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Spinning top on Bitcoin
On Bitcoin the spinning top showed up 2,492 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 48% of the time, broke down 48% and stayed inside 4%.
Counted on Bitcoin (BTC/USDT): daily candles from January 2021, 4-hour candles from January 2021 and hourly candles from January 2021.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 63 | 62% | 33% | 5% |
| 4-hour | 530 | 50% | 45% | 5% |
| Hourly | 1,899 | 47% | 49% | 4% |
Bitcoin against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 2,492 | 48% | 48% | 4% |
| All Crypto charts | 63,081 | 48% | 49% | 3% |
| Every market | 88,077 | 49% | 49% | 3% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Broke up | Broke down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 467 | 48% | 50% |
| 2022 | 473 | 45% | 49% |
| 2023 | 445 | 49% | 46% |
| 2024 | 414 | 49% | 45% |
| 2025 | 384 | 46% | 51% |
| 2026 | 309 | 50% | 45% |
The last 8 times
- 25 Sep 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stayed inside
- 24 Sep 2026, 19:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 11 candles
- 22 Sep 2026, 05:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 3 candles
- 21 Sep 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 2 candles
- 21 Sep 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 21 Sep 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 21 Sep 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 20 Sep 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 5 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 Bitcoin
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Volume profile bounce · Doji · Volume profile rejection · MACD bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · all of them
The spinning top elsewhere
Ethereum · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · Aave · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY
Questions
How often does the spinning top work on Bitcoin?
In 2,492 cases on Bitcoin, price broke up 48% of the time, broke down 48% and stayed inside 4% within 12 candles.
What is the spinning top?
Small body, wicks on both sides. Nobody is in charge.