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Tweezer top on JPMorgan
On JPMorgan the tweezer top showed up 26 times. The target came first 35% of the time, the stop 62%, and 4% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on JPMorgan Chase: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 13 | 46% | 54% | 0% |
| Hourly | 13 | 23% | 69% | 8% |
JPMorgan against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan | 26 | 35% | 62% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2024 | 5 | 0% | 80% |
| 2025 | 8 | 38% | 62% |
| 2026 | 7 | 29% | 71% |
The last 8 times
- 18 Jun 2026 · daily · stop first after 2 candles
- 12 Jun 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 21 May 2026, 14:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 15 Apr 2026 · daily · stop first after 2 candles
- 1 Apr 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 26 Feb 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 10 Feb 2026 · daily · target first after 2 candles
- 4 Dec 2025, 13:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 3 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 JPMorgan
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · Stochastic bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · Doji · Gap up · Gap down · Volume profile rejection · Volume profile bounce · all of them
The tweezer top elsewhere
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Questions
How often does the tweezer top work on JPMorgan?
In 26 cases on JPMorgan, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 35% of the time and the stop came first 62%; 4% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the tweezer top?
Two candles hit the same high. That ceiling held twice.