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Tweezer bottom on Dow Jones
On Dow Jones the tweezer bottom showed up 25 times. The target came first 36% of the time, the stop 64%, and 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Dow Jones: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 5 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Hourly | 20 | 45% | 55% | 0% |
Dow Jones against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones | 25 | 36% | 64% | 0% |
| All US stock market charts | 710 | 38% | 57% | 5% |
| Every market | 9,709 | 35% | 55% | 11% |
The last 8 times
- 29 Sep 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 24 Sep 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 8 Sep 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 21 Aug 2026 · daily · stop first after 7 candles
- 20 Jul 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 17 Jul 2026, 15:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 8 Jun 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 29 Apr 2026, 14:30 ET · hourly · target first after 2 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 Dow Jones
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · Doji · Spinning top · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The tweezer bottom elsewhere
S&P 500 · Nasdaq 100 · Alibaba · Tesla · Broadcom · Oracle · Microsoft · Meta · Intel · Boeing · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the tweezer bottom work on Dow Jones?
In 25 cases on Dow Jones, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 36% of the time and the stop came first 64%; 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the tweezer bottom?
Two candles hit the same low. That floor held twice.