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Spinning top on AUD/USD
On AUD/USD the spinning top showed up 479 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 53% of the time, broke down 45% and stayed inside 3%.
Counted on AUD/USD: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 67 | 52% | 43% | 4% |
| Hourly | 412 | 53% | 45% | 2% |
AUD/USD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUD/USD | 479 | 53% | 45% | 3% |
| All Forex charts | 5,269 | 48% | 48% | 3% |
| Every market | 88,077 | 49% | 49% | 3% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Broke up | Broke down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2017 | 8 | 50% | 50% |
| 2018 | 7 | 43% | 57% |
| 2019 | 8 | 12% | 75% |
| 2020 | 12 | 83% | 0% |
| 2022 | 12 | 75% | 25% |
| 2023 | 9 | 56% | 44% |
| 2024 | 41 | 46% | 54% |
| 2025 | 200 | 52% | 45% |
| 2026 | 178 | 54% | 43% |
The last 8 times
- 13 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 13 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 9 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 4 candles
- 8 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 7 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · stayed inside
- 7 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 7 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 4 candles
- 7 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 2 candles
Counted by the Trading Class research engine on real past candles: entry at the signal candle's close, target 1.5 × ATR(14), stop 1 × ATR(14), 12 candles to decide, a candle that touches both counts as the stop. How we count. Past data, not a forecast and not advice.
What the spinning top is
Small body, wicks on both sides. Nobody is in charge.
A spinning top toy whirls fast but stays in one spot. This candle is the same: price ran up and down a lot, but it ended close to where it began. Buyers and sellers were both busy, and neither took charge.
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Other patterns on AUD/USD
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The spinning top elsewhere
GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · EUR/USD · USD/CHF · GBP/JPY · USD/JPY · NZD/USD · EUR/GBP · USD/CAD · GBP/INR · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the spinning top work on AUD/USD?
In 479 cases on AUD/USD, price broke up 53% of the time, broke down 45% and stayed inside 3% within 12 candles.
What is the spinning top?
Small body, wicks on both sides. Nobody is in charge.