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Spinning top on EUR/JPY
On EUR/JPY the spinning top showed up 491 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 49% of the time, broke down 48% and stayed inside 3%.
Counted on EUR/JPY: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 54 | 57% | 43% | 0% |
| Hourly | 437 | 48% | 49% | 4% |
EUR/JPY against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/JPY | 491 | 49% | 48% | 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 | 5 | 20% | 80% |
| 2017 | 6 | 83% | 17% |
| 2018 | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| 2020 | 7 | 71% | 29% |
| 2021 | 7 | 71% | 29% |
| 2022 | 8 | 62% | 38% |
| 2023 | 6 | 50% | 50% |
| 2024 | 42 | 33% | 64% |
| 2025 | 233 | 51% | 45% |
| 2026 | 170 | 45% | 51% |
The last 8 times
- 13 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 4 candles
- 8 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 3 candles
- 5 Oct 2026, 03:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 2 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 7 candles
- 2 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 1 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 28 Sep 2026, 11:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 3 candles
- 21 Sep 2026, 14:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 6 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 EUR/JPY
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Doji · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · RSI oversold bounce · all of them
The spinning top elsewhere
GBP/USD · EUR/USD · USD/CHF · GBP/JPY · USD/JPY · NZD/USD · EUR/GBP · AUD/USD · 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 EUR/JPY?
In 491 cases on EUR/JPY, price broke up 49% of the time, broke down 48% and stayed inside 3% within 12 candles.
What is the spinning top?
Small body, wicks on both sides. Nobody is in charge.