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Spinning Top Candle spotted on BTC 15 minutes chart

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BITSTAMP:BTCUSD   Bitcoin
Japanese candlesticks with a long upper shadow, long lower shadow and small real bodies are called spinning tops. The color of the real body is not very important.
The pattern indicates the indecision between the buyers and sellers.

The small real body (whether hollow or filled) shows little movement from open to close, and the shadows indicate that both buyers and sellers were fighting but nobody could gain the upper hand.

Even though the session opened and closed with little change, prices moved significantly higher and lower in the meantime. Neither buyers nor sellers could gain the upper hand, and the result was a standoff.

If a spinning top forms during an uptrend, this usually means there aren’t many buyers left and a possible reversal in direction could occur.

If a spinning top forms during a downtrend, this usually means there aren’t many sellers left and a possible reversal in direction could occur.

BTC has been trading downward since on Sunday last week, and with this spinning spotted on 15 minutes chart it's signalling a change in trend.

If this signal holds, it's also supporting my view on price action relative to pivot point trade idea that was published earlier.
Comment:
$BTC just break past the high of the spinning top candle, awesome!

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