Analysis

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Price and energy
GER40 Index from 26,162.75 to 26,168.35 points, up 0.02%
Market Energy Bear Critical -60.8% to Bear Critical -60.3%, up 0.5 pts
Price and energy are in agreement
Price and energy change · last 4 candles
Price0.13%0.07%0.08%0.02%
Energy10.610.80.60.5
Volatility trend chart · last 4 sessions
0.13% 0.07% 0.08% 0.02% 10.6 10.8 0.6 0.5
priceenergy up · down
Volatility · vs history since 2019
Price up 0.02% — higher than 14% of past rises
0%255075100%
Energy up 0.5 pts — higher than 5% of past rises
RESEARCH

Trend of Bear Critical GER40 Index 1H

Sample: 61,827 1H candles from 2014-07-10 to 2026-09-11
Number of Bear Critical occurrences: 2,765 times

When GER40 Index is in Bear Critical:

  • then GER40 Index moved to higher Market State: 1,944 times70.3%
  • then GER40 Index moved to lower Market State: 821 times29.7%

Current GER40 Index market energy: -60.29%

  • Distance to upper bound of Bear Critical (at -60%): 0.29%
  • Distance to lower bound of Bear Critical (at -74.5%): 14.21%

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GER40 · H1 · 2026-08-18 18:00 UTC
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Market Energy
-60.8%
Bear Critical
-60.3%
Bear Critical
-63.1%
Bear Critical
Zone
-74.5 – -60
Bias
Sellers in control
Explanation

The Bear Critical state is the result just recorded for GER40 Index after the 1H candle closed.

On trend energy, Market Energy rose +0.5% from the previous candle, from -60.8% to -60.3%.

Time in Bear Critical energy zone: 1 1H Candle

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Market context
Historical perspective

Over the past 5 days, GER40 Index Market Energy ranged from -89.5 to +96.

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Frequently asked questions

What did GER40 Index price and energy show when this 1H candle closed?

When the 1H candle at 01:00 on 19-08-2026 closed, GER40 Index was at 26,168.35, up 0.02% from the previous candle (26,162.75). Market Energy was -60.3%, up 0.5 points from -60.8%, in the Bear Critical state — controlled by sellers. The Bear Critical zone spans -74.5% to -60%.

How much did GER40 price move on this 1H candle, and how large is that historically?

GER40 closed at 26,168.35, up 0.02% from the previous 1H candle (26,162.75). This rise is larger than 14% of past rises on the 1H timeframe for GER40, across 42,763 candles since 2019.

How did GER40 Index Market Energy change from the previous candle?

Market Energy rose 0.5 percentage points from the previous candle — from -60.8% to -60.3%. This rise is larger than 5% of past rises on the 1H timeframe for GER40.

Do GER40 price and energy agree?

Yes. On this candle price rose and energy rose — both moved the same way. This describes the candle that just closed; it does not say where price goes next.

What state was GER40 Index in on the previous 1H candle?

The previous 1H candle had GER40 Index at -60.8%, Bear Critical — this candle kept the same state, no zone change.

Where does GER40 Index energy sit within the Bear Critical zone?

At -60.3%, GER40 Index is 0.29 points from the upper boundary of Bear Critical (-60%) and 14.21 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 Bear Bias with energy -58.5%. Against this backdrop, GER40 Index (Bear Critical, -60.3%) lower than SPX500.

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 Neutral with Market Energy 10.3%. GER40 Index energy is currently below DXY by 70.6 points.

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