As of 03/28/2024
  Indus: 39,807 +47.29 +0.1%  
  Trans: 16,212 +183.07 +1.1%  
  Utils: 882 +7.51 +0.9%  
  Nasdaq: 16,379 -20.06 -0.1%  
  S&P 500: 5,254 +5.86 +0.1%  
YTD
 +5.6%  
 +2.0%  
 +0.1%  
 +9.1%  
 +10.2%  
  Targets    Overview: 03/13/2024  
  Up arrow40,000 or 38,500 by 04/01/2024
  Up arrow16,300 or 15,350 by 04/01/2024
  Up arrow885 or 830 by 04/01/2024
  Up arrow16,600 or 15,200 by 04/01/2024
  Up arrow5,350 or 5,100 by 04/01/2024
As of 03/28/2024
  Indus: 39,807 +47.29 +0.1%  
  Trans: 16,212 +183.07 +1.1%  
  Utils: 882 +7.51 +0.9%  
  Nasdaq: 16,379 -20.06 -0.1%  
  S&P 500: 5,254 +5.86 +0.1%  
YTD
 +5.6%  
 +2.0%  
 +0.1%  
 +9.1%  
 +10.2%  
  Targets    Overview: 03/13/2024  
  Up arrow40,000 or 38,500 by 04/01/2024
  Up arrow16,300 or 15,350 by 04/01/2024
  Up arrow885 or 830 by 04/01/2024
  Up arrow16,600 or 15,200 by 04/01/2024
  Up arrow5,350 or 5,100 by 04/01/2024

Bulkowski on the White Spinning Top Candle Pattern

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The white spinning top acts randomly. Thus, you cannot tell ahead of time which way price will breakout. Its frequency ranks second only to the black spinning top and that means it is as prolific as bugs in your garden. Overall performance ranks a distant 69, where 1 is best out of 103 candlestick patterns. Once price breaks out (a close above the top or below the bottom of the spinning top) it does not trend far before reversing. I really do not see any benefit to this candle.

Important Results
Discussion
Identification Guidelines
Three Trading Tidbits
Example
See Also

White Spinning Top Candlestick: Important Results

Theoretical performance: Indecision
Tested performance: Reversal 50% of the time
Frequency rank: 2
Overall performance rank: 69
Best percentage meeting price target: 83% (bull market, up breakout)
Best average move in 10 days: -3.63% (bear market, down breakout)
Best 10-day performance rank: 58 (bear market, down breakout)

All ranks are out of 103 candlestick patterns with the top performer ranking 1. "Best" means the highest rated of the four combinations of bull/bear market, up/down breakouts.

The above numbers are based on hundreds of perfect trades. See the glossary for definitions.

The ideal white spinning top candlestick
White Spinning Top

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White Spinning Top Candlestick: Discussion

The white spinning top is an unremarkable candle, so let me tell you about it (that's a joke). It has a small white body but tall shadows and it acts randomly. That means the breakout can be with or against the prevailing price trend equally.

The best average move 10 days after a breakout is a drop of 3.63% in a bear market. A good move would be 6%, so the white spinning top falls well short of that.

White Spinning Top Candlestick: Identification Guidelines

CharacteristicDiscussion
Number of candle linesOne.
Price trend leading to the patternNone required.
ConfigurationLook for a small white bodied candle with tall shadows.

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White Spinning Top Candlestick: Three Trading Tidbits

If you want a few bones from my Encyclopedia of candlestick charts book, here are three to chew on. The pages refer to the book where the tips appear.

  1. White spinning top candles that appear within a third of the yearly low perform best -- page 705.
  2. White spinning tops with shadows taller than the median outperform those shorter than the median -- page 706.
  3. Volume gives performance clues -- page 706.

White Spinning Top Candlestick: Example

Black and white spinning top candlesticks on the daily scale

The chart shows black and white spinning tops on the daily scale. The candle at A is a black spinning top because the body is black, small, and the candle has shadows taller than the body. This one occurs in a downward price trend, but the breakout is upward. Thus, it acts as a reversal. And a breakout occurs when price closes either above the top or below the bottom of the candlestick.

Candle B is a white spinning top that appears in an upward price trend. Notice the small white body and tall upper and lower shadows. Price breaks out upward from this spinning top two days later, meaning the spinner acted as a continuation of the up trend.

Candles C, D, and E are also black spinning tops. Candles C and E act as continuations of the downward price trend whereas candle D is a reversal. Price enters and exits the candle from the top.

-- Thomas Bulkowski

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