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Tweezer top on GBP/USD
On GBP/USD the tweezer top showed up 55 times. The target came first 31% of the time, the stop 60%, and 9% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on GBP/USD: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 4 | 25% | 75% | 0% |
| Hourly | 51 | 31% | 59% | 10% |
GBP/USD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP/USD | 55 | 31% | 60% | 9% |
| All Forex charts | 672 | 31% | 56% | 13% |
| Every market | 10,991 | 34% | 58% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 40% | 60% |
| 2025 | 30 | 27% | 63% |
| 2026 | 16 | 38% | 50% |
The last 8 times
- 11 Sep 2026, 14:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 12 candles
- 19 Aug 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 17 Aug 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 30 Jul 2026, 19:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 25 Jun 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 19 Jun 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 6 candles
- 11 Jun 2026, 23:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 4 Jun 2026, 12:00 UTC · 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 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 GBP/USD
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Doji · MACD bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · RSI oversold bounce · all of them
The tweezer top elsewhere
EUR/JPY · EUR/USD · USD/CHF · GBP/JPY · USD/JPY · NZD/USD · EUR/GBP · AUD/USD · USD/CAD · GBP/INR · Dow Jones · Sony · Gold · Silver · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the tweezer top work on GBP/USD?
In 55 cases on GBP/USD, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 31% of the time and the stop came first 60%; 9% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the tweezer top?
Two candles hit the same high. That ceiling held twice.