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Spinning top on USD/CHF
On USD/CHF the spinning top showed up 450 times. Within 12 candles price broke up 47% of the time, broke down 50% and stayed inside 3%.
Counted on USD/CHF: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 63 | 51% | 48% | 2% |
| Hourly | 387 | 47% | 50% | 3% |
USD/CHF against the rest
| Charts | Found | Broke up | Broke down | Stayed inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/CHF | 450 | 47% | 50% | 3% |
| All Forex charts | 5,269 | 48% | 48% | 3% |
| Every market | 88,077 | 49% | 49% | 3% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Broke up | Broke down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | 75% | 25% |
| 2017 | 12 | 17% | 83% |
| 2018 | 8 | 62% | 38% |
| 2019 | 7 | 71% | 29% |
| 2020 | 8 | 25% | 75% |
| 2021 | 5 | 60% | 40% |
| 2022 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2023 | 12 | 58% | 33% |
| 2024 | 40 | 42% | 52% |
| 2025 | 199 | 45% | 52% |
| 2026 | 148 | 50% | 47% |
The last 8 times
- 13 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 3 candles
- 7 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 1 candle
- 2 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 3 candles
- 1 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 9 candles
- 1 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 1 candle
- 30 Sep 2026, 14:00 UTC · hourly · broke up after 5 candles
- 30 Sep 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · broke down after 2 candles
- 30 Sep 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · broke up 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 USD/CHF
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Doji · MACD bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · RSI overbought drop · RSI oversold bounce · all of them
The spinning top elsewhere
GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · EUR/USD · GBP/JPY · USD/JPY · NZD/USD · EUR/GBP · AUD/USD · USD/CAD · 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/CHF?
In 450 cases on USD/CHF, price broke up 47% of the time, broke down 50% and stayed inside 3% within 12 candles.
What is the spinning top?
Small body, wicks on both sides. Nobody is in charge.