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Tweezer top on Invesco QQQ ETF
On Invesco QQQ ETF the tweezer top showed up 24 times. The target came first 46% of the time, the stop 50%, and 4% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Invesco QQQ ETF: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 8 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| Hourly | 16 | 44% | 50% | 6% |
Invesco QQQ ETF against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invesco QQQ ETF | 24 | 46% | 50% | 4% |
| All US stock market charts | 859 | 37% | 59% | 4% |
| Every market | 10,991 | 34% | 58% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2025 | 10 | 40% | 50% |
| 2026 | 5 | 60% | 40% |
The last 8 times
- 10 Aug 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · target first after 10 candles
- 12 Jun 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 23 Apr 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 17 Apr 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 6 Jan 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 4 Nov 2025, 10:30 ET · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 28 Oct 2025, 15:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 8 Sep 2025, 14:30 ET · hourly · stop 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 Invesco QQQ ETF
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Gap up · Stochastic bullish cross · Gap down · Spinning top · MACD bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · Doji · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · all of them
The tweezer top elsewhere
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Questions
How often does the tweezer top work on Invesco QQQ ETF?
In 24 cases on Invesco QQQ ETF, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 46% of the time and the stop came first 50%; 4% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the tweezer top?
Two candles hit the same high. That ceiling held twice.