
  • then GBPCAD moved to lower Market State: 401 times25.4%

Current GBPCAD market energy: -74.2%

  • Distance to upper bound of Bear Critical (at -60%): 14.2%
  • Distance to lower bound of Bear Critical (at -74.5%): 0.3%

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GBPCAD · H1 · 2026-09-16 15:00 UTC
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Market Energy
-58.6%
Bear Bias
-74.2%
Bear Critical
-62.4%
Bear Critical
Zone
-74.5 – -60
Bias
Sellers in control
Explanation

As the 1H candle closes, GBPCAD shows the near-extreme Bear energy zone.

Market trend update: Market trend energy recorded a -15.6% drop from the previous candle, from -58.6% to -74.2%.

Time in Bear Critical energy zone: 1 1H Candle

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Market context
Historical perspective

Over the past 5 days, GBPCAD Market Energy ranged from -91.9 to +98.8.

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Frequently asked questions

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

When the 1H candle at 22:00 on 16-09-2026 closed, GBPCAD was at 1.8735, down 0.07% from the previous candle (1.8748). Market Energy was -74.2%, down 15.6 points from -58.6%, in the Bear Critical state — controlled by sellers. The Bear Critical zone spans -74.5% to -60%.

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

GBPCAD closed at 1.8735, down 0.07% from the previous 1H candle (1.8748). This drop is larger than 68% of past drops on the 1H timeframe for GBPCAD, across 47,861 candles since 2019.

How did GBPCAD Market Energy change from the previous candle?

Market Energy fell 15.6 percentage points from the previous candle — from -58.6% to -74.2%. This drop is larger than 71% of past drops on the 1H timeframe for GBPCAD.

Do GBPCAD price and energy agree?

Yes. Both price and energy moved down on this candle. This describes the candle that just closed; it does not say where price goes next.

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

The previous 1H candle had GBPCAD at -58.6%, Bear Bias — when this candle closed, GBPCAD moved down to a lower zone: Bear Bias → Bear Critical.

Where does GBPCAD energy sit within the Bear Critical zone?

At -74.2%, GBPCAD is 14.2 points from the upper boundary of Bear Critical (-60%) and 0.3 points from the lower boundary (-74.5%) — so energy sits closer to the lower 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 Critical with energy 63.4%; GER40 (European equities) in Bull Extreme with energy 75.2%. Against this backdrop, GBPCAD (Bear Critical, -74.2%) 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 Bull Bias with Market Energy 26%. GBPCAD (Bear Critical) and DXY currently sit on opposite sides.

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