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Spinning top on S&P 500
On S&P 500 the spinning top showed up 175 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 47% of the time, broke down 49% and stayed inside 4%.
Counted on S&P 500: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 92 | 43% | 54% | 2% |
| Hourly | 83 | 52% | 42% | 6% |
S&P 500 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 175 | 47% | 49% | 4% |
| All US stock market charts | 5,803 | 52% | 47% | 1% |
| Every market | 88,077 | 49% | 49% | 3% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Broke up | Broke down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 17 | 35% | 65% |
| 2017 | 9 | 44% | 56% |
| 2018 | 5 | 60% | 40% |
| 2019 | 7 | 71% | 29% |
| 2020 | 11 | 64% | 36% |
| 2021 | 6 | 17% | 83% |
| 2022 | 11 | 27% | 73% |
| 2023 | 5 | 80% | 20% |
| 2024 | 17 | 35% | 53% |
| 2025 | 39 | 44% | 51% |
| 2026 | 48 | 56% | 38% |
The last 8 times
- 17 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stayed inside
- 10 Sep 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · broke up after 4 candles
- 10 Sep 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · broke up after 7 candles
- 8 Sep 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · broke down after 2 candles
- 28 Aug 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 19 Aug 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 28 Jul 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 23 Jul 2026 · daily · broke down after 4 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 S&P 500
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · Gap up · Gap down · RSI overbought drop · Doji · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The spinning top elsewhere
Dow Jones · Nasdaq 100 · Alibaba · Tesla · Broadcom · Oracle · Nvidia · Microsoft · Meta · Intel · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the spinning top work on S&P 500?
In 175 cases on S&P 500, price broke up 47% of the time, broke down 49% and stayed inside 4% within 12 candles.
What is the spinning top?
Small body, wicks on both sides. Nobody is in charge.