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Tweezer bottom on ITC
On ITC the tweezer bottom showed up 21 times. The target came first 52% of the time, the stop 38%, and 10% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on ITC: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 8 | 50% | 38% | 12% |
| Hourly | 13 | 54% | 38% | 8% |
ITC against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITC | 21 | 52% | 38% | 10% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 1,243 | 42% | 51% | 7% |
| Every market | 9,709 | 35% | 55% | 11% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 33% | 33% |
| 2025 | 6 | 50% | 50% |
| 2026 | 8 | 62% | 25% |
The last 8 times
- 23 Jun 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · went nowhere
- 4 Jun 2026 · daily · target first after 8 candles
- 10 Mar 2026, 10:15 IST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 2 Mar 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 27 Feb 2026, 15:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 2 Feb 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 27 Jan 2026, 15:15 IST · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 21 Jan 2026, 11:15 IST · hourly · target first after 5 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 ITC
Inside bar · Stochastic bullish cross · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · Volume profile rejection · Doji · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The tweezer bottom elsewhere
Sensex · Nifty 50 · Bank Nifty · Infosys · Coal India · ICICI Bank · Tata Power · Grasim · Bajaj Finserv · Bajaj Auto · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the tweezer bottom work on ITC?
In 21 cases on ITC, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 52% of the time and the stop came first 38%; 10% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the tweezer bottom?
Two candles hit the same low. That floor held twice.