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Spinning top on Nikkei 225
On Nikkei 225 the spinning top showed up 164 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 57% of the time, broke down 43% and stayed inside 1%.
Counted on Nikkei 225: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 86 | 51% | 48% | 1% |
| Hourly | 78 | 63% | 37% | 0% |
Nikkei 225 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | 164 | 57% | 43% | 1% |
| All Japanese stock market charts | 675 | 52% | 47% | 1% |
| Every market | 88,077 | 49% | 49% | 3% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Broke up | Broke down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2017 | 8 | 38% | 62% |
| 2018 | 7 | 43% | 57% |
| 2019 | 11 | 27% | 73% |
| 2020 | 7 | 71% | 29% |
| 2021 | 8 | 62% | 38% |
| 2022 | 6 | 67% | 33% |
| 2023 | 7 | 71% | 29% |
| 2024 | 17 | 53% | 47% |
| 2025 | 45 | 58% | 40% |
| 2026 | 45 | 62% | 38% |
The last 8 times
- 18 Sep 2026, 10:00 JST · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 4 Sep 2026, 13:00 JST · hourly · broke up after 3 candles
- 31 Aug 2026, 10:00 JST · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 18 Aug 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 29 Jul 2026, 14:00 JST · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 16 Jul 2026, 10:00 JST · hourly · broke down after 5 candles
- 8 Jul 2026, 11:00 JST · hourly · broke down after 2 candles
- 6 Jul 2026, 09:00 JST · 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 Nikkei 225
Inside bar · Gap up · Stochastic bearish cross · Gap down · Stochastic bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · MACD bullish cross · all of them
The spinning top elsewhere
Sony · Toyota · SoftBank · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the spinning top work on Nikkei 225?
In 164 cases on Nikkei 225, price broke up 57% of the time, broke down 43% and stayed inside 1% within 12 candles.
What is the spinning top?
Small body, wicks on both sides. Nobody is in charge.