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Tweezer top on Avalanche
On Avalanche the tweezer top showed up 316 times. The target came first 34% of the time, the stop 58%, and 8% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Avalanche (AVAX/USDT): daily candles from January 2021, 4-hour candles from January 2021 and hourly candles from January 2021.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 15 | 27% | 60% | 13% |
| 4-hour | 63 | 32% | 65% | 3% |
| Hourly | 238 | 35% | 56% | 8% |
Avalanche against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalanche | 316 | 34% | 58% | 8% |
| All Crypto charts | 7,854 | 34% | 57% | 9% |
| Every market | 10,991 | 34% | 58% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | 22% | 73% |
| 2022 | 43 | 35% | 58% |
| 2023 | 65 | 40% | 55% |
| 2024 | 49 | 37% | 53% |
| 2025 | 65 | 37% | 54% |
| 2026 | 34 | 35% | 53% |
The last 8 times
- 11 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 2 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 27 Sep 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 11 candles
- 23 Sep 2026 · daily · stop first after 3 candles
- 20 Sep 2026, 16:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 2 candles
- 20 Sep 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 8 candles
- 19 Sep 2026, 19:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 5 Sep 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · stop first 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 tweezer top is
Two candles hit the same high. That ceiling held twice.
Imagine jumping twice and bumping your head on the same spot of the ceiling both times. A tweezer top is two candles whose highest points land at almost exactly the same price. Buyers hit a ceiling twice, and it held both times.
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Other patterns on Avalanche
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Volume profile bounce · Volume profile rejection · Doji · MACD bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The tweezer top elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · Dow Jones · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the tweezer top work on Avalanche?
In 316 cases on Avalanche, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 34% of the time and the stop came first 58%; 8% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the tweezer top?
Two candles hit the same high. That ceiling held twice.