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Spinning top on USD/CAD
On USD/CAD the spinning top showed up 395 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 52% of the time, broke down 43% and stayed inside 5%.
Counted on USD/CAD: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 5 | 40% | 60% | 0% |
| Hourly | 390 | 52% | 43% | 5% |
USD/CAD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/CAD | 395 | 52% | 43% | 5% |
| All Forex charts | 5,269 | 48% | 48% | 3% |
| Every market | 88,077 | 49% | 49% | 3% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Broke up | Broke down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2024 | 24 | 38% | 58% |
| 2025 | 201 | 51% | 43% |
| 2026 | 165 | 55% | 41% |
The last 8 times
- 13 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 5 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 2 candles
- 2 Oct 2026, 19:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 6 candles
- 2 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 8 candles
- 30 Sep 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 30 Sep 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 3 candles
- 30 Sep 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 4 candles
- 29 Sep 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 3 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 USD/CAD
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Doji · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · RSI overbought drop · RSI oversold bounce · all of them
The spinning top elsewhere
GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · EUR/USD · USD/CHF · GBP/JPY · USD/JPY · NZD/USD · EUR/GBP · AUD/USD · GBP/INR · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the spinning top work on USD/CAD?
In 395 cases on USD/CAD, price broke up 52% of the time, broke down 43% and stayed inside 5% within 12 candles.
What is the spinning top?
Small body, wicks on both sides. Nobody is in charge.