Analysis

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Price and energy
GBPJPY from 208.932 to 208.9615, up 0.01%
Market Energy Bear Extreme -79.6% to Bear Critical -74.3%, up 5.3 pts
Price and energy are in agreement
Price and energy change · last 4 candles
Price0.06%0.08%0.01%0.01%
Energy17.911.07.85.3
Volatility trend chart · last 4 sessions
0.06% 0.08% 0.01% 0.01% 17.9 11.0 7.8 5.3
priceenergy up · down
Volatility · vs history since 2019
Price up 0.01% — higher than 15% of past rises
0%255075100%
Energy up 5.3 pts — higher than 32% of past rises
RESEARCH

Trend of Bear Critical GBPJPY 1H

Sample: 72,862 1H candles from 2015-01-01 to 2026-09-16
Number of Bear Critical occurrences: 3,310 times

When GBPJPY is in Bear Critical:

  • then GBPJPY moved to higher Market State: 2,377 times71.8%
  • then GBPJPY moved to lower Market State: 933 times28.2%

Current GBPJPY market energy: -74.28%

  • Distance to upper bound of Bear Critical (at -60%): 14.28%
  • Distance to lower bound of Bear Critical (at -74.5%): 0.22%

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GBPJPY · H1 · 2026-09-16 10:00 UTC
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Market Energy
-79.6%
Bear Extreme
-74.3%
Bear Critical
Expected at
19:10
Zone
-74.5 – -60
Bias
Sellers in control
Explanation

Reading from the 1H candle, GBPJPY in the near-extreme Bear energy zone.

Market energy movement Compared to the previous candle (-79.6%), Market Energy rose +5.3% to -74.3%.

Time in Bear Critical energy zone: 1 1H Candle

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Market context
Historical perspective

Over the past 5 days, GBPJPY Market Energy ranged from -98.3 to +93.7.

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Frequently asked questions

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

When the 1H candle at 17:00 on 16-09-2026 closed, GBPJPY was at 208.9615, up 0.01% from the previous candle (208.932). Market Energy was -74.3%, up 5.3 points from -79.6%, in the Bear Critical state — controlled by sellers. The Bear Critical zone spans -74.5% to -60%.

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

GBPJPY closed at 208.9615, up 0.01% from the previous 1H candle (208.932). This rise is larger than 15% of past rises on the 1H timeframe for GBPJPY, across 48,024 candles since 2019.

How did GBPJPY Market Energy change from the previous candle?

Market Energy rose 5.3 percentage points from the previous candle — from -79.6% to -74.3%. This rise is larger than 32% of past rises on the 1H timeframe for GBPJPY.

Do GBPJPY price and energy agree?

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

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

The previous 1H candle had GBPJPY at -79.6%, Bear Extreme — when this candle closed, GBPJPY moved up to a higher zone: Bear Extreme → Bear Critical.

Where does GBPJPY energy sit within the Bear Critical zone?

At -74.3%, GBPJPY is 14.28 points from the upper boundary of Bear Critical (-60%) and 0.22 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 Bias with energy 45.6%; GER40 (European equities) in Bull Bias with energy 34.5%. Against this backdrop, GBPJPY (Bear Critical, -74.3%) 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 Critical with Market Energy 70.1%. GBPJPY (Bear Critical) and DXY currently sit on opposite sides.

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