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Spinning top on Dow Jones
On Dow Jones the spinning top showed up 157 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 52% of the time, broke down 48% and stayed inside 0%.
Counted on Dow Jones: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 77 | 51% | 49% | 0% |
| Hourly | 80 | 54% | 46% | 0% |
Dow Jones against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones | 157 | 52% | 48% | 0% |
| All US stock market charts | 5,803 | 52% | 47% | 1% |
| Every market | 88,077 | 49% | 49% | 3% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Broke up | Broke down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 40% | 60% |
| 2017 | 11 | 55% | 45% |
| 2018 | 6 | 17% | 83% |
| 2019 | 6 | 67% | 33% |
| 2020 | 6 | 67% | 33% |
| 2021 | 7 | 71% | 29% |
| 2022 | 9 | 44% | 56% |
| 2023 | 5 | 40% | 60% |
| 2024 | 13 | 46% | 54% |
| 2025 | 50 | 46% | 54% |
| 2026 | 39 | 64% | 36% |
The last 8 times
- 8 Oct 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 1 Oct 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 25 Sep 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 21 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · broke up after 5 candles
- 14 Sep 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 10 Sep 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · broke down after 3 candles
- 8 Sep 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · broke down after 4 candles
- 19 Aug 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · broke down after 3 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 Dow Jones
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · Doji · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · Volume profile bounce · all of them
The spinning top elsewhere
S&P 500 · Nasdaq 100 · Alibaba · Tesla · Broadcom · Oracle · Nvidia · Microsoft · Meta · Intel · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the spinning top work on Dow Jones?
In 157 cases on Dow Jones, price broke up 52% of the time, broke down 48% and stayed inside 0% within 12 candles.
What is the spinning top?
Small body, wicks on both sides. Nobody is in charge.