Japanese stock market · candlestick pattern
Spinning top on Sony
On Sony the spinning top showed up 185 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 49% of the time, broke down 51% and stayed inside 0%.
Counted on Sony Group: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 98 | 51% | 49% | 0% |
| Hourly | 87 | 47% | 53% | 0% |
Sony against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony | 185 | 49% | 51% | 0% |
| 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 | 11 | 55% | 45% |
| 2017 | 13 | 54% | 46% |
| 2018 | 10 | 40% | 60% |
| 2019 | 11 | 64% | 36% |
| 2020 | 12 | 58% | 42% |
| 2021 | 9 | 33% | 67% |
| 2022 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2023 | 8 | 38% | 62% |
| 2024 | 15 | 67% | 33% |
| 2025 | 42 | 45% | 55% |
| 2026 | 51 | 47% | 53% |
The last 8 times
- 10 Sep 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · broke up after 6 candles
- 9 Sep 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · broke up after 3 candles
- 1 Sep 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · broke up after 3 candles
- 28 Aug 2026, 11:00 JST · hourly · broke up after 4 candles
- 24 Aug 2026, 10:00 JST · hourly · broke up after 11 candles
- 24 Aug 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · broke up after 12 candles
- 4 Aug 2026, 10:00 JST · hourly · broke up after 5 candles
- 30 Jul 2026, 09:00 JST · 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.
The full spinning top lesson, video and quiz ›
Other patterns on Sony
Inside bar · Gap up · Gap down · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Doji · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · all of them
The spinning top elsewhere
Nikkei 225 · 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 Sony?
In 185 cases on Sony, price broke up 49% of the time, broke down 51% and stayed inside 0% within 12 candles.
What is the spinning top?
Small body, wicks on both sides. Nobody is in charge.