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Tweezer bottom on Nasdaq 100
On Nasdaq 100 the tweezer bottom showed up 21 times. The target came first 48% of the time, the stop 52%, and 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Nasdaq 100: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly | 21 | 48% | 52% | 0% |
Nasdaq 100 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasdaq 100 | 21 | 48% | 52% | 0% |
| All US stock market charts | 710 | 38% | 57% | 5% |
| Every market | 9,709 | 35% | 55% | 11% |
The last 8 times
- 9 Oct 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 29 Sep 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 24 Sep 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 8 Jul 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 23 Jun 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 10 Jun 2026, 13:30 ET · hourly · target first after 7 candles
- 9 Jun 2026, 15:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 28 Apr 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · target 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 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 Nasdaq 100
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Gap up · Gap down · Stochastic bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · Spinning top · RSI overbought drop · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The tweezer bottom elsewhere
Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Alibaba · Tesla · Broadcom · Oracle · Microsoft · Meta · Intel · Boeing · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the tweezer bottom work on Nasdaq 100?
In 21 cases on Nasdaq 100, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 48% of the time and the stop came first 52%; 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the tweezer bottom?
Two candles hit the same low. That floor held twice.