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Tweezer bottom on EUR/USD
On EUR/USD the tweezer bottom showed up 67 times. The target came first 39% of the time, the stop 52%, and 9% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on EUR/USD: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 17 | 24% | 76% | 0% |
| Hourly | 50 | 44% | 44% | 12% |
EUR/USD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | 67 | 39% | 52% | 9% |
| All Forex charts | 625 | 33% | 57% | 11% |
| Every market | 9,709 | 35% | 55% | 11% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | 17% | 83% |
| 2022 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2023 | 5 | 20% | 80% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0% | 75% |
| 2025 | 25 | 48% | 40% |
| 2026 | 22 | 45% | 45% |
The last 8 times
- 1 Sep 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 8 candles
- 1 Sep 2026, 11:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 26 Aug 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 6 Aug 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 8 Jul 2026, 00:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 6 candles
- 7 Jul 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 23 Jun 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 11 candles
- 28 May 2026, 00:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
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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The tweezer bottom elsewhere
GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · USD/CHF · GBP/JPY · USD/JPY · NZD/USD · EUR/GBP · AUD/USD · USD/CAD · EUR/INR · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the tweezer bottom work on EUR/USD?
In 67 cases on EUR/USD, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 39% of the time and the stop came first 52%; 9% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the tweezer bottom?
Two candles hit the same low. That floor held twice.