Updated 2026-09-06 · reference levels generated for H1
Evening Star is a three-bar top: a strong green bar, a small body where buying hesitates, then a red close that drops back through the middle of the green bar - the classic way a CADCHF pair rate rally exhausts.
Rather than mining clean textbook examples, CADCHF charts get scored in real market messiness - so the patterns that matter are the credible-looking ones where order flow, not just geometry, backs the SELL reading.
An AI-seeded sell read across the M1-D1 ladder. H1 is the reference band this page leans on.
| Timeframe | Reference Entry | Stop Loss | Take Profit | AI Score | Win Rate | Risk / Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 1-Minute | 1.08500 | 1.08502 | 1.08495 | 85% | 85% | 1:2.5 |
| M5 5-Minute | 1.08499 | 1.08503 | 1.08490 | 65% | 67% | 1:2.0 |
| M15 15-Minute | 1.08499 | 1.08503 | 1.08491 | 62% | 64% | 1:2.0 |
| M30 30-Minute | 1.08498 | 1.08508 | 1.08477 | 75% | 76% | 1:3.5 |
| H1 1-Hour | 1.08497 | 1.08514 | 1.08463 | 62% | 64% | 1:3.0 |
| H4 4-Hour | 1.08493 | 1.08527 | 1.08424 | 81% | 81% | 1:2.0 |
| D1 Daily | 1.08486 | 1.08557 | 1.08344 | 70% | 71% | 1:3.5 |
| Timeframe | Grade | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| M1 | Secondary | Scalping speed - a fast confirmation but noisy for the thesis |
| M5 | Best read | The cleanest lane for a candle or few-bar Evening Star to resolve |
| M15 | Best read | The cleanest lane for a candle or few-bar Evening Star to resolve |
| M30 | Works | A smoother session micro-bias |
| H1 | Best read | The cleanest lane for a candle or few-bar Evening Star to resolve |
| H4 | Secondary | The swing view where chart shapes get real form |
| D1 | Works | The slow, deliberate trend read |
Patterns fail often enough that CADCHF should never be traded on the shape alone. Keep the stop at the true invalidation, treat a second chance as a new decision rather than revenge on CAD/CHF, and protect open profit as the SHORT plan works.
Once evening star has delivered its reference distance on CADCHF, the extra reward is no longer worth the extra risk. Honouring that printed plane keeps the record honest and the next SELL opportunity fully funded.
What evening star really offers CADCHF traders is edge through definition - you enter only at the confirmed level, protect the trade with the structural stop, and bank toward the reference target described on this page.