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Spinning top on GBP/USD
On GBP/USD the spinning top showed up 496 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 43% of the time, broke down 50% and stayed inside 6%.
Counted on GBP/USD: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 68 | 49% | 46% | 6% |
| Hourly | 428 | 42% | 51% | 7% |
GBP/USD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP/USD | 496 | 43% | 50% | 6% |
| 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 | 7 | 57% | 43% |
| 2017 | 8 | 62% | 38% |
| 2018 | 7 | 29% | 71% |
| 2019 | 7 | 14% | 43% |
| 2020 | 6 | 83% | 17% |
| 2021 | 9 | 44% | 44% |
| 2022 | 10 | 50% | 50% |
| 2023 | 7 | 57% | 43% |
| 2024 | 59 | 42% | 54% |
| 2025 | 229 | 41% | 50% |
| 2026 | 147 | 44% | 52% |
The last 8 times
- 23 Sep 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 22 Sep 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 21 Sep 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 3 candles
- 16 Sep 2026, 21:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 9 candles
- 11 Sep 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 8 candles
- 11 Sep 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 3 candles
- 8 Sep 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 4 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC · hourly · broke up 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 GBP/USD
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Doji · MACD bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · RSI oversold bounce · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The spinning top elsewhere
EUR/JPY · 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 GBP/USD?
In 496 cases on GBP/USD, price broke up 43% of the time, broke down 50% and stayed inside 6% within 12 candles.
What is the spinning top?
Small body, wicks on both sides. Nobody is in charge.