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Tweezer bottom on Bitcoin
On Bitcoin the tweezer bottom showed up 265 times. The target came first 29% of the time, the stop 57%, and 13% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Bitcoin (BTC/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 | 6 | 33% | 50% | 17% |
| 4-hour | 45 | 44% | 42% | 13% |
| Hourly | 214 | 26% | 61% | 13% |
Bitcoin against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 265 | 29% | 57% | 13% |
| All Crypto charts | 6,991 | 33% | 55% | 12% |
| Every market | 9,709 | 35% | 55% | 11% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | 27% | 68% |
| 2022 | 41 | 37% | 54% |
| 2023 | 30 | 23% | 53% |
| 2024 | 44 | 27% | 66% |
| 2025 | 76 | 34% | 47% |
| 2026 | 33 | 21% | 64% |
The last 8 times
- 23 Sep 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 16 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 15 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 31 Aug 2026, 03:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 6 candles
- 21 Aug 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 14 Aug 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 11 Aug 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 10 Aug 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
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 Bitcoin
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The tweezer bottom elsewhere
Ethereum · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · Aave · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY
Questions
How often does the tweezer bottom work on Bitcoin?
In 265 cases on Bitcoin, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 29% of the time and the stop came first 57%; 13% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the tweezer bottom?
Two candles hit the same low. That floor held twice.