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Tweezer top on Bitcoin
On Bitcoin the tweezer top showed up 287 times. The target came first 30% 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 | 9 | 44% | 56% | 0% |
| 4-hour | 59 | 27% | 63% | 10% |
| Hourly | 219 | 31% | 56% | 14% |
Bitcoin against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 287 | 30% | 57% | 13% |
| 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 | 46 | 30% | 61% |
| 2022 | 42 | 36% | 55% |
| 2023 | 54 | 28% | 57% |
| 2024 | 55 | 35% | 58% |
| 2025 | 58 | 29% | 55% |
| 2026 | 32 | 22% | 56% |
The last 8 times
- 21 Sep 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 19 Sep 2026, 16:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 10 candles
- 3 Sep 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 3 Sep 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 1 Sep 2026 · daily · stop first after 2 candles
- 31 Aug 2026, 11:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 22 Aug 2026, 04:00 UTC · 4-hour · went nowhere
- 18 Aug 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 9 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 Bitcoin
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · Stochastic bullish cross · Volume profile bounce · Doji · Volume profile rejection · MACD bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The tweezer top elsewhere
Ethereum · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · Aave · Dow Jones · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the tweezer top work on Bitcoin?
In 287 cases on Bitcoin, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 30% of the time and the stop came first 57%; 13% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the tweezer top?
Two candles hit the same high. That ceiling held twice.