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Tweezer bottom on Bank Nifty
On Bank Nifty the tweezer bottom showed up 21 times. The target came first 62% of the time, the stop 38%, and 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Bank Nifty: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 8 | 62% | 38% | 0% |
| Hourly | 13 | 62% | 38% | 0% |
Bank Nifty against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Nifty | 21 | 62% | 38% | 0% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 1,243 | 42% | 51% | 7% |
| Every market | 9,709 | 35% | 55% | 11% |
The last 8 times
- 16 Sep 2026 · daily · stop first after 6 candles
- 28 Aug 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 17 Aug 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 23 Jul 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 14 May 2026 · daily · stop first after 2 candles
- 8 May 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 9 Mar 2026, 10:15 IST · hourly · target first after 6 candles
- 4 Mar 2026, 12:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 12 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 bottom is
Two candles hit the same low. That floor held twice.
Picture a pair of tweezers, with two tips meeting at the very same point. A tweezer bottom is two candles whose lowest points land at almost exactly the same price. Price tested the floor twice, and the floor held both times.
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Other patterns on Bank Nifty
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Gap up · Gap down · MACD bearish cross · Doji · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · all of them
The tweezer bottom elsewhere
Sensex · Nifty 50 · Infosys · Coal India · ICICI Bank · Tata Power · Grasim · Bajaj Finserv · Bajaj Auto · TCS · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the tweezer bottom work on Bank Nifty?
In 21 cases on Bank Nifty, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 62% of the time and the stop came first 38%; 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the tweezer bottom?
Two candles hit the same low. That floor held twice.