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Spinning top on Sensex
On Sensex the spinning top showed up 174 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 57% of the time, broke down 41% and stayed inside 2%.
Counted on Sensex: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 58 | 64% | 36% | 0% |
| Hourly | 116 | 53% | 44% | 3% |
Sensex against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensex | 174 | 57% | 41% | 2% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 12,556 | 51% | 47% | 2% |
| Every market | 88,077 | 49% | 49% | 3% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Broke up | Broke down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | 57% | 43% |
| 2017 | 8 | 88% | 12% |
| 2018 | 7 | 57% | 43% |
| 2019 | 6 | 67% | 33% |
| 2020 | 7 | 71% | 29% |
| 2021 | 8 | 62% | 38% |
| 2022 | 4 | 25% | 75% |
| 2023 | 4 | 50% | 50% |
| 2024 | 4 | 75% | 25% |
| 2025 | 76 | 51% | 46% |
| 2026 | 43 | 58% | 40% |
The last 8 times
- 9 Oct 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · broke up after 5 candles
- 8 Oct 2026, 15:15 IST · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 16 Sep 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · broke up after 10 candles
- 16 Sep 2026 · daily · broke up after 3 candles
- 4 Sep 2026, 09:15 IST · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 3 Sep 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 2 Sep 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 28 Aug 2026, 10:15 IST · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
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 Sensex
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Gap up · Gap down · Doji · MACD bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · RSI overbought drop · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The spinning top elsewhere
Nifty 50 · Bank Nifty · Bharti Airtel · Infosys · Mahindra & Mahindra · Coal India · ICICI Bank · Hindalco · State Bank of India · Shriram Finance · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the spinning top work on Sensex?
In 174 cases on Sensex, price broke up 57% of the time, broke down 41% and stayed inside 2% within 12 candles.
What is the spinning top?
Small body, wicks on both sides. Nobody is in charge.