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Tweezer bottom on Nikkei 225
On Nikkei 225 the tweezer bottom showed up 21 times. The target came first 43% of the time, the stop 57%, and 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Nikkei 225: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 5 | 40% | 60% | 0% |
| Hourly | 16 | 44% | 56% | 0% |
Nikkei 225 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | 21 | 43% | 57% | 0% |
| All Japanese stock market charts | 79 | 46% | 52% | 3% |
| Every market | 9,709 | 35% | 55% | 11% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2025 | 9 | 33% | 67% |
| 2026 | 6 | 67% | 33% |
The last 8 times
- 20 May 2026, 14:00 JST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 15 May 2026, 15:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 31 Mar 2026, 14:00 JST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 9 Mar 2026, 14:00 JST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 9 Mar 2026, 11:00 JST · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 2 Mar 2026, 15:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 5 Aug 2025, 10:00 JST · hourly · target first after 8 candles
- 4 Aug 2025, 14:00 JST · 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 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 Nikkei 225
Inside bar · Gap up · Stochastic bearish cross · Gap down · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The tweezer bottom elsewhere
Sony · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the tweezer bottom work on Nikkei 225?
In 21 cases on Nikkei 225, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 43% of the time and the stop came first 57%; 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the tweezer bottom?
Two candles hit the same low. That floor held twice.