How to recognize it
- Small body, roughly in the middle of the range.
- Upper and lower shadows both longer than the body.
What it suggests
Both sides were active, but neither won. After a strong trend, a spinning top shows that momentum is slowing.
Where it matters
Like the doji, it is informative after a trend or at a key level and mostly noise in sideways trading.
Educational content only. Candlestick patterns describe past price action. They do not predict future prices, and they are not trading signals or investment advice. Prices in the diagrams are illustrative.