Updated 2026-09-06 · reference levels generated for H1
Gravestone Doji opens and closes at the session low while drawing a long upper wick: buyers drove USDJPY pair rate up, then met sellers who walked the market back down, closing where the bulls started.
Rather than mining clean textbook examples, USDJPY 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 | 150.499 | 150.502 | 150.493 | 67% | 68% | 1:2.0 |
| M5 5-Minute | 150.500 | 150.501 | 150.498 | 81% | 81% | 1:1.5 |
| M15 15-Minute | 150.499 | 150.505 | 150.488 | 70% | 71% | 1:3.0 |
| M30 30-Minute | 150.498 | 150.508 | 150.478 | 67% | 68% | 1:2.5 |
| H1 1-Hour | 150.497 | 150.514 | 150.463 | 78% | 78% | 1:2.5 |
| H4 4-Hour | 150.493 | 150.528 | 150.423 | 63% | 65% | 1:1.5 |
| D1 Daily | 150.485 | 150.558 | 150.339 | 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 Gravestone Doji to resolve |
| M15 | Best read | The cleanest lane for a candle or few-bar Gravestone Doji to resolve |
| M30 | Works | A smoother session micro-bias |
| H1 | Best read | The cleanest lane for a candle or few-bar Gravestone Doji 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 USDJPY 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 USD/JPY, and protect open profit as the SHORT plan works.
Once gravestone doji has delivered its reference distance on USDJPY, 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 gravestone doji really offers USDJPY 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.